, 1896-04-30

4t h party in
at Sacramento on the fifth of May. AS
we write, returns are in from IA coun-
ties, electing 1O4 delegates. OF these
IA counties, seven have instructed their
delegations for Mckinley. The number
Of these delegates so instructed is Go.
The other seven counties did not in
struct their delegations. AS far as can
be ascertained, the votes of the delega-
lions from the IA counties will be thus
divided: Mckinley, 65: Allison. /;
Harrison, l; uninstructed, 37-total,
l04. Thus it will be seen that McKin-
ley has more thar half of the delegates
already chosen to the Californian state
convention.
In San Francisco, matters are very
much mixed. The so-called "Spreckels
delegation was supposed to go to Sac
ramento pledged to Allison, but there
are rumors that individual delegates
are falling down" from day to day. In
fact, it is doubtful whether John
Spreckels can hold his men for Allison
when the Mckinley boom breaks out in
k%convention. There wil-ba~sme
JiledA-sa nti-spreckels
crowd. They will probably be settled
by the congressional committees,
which act as canvassing and returning
boards. II does not seem %expedient for
the state convention to go behind the
returns, and take up the ~canvassine
work of the congressional comittees. If
the state c%onyshtion should decide to
do this, however, it is probable that the
Spreckels delegation would suffer, as
: the convention will unquestionably be
a Mckinley one, and the anti-Spreckels
contestants are all for Mckinley.
In other states, as well as in Califor,
mia, the Mckinley wave is rolling on.
The New York Tribune has just been
making a canvass Of business men in
Pennsylvania. Out of 1893 votes, Nc
Kinley gets Sea trile more than
half; Quay, 1871; Reed, 81; Harrison, 81;
Allison, "a; Morton, IL. The remain
der are scattering, divided among
small-fry, from Cameron with 4 to De-
pew with g.. This vote is significant for
in Pennsylvania Senator Quay has been
doing his best to stifie the Mckinley
boom. He has even gone SO far as to
put himself in nomination as a favor.
lite son." not with any expectation of
securing the nomination, but simply to
hold his forces together. Quay is a
shrewd politician, and wants to hold
the Pennsylvania delegation well in
hand, in order that, in the ups and
downs Of the convention, he may throw
the delegations vote where It will do
the most good for Pennsylvania-and
for Quay. We are writing on the 22nd
of April. The Pennsylvania republican
convention will be held tomorrow, and
its results will be known before these
lines reach the readers eye. Therefore
predictions are not only unnecessary
but dangerous. 1t is believed by the
Mckinley men, however. that while
Quay will secure most of the delegates
at the Pennsylvania state convention,
the eight delegates at large to be
chosen there will be Mckinley men.
In New Jersey, too. there was a
marked Mckinley movement in the re-
publican state convention. which was
held on the 10th of April. The mem
bers demanded that the delegates be
pledged to Mckinley, but General Sc
well. = delegate Of prominence, threat-
ened to resign unless the delegation
was aboard to 20 uninstructed. His
popularity swayed the convention, and
~ Allegation was permitted to 90 I'M
p1e&gsd, but there can be no question
- 70 TIE temper Of the convention, or
- t. the manner in which they will
easa their votes. They are Mckinley
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