Show PO L L WORLD AVORD I 1 R short review of the situation THE CO COMING I 1 G conventions colorado lorado abay start a boom for don doll CA Cuin fineron cron leys campaign at ll home ionic washington D C may 9 special the attention of the president makers and un makers akers is now directed to the states in which republican conventions will be held next week for the purpose of selecting delegates at large larga to st louis first and foremost of these in west virginia where the stalwarts stal warts will round up at clarksburg Clarks burg on thursday there was a time and that sot not so very long ago when senator stephen B elkins elkina was regarded in the light of a prospective favorite son but little has been heard on this point since it became manifest that the overwhelming sentiment of the state was for the candidate of its neighboring state across the river senator elkins moreover has a lively remembrance of major McKin leya leys ef festive work in the state in the closely contested congressional campaign of 92 and when the ex governor was greeted all along the line of the river towns as our next president if indications are worth aDy anything thing west virginias delegates will be instructed for mckinley the republicans of colorado meet at pueblo also on thursday and the wash ington ians round up at everett on the same day wyoming also has its convention an thursday the colorado republicans will declare for silver and unless there is a change in the situation between now and thursday will start a boom for don DOB cameron by instructing its delegates for the senior senator from pennsylvania the far northwestern states will fall into the Mc mckiniry mcgunley lUnley column |