The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-04

Here is grand total of 495 votes. The
New York Tribune of this morning gives
Mckinley 429, and the Chicago Times-Her-
aid will this morning, as / am informed by
a telegram just received, announce 422
votes, leaving a discrepancy of about fifty
votes between my figures and the figures of
these gentlemen. There are still to be elect
ed in Ohio and Indiana eight delegates,
which l have constantly counted for Nc
Kinley. l have added votes in Illinois to
the Tribune's figures because of telegram
received last night stating that Raymond.
Stewart and Knoff, of the Chicago delega-
tion, had announced themselves for McKin-
ley, and all the balance of the differences
between my high-water figures of to-day
and the conservative figures of the other
gentlemen grow out of the fact that will
not permit myself to disparage the elec-
ton of our friends in Mississippi. Louisiana.
Texas and Florida simply because contests
have been filed. - Wherever our delegates
appear TO have only contestant claim
based on fmsy foundation l have exclud-
ed them, but it would be the height of folly
and impertinence on my part to say that
a convention-to illustrate, Florida-that
had three out Of four of the elected dele
gates not to be counted among the
Mckinley votes. Then, again, the contest
ing delegation in Mississippi, without un-
dertaking to decide which is regular and
which is not. have declared with substan-
tial unity, each of them and both of them,
that they are all, or practically all, for
Mckinley. So it will appear in the end,
when reach ST. Louis, that my table
Of votes to-day, which here present, will
be more than verified by the ultimate re-
suit when the roll of the convention is
called, if it ever is called, on the nominal
tion for President of the United States.
last week l omitted Connecticut, because
1 did not see fit to raise any questions that
would irritate anybody, but have received
letters and kilograms from Connecticut this
week that make it imperative to place six,
and in my judgment / ought to place eight,
of the Connecticut votes for Mckinley. There
are in the States enumerated by me east
of the Allegheny mountains not less than
twenty votes which I not claiming,
which will be cast for Mckinley on the first
ballot. 1t must be borne in mind by the
critics Of my figures that the New York
Tribune. Philadelphia Press and Chicago
Times-Herald bunch in a great doubtful COL
umn from fifty 10 seventy votes. The New
York Tribune states that of the 1913 votes
which it says are either noncommitted or
half. Upon that very conservative basis Nc
Kinley has a sweeping majority of the dele
gates within reach But let us see; during
the remainder of the month there will be
elected, in California, IS; Indiana. 4; Michi-
gan, 10; Nevada g. West Virginia, s; Mon
tana. 6: Missouri, 16: Delaware, 6; Colorado.
s; Washington, 8; Idaho, 6; Wyoming, s.;
North Carolina. IS; New York 2: Illinois. 10;
Maryland. .; Ohio, &; Virginia, 2; total, 1885,
OF this number, can anybody point out to me
ten votes that will not be for Mckinley? :?
1t has been fortunate for him that this large
reserve has been available. but allow that
he only has one hundred and then add to
that the committed and instructed vote of
the New York Tribune and the other statis-
ticians, and he is away up in the neighbor-
hood of $50 1 have gone into all
this to point out how Idle is the suggestion
that the national committee. by the, settle
ment of a few contests, which do not ag-
gregate the amount of McKinleys majority.
can turn aside the will Of the people and
nominate somebody else"