The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-19

cheers-anxious and very nervous cheers
they were too. In very few words, like
his predecessor, he expressed hisgreat re-
gret for the fate that had come upon his
chief, and closed by casting the "a votes
of Kentucky for Rutherford d. Hayes.
Then followed great Outburst OF
cheers from the allied host as
he took his seat. Next came the
State OF Louisiana. She cast IA votes
for Blaine, an increase OF s, and the hopes
and cheers Of the Blaine men rose to.
gether. They were gainingTthe call Eas
not yet half through-they had closed
with 3Os on the last ballot, and had thus
far gained %. They had hopes OF large
i aecessions from Missouri, Pennsylvania,
and New York, and minor gains in New
Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee and
other States. Maryland stood firm at l6
for Blaine, as she had all the way
through, notwithstanding she had two or
three spirits in prison under the unit rule
MasSachuSe''S pets'S'eh''y fe'uSeu 70
increase her 8 votes for Mr..
BLAINE ana. gave Il 10 hayes
Mississippi withdrew the solitary one
she had cast On tne RN enlo. anq gave
pIumPer oi lGaios HAyes.t Ms'ouFr
only raised her vote 10 2O) ana men
lOior Hayes a decided gam NeOF"SA
stood firm with her u, out NeSaua con-
centrnted all her scattered Nthe worst
scattered vote in the ConVentionl on
Hayes, and 1t was The signal ior great
cheers. New hampshire gave her g"
BristoW votes Tor Hayes, and lelt !, "a
before, for Blaine. New Jersey voted as
on the LAST ballot, L aior Blame
and q for Hayes. No cheering by either
side at this point, but all Inc
ready recEonerS' were busy Win 'helr
pencils, getting balance struck prior 10
the call oil New YORK. New lorN haa
just consulted and the word was already
around among the reporters on tue norm
side oil the house, that Ol votes would go
to Hayes anu y 10 Blaine, anu sure
enough, This turned out to be precisely
the fact when her name was called.
Then followed perfect earthquake oil
cheers, especially from the Ohio de'ega'
tion, who BY this time were all red III the
face and not sure whether they stood
on their heads or heels, especially
Major Bickham, oil Dayton the supposed
original patenlee oil uenera' iiNye" hom'
inatlon.
Alter the vote oil New YORK hHa been
announced, the result stood Blame a'
and lays 2io; leaving tue lormer 10
gain only l2V 10 nominate MIN, anu re-
qnirIng Hayes to receive iO@' A' our
readers can well imagine the excitement
dt tins stage oil 'he game was most IN
tense. The call proceeded amidst
great suspense North Carolina was
called a" soon as any sort oil calm
ne's could be had and when called,
her chairman announced u sweeping
change away from Blaine to Hayes, She
had given l2 votes for Blaine on the last
ballot, but she now went solid for Hayes,
20 votes. This raised Hayes to 936 and
reduced Blaine to 800. Thereupon Oc-
Cured another great. .outburst Of SietOri-
Gus shouts from the winning side. Itw@
evident now that the tids was certainly
bearing Hayes on to success, and the
hopes of Mr.. Blaine's friends fell visibly.
Yet their flaswus nailedto the mast, and,
like their great leader, they were game to
the last. Oregon stood true and cast, IA
she had all the time, her widOw'a mite,
8 votes, for james O. Billing Phen
come the great State Of Pennsylvnnia--
the State that never lost her vote in
Presidential electiOn-Blaine's native
state-she who could noF by her
single fiat again place him in the
lead. Would she do it? This
was the question. Don Cameron
let ay his vally, promptly at the call Of
the SetretafIot the convention, and it
sent Hayes up 70 300, save ., and raised
Mr.. Blaine to g65. There was Searcsly .
chance for Blaine after that. There rer
mained only 9S votes to so on, and Mr..
Blaine must gain one hundred and thir-
een while Hayes only needed eighty. The
odds were TOO unequae The roll call
proceededand Rhods. Island voted - be-
fore, 2 for Blaine. South Carolina fell
10 to !. Tennessee and Texas dropped
one each. Vermont went solid for Hayes,
10 votes. Virginia increased one, from
Is to IA, for Blaine, and West Vir:
ginia stood as before 9 for Blaine