New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-03-08
MKINLEY STILL LEADING.
RESULTS OF CONVENTIONS.
rrp1rBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL SENTIMENT
BEGINNING TO CRYSTALLIZE.

DIDATE-rHREE SOLID STATE DELEGA-
TIoNs IN THE SOUTH CAPTURED
BY HIM-THE LIST OF
DELEGATES ELECTED
Up TO DATE
fBy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington March 7.-Attention was drawn
two weeks ago in these dispatches TO the singu-
,arlv uncertain and free-forall character OF the
canvass now in progress for the Republican
Presidential nomination. and an attempt was
made to outline in a general way the cdndi'ohs
Of the highly interesting struggle for what is
virtually the guarantee Of four years term N
the White House which is to eliminate at st.
Louis next June At that time only fifty dele
gates to the National Convention had been
chosen and Republican opinion had barely begun
10 express itself in a definite and positive way.
Since then the contest for the supremacy al d.
Louis has entered a decidedly more spirited ana
aggressive. stage and declarations OF preference
some expected and some rather unexpected nave
been made by Republican voters IN many H'a'es'
State Conventions for the election or deiesa'es
at-arge 10 St. Louis have been held IN AlKai'sas'
Florida Louisiana and Mississippi ana oeiesa'es
have also been chosen in fifty or more Congress
Districts Nine important States-Ohlo' NaHsaS'
Texas. Iowa New-York. Massachusetts. Mime
conventions within the next three weeks: so that
by the end OF March nearly one-third or the wy
delegates who are TO assemble at st. Louis Will
nrobably have been elected and the preferences
of the great majority of them Will be dehhlteIy
known.
MKINLEY VICTORIES IN THE SOUTH.
The result, reached in Arkansas. Mississippi
and Florida-ail holding conventions during the
last week-seem to verify completely the esu-
mate made two weeks ago in these coinmhs oi
Governor McKinley's strength as candlda'e'
and to emphasize the decided lead which ne mas
already secured in the race for the fres'ue"'io'
nomination His friends controlled all three CON-
yentions and secured solid delegations from Ar
kansas and Florida, well as the six delegates
90 far chosen liz Mississippi. In Texas wheTe
several district conventions have been heio' great
confusion and uncertainty exist Contes''hs
decorations have been elected in seven uisr'o'S'
and In many cases both contestants ana lesu-
lars" seem to hav. given pledges OF support !"
several Of the rival candidates. In Florida four
contestlng delegates atlarge Will go TO o'' LOUIS
in the anti Mckinley interest favorihs einei
Governor Morton or Speaker Reed.
A significant incident of the last week was the
can,ura by Mckinley Of two delegates in the
With Illinois District 1t was thought tnat sen
etor Call the "favorite son" Of Illinois. would
sacura q solid delegation from his own State But
after an open contest at the primaries In chicago
the two delegates chosen on 'Thursoay III 'he
With District were instructed unconditionaIiy 10
support Mckinley
THE DELEGATES CHOSEN SO FAR
From, the table of delegates given below 1t VIII
ha Soon that l25 have far been chosen IN the
following States:
A,ahama 2: Arkansas, 49, Florida, s; Georgia.
Il. illinois, 12 Louisiana, IA; MISSISSIPPI D; Nis
sou1 2: New-York, 6: Ohio, 8; Pennsylvania ~
Texas IS: District of Columbia, 2; total 10 vi
these 125 delegates 81 are instructed for Mch'"-
lev. or are supposed to favor his nomination. 20
are for Reed, 10 for Cullom, 6 for ALISON io'
Morton and, granting that the pennsylvania
delegation will giv> complimentary support 10
Mr.. Quay, II are for Quay. II Is only just ~
..v ~ course. that In the Southern States, where
so many contests have been Instituted, the uit-
mate partition Of representation at st. Louis by
the Conventions Committee on Credentials may
.or,ouslv alter present estimates. Appended Is
Tho ust Of delegates 50 far elected. with their
Presidential preferences:
ALABAMA.
D,s,rct de.egates-Ivth. Thomas G Dun and ". j.
Stevens (coore instE1cted ior MGhey for
peed. fletcher Curry, unnstructed for MoTtoh
ARKANSAS.
It ce55e sad GSS" SS eoo4t al
s,rct strgc,ed Seegaes lo Ca Instructed for McKnyst
Jacob Frieber, F. W Tucker; IId " H. H. Clay
ton NJ A. 1Eth Etfsei p ji0 j. Mcclure B. j. Russell
I'm r j. Hunt. Charles Green With. H. W.
Myers. B. F. Bodenhainer
FLORIDA.
and T. W Livingston. uninstructed. but
Strongly for Mckinley Contestan,sT X oIeInag EgnoS
aMn,nstructed M M e"aI for Reed Allison or Morton
District deiegatesrlsI K nj con;estants NJ
Whi,e and J. S. Coombs. uninsTucted for Morton %.
Or Reed ia psnns hfaV w al Archbad and
Hobnson. uninstructed for Morton or Reed.
GEORGIA.
District Delega.esIId B. BTSsrEy be- and J. 2i,G E
Styles (colored) t0T icnnrs in
sructed M for Mckinley Ivh W II Joh1sSn TsS an!
Norwosd p1de Ief oy Mckinley
WIh Wim0Sn J. Wimbery and L. w. Wood insrnctet tee
b MSrGn fSr ReeS
Me- WchihvW ~ Lyons and J. NJ Barnes instructed To-
Mckinney Mex ILLINOIS.
n,,.r,c, selegate.-Is NJ b Madden and II Franz r.
Opher uninstructed I'D. " NJ L9rimef ana ana r. n'
H3,ns'rqiisa Iaid Il vth John s%
and Philip KNAPP. uninstruc'e%un 'e%n'nstruc,ed; With
mleiss mona shV WS,tney and George p Engehar'' IN
Will vote TOT Cu!o"i
favorably inclined toward f'ee'
LOUISIANA.
peesateaLarse Kellogg dloRsd5 foT Reed for A'Sf c
HEeOnv Madison Vance (coored ior heen, e1enn,o,bbv
District Delegates-Is g. ,IS Rsvezi"r r wimberiy an
Sims uninstructed for Mckinley 10
Morris Marks and Lucien Como s,rncfed' for Nc
Allison; lid, T. A. Caggs. unins,a s,a,S u,. for Ali
Kinley-Reed Myer Cohen. qnlns;Tueddeo, ,or o' Reed
son; IVth. w: Harper uninstrucWlrK tu cWlcKinley; Vth
b. Young and c: J. Green unnstruce,aa ~ for Nc