St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-06-23

out opposition.
The Conventions elimination and
Close.
The result had been predicted by
shrewd guessers early i'll the day, al
though the Blaine men held ont with
such splendid peisistency that it was
thought 10y many of his friends that
they would carry his nomination in
spite of any combination which could
he made against him. The beginning
of the end can now he seen as far back
as the third ballot, when four members
ofthe Pennsylvania delegation came up
on the platform and asserted that their
chairman and leader, Don Cameron,
had not reported their votes as they
gave them. They had voted for Blaine
and demanded that they he allowed to
vote as they please. Then the cenren-
ton was tor Il long time perfectly Wild
with excitement The Pennsylvania
whom the Blaine men had made presi-
dent of the convention, Mr.. Mclhers"n.
recognized the ,lissrntientS, decided i'll
their favor, ignored the instructions
and the discipline of the PennSy lvania
delegation, which commanded that the
members of il vote lis Il unit, and finally
obtained an endorsement of his decision
bN the convention, which caused the
vote of the Prnnsylvanilns to he re-
corded as the individual members voted.
1t was the friends of Nh. Blaine who
demanded and secured this freedom, as
they supposed, in his interest and it
Is said to he to their action that Mr..
Blaine's defeat was finally due. Had
the friends of Mr.. Blaine made no such
issue, they could, en the final ballot,
have cast the vote of the whole delcga
ton for Mr.. Blaine, having majority
of the delegation, as shown on the last
ballot. This is the most mterStln"
fact of the day, showing that Mr..
Blaiue's defeat might have been avoid
ed. if his friends had been all a. wise
us they were faithful to him.
On the fifth ballot, II votes which
Michigan had given for Brist"w, were
transferred t" Hayes along with the rest
of her vote. thus increasing the Hayes
vote to IO4 The Ohi" boys in the gal
leries took care to emphasize this. aud
thus it resulted that nine additional
went oven to Blaine. In the sixth bal
lot South Carolina also Increased hei
vote from five to ten for Blaine. AT
this point the confusion in the conVen-
ton WAS indescrihahlr. Delegates and
alternatcs crowded the aisles, talked
with each other and with their friend.
i'll other delegations. The convention
refused to listen to motions to adjourn
and vet no business could he transacted
1t Was then that the quiet work of pre-
Vions days aud evenings proved lis val
ne. Probably few bargains had beef
made. but members knew each other
and VIII" could he depended upon. Mr.
Hyde of Massachusetts saw Mr.. Curti:
of New York and Mr.. Cumhack of In
diana. These two great delegations
the house, and the Massachusetts dele
cation next to New York, on the left.
THE CRISIS REACHED.
Amid positive uproar the seventh
ballot was started aud Alabama wa,
called. Delegate after delegate moved
an adjournment for conference. Tn,
President ruled that no motion could
be sustained. hut that any delegation
might retire for conference. As rapidly
went into the lobby. followed 10y Mass
achusettS. 1t WAS the first conference,
between these two states. In less tim,
than it took them to retire the work
was effected. hut not soon enough Ia
prevent Cumhack of Indiana from Civ
ing five votes to Brstow is he an
nounced the balance of the delegation
as toI Hayes in Il neat little speech from
the rostrum and here the great mis-
take of the president WAS made. Tn,
dramatic effect of Withdrawing Il nomi
nation, and of changing the votes fol
states like Indiana, kentucky and New
York at the hands of practiced speakers
from the roStruni was immcaSurabl,
enhanced. Without the least doubt il
turned the scale.
Cumback' : withdrawal of Morton Wal
the signal for Il frantic demonstration
III all parts of the huildiug, and whcl
he uttered the name of Hayes, the OPP
ponents of Blaine. and his friends IA
well, SAW that the tide had turned. an,
the end Was approaching. As the sue
CcSSiNe announcements were made an,
state after state threw their votes fo
Hayes the excitement was painfully in
tense. When P"mcroy of New Yoll
said from the rostrum, ITO show tina
New York is in favor of harmony Sh,
casts I'll votes for Hayes the storm q
applause broke over all restraint. Dur
ing this ballot the announcement of tn,
vote 10y Mr.. Hustled of New York. VIII,
acted aS reading clerk of the convention
was made with the greatest difficulty
The president of the convention rappe,
and raped and pounded. and ge>tcu-
lated. He beSought the convention t,
Ice still: but the convention would not
he still there were 1000 frantic mel
shouting and tilnging their arms in tn,
air, and from that time the convention
resolved itself into IL miscellaneous an,
turbulent crowd. The delegates for
sock their seats aud rushed about il
their excitement. discussing the situa
ton and trying to keep track of tn,
votes. When the last vote WAS an
nuunced, and the final summing up he
gan, the grand demonstration of all oc-
CURED, and for ten minutes the roo
shook with the shouts of the vast mul
titudc greeting the success of Hayes
SURPRISE To BOTH THE BLAINE AM
ANTI-BLAINE MEN.
The course of the ballot as atfrctin.
Blaine was neither us the opponents ol
friends of Blaine had expected. Tn,
friends of Blaine had believed that tn.
vote would rise largely on the sccon,
ballot. and that he would attain hi,
maximum probably on the third ballot
and he nominated; but his vote ros,
very little on the second ballot. thcI
fell off for three ballots and did not get
above 300 until the sixth ballot. TIL.
opponents of MI. Blaine also expectc,
that his vote would go up rapidly or
the second ballot. and the Bristow men
had faith and much reason to helitv.
that the Morton men would Immediate.
~ abandon their candidate and take M