The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-17
JAMES G.. BLAINES DEFEAT.
gUTHERFORD n. HAYES OF OHIO
NOMINATED ron President,
william A. wheeler Of New York or Vice.
Pre-ident- How iiayes'- Success was Ac-
comp,i.bcd-A Noisy Quarrel over Break
An tho Pennsylvania Delegation.

william A. wheeler Of New lPrk or vice.
Pre-ident- How iiayes'- success "ns nc
compiishcd-A Noisy Quarrel over Break
In tho Pennsylvania Delegation.
'CINcrNNATr June 10. - The defeat Of
James q. Blaine to-day was a mere accident. II
ras compelled by the mighty voice OF an indig-
nsnt psople demanding. In thunder tones, the
,siec,ion OF a man deemed unworthy the high
honor to witch he aspired but It was accom-
nllsbed by the mismanag nagement Of the politicians
rho handled his forces in the Convention. What
the press Of the country had failed to do-what
tina honest, fearless men Of the Republican
marty had failed to accomplish - WIS finally
brought about by an indscretlon which mere
,vfos In politics ought not to have been guilty
AZ IL Il true that the warning utt frances
~ the press. and the fearless advice OF many OF
the best men IN the Republican party had began
10 tell last night upon Il certain portion of the
delegates, and the undertow OF the waves OF
publc opinion was bearing away another por-
zion who were struggling with all thoir might to
resist its influence: but even with all those odds
against him James q. Blaine would have been
nominated to-day II the men who were m mag
ing his canvass had not made a silly blunder.
There was an utter failure last night on the
part OF the opposition to Blaine to effect a COM
bination Of their various forces. The Bristow
men were not In sympathy with the gentlemen
who supported Conkling, Morton, Hayes or
Hartranft. The former were politicians Of a
bieuet staudard--men who honestly believed in
the reformation OF their party, and the purinca-
ton aud elevation OF the political machinery Of
the Governm 'nt--whilo the latter were. with the
exception OF few who supported Mr.. Conkiine.
machine pohtici ms Of the lowest order. he
tween these two here could be no genuine sym
pathy Or cordial coo leration.
The friends Of MIR. Bristow advocated his
nomination simply bee use tney believed him
70 be Of a higher order Of stat smcn Than any Of
his competitors. He had proved honest, fear
less, aud capable, wnen equally able men would
have been tempted, either through tmidity or
partisan feelings, TO have winked 1T dshone5 5ty
In tue administra ion OF the public service, and
,Ss Ss WI. vas, te OF % tSe Repassan n',sJ % e
clans. The men who came here advocating all
the other names could agree upon one
thng-a cordial hatred OF Brstow. When they
could harmonize on no other question they
were determined to defeat his nomination az all
hazards and u was only question OF avslla-
Blaine was unquestionaoly the idol Of the large
majority of the machine politicians, but some
oil the shrewder OF them. while they did not
care hg for his record as jODber, were afraid.
10 the present temper Of the poople, to go 10
the country with him us their candidate.
But on whom were they 10 unite to defe q
Blainer The Conkling men did not want to axe
Morton, because he was uupopu ar In the East,
aud moreover they would have to take back
seats should he happen To be elected. For pre-.
otsely similar reasons the friends OF \ orton
could not SUPPORT Conkling he was unpopular
In the West on account OF his successful oppo
sition In the Senate to legisl ton demanded by
the great navie tion interests of the OHIO and
Mississippi valleys. Neither the Conkling nor
Morton men wanted Hartr ,nft cause they
knew he was Simply the ere ture OF the Cameron
eldue IN rennsyiyania, which would own his
alulintsuailon IN the event Of hls election.
Hayes was the only unobj bjectionabIe man on
whom the friends OF Conklin2 anu Morton could
unite, but without the votes controlled by the
Bristow men be could not be nom mated, and 10
them isyesw was aim ostas ojeclionable as either
candidate OF the Ring politicians Of Ohio
Neither the Gazette northe COmmerctI u su ed
nm and his only supporters In this State were
the men who had control OF the Federal and
state patronage. Hts nomination and election
would not be a triumph OF any Of the principles
trarY, il would SIMPLY be the psrpetustion OF
the present order OF things. They therefore re-
{ected every Iroposition last night to unite on
HAYES, and went to bed hoping and almost be-
heving that the opposition 10 Blame would be
forced sooner or Later TO come 90 Bnstow In
order to defeat the for ner.
This W the situation last night at midnight,
ami the Blaine men were never more jubilsnt at
any period Of tie struggle. When they learned
OF the stand taken by Mr.. Brlstow's friends they
knew perfectly well that they had "A MA jority Of
the Pennsylvania delegation. and that this was
the KEY TO the whole situation. As long Us the
Bristow men stood hrm there would be no nom
inatton made without the hfty-eight votes from
Pennsylvania, and hf,y-six and probably the
whole OF the Pennsylyania delegation was GER
tain 20 sooner or laterto Blaine 1t was only
question OF now to handle tina balance OF
power and wheu to use IL. They had almost
everything In their own hands. IL Is true that
they sd allowed themselves to be out9ene raled
In tue Committee on Rules, but this wds not a
fatal blunder. They had the Chairman Of the
Convention on their side, which more than
counter nlanced any errors thus far made.
when tue Convention assembled ut half past
10 o'clock this morning the friends OF Blaine
were In excellent spirits althougRalt,le fid getty
aud nervous. with the Secretary OF the Nation
Committee in their interest, they had been
able to crowd all their friends into the gall eries
in the rear OF the stage, and were TO certain
extent prepared to overcome the effect Of the
intense local feeling In Brstow's favor which
had begun to manifest itself among the crowd
OF Spectators. The Blaine leaders held a nnal
conference with the Chairman, Mr.. McPher-
was called to order, as to what should be
the course Of their friends in the Pennsylvania
Delegation. and II was right here that their fatal
blunder was made. They, at the last moment,
determined to force the hRhting. On the other
hAnd tue ConkllnR and Morton men had, Us yes
terday, determine on Fabian policy, md to
fAtten Hartrauft with a few votes after the sec
Qua ballot, IN order To encourage ana assist Don
Cameron In holding the delegation sOud
i.r the fayor'ts son OF Pennsylvdnid They
Brstow men would become sensible
Of their folly IN standing by their favoriie and
agree 10 come over to HAYES, thus enabling
lheln ~ make nomination in spite Of PennsYl-
Vbnii. Ia this II Is true, tney were mistaken,
tcoause there was u Ger ain portion ~ BristOw's
strength which cOull Dot ne depended upon. rs
10 south Carolina, but 'tnat was cuInpar.tively
uhlnpoftant. Ihey had moIe rea on TO fe T
the steadfistne,s OF MortOn's aud Conkling's =
strength IN tie South, wnlch more ilkeiy.
when the ore king up came, to 20 10 Blaine
than to Hayes.