New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-25

GENERAL GROsVENOR PREDICTS THAT
HE WILL WIN ON THE SEC-
OND BALLOT.
uE GIVES FIGURES TO EXPLAIN THE FAITH THAT
IS IN HIM-FRIENDs OF TIE OTHER
CANDIDATES INCLINED TO scoFF
AT HIS CLAIMS.
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WASHINGTON. Feb 24-Representative Grosvenor'
OF Ohio who is supposed 70 have as mHch anu as
accurate inside information anybody respect
ing Ex-Governor McKinlcys prospects ior the lIc"-
,1ent,l nomination has made for publication an
os,ir,a.a in detail OF the number Of votes that his
rovorit. will receive on tho first ballot in the ST.
Louis convention. Here 1t Is Alabama - Al
kansas lG: California. 10; Florida. s. Heoisa ~
Idaho. ?: Illinois. 20, Indiana ~ hai'Sas' w.
kentucky. l6: Louisiana. 4 MaryIann w. NV"
iean 20; Mississippi IS; Missouri 20 Ne
hrask, IL. New-Jersey 10; New-MeMco' b;
North Carolina. Il: North Dakota. }; ONO,
az: Oklahoma, 8; Oregon. y south '"roni'''
s; South Dakota. 3; Tennessee Ia, lrAiS'
Il; Utah . virginia, IS: Washington = "eSt VII
GINA 70: Wisconsin. -0 Wyoming = toa' i@'' i"''
lacks OILY twcnty-four votes OF the number re-
o,,,rsA for a choice and General Grosyenor well
says: -, . :,
when tina, vote or something very c'ose 10 H.
shall be announced In the convention sc''rd 7'a'es
,hat are now preparing 10 honor 'favorite sons VIII
fall over themselves to get Into the pTocessio" l
an, willing to 60 on record now with Inc predc'ioh
that ,hore Will not be more than TWO ballots ana u
tho Mckinley tide keeps rising the way IL mas
for some time past VIII revise my predictloh' ne
work Is very likely 10 be done on the hrSt Daiio'.
Il will be observed that General Grosvenor e'''"S
for his candidate all the votes OF Aaoaina eN''P
four. all the votes OF Arkansas. all the votes Of
,,rtda all the votes of Georgia except eight. all
,he votes Of Mississippi except four All Inc 'o''S
of North Carolina except eight. together VIII" e's''
votes from South Carolina. seven rom Louisiana
fifteen from Tennessee. fourteen from texas az"
eighteen from Virginia. or loi IN all ITO" ''a''
.outb OF Mason and DiXon's line. not lncIuo'"s
MARYLAND West Virginia. Kentucky anu missouri
In uhich states a total Of sxty-iour votes Il
claimed This makes aggregate or -lS woes 'o'
the Ohio candidate south oil Mason az" 49,
| line leaving % vote. 10 be cohf4ou'e' ~
S,a,ce OF these General Grosvenor expects i"""o
20 contribute 8; Ncw-Mexlco. 6; Oklahoma D. o'e-
W cor., Dakota. 3: Utah 3: Washington. T.
an1 wyoming. "a total OF 80. Among the o'he'
States are several which are eSpoci'H py "'"'
Grosvenor TO vote sohd.y for ms iaNo'''' y" '''
fret ballot, They are Nebraska. 49, o"'o' 30 anu
West virginia. IA total o; ~ votes
General Crosveuoi regards his estimate as an ~
,,n,,,. conservative one He said: In this esti-
| n,ate / have claimed Only ten votes from california
| c,,e or our friends from that state th.nN 'h''
| estimate too modest. and they believe "'' W. wa
| have the entire numbers. In Coi'Ta1o nav
| made no claim, but our fr!enIs SAY 'h"' W.
| tcnnial state VIII prove sGscrpi'bie 10 '"' w
| whelming sentiment By when she VAL ~
.1 and give at least haf her vote - iIo'e0''o" b
| haroo,on Illinois have put down for twenty %
| ia entirely safe but members from that STATE "T
| sure me that q; VIII not be en- !'s' IMAM 'h"'',
| Indiana is down for twenty -four. bh' Why '''-
,h,r,v, Missouri Will have thirty -four votes ana }
am now, with my YIrs'H- Ht''t' N'''''H
| six You can hnd Missouri members IN sht ''. .
| who VIII assure you that my estimate J." ~ 80
short of what il should be-. am IHA"."e '' '''''"
| a. Won,an, or Nevada but Mckinney chances N'
those states are jusi as Eo2i a. ''''' ~ "'
! candidate for the nomination. ,, ......,,. ~
- thc friends in tn. House OF k"pres' ntA'i'' OF
am Of the other canddates f'F the noinn"'.on '..,
disturbed today by the ross estimate ma ,''''' d
,i.irre ~ General GrpsvcnOr IN bcndlf o. me- ~
vnri,n they succeeded completely IN 'pHi'AHns ''.,
| any.ety 4 friend Of senator Allison i'inhfh' J..
regard It as an aci oi Kinn,sss ,na H.. ana Ma,
| ~ ir.,i;aLle resiil; Will b. 50 lons before ih'
| National Convention Is 20 Dc hc1i. l. VII ti'"uy
| e,nnlifv matters go doubt. have no present t'a-
| son 70 believe, however t"dt 7'h"''' -N''''' ''
withdraw from the race 1890, 40 ,.ui r...i,.
| on The first baiiotY' asked IAe I'lp""e c''''
ron, well--wen. think II not tell You today;
| Won sec the convention i ioIr months on ana u
| ehould tel you !; ug7t disconcert ana p.'H"I' ~
rnuragc Reed AMI OF the other can iidai's, loF
~ ith me Mckinley votes ana the ALISON votes
! ,hcre would not be enough left to tempt ihcm
| friend OF Mr. Reed SAID; ~ Was khl 'Il
| ,norrht fu of General Grosven 10 let "Ncfyonl!
! tnoo2 how uary-or nearly hOw many-Nnies NC
kinney will receive the FIRST baloi az - LOUIS
| II removes a vast amount % uncertainty am
| conf n the DELEGATES to the National Convention
| have been chosen yet. and that mos. OF th'ni
| have not been instructed for any candidate ana
inc personal preferences Of many or them nave not
| hcen ascrriained-bu' then these are matters OF
comnaratlvelv incOLsderablc Importance No.
| Nv no; heard that Speaker Reed has wlthirawi
| from the race that he proposes To 40 So sun,
| van know he Is n prudent man, as well as some
| what unsensh one. and while would not intimate
| ina; he Is by means an oVcr-cautous or
| t!rnid man, yet am sure that ne WI" STUDY hcn
er.I Grosyenors estimate with considerable inter
| ,s and consider and weigh IL as its importance de-
serves If Mr.. Reed decides to retire from the race
| on account Of the Generals timely disclosure Will
| at once apprlse you or the idct.