The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-04-28

any votes in Connecticut or New Hamp
shire in the Mckinley table at this time
prefer to leave those states to make
known their status when the roll of the
convention is called. l may add in this
same connection that there is a consider
able number Of delegates not classed as
Mckinley men in New Hampshire who
may be relied upon to protect McKin-
ley from any combination looking to his
defeat
Now, looking forward, the prospect
is very pleasant. There are about 200
delegates to be elected hereafter, as
follows: Alabama, 4; Georgia, 4; I'LL
nois, II; Vermont, s; Arizona, 6; Califor-
MIA, IS; Michigan, &c; Nevada, s; West
Virginia, S; Montana, 6; Missouri, 16;
Delaware, 8; Colorado. s; Washington,
6; Idaho, s; Wyoming, s; North Carolina
IS; total 166; and the balance, making
up about 200, are scattered by districts
over the entire country. 1t will be OBJ
served by a careful analysis OF these
votes yet to come that it is a modest
and conservati tive statement TO claim
that Mckinley will have 125 of those
votes, and probably more. Thus, it
viii seem that my statement that the
LIST Of May would see Mckinley within
reach Of a majority was not only not an
exaggeration, but has been verified by
results, and will be conclusively dem
onstrated by actual figures when the
delegates are elected"
Mr.. Manley's statement is as follows:
Congressman Aldrich of Illinois left
for his state Sunday. He will attend
the state convention at Springfield on
Wednesday. His statementof April 20.
m n q rT0 on 70 ND
liable Information obtained from every
state and territory where delegates had
been elected, and in many instances
upon information derived from the dele
gates themselves, was based upon the
election of 604 delegates. OF this num-
Der Mr.. Reed was given 126 delegates;
Governor Mckinley PA; doubtful Ga
all others, 196, 1t gave Mckinley 351s
per cent Of the delegates elected. The
statement was made with so much care
and accuracy that it can be relied upon
with the utmost confidence.
Il have taken Mr.. Aldrich's estimates
rs basis for my statement Of dele
gates elected up TO that date, adding
those elected from the 10Th to the 9th
Of April, inclusive and have classified
them. 1t will be seen that there are
many delegates placed in the doubtful
column. There are in many instances
contested delegates and it does not seem
proper that prior to the action of the
national committee, which has yet to act
as committee of credentials for the
temporary roll Of the convention, and
prior to the action of the credentials
committee of the convention, that anv
one has right to assume that delegates
viii be seated in the convention, and.
therefore. have not presumed 10 claim
how the delegates would vote. but have
preferred to place them where they be-
long, in the doubtful column. In no
instanc have I anticipated the election
of any delegates not actually elected
Out of 80 delegates thus far chosen in
the block of states north of the Poto-
mac and east of Ohio, a block of states
containing great portion OF the manu.
featuring and commercial interests az
the country, Governor Mckinley has So
cured only nine votes. Governor No
Kinley's percentage Of the delegates
elected remains practically as ii did
one week ago. My estimate follows
Whole number elected III: for Thomas
b. Reed, 161; for Governor Mckinley
$50; for all other candidates. 217: doubt
full and contested, So. The division nv
states is as follows: