Show NOT ON THE FIRST Will Take More Than One Ballot to Nominate McKinley Says the Re imblican Leader of Missouri ST LOUIS June Acording to an interview with Chauncey I Filley the p p Republican leader of Missouri which appears in the PostDispatch William McKinley will not be nominated on the first ballot Can McKinley be nominated on the first ballot was asked Mr Filley Yes but there is no purpose on the part of his friends and managers to attempt at-tempt any such conditions Those who talk or urge it are not the friends of McKinley in the real sense of true friendship They are evidently unfamiliar unfa-miliar with the rules of Republican na tional conventions and the courtesies due to every candidate and his right to have his name presented and voted upon and to have the vote announced It would be the height of presumption if not impudence to attempt any other course The friends of Reed Allison Morton and others even if in the ml nority have their rights and they will be respected The rules of this convention conven-tion like others of the past will without with-out doubt provide that when the roll Is being called no change of vote will i be in order and that it will be announced an-nounced Then if a majority has not been had another ballot will be proceeded pro-ceeded with and continued until there is a majority of all the delegates elected announced Hence no stampede or acclamation vote wJll be in order Without the contested southern votes some 115 of McKinleys it is possible to nominate him on the first formal ballot Some times an informal ballot is taken |