The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-03-12
IN ALLIS0N'S STATE.
Iowa sspubl,ean. Enthusiastic for rh.lr
Mnn-The Delegation 10 81. Louis.

Iowa ltnpupltehus AshtANsf'sS ASA AA.
MAn-The Delegation 90 st. Louis.
DIES MONIES. Iowa, March 1.-THE
Republican convention was called to or
der by the chairman OF the state CEN
tral committee. and Congressman Dolli-
yer was elected temporary chairman.
Then came the singing OF the ALLISON
March" for the first time. II made
great hit. Hon. ]. p. Dolliver. tempo
Tary chairman, was introduced and
made an address. The address was
frequently interrupted by applause
which became tremendous at every ref
erence to Allison. Four thousand peo-
pie were present The convention was
the most enthusiastic In the history OF
the state.
delegates elected to the national con-
ventlon:
First dIstrIct--J. c, Davis, OF Keokuk;
c, II. JunkIn, OF Fairfield.
Second dIatrict-Ssth Baker. OF Jack
son county. Col. George +. French, OF
Third district-Hon. Edward Knott,
of waverly; Capt J. F. Merry, of Man
chester.
Fourth Districts. B. zeisler, Of West
Union; Ed Collins, OF Northwood.
ledo; S. W. RAthburn. Of Marion.
Sixth dIstrict-Calvln Mannlg, OF Wa
pello; w. II. Needham. OF Keokuk.
Seventh district-A. y. Cummlns. OF
Polk; Or. s. d. Bevington. Of Madison:
Eighth dlStrict--L. Banks Wilson, OF
Creston: i. II. Spence, Of Mount Ayr. :.
Ninth dlstrIct-John n. BALDWIN, Of
Council Bluffs; Hon. sllHs Wilson. OF
Atlantic.
Tenth dIstrict-c. C. Call. of Kossuth;
II. w. Mncomber, OF Carroll.
Eleventh dIstrict-Hon. r. g. Roach,
OF Rock Rapids; +. H. Helseli, OF Sioux
Rapids.
Tho delegates at large were chosen
together by re8olutlon--Jamcs s. Clark
son. ID. i. Henderson, John II. Gear
and W. p. Hepburn.
IN an Interview General clarkson
said:
mo one has won the fight yet" said
General ClRrkSon. nor has any one
even gained leading plurality in the
1856 delegates 80 far elected out OF the
DlS who will be In the convention.
"Rcports have sought to make II ap-
pear that II IB already Ecttled for the
Ohio candidate, and many newspapers
pnligtlnR under the aggressive plumcs 0t
Major Mckinley hive moved 10 make IL
unanimous; but II Is delegates that will
mike the nomination. A strong ma
jorlty or the delegates so far chosen are
in the south. OF these southern dele.
gates Mckinley has not so far received
4 majority OF the delegates, except ar
knngag, a state which cannot possibly
give tho Republican ticket single cleo
ioral vote and which Will probably not
even nominate an electoral ticket. In
I,ouIsinnn. where friends give Mckln-
10y practically all OF the sixteen dele
gates so far elected. Mckinley has act
IiaiIy fewer votes than Reed or AlllFon.
Tho gnme In true in Georgia. In MlSsls-
gIppl he Will not have moro than half
the delegates In the convention at 81.
Louis, In Floridn two delegations have
been elected, one declaring 10 be for Nc
KInley, but not instructed, ana INC
other Instructed for Governor Morton.
an Tpxag. of the eighteen delegates 80
far elected. he has but nix, Reed and
Allison having the rest tn about equal
numberE. In the north, tho Ohio dele
rates are, OF course, for Mckinley IN
pnnnFyIyanIn, QUAY; In Now YORK, Tor
Morton, and Illinois, ten Tor Cullom ana
two for Mckinley.
THE Mckinley managers have been
Erlrvously disappointed IN LOUISIANA
Georgia and Texas. ana are py no
means happy over the results IN illinoiH'
one good thing can be SAID ana thlt ~
the contest 80 far hns been IN perfect
good nature, and there Is NO reason why
il should no, 20 on 90 to the end.
The convention to-lny was without
uoubt the most enthuqusuc held ~ th!h
gtnts. The convention was from fIe he
glnninr Ia the end an Allison convcn-
lion. II was mnnltest thnt he was the
nrst and last choice Of the Republicans
OF Iowa. During tho entire days pro
cecdlngE, no other name was suEgcateu'