Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1896-03-26
A REED ESTIMATE.
Joseph X. ManleY Tells How the Dele"
gates to the Convention Stand.
GEN. HARRISON IS WANTED.
The eK-President Asked to Reconsider His
Determination Not to Be a Presi-
Dental CandIdAte-KOOm for
WS All Mckinley Clubs.

WASHINGTON, March 25-Joseph "a.
Manley, of Maine, who Is managing
Speaker Reeds campaign for the re-
publican presidential nomination, sent
the following to Gov. CleaVes, Of
Maine, last night:
MY Dear Governors Including elections held
to-day, there have been but 37S delegates
elected to the republican national convention.
There are SO contested cases, which are not
given to any candidate, because 1t Is unfair to
assume that these cases will be decided either
by the national committee or the convention.
Of the S75 delegates elected, lSl are for Mokin-
ley, provided you concede him 20 from Indiana
and IS from Minnesota. Tho rest are divided
as follows: Morton, o.; Quay, 10; Cullom, 10;
Allison, A; Reed, 49, Mr. Reed will gain from
now on until the convention. Yours truly, ].
H. Manley.
There was more earnest comforting
yesterday by tho friends Of Reed and
Allison. The withdrawal Of Cushman
X. Davis, made necessary by the Nc
Kinley capture Of the Minnesota con-
Vention, was severe blow to the
other candidates. 1t caused much ex'
element Friends Of Allison and Reed
express the fear that Senator Cullom
would be forced to take similar action
just before the Illinois convention
meets. The Mckinley men are conf
IDENTIFY claiming that II Senator CullOm
did not withdraw they would elect
four delegates-at-large in spite OF him.
Mr.. Reed, In conversation with
friends, admitted that Mckinley was
obtaining much more strength In the
north than he had expected, but he
said the situation In the south had
been misrepressnted in the dispatches.
and Mckinley had not the votes there
which were being claimed for him. A
very close alliance IL growing between
Reed and Allison. as the result Of
these recent evidences of McKlnley's
strength.
Gen. Harrison 10 wanted.
NEW YORK, March GA Sun special
from indianapolis says: Close friends
of Gen. Harrison say that the prOba-
bility of the nomination Of Mckinley
at the st. Louis convention has caused
republicans throughout the country
to food the ex-presidont with letters
urging the ex-preSident to reconsider
his determination 0and consent to
be a candidate for the presidential
nomination. Some Of the writer's ap-
peal to him from patriotic motives,
saying 1t is his duty to save the party
from the Mckinley nomination and
the campaign bitterness that would
surely follow, owing to the fact that
he Is regarded as the persOniflcation Of
the extreme idea of protection.
Room for All Mckinley Clubs.
CINCINNATI, March 25.-Col. w. B.
Gaitree, of Columbus, o., vice presi-
dent of the Ohio League of Republican
clubs that secured the Exposition
building at st. Louis for Mckinley
clubs, said last night that Exposition
hall would have room for all the Nc
Kinley clubs in the nation. He de-
sired to accommodate all Of them in
Exposition hall and to that end invited
the president and secretaries of all
Mckinley clubs to address him imme-
diately on the subject.