The Highland weekly news. [volume] (Hillsborough [Hillsboro], Highland County, Ohio) 1853-1886, 1876-06-22
OHIO LEADS TIE COLUMN!
HAYES IS THE MAN !
Hon. W. A. Wheeler, Of N. Y.
For Vice President.

The Republican National Convention, held at
Cincinnati, last week, will long be remembered.
The high character of most of the delegates COM
posing 1t the number of eminent and distinguish
ed Republicans who were before it as candidates
for the highest Office In the gift of the people; and
the importance of its action to the welfare of the
country and the future of the Republican party;
all combined to draw larger attendance of specta-
tators than probably were ever before assembled
at any National Convention, and to excite an in
tense and absorbing interest in the result of its
deliberations.
The delegates began to gather in Cincinnati sew
eral days before the Convention, and by the open
ing day "wednesday 1t is estimated that not less
than 1900 to 10000 strangers were in the city.
The hotels were all crowded and running over,
and the principal streets were filed with people
from morning until late hour of the night. At
intervals through the day, professions, with ban
ners and bands of music paraded the streets, and
at night, public meetings were held at different
points by the friends of the various candidates,
which, with music, torchlight professions and
fireworks, drew ont crowds of people, and added
to the general excitement.
The Grand Hotel, the Gibson and Burnet
Houses being the largest hotels in the city, were
the headquarters of the principal delegations, and
were the great centers of resort for the politicians
and the people. They swarmed about them like
bees discussing the chances of the various candi-
dates, interviewing the delegates comparing notes,
&C.
The first day of the Convention was occupied in
efecting an organization, appointing the usual
committees, &c. The second day was devoted to
hearing the reports of committees, adopting rules
and platform and presenting the names of candi-
dates The third day friday came the ''tug OF
war"
The Convention meet at 10 O'Clock, and by II
O'Clock the preliminaries were got through with,
and the balloting commenced. The large hall OF
the Exposition building was Handsomely decorated
and nearly filed with delegates and spectators
presenting most animated scene.
We shall not repeat the details of the contest
which are given in full on another page of our pa
per, but only try to present few of its salien
points to our readers.
Prom the first day of the Convention, it was ap
parent that the friends of Mr.. Blaine were muct
the strongest in point of numbers, discipline ant
enthusiasm. The sudden and alarming illness o
their great leader on the Sunday previous, seemed
| TO rouse them to q high pitch of excitement ant
sympathy, and caused them TO redouble their ef
forts in his behalf They went into the contest
almost confident Of success on the second or thir
ballot, and there was great fear on the part of tn
friends of the other candidates that they woul
succeed. But when the second and third BALLOT
were cast and Mr.. Blaines strength was seen
have been over-rated by his too sanguine support
ers they began to lose confidence. The 4th ballo
was taken, and showed q loss of one for Blaine
and the 5fh ballot further loss of 6-reducing hi
vote TO 2s6 Meantime the vote for Gov. Morto
had fallen off from 1874 the 1st ballot to 95 o
the 5th that of Mr.. Conkling from 80 to So; this
of Mr. Bristow from l26 on the lst ballot to ia o
the 5th :; while the vote of Gov. Hayes had stead
" increased from 81 on the LIST ballot to l04 on th
5th.
The Blaine men now saw that they must MAX
an effort to regain their lost ground and on the 6t
ballot, they succeeded in drawing ls votes fro
North Carolina, and 10 from Florida, Georgi
Mississippi, South Carolina and Pennsylvsni
thus increasing their vote to 3ns. Gov. Haye
vote also increased on the 9th ballot to 49, pacir
him second to Blaine.
II was now evident that unless Mr.. Blaine's o
ponents could unite their strength on the nc
ballot, he would probably win the race. II
friends pu. forth their utmost efforts and succeed'