St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-06-24
Loyal TO THE ICEBERG.
Demands That No Fur
ther Votes Be Cast for Him.


Special to the Globe
CHICAGO, June 23.-The invocation
was followed by music, and Chairman
Miller announced the regular order of
business to be the calling of the roll of
states and territories.
At this point, Mr.. Lewis, of Kentucky,
rose to question of personal privilege.
He said: "On yesterday the Kentucky
delegation was pOlled. l see that all
the newspapers of the city report ME
this morning as having vOled for Gen.
Harrison on the last ballot. l voted for
Mr.. Gresham on that ballet. as l did on
the other two ballots taken yesterday.
desire to have the official report re-
ferred to, to see whether or not my vote
is properly recorded" Chairman Miller
said the correction would be made by
the official stenOgrapher. He could not
look up the record just then, but would
see that the correction was made.
The convention then proceeded to bal
lot. When Connecticut was reached,
one vote was cast for Mr.. Mckinley, of
Ohio. AS soon as this announcement
was made, Mr.. Mckinley was seen to
rise in his seat and amid the most i'm
pressive silence proceeded to make a
statement. He was greeted with a storm
of applause. He said:
IL am here as one of the chosen rep
resentatlves of my state. / am here by
resolution of the Republican conven-
ton, passed without dissenting voice,
commanded me to cast my vote to John
Sherman, and use every endeavor for
his nomination. accepted the trust
because my heart and Judgment were
in accord with the letter, and spirit and
purpose of that resolution. 1t has
pleased certain delegates to cast their
vote for me. am not lnsensible to the
honor they would do me, but in the
presence of the duty resting upon me, l
consistently with the credit of the state,
whose credentials / bear and who
trusted me. l cannot with honorable
FIDELITY TO JOHN SHERMAN.
who trusted me in his cause and who
has confidence in me. | cannot, con-
siStently with my own views of my per-
SOnal Integrity consent or seem to con-
sent to permit my name to be used as a
candidate before this convention. 7
would not say or permit it to be thought
that which could ever be ground for any
one to suspect that l wavered in my
loyalty to Ohio or my devotion to the
chief of her choice and the chief of
mine. do request-I demand that no
on me shall cast ballot for me.
Mr.. Mckinley spoke earnestly and with
emphasis. He was evidently sincere
and the convention, at the conclusion of
his little speech, generously applauded.
The ballot was then proceeded with
without further incident until Illinois
was reached. when a break of votes
from Gresham to Harrison created a
sensation and was received with a
minging
DEMONSTRATION OF Kisses
and applause. When New York was
reached the galleries hissed. After the
vote of the state, giving Harrison fifty
nine votes, one of the delegates de-
manded poll of the delegation. The
poll showed no change in the vote. AS
the ballot proceeded there was shown,
in addition to the expected gain for
Harrison, very decided growth in the
Alger vote. which came chiefly from the
South. The Pennsylvania vote still
stuck by Sherman, he getting fifty-five
of the sixty votes from that state. This
was part of the Quay programme to
beat Harrison. The Wisconsin vote
swung to Harrison. The ballot resulted
as follows: