Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1896-05-09

Washington, D. C., May 3.-Political
gossip and speculation was enlivened to-
night by the knowledge ]. G. Clark
son, Fessenden of Connecticut, Senator
Ellison and Senator Quay held con.
ference at the latter's residence today.
Mr.. Glarkson was seen at the Shore
ham hotel this evening, and said;
mckinley has not nearly majority
of the delegates yet"
Clarkson presented table to show
that out of er8 delegates, Mckinley has
only 2o8, while ''the field" against Nc
Kinley has 4o3 of the delegates already
elected.
Mr.. Clarkson continued: mckinley
will be shorter of a majority on the first
ballot at St. Louis than Blaine was in
the emotional year 1876; Grant in 1890 /;
or Sherman in 1888, when the latter in
a field of favorite candidates, voted for
on the first ballot, had 32o votes.
N"He will not be nominated by accla
nation, because can say positively that
Allison, Quay and Morton will remain
in the contest, and SO surely will Reed,
and l Judge SO will Bradley and Cullom.
The states of the first four named gen
tlemen have instructed their delegates to
go to st. Louis to present these gentle
mems names to the national convention,
and there Is no doubt that this will be
done. Allison has not the least idea OF
withdrawing-nor Iowa any idea OF Civ
ing up the fight. believe this is true
of the other candidates and their states.
Mckinley will fall from SO to 100 votes
short of enough to nominate at the start
and the field will represent from s2s to
$50 votes.
"By the field, I mean Allison, Reed,
Quay, Bradley, Morton and Cullom, al
ready suggested, and such other availa-
BILE men as Harrison, Lincoln, Foraker,
Hobart, Davis and General Tracy of New
York, and others who might fifty be
mentioned"
,~aYou think the field as you call it,
will hold himi" asked an Associated
Press agent
~ do; 1t knows that Mckinley cannot
be nominated without its help, ard many
of McKinley's delegates know it, too.
There are more Mckinley delegates
likely 10 break than among the delegates
in the field.
Enthusiasm and emotion do not stam-
pede delegates. Besides, enthusiasm is
as often a warning as an insurance. For
instance, the enthusiasm for Mckinley
among republicans and in republican
papers is good enough, but the enthusi-
asm for him in the democratic papers is
not SO good in itself nor SO reassuring to
our PARTY"
"You mentioned General Harrison's
name as being in the available field OF
candidates"
ayes, every man fit to be president
and who is a good republican, is always
available to his party; and Harrison is a
good republican and responsiveto party
call What the people demand this year
in republican candidates and platform is
certainty In one respect, Harrison
would give the earliest certainty of any
one who could be nominated, for the day
he should be nominated, the country
would know exactly what his policy as
president would be.
"You have seen General Grosvenor'.
tables?"
ayes, and they are grossly Inaccurate
He claimed far TOO many votes for Nc
Kinle,, and appropriates practically al
the contested votes, of which there will
be 100 or more"
Mr.. Manley, of Maine, also gave hi
regular Sunday night statement. TIL.
following is his table:
"For MIR. Reed o.; for Governor Me
Kinley, as; for all 9th r candidates, III
contested and doubtful, 95; Vermont, S
This makes 7s7 delegates elected an,
sieaves I6l yet to be chosen. The contcs
it not yet settled and can alone be de
termined by the delegates when the
meet in convention at St. Louis"
Manley admits that the result In Ver
mont was great surprise and disaf
pointment to Reed men.
General Crosvenor of Ohio gave oil
statement claiming 49s votes for Nj
Kinley. He says the New York Tribun
and Chicago Times Herald concede hin
479 and 442 votes respectively.