The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-04
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WASHINGTON, d. c., May 3-Poli-
tical gossip and speculation was enliv-
ened tonight by the knowledge that J.
G. Clarkson, Fessenden of Connecticut,
Senator Allison and Senator Quay held
a conference at the latters residence to-
day.
Mr.. Clarkson was seen at the Shore
ham hotel this evening, and said to The
Herald correspondent:
MCKINLEY has not nearly a majority of
the delegates yet
Clarkson presented table to show that
out of 918 delegates. Mckinley has only
29S, while. 1.-The field against Mckinley
has 403 of the delegates already elected.
Mr.. Garrison continued: Mckinley
will be shorter of a majority ON the first
ballot at st. Louis than Blaine was in the
emotional year 1876; Grant in 1880: or
Sherman in 1883, when the latter in
field of favorite candidates, voted for on
the first ballot, had 329 votes.
NOT BY ACCLANIATION.
He will not be nominated by acclama-
ton, because L can say positively that
Allison, Quay and Moreton will remain
in the contest, and so surely will Reed,
and / judge so will Bradley and Cullom.
The states of the first four named gen
tlemen have instructed their delegates to
go to st. Louis to present these gentle
mems names to the national convention,
and there is no doubt that this will be
done. Allison has not the least idea of
withdra wing-nor Iowa any idea of Civ
ing up the fight. I believe this is true
of the other candidates and their states.
Mckinley will fan from 50 to 100 votes
short of enough to nominate at the
start, and the field will represent from 525
to $50 votes.
by the field, L mean Allison, Reed,
Quay, Bradley. Morton and Cullom, al
ready suggested, and such other avail
able men as Harrison. Lincoln, Foraker
Hobart, Davis and General Tracy, of
New York, and others who might fifty
be mentioned
''You think the field, as you call it,
will hold him?'
81 do; it knows that Mckinley cannot
be nominated without it's help, and many
of McKiney's delegates know it, too.
There are more Mckinley delegates
likely to break than among the delegates
in the field.
ENTHUSIASM AND EMOTION
do not stampede delegates. Besides, en-
thusiasm is as often a warning as an
insurance. For instance. the enthusiasm
for Mckinley among Republicans and in
Republican papers is good enough, but
the enthusiasm for him in the Demo-
cratic papers is not so good in itself nor
SO reassuring to our party
"You mentioned General Harrison's
name as being in the available field of
candidates"
Yes, every man fit to be president,
and who is a good RepublIcan, Is IL
ways available to his party; and Harri-
son is a good Republican and responsive
TO party call. What the people demand
this year in Republican candidates and
platform is certainty. In one respect,
Harrison would give the earliest GER
tainty of any one who could be nomin-
ated, for the day he should be nomin-
ated, the country would know exactly
what his policy as president would be-
GROSSLY INACCURATE
"You have seen General Grosvenor's
tables?"
Yes, and they are grossly inaccurate.
He claimed far too many votes for Nc
Kinley. and appropriates practically all
the contested votes, of which there will
be a hundred or more
Mr.. Manley, of Maine, also gave his
regular Sunday night statement. The
following is his table:
For Mr.. Reed, g.: For Governor Nc
Kinley, 275; for all other candidates, 217;
contested and doubtful, 50; Vermont, s.
This makes 757 delegates elected and
leaves ISL yet to be chosen. The contest
is not yet settled and can alone be deter
mined by the delegates when they meet
in convention at st. Louis
Manley admits that the result in YER
mont was a great surprise and disap-
pointment to the Reed men.