Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-07-02
HOW HAYES WAS NOMINATED.

journal from Cincinnati, We are assured
by one who had vote in the convention,
pretty nearly tells the story
The smoke aud dus: of the battle has
cleared away. and a calm. dispass,onase
review Of the field becomes possible.
The wisdom of the National Republican
Convention in nominating Hayes and
Wheeler is almost universally conceded.
The disappointment of the friends OF
Mr.. Blaine has of course been very bit
ter. They bud eyary reason to be en-
couraged up TO the very last moment, for
when their forces representing nearly
every State and Territory III the mon
stood firm in the supper, OF their favorlts
candidate ballot after ballot, and showed
no signs of wavering even after Michigan
had set the example of casting her -
votes solid for Gov. Hayes. Although
they knew delays to be dangerous. they
had no reason to fear any serious break
in their lines. and they held IN re-
serve in the Pennsylvania and other
delegations sufficient votes. as they
thought, finally 20 place Air. Blame IN
nomination. Since the contest is over,
the almost universal verdict is that III
spite of Mr.. Biain-s splendid qualities
"a n leader. so wonderfully developed IN
the preliminary CANVASS, III spite OF the
enthusiasm which he would muse luto
his slppolters during the whole OF the
calnpa icn, in spite Of his acknowledged
ability ms a statesman and the great SER
vice he has rendered to the party, the
nomination of Gov. Hayes is, On the
whole. q far safer one. The choice of no
l.. J,x IN a
Gree. have removed all jealousles and
united all the niscordsnt elements al me
Republican party. Ihe canvass ~hltn
the Ohio delegation made III Hof. LAY -
behalf was no. >uth ss to arouse -aionsJ
or pronounced opposition tront the
friends Of other candidates. and II bis
friends ale nut as devoted to him per
suua.ly as those OK so,re Others whose
names were pre- scented, he also has lever
euem!es within he party 10 concil!ate.
At the hour when The Convention met
on Friday 10 combination "Galns. MY.
Blaine had bcra formed. 1t the meet
inss Of the opposing leaders during the
| II. 1T the fact WIS fully recognized that
tue only result Of an attempted coMb-
nation wcul,: IL ;he nomination OF Mr.
| Hlaine. The moment delegates from
States which had candidates Of Their
own should be relieved from their dele
ra;isrs. Mr.. Blaine would gather from
| them and fro,a wavering delegations
from other parts OF tho country sufficient
votes to give him a majority. The only
agreement therefore that could ne reach
ed was that made between Secretary
Camslou and the Conklirg leaders that
the New York and Pennsylvania de!eGa-
,ions should 10 kept undivided II posi-
/ bic until after several ballots had been
crs.. and q further policy could De deter
mined upon. But the Blaine men IL the
Pennsylyania delegation were IN ma
iori,y and the important question which
/ aross was how they should be prevented
nom deserving Gov Hariranlt on the
| third or fourth ballot. and by east
| ing 80 or 80 votes for Mr.. bialne turn
the tide in his favor and cause his nomi-
nation. The plan decided upon WIS as
; follows: Gov. HartraUtt hau 10 streneth
| outside Of bis own State, but the Cohh-
! ling leaders had succeeded either ii 'Ae
| State Convention or since coming 10
| Cincinnati. in capturing a few stray votes
! from the Southern States. 1t was agreed
! that some of these should be transferred
! TO Gov. Hartrapft in order that when the
PENNSYLVANIA Blaine men proposed to
break away from the instructions given
bv thsir State Conventions, Mr.. Cameron
could point to those Southern votes ana
sppeal to them not to desert the candl-
dale whose name they presented while
he was receiving support from other
| States and while he was making gains,
however small, on each succeeding bal
lot, How successfully this plan was
carried out may be seen by reference 70
| the record Of the Convention.
On the first ballot Gov. Hartranft re-
! ceivsd only the 50 votes cast by his own
| State. On the second ballot lie received
four from Nevada and five irom North
Carolina, three OF the latter having been
transferred directly from the ConkIns
| column. On the third ballot Gov.
Har,rapft still gained three votes. and
| on the fourth three more, making has
total vote on that ballot 81. To defeat
this policy, the Blaine men made theii
demonstration on the second paiio'
which has heretofore been described al
length Their success In breaking the
unit rule and in obtaining from the Con-
vsntion an official declaration thGt each
delegate was AT ilDsItS " No'o 40
pleased, in spite of the instructions OF
the State Convention. was looked upou
as great victory for Mr.. Blaine. and
his nomination on the third ballot was
confidently expected. The transfer OF
three additional votes in the North Car
DINA delegation to Hartranft. on the
third ballot, furnished to Mr.. Cameron
tho basis for new appeal to the entire
Pennsylvania delegation to stand by the
Governor of their State at least as LONG
az he continued to gain. This was thu
most critical time for Mr.. Blaine. Ths
81 men in the Pennsylvania delegation
who subsequently voted for the e1'
Speaker then had it in their power te
| lift him over the bar on which he wal
grounding, but they listened to Mr.
Cameron 8: appeal and allowed the op
portunity to go by unimproved. Thu
blunder they repeated on the fourth
fifth. and sixth ballots; and then, wher
it was too late for them to accomplish
anything, and when the receding tide
was carrying Mr.. Blaine out into the
deep waters of defeat. their efforts tt
stem it were wholly unavailing.