The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-07-13
From the y. Y. independently
The Republican Nominations.

The contest among Republicans as to
candidates for President and Vice-Presi-
\ dent is ended. In respect to the four
/ principal aspiTants for the presidential
/ omination-namely, ex-Speaker Blaine,
/ Senators Conkling and Morton, and Sec
/ retaIy Bristow. the contest has been a
warm one, resulting in the defeat Of all
/ four and the selection of "a nominee who
on the first ballot had but little more
| than the vote Of his own state. Ex-
/ Speaker Blaine began with 2gl votes,
| against l25 for Morton, ll3 for Bristow
90 for Conkling, and 65 for Hayes, and
ended with 35l votes, and was at last de
feated, on the seventh ballot, not by the
desertion of his friends but by the con-
centration of nearly all the opposing
votes upon Governor Hayes, swelling his
vote 20 3S4, or 80 more than Mr.. Blaine
These facts abundantly show that ex-
Speaker Blaine, Notwithstanding the
malignant attacks made upon him by
Democrats, and, we regret to say. the un-
generous course pursued by a portion Of
the Republican press, not only went into
the Convention as far the strongest can
didate in the whole list, but also retained
his strength throughout the entire strug-
gle He had the warm and earnest con
fidence of his friends, and equally has il
to-day, and was defeated only by the
combination Of those who were the sup
porters of weaker candidates. That hap
pened which in such cases is likely to
happen. The supporters OF three promi-
nent competitors concentrated their
strength upon one who was not the rival
of any of them and to this fact Cover
nor Hayes is indebted for his nomination.
He comes to the front and wins the
prize not as the first choice Of the dele
gates, but as the best choice practicable
in the circumstances.
We cordially accept the nomination
and shall do what we can to elect the
ticket. Indeed, though we have ex-
pressed our strong preference for Mr..
Blaine, we suggested two weeks ago the
name of Governor Hayes in the contin-
gency that the former should not be
nominated. We did so because we be-
lieved that the friends of Mr. Blaine
would much more cheerfully and heartily
support him than they would any one Of
the rival candidates. The friends of
these candidates did wise thing in
Withdrawing them from the feld-a very
much wiser thing than they would have
done if they had succeeded, as they at
tempted, in effecting a combination OF
their forces upon any one OF them. IL is
fortunate for the Republican party that
they did not succeed; and perhaps il is
fortunate in respect to the canvass be-
fore the people that the friends of Mr..
Blaine did not succeed. Either form of
success, as the facts were, would more or
less have divided the strength of the
party; and this might have been suf-
! fcient to procure its defeat.
The ticket actually nominated awakens
no animosities among Republicans and
| leaves no sores to be healed. 1t will be
heartily supported by Republicans of all
!. types and very largely command the sup
port OF voters represented by Carl
| Schurz; and this, to say the least, is
great negative excellence. The response
/ OF the country and the press, already
made, shows that Republicans, with
united councils, will make an earnest and
/ persistent fight against the common foe
/ and this is equivalent to a victory. We
/ believe that they will carry this state no
matter who may be nominated by the
| Democrats There is no doubt about
Ohio and Illinois, and hardly any about
Pennsylvania, and fair chance of sue
cess in Indiana. The ticket, with the
possible exception of Connecticut, will
make a clean sweep in New England and
carry the overwhelming mass of the
Western States 1t is formidable ticket
for the Democrats to beat. even with the
support of nearly all the ex-rebel states I;
and they will have to do their very
wisest and best at St. Louis, as their only
hope of avoiding another political Wa
terloo.
But the ticket is far more than merely
an available one or negatively good
Both candidates have an entirely unex
ceptionable record as to personal and
public character. Both are lawyers by
profession and both have the habit oi
succeeding in whatever they undertake
and neither has any alliance with OF
committed to the errors of the present
Administration, whether it respects
measures or men. Governor Hayes wa:
a brave and skilliul officer during the
war. As a representative in Congress h'
/ commanded the confidence of his con
/, stituents and the respect of the country
: Three times since the war has he beer
elected governor of Ohio, and in this pc
! sition he has shown integrity and states
{ manship On the cur@ncy question hi
J position is pronounced and emphatic il
4 favor of honest money'-even more 5
i. than the Cincinnati platform He is b.
: no means an unknown or an untried man
o The same is true of Mr. Wheeler, tn
= candidate for the V ice Presidency. Tn
e election of these ge1lemon will not onl
perpetuate the ascendency Of the prime
!. pies of the Republican party, but give I