The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-04
M'KINLEY'S Winning GAIT
Is NOw Within Thirty-One Votes OF
the Nomination.
SUCCESSION OF VICTORIES
Results Of Last Weeks Elections Makes
His Defeat Practically Impossible.
Present standing OF the
Other Candidates.

New York. May 3.--A Washington
dispatch to The Tribune gives a resume
of the presidential situation as follows:
In the last week "a delegates to the
Republican national convention were
elected. bringing the total number up
to 40. or more than .tive-siXths Of the
full membership. McKinley's strength
is now placed at 429. only 81 short of the
number necessary for nomination. The
remainder of the delegates are dis
tributed as follows: Speaker Reed 100;
Governor Morton, 66: Senator Quay, 50;
Senator Allison. n: Governor Bradley.
Is: Senator Cullom. u: doubtful, 80.
Washington. May 3.-More than five
siXths of the delegates TO the Republic
can national convention have now been
chosen and the end of the canvass for
the Republican presidential nomination
is easily In sight. Major Mckinley is
apparently today within thirty one
votes of the necessary majority at St.
Louis, and II seems almost impossible
for his opponents by any combination
of hostile interests To prevent his tri-
umph on the first ballot taken for a
presidential candidate IN the national
convention four years ago at Mime
apolis 909 delegates had seats. and 455
votes were necessary to nominate. At
four additional votes will be given to
the territories OF Arizona and Okla
homa and one additional vote to the
Indian territory. which sent but single
representative fout years ago to Minne-
apolis. The total membeshrip of the
convention will thus be increased to 9lS
and i6o votes will be required to make
a nomination. Major Mckinley has to-
day the support of 429 delegates out Of
a total of 40 already elected. One hun
dred and forty-eighf delegates are yet
TO be chosen, and Of the no elected fifty
are apparently committed to no par
ticular candidate. 1t Is reasonable to
suppose that of the l9S delegates un-
committed or not yet chosen Major Nc
kinley will get at least one-half and
there are consequently few well-in-
formed observers who row believe that
the Ohio candidate will enter the ap-
preaching convention at st. Louis with
less than form 525 to $50 votes behind
him
WEEKS CONVENTIONS.
Conventions We're held in four states
and one territory during the week just
ended. and sixty -four additional dele
gates &C. st. Louis were chosen. Fifty
three of them We're captured by Major
Mckinley whose friends scored sue
cession Of unexpected and decisive po-
litical victories. In Vermont, where
Speaker Reed had expected solid dele
cation. both state and district conven-
tions declared unanimously for his Ohio
rival; while in Illinois, after struggle
which has lasted for nearly six weeks,
the Mckinley forces carried the state
convention against Senator Cullom, and
practically put him out of the list Of
Presidential asnirants at ST. Louis,
Georgia and Alabama also elected dele
egates at large pledged to Mckinley.
Arizona's Territorial convention split,
and the majority faction chose six dele
gates whose presidential preferences
are not known. District conventions
We're held during the week in Vermont,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan. Ala
bama, Tennessee, Illinois and Missouri
! The 40 delegates so far chosen are
divided among the following states and
! territories: