, 1876-06-19


Bninc's friends ind eavagcly arRatlctl the !'rcs
t'lrnt for appointing cnn'eron Secretary Of War,
,nent,. an"l himself for accepting It.. lirrc, IN
tho Convention, they unacrtUnk to brenk
him down md I!!sgrncc him. Thntelcgrnpf.wre
bnrc message homo to Simon CntncrDt,,. Whose
many ,Iow gucss. Immediately tclcprutns btgnn
IT, shower upon tho dclrEntca frnn nil pnrtk
nf the Old kcyttonc, TINT tho dignity ni the
ssrstary sss S q Nv W 'ssa t Il ss Esa G @
hid that Don Cameron could not bc h,!m!lintcd
without tho degradation also attaching to every
tric-born l'enrsylyanial. ~, These mIsn!vcs PEI
we'll, a1,d the Blnine pt,alanx 0f forty.four
wAs nRoKEN AND bEMoItALtzgp,
and never ngain united. Don's next rnosc wah
tte decisive moment. Meanwhile tle dispatches
continued to pour In from all parts Of tic atate
upon the de'egntca, telling them nat To desert the
rnnft.. Don 'nadu arrangements to borrow some
votes from Morton, Coilkling, and 1,rRtow, chiefly
tho former To be curt fur lartrnntt, to keep fis
fellows In hope mud prevent tho l'aislc menfro
demanding the withdrawal 0f thGlr "fuvuritc
non." Thus, tic second t'a!aot' Jones loaned
four votes from NeYaln, nrpl Col Holloway five
of Mnrton'e men fro1n North Carolina. u, the
ncxt ballet Fortln slctnile!l three votes to Hurt.
Vermont one,--tho latter suspected TO bc
DrstowItc In tlisgnac. But now
TIE TROUBLE BEnAE.
| Three OF tic PenNeytvnNn.ls broke through
the rule Ut yuttnE ia unit, aud insisted IN
having their votes counted for blainc. They
could not be foo1clI into standing by the " III
| vorite son" of Pennsylvania any !ongcr. This
rsyelt at onea p,oeeh ha row nonS ts e'm- en-
| vtnion. Mcthcrson, the Dlancito Chairman,
decided that the three rcbtl votcs must bc re-
corded for Bln!ne. Tho Secretary of War
pse bc peGsSnfis eGSaia u e?xso1 ;ssi t sey ~
frame IN the rc,insylvanIa Convention.
/ aicPlsc7stm yAllcd Dun Cameron =, q
ciiergc lint he wns d tra!tor 70 the party's ruca
anil traditions. Col. Dick Thou,rron, of III
dlana, sprang. to the floor md administered
reprnot to Merhesson for his peTsonal 9ttaek on
Mcrllrrsun first denied using lho obno1fuus cx-
| PRESTON, and next Withdrew 1t; hut Ill angry
debate extended over the Convention on the
question q sustaining re leslson of the Char, T.,
| favor ot maintaining the rules adopted by the
stnte Conventions in respect 10 Instructions Of
delegates, ns the latter were selected by the
body. Tho other side, led by Robert G. 1ugcr-
aull, denounced gag laws, and Insisted on the
personal liberty 1f tic representative, aud lts
right to vote as he plcascd,all TINT therues and
FtGDl1lttD3H VI LnfS HtIt
to al State Instructions, traditions, and orders.
The Chair was finally sustained BY ayes 3o',
noes 3ti3 The Blatnc ncn regarded 1t ns
| GREAT TRIUMPH,
| inHtlrinE the nomination 0f tlleir fnvOr1te, and
they clecrcti youifcro,iFly. But DON Cameron
remarked, "Tlle fools have hoist themselves ON
their own pctartl," and the sequel pIovcdit. u1-
der the Pennsylvania rule tile majority Of tho
erol, after Ills utmost efforts, had failcA to Sc
cure moro tllan q votes, nnI tic Blaine ncn
Ind 80 aold and sure. On the sixth ballot II
declared for Bla!nc, but on tho decisive votc
etend of having u votes for Blaine, they
llad but barely 10, while q voted for
1Inycs amidst shouts and ye1a tliat fairly
81 shook tbo rafters of the Convention building.
blunlering let tllc carny sent capture fourteen
of their men. With thu solid Pennsylvania vote
Blaine would have heon tr!u,npl'antly nofii-
natel. Even II tho forty-four votea tllat wcEe
claimed hnI stuck to Blaine, tho result would
| lnve been
PAINFULLY GLOBE AND DOUBTFUL,
as the seventh ballot would lave stood: 11G9yes,
tow. Before the break commenced, Dlnlne
w1ull probably have bccn beaten in the eighth
bnllut, ns 1lnycs seemed to hive tue "bulgc :"
by us much us five votes, Several of the cnr1e-
bng delegations were composed Of very sliprcry
gentlemen, ant, bnlhnce Of power ONO III their
laslds, thcsc is III telling wfat they might not
llltt unc Will lis MLNL IL IltlHllt NlfE Glhk "
induce them to par. With y; but Cameron wns
ftar1ully avenged ''pun Ills enemies. Hu came
Nost1NATE cosKLIao OR DEFEAT BLAINE.
and wis happy. lie punished Mcpherson to his
hearts cnn{ent, md quelcd the rebellion In his
ranks. llc wynt homo master OF tho situation,
and high chief Of all tho Kcystonc clans.
Michigan On tI.c sixth ballot; w to that ti,,ns
and, Hayes !. Gov. Howard, Wig vas TIC
leader e tho delegation, col concluded shat the 1
gtn The whoc delegation ctud not be eoi,:
centrated either on blaine OF lristow, hut all
ugrccd to follow their venerable mud veteran
lender for llayes, who cnst the - votes Of hia
State sol ID for tho Buckeye.
THE ONO MEN WE'RE SET WILD, ...
and there wus great coInnfotlun and cxtrcme
nervous excitement from that moment until
honor Il u tlcal!ng thu eonlition forccs.
When The Illinois delegation reac1,ed C!ncin.
natl lust Sunday 9nd Monday, they we're set
down as 40 for Rla!ne and two doubtful
commenced tic work Of whipping in
smiih aud Jndgo BaKsE-l!at Tia
arer l tho lash l1;s was applied tue leov ,nnr
IN inoru intlucnec than whips. scorn!una wers
tried but they wero nut to tic moved from the!'
convictions. Thcro wcro Brlstow men In I'LL
tDIS 10 tIo FcpFthchLEu US we'll rs uEllllo HUI
Honesty and reform were entitled to votes nt
well as tho Whisky Ring unl the machines. Tho
attempt to arngMn these two fearless and tn
dependent delegates
HEsUtTED I'M noUnLlNG TliE1n NUMBER
on the first allot, namely for Dsistowana fol
11nycs. Oh the sl1tll Blainc only rccoycAS2 fTo,r
Illinois. DrLstow, tho man who wns to havs
no votes from Illinois. got lvc, lIayes tl1rcr
ant! Waallbnrne two Thus, oil tho sixth bnllot
Instead Of lilniue getting forty-two, rs the n,a
el.nc-ringbters dcrlarcd l,e would. hayc, tct
votes weru recorded against him. All honor K
these ten independent 1cr,, who represented
majority Of tile Republican purity Of Illinois, fo
is entitled to respect anl gratitude ior the he
role f1lnucss l,u exhibited In Ills struggl'
with the macliinc-fvllow led By Logan
liz WA gatnng ground every hour, and II tn
hAllotlug hatl continued ul.other DAY he All,
, JlN!gu Daker, who Is most gallant s,ul, woult
have lad fill half Of tho delegation to bacL
. them up
TRUTH ~ MIGHTY,
md WINS rapidly prevailing III thu Illinois dele
Eatlon.
There Is one eas1se yet to l'c named which con