Show MKINLEY IN THE WEST 13ximiiier Saye He is the Favorite Republican Candidate SAN FRANCISCO May 4The Examiner Ex-aminer says A careful inquiry has been completed by this paper as ito the way in which the Pacific states will vote a the Republican national convention to be held at St Louis The canvass shows that William McKinley is by long odds the favorite candidate for ithe presidential nomination and will receive most of the votes of the far western states and territories Indeed In-deed other candidates are not seriously mentioned by the practical politicians or the conventions or the electors in general The only break comes upon the silver question In this regard some delegates may throw their strength to a radical free coinage candidate can-didate should he appear but as between be-tween McKinley and any other of the men now in the fight the Ohioan will be preferred The roll call may fairly fair-ly be answered a follows Arizona delegates regular delegation dele-gation for McKinley contesting delegation dele-gation divided California delegates certainly for McKinley Colorado delegates doubtful because be-cause of the silver queStion Idaho6 delegates doubtful one faction fac-tion for McKinley another demanding n radical free coinage candidate Oregon 6 delegates for McKinley a between him and any other candidate thus far named Nevada delegates for McKinley a between him and any other candidate candi-date thus far named New Mexico delegates certainly four votes for McKinley utnh6 delegates prefers McKinley to any other candidate yet named but stands for free silver Washington delegates divided with sentiment more strongly in favor of McKinley than any other candidate |