New-York tribune., 1896-04-08
THE STATES THAT ELECT PRESIDENTS" i"
M'KINLEY is ASSURED OF MAJORITY OF THEIR

DELEGATES ON THE FIRST BALLOT.
Columbus. Ohio. April (SpecaD.-Some friends
or Governor Mckinley have prepared statement
In reply to the assertions frequently made that he
Is not supported BY the States that elect Pres-
dents" This argument against him. which Is ba sed
largely upon the support that he Is receiving in
the South. is rast by Mr.. McKinley's friends who
Insist that it is 'regatived by the facts" The
salient points of the argument given herewith:
BY the President -electng States Is meant those
their electoral votes for the Republican candidate
for the Presidency. OF these "President- -electing
Mckinley is Overwhelmingly the first choice, as
against Reed Allison. Morton. Quay and Cuom
combined Indeed nearly every President -electins
State" that has so far held its convention mas in.
structed for Mckinley. Already enough district and
of these Piesdent-eecting States. or public sent-
ment has been manifestiy expressed, to enable
an intelligent judgment to be formed in regard TO
comparative preference.
After concedIng all reasonable claims of the
friends of Messrs. Reed. Allison, Morton. Quay and
Cullom. there is warrant for the broad assertion
that Mckinley is assured Of majority of the votes
on the first ballot 81. Louis from the president
states than the entire combined field against him
will have The following President States
have already declared for Mckinley:
Votes
Kansas 70 south Dakoa.......
The four Observation-Disclosures from Indiana have YET
been elected. but they Will unquesiionaby he Tor NC
In addition. it is conceded that Mckinley will re-
ceive the solid votes OF the following president
MG@san Me6nnska ID Oregon
From the above II will be seen that Mckinley will
have the solid votes from no less than ten OF the
president -eecting States casting In all la votes
The above figures do not include votes which Nc
Kiney will surely receive on the first ballot from
majority. Montana Nevada, New-Jersey. New
GSTs 'sYSTa already es's
gina and Wyomns fair estimate Inn S OF ,,1 the Iha.e nu
GeT Gf nsdssies shss eighty
ve Adding the pledged yotes the conceded Snt v9'es
grand @ total s nat Mckinley WIN surely
States" He is likely to get many more .,
What IL the standing Of MessTs Keea; All,sGn
States? Mr. Reed. II Is conceded Will have New
Engsnd Yet 1t Is not at all I'd unlikely hs.e 9at ssn
cast seventy weight votes SO FAR as known no dele
gates outside Of England have been elected IN
declared for Mr Reed.
Mr. Aili>on, so far has only twenty-slx votes from
the president -electing States-and they are from
Mr. Morton has been indorsed by only one State
New-York. That State has seventy-iwo votes in
the Convention. Already two delegates from New
CANT to expect that Other Mckinley delegates Will
be elected in Ncw-York State. SO far as known. not
single delegate has been elected for Morton In the
President -eecting States" outside OF New-York
State
Mr. Quay is from Pennsylvania. That State has
sixty-four votes II is certain that Mr.. Quay
will not have the solid vote OF his State and
far heard from. not single delegate fay3rabie
10 Mr.. Quay has been elected in any OF the Presi-
nt-electing States" outside OF Pennsylvania.
Mr. Cullom Is from Illinois. How many votes that
sne w sf S s er a
will get a majority OF the votes from Illinois
A fair estimate of the number OF votes that
Messrs. Reed. Allison. Morton, Quay and Cullom
will receive from other "President-electing States
is forty-two The combined pledged. conceted and
estimated votes from the President -electinS
States" for Reed Allison. Morton. Quay and Cullom
are 2s2 while Major Mckinley has In the President
electng States 2s9 votes.
The above statement Of the comparative standing
OF Mckinley on the one side and the combined field
on the other, does not take into account tho second
choice" preference OF delegates. Most certainly
Mckinley Is Overwhelmingly the second choice pref
erence OF the delegates from New England. Iowa.
New-York. Pennsylvania and Illinois II is. there
fore. an entirely warranted and reasonable claim
that Mckinley IL away and beyond" any other man
the choice OF the Republicans OF those States that
will cast their electoral votes for the Republican
nominee for President