Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1896-05-21
GEN. GROSVENOR'S LASTLY
CLAIMS 80 STATES AND TWO TER
Rl1O2lES FOR M'KlNLEY.
Election of Delegates Practically Closed
Mckinley VIII Not Attempt to Mako
Platform, But VIII Respond to 1t
Not Hurt by tho Bosses.

Washington, May 17.-Gen. Grosvenor
gave out his final bulletin tonight II 1t
he said:
Last week closed the election OF dele
gates to the st. Louis convention and Nc
Kinley was endorsed by all the States
which expressed an opinion during the
week, Washington, Wyoming, West Nir-
gina and North Carolina.The free silver
States, of course, refused the endorse
ment of Mckinley, and their delegates are
uninstructed as to persons, but they nave
received perempt0y orders as TO prlncl-
pies. There are now elected 9lS delegates
but four in Arizona. four In New Mexico
and four in Oklahoma must depend upon
the future action of the national conven-
ton for seats In that body, the official call
authorizing them to elect only two dele
gates in each of the territories.
The following States have elected either
solid Mckinley delegations or delegations
with majority of Mckinley men. so that
1t may be conceded that McKinley's fol-
lowers will control these States, to-wit;
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecti-
cut, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois
Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan
Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebras-
Ia, New Jersey, North Carolina, North
Dakota. Ohio. oregon, South Carolina,
South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Vir-
gina, Washington. West Virginia, Wis
consln, Wyoming, and the Territories oil
New Mexico and Oklahoma.
| stand by my estimate OF more than two
weeks ago that If there shall be COM
pete roll call Mckinley will have 6VC
votes"
In conclusion Gen. Grosvenor says
THE support accorded to Gov McKin-
ley in the country at large has been great
ly intensified daring the week, and strong
assurances OF support have come from
men who up to this time have supported
other candidates. The attack upon Nc
Kinley emanating from New York upon
the question OF money has aroused great
deal Of very bitter feeling among the dis
tinguished republicans in the East-.men
who believe that when the fight has been
fairly made and triumphantly won by one
candidate before the people. But the
friends of Gov. Mckinley have no COM
plants to make from this point Tor the
reason that the assaults upon the COVER
| nor have had the effect to rally to his sup
| port n strong column of valuable friends
1.-THE success of Major Mckinley has
been brought about by the unprecedented
devotion of the masses of the party. They
look upon him as their representative and
their friend and the exponent of the prin'
cipes which they advocate. and while
| this Is true, the conservative business mer
of the country have confidence In Major
Mckinley also. One of the unwritten rules
of political campaigns which has seldom
been violated by any candidate for the
presidency Is that the candidate shall moi
make a platform. The violation of this
rule cost Henry Clay the presidency anc
from that time to this no man has violated
it with impunity. No mans friends have
right to call upon him to foreshadow tho
party's platform, much less would any
candidate be permitted under and cir
cumstances whatever, to answer the in
terrogatories of a cabal of it's enemies, q
combination formed within his own party
and outside of his own party-a conspi'
racy of bosses and democrats to force
from him a declaration as to what the
platform ought to be. A man who would
fall into the manipulation of such con-
spiracy would be totally unfit to be presi'
dent of the United States. Major McKin'
ley will respond to the platform, but he
will not dictate what the platform be-"