Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-05-18
NATIONAL POLITICS.
KILLING OFF M'KINLEY.


New York. james s. Clarkson, of Iowa,
has furnished his estimate of the relative
strength of the various Republican can
didates for the presidency. He says no
candidate has majority of the delegates
to st. Louis. Mr.. Clarkson says:
"Here are the figures In totals as gained
by authentic and revised reports from
each state and congressional district con-
vention in the country:
Delegates elected for Mckinley 3Sl
Delegates elected for other candidates 452
Delegates actually contested. ............ ~
Total. ...... .................. .............91 .91y
"McKinleY, to gain majority, must
carry seventy-sir of the contested seats,
or all but six. AS four-fifths Of these
contests are made up on Mckinley bolts
from the majority action of regular state
and district conventions, he can not pos
sibly find in these contests enough dele
gates to give HIM majority; nor does he
stand any fair chance to gain them else
where. The effervescing talk of an ac-
clamation nomination expired last week.
That could not have happended in any
event, for there are 452 delegates instruct
ed to support candidates other than Nc
Kinley, and all these instructed delegates
will gladly fulfill their instructions at the
roll call at st. Louis.
''In common with all the Iowa delegates
am instructed by the unanimous action
of the Republicans OF my state for Allison,
and in loyalty and honor, as well as from
personal choice, I shall vote for Allison
at St. Louis. Further than this, none of
the Allison, Morton, Quay, Reed, Bradley
or Cullom instructed delegates have any
desire, motive or excuse to break their
instructions.
"If there are any instructed delegates
wavering it is on the Mckinley side, or
among delegates who are now finding that
they can not represent the views of the
Republicans of their own states and the
interests of the country and vote for Nc
Kinley without knowing where he stands
on the supreme issue of the money ques-
ton. Perhaps should say that there
are two sets of delegates wavering as to
Mckinley on this question. For while
there are 100 gold standard delegates un-
decided to-day, because of his indecision
on this question, there are perhaps near
| ly or quite as many other silver or bimet'
allio delegates who are beginning tc
waver for the same reason.
"Thirty.one of the states, including al
the larger ones, except Ohio and Michi
gan, have declared unequivocally fol
sound money and practically the gole
standard. There will be from $50 to 6O(
votes standing for this sort of platform
at St. Louis, and the candidate chosen b!
this sound money majority will inevit
ably be beyond any question sount
money man. The states of the Missis
sippi valley are as sound on this ques
tion as the states of New England, ans
their votes at St. Louis will be cast il
the end for platform and candidate
beyond ell question preventative of soun'
money and the public credit.
II believe that some other candidat
than Mckinley will be nominated. Tn
only question will be on concentratlnI
on some one for nomination. The cor
vention will find the way to do this. Th
convention at St. Louis is going to b
very deliberate and serious"