Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 May 1896 — SAFE FOR M'KINLEY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SAFE FOR M'KINLEY.

GEN. GROSVENOR CLAIMS 502 V6TES ON FIRST BALLOT. t-n Any Event He'Says the Ohioan Is Sure to Receive the Nomination, and ' the Point ot Interest Is Who Will Be Bis Running Mate. Twehty-nine States for Him. The naming of delegates to the Republican national convention has closed. The great body-of “kingmakers” has been.completed and a conservative analysis of its composition shows, to a AVashington cor J ' respondent, that McKinley will have more tkauenough votes to nominate him oh the first ballot. Gen. Gnosvenor, of Washrngton, the chief spokesman of the McKinley campaign, gaye out his final bulletin at the capital the other evening. It (was as follows: “Last week closed the election of delegates to the St. Louis -convention, 'and McKinley. Was indorsed by all the States that expressed an opinion during- the week—AVashington, AVyoming, West Virginia and North Carolina. The free-silver States refused the indorsement of McKinley, and their delegates are uninstructed as to persops, but they have received vepy; peremptory orders as to principles. There are now elected 918 delegates, but four in Arizona, four in New Mexico and four in Oklahoma must depend upon the future action of tional convention for seats in that body, the official call authorizing them to elect only two delegates in each of the territories. “The following States haveeleeted-either solid-McKinley delegations Or delegations with a majority of McKinley men, so that It may be conceded that McKinley’s following will control these States, to wit: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan,

Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska,' New Jersey, North-Garolina, North. Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming and' the territories of New Mexico and Oklahoma. Only three of these States have contests for the entire delegations, and, throwing them out, thet* would be left twenty-nine McKinley

States and territories to elect members of the committee on credentials.” The delegates elected are ns follows: Alabama 20Ohlo 46 'AYKtfnsas . . 4. Arizona .'. ttOregon . 8 California lßPeunsylvanla .... 4 Florida SSoutli Carolina..-. 17 Georgia 228outh Dakota 8 Illinois 40Tennessee 22 Indiana .......... SPTexas 12 Kansas .20Vermont 8 TCentueky ........ 11 Virginia 21 Loulsana ......... IdlVcst Virginia..... 12 Marvland ........ lSWlsconsin ........ 24 Michigan 28Nartli Carolina.... 19 Minnesota ISNorth Dakota 6 Mississippi 18 Connecticut 6 Missouri 34Indlnn Territory.. 2 Nebraska lOWashlngton 8 New. Jersey 16Wyoming ~.. 6 New Mexico 4 New York 9 Total 592

The shaded portions of the above Map show the territory whose delegates to the Rt. Louis convention MoKlnley managers now claim for their candidate.