The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-21
GRAY NOT TO BE PRESENTED.
BotH Indiana and Illinois Solid fo
the Ex-President

BotH Indiana and Illinois Solid for
the Ex-President.
CHICAGO, June 90, lilo p. M-One Of
the surprises OF the day was the statement
of Mr.. Taggart. committeeman from Indi-
ana, that the thirty votes Of that state
would be cast for Mr.. Cleveland on the first
ballot, and that Gov. Gray's name would
not be brought before the convention by
Senator Voorhees, or anybody else. ~ have
just left Senator Voorhees,, p" said Mr.. Tag
CART, "aud we have talked over the whole
situation. He is convinced that it would
not be friendly act to
introduce Gov Gray's name. and
L think that he has made
up his mind to advise the governor to that
effect. he is, as you know, a conSummate
politician, and he has examined the posi-
tion here so carefully that there are few
men on the ground who knew as we'll as he
does Just how the convention Is tending.
He secs that it is Mr.. Cleveland, and nobody
but Mr. Cleveland. Naturally ne does not
wish to sacrifice his friends. He told me as
much, though not in those words. Senator
Voorhees, left on my mind a strong impress
sion that the Gray men had decided to cast
their whole vote for MIR. Cleveland, which
will make Indiana solid for the ex-P President
from the first ballot on"
ILLINOIS SOLID.
The Illinois delegation will be solid with
its forty-eight votes for Grover Cleveland.
There is no longer any reasonable doubt
upon this point, and the effect Of the an-
nouncement has been to send Cleveland
stock booming skywsrd to-day. Early
this forenoon Gen. John NJ. Palmer. for
whom the Illinois delegation is instructed
for the presidency, had an extended confer
ence with members Of the Illinois delegation
at the Sherman house and made known his
wishes that Mr.. Cleveland should receive
the solid 4S votes of tho Prairie state. II
think can state with considerable assur-
ance that Illinois will vote for Mr.. Cieve-
land, ~ said he TO an Associated Press re-
porter at the conclusion OF this conference.
81 have said to my friends to-day that the
democratic state convention OF Illi-
nois declared substantially. though
not in direct terms, that Mr..
Cleveland was the first choice
of the people Of the state of Illinois, and in
effect instructed the delegation to vote for
Mr.. Cleveland; since the instructions for me
were only to be effective in the event that
it was deemed expetient to come to the west
for presidential candidate. All tis was
understood at the time and my friends
joined me in favoring a declaration that
only In case tho presidential candidacy
should come from the west should the dele~
CATION support me. | have approved that
position in letters and conversations
and in every other way since
that time. Having advised this course at
the time the convention met, now main
tain it to be the duty OF my friends who are
influenced By personal friendship for me to
vote for Mr.. Cleveland on the first ballot
and not for me. / owe it TO myself and to
my personal integrity to insist that this
should be carried out faithfully. | have
said this to every gentleman Of the
Illinois delegation with whom
have had conversation and will
state that my friends generally
agree with me fully that no delegate shall
vote for me on the first ballot, and i ad wise
them all to vote for MIR. Cleveland-with-
out, Of course, claiming any right to dictate
to them. but putting it purely upon the
grounds Of personal honor. That is all
eau say, and that is all l had any right to
say to the Illinois delegation, and l hav no
doubt bu. that they will vote for Mr..
Cleveland "
For the first time since the opening Of the
fray Senator German avows his belief in
the nomination of ex-President Cleveland.
II do not think MIR. Cleveland's nomina-
tion advisable" said the senator from
Maryland this evening. but as matters
now stand, it seems inevitable