The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1876-06-22
THE CINCINNATI CONVENTION.

The Cincinnati Convention is thing of
the past and the next President and Vice
President of the United States have been
named. Gen. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES of
Ohio, for President, and WILLIAM A.
WHEELER Of New York, for Vice Presi-
dent. The Convention was very large,
every State and Territory being represent
ed in full. The sessions were held in the
main hall of the Exposition building,
which had been fitted up to accommodate
5000 persons. The Convention organiz-
ed temporarily with Theo. NJ. Pomerory
of New York in the chair; and permanent
ly with Edward Mcpherson for chairman.
The first day was consumed in prelimina-
ries, and in hearing the reports of one or
two committees. The second day was
occupied in hearing the report of commit
tee on redentials-there being three
contested delegations, Alabama, Florida
and District Of Columbia; the report of
committee on resolutions and the discus
siops thereon; and the nomination of the
Presidential candidates On the morning
of the third day balloting began, and one
or two questions arising that caused dis
cussion, the whole day was consumed, and
it was six o'clock before the nominations
were made. Blaine was our first choice,
and regarding him as the strongest intel
lect in the land, we can but regret that he
failed to receive the nomination. He led
the ballot from the start, and on the sixth
had quite a gain, and when roll-call began
on the seventh, several States gave him
large gains, and scared the opposition, so
that when Indiana was called, its delega-
ton withdrew Morton and cast its vote 25
for Hayes and for Bristow; Kentucky
followed, withdrawing Bristow and giving
Hayes its "a. Other States gave Blaine
gains until New York was called, when it
withdrew Conkling and voted 81 for
Hayes, 9 for Blaine This made matters
very hot, and threw the responsibility
of nomination upon Pennsylvania. If she
held true to her promise she would come to
Blaine solid, when she left Hartranft, and
her vote was looked to with great anxiety,
and when she cast it 80 for Blaine and
% for Hayes, the Blaine men felt they
were gone, and the ballot 351 to 364,
showed how close the contest was. AS
Blaine man we felt great regret that our
candidate was defeated, believing him to
be the best man for the place in America,
but the choice of the Convention is
splendid one. Gen. Hayes was our choice
for Vice President, and Mr.. Wheeler was
our great unknown" for the Presidency,
so we are more than satisfied with the
result.
There is one matter in connection with
the Convention that called down the
severest condemnation, and that was the
fact that the local COMMITTEES had reserved
fully one-half the tickets of admission to
the hall, and had the gallery packed with
clackers for Bristow, who finally degener-
ated into bowling mob, that deferred the
business Of the convention, materially.
This was a grave mistake, and was gener
ally condemned. The hotels reaped
rich harvest, skinning every one to the
quick, charging FIVE dollars per day, and
sleeping one,half on cots, or on the floor,
half dozen in room. But these are
matters of local action only, and should
not be charged up to the Convention, but
to the mistake of calling it in Porkopolis.