New-York tribune., 1876-06-19
HOW HAYES WAS NOMINATED.
CAMERON's DEVICE FOR KEEPING PENNSYLVANIA
STEADY FOR HARTRANFT-TnE AGREEMENT WITH
NEw-YoRK-H4YEsA A SAFE CANDIDATE
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l


STEADY FOR HARfRANf'r-TnE AGREEMENT WITH
NEW-YoRK--H4YEs A SAFE CANDIDATE
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.l
CINCINNATI, June 1s.-The smoke and dust Of the
battle has cleared away, and a calm, dspassionato
review of the field becomes possible. The wisdom OF
the National Republican Convention in nominating
Hayes and Wheeler is almost universally conceded
The disappointment of the friends of Mr. Blame has
of course been very bitter. They had every reason
to be encouraged up to the very last moment Tor
when their forces representing nearly every State
and Territory in the Union stood firm In the support
of their favorite candidate ballot after ballot ana
showed no signs of wavering even after Mlchi-
gan had set the example Of casting her
% votes solid for Gov Hayes. Although
they knew delays to be dangerous, they had no
reason 10 fear any serious break in their lines, and
they held IN reserve in the Pennsylvania and other
delegations sufficient votes, rs they thought, finally
TO place Mr.. Blaine in nomination. Since the con-
test is over the almost universal verdict Is that IN
spite of Mr. Blauc's splendid qualities as leader,
50 wond, rfully developed IN the preliminary can
vass i'm spito of the enthusiasm which he would IN
fuse into his supporters during tie whole of tile cam
paign in spite of his acknowledged ability rs
statesman and The great service he has rendered 10
the party the nomination OF Gov. Hayes H. On tue
whole. A fac safer one The choice Of no other can
dldatc could, IN so great hdN' i'"'"'' ''
iealousies and united all the discordan elements OF
the Republican partv. The canvass which the Ohio
DELEGATION made i'm Gov Hayes behalf was not such
as to arouse jealousy pronounced opposition from
the friends of other candidates and If his friends are
not "a devoted 20 him personally those OF some
others whose names were presented, he also has
fewer enemies within the party 70 conciliate
At the hour when the Convention met on Friday
no combination against Mr. Blaine had been
formed. At the meetings of the opposing leaders
during the night the fact fully recognized that
the only result of an attempted combination wouid
be the nomination Of Mr. Blaine. The moment del
egales from States which had candidates OF their
own should be relieved from tLcir delegations, Mr.
Rlaipe would gather lrorn them and from waycr,ng
delegations from other parts of the country sufficient
votes o. give him majority The only agreement
therefore that could bc reached was that made be-
tween Secretary Cameron and tho C0nkIuG
leaders that the NcwYork and Pcnnsylvanla dcega-
ons should bc kept undivided if possible unt after
several ballots bad been cast and further policy
could be determined upon. But the Blaine men in
the Pennsylvania delegation were in a majority
and the important question which arose was how
they sbould be prevented from descrting Gov Hart
rauft ON the third or fourth ballot, and by casting
80 or 40 votes for Nr. Blaine turn the tide III his
! favor and cause his nomination. The plan decided
| unon was as follows: Gov. Hartranft had
strength outside of ms own State, but the Conklug
| leaders had succeeded either III the State ConVen-
| tions or since coming to Cincinnati, in capturing
few stray votes from the Southern States. III was
agreed that some ef these should be transferred To
GOV Uartranft in order that when the Pennsylvania
| Bioiue men proposed To break away from the IN
strnctions given by their State Conventions, hr.
! Cameron could point to these Southern votes aud
o,,neal 70 them not 10 desert the candidate whose
name hey presented while he was receiving support
| from other States and while hc making gains,
| boweycr small, on each succeeding ballot. How
successfully this plan was carried out may DC seen
| bv . reference to the record Of the Convention.
! On tbe first ballot Gov. Hartranft received only
the 5s votes cast by his own State. On the sec"h'i
| ballot he received four from Nevada ana hYe rom
| North Carolina, three of the latter having been
! transferred directly from the Conkling column. Tn
,hc th,rd ballot Gov Hartranft still gained three
| votes, and on the fourth three more, making MS
total vote on that ballot 81. To defeat this policy
| tbc Blaine men made their demonstration on the
sccond ballot which has heretofore been described
ot onpth Their success in breaking the unit rule
and in obtaining from the Convention an oiieiai
declaration that each delegate was at liberty 10
vote a he pleased in spite of the instructions OF the
State Convention, looked upon as great
victory for Mr. Blaine, and his nomina-
ton ON the third ballot was confidently
expected. The transfer OF three auulloh"i
votes in the North Carolina delegation to ilartranit
ON the third ballot, furnished to Mr.. Cameron the
basis for new appeal to the entire Pennsylvania
delegation to stand by the Governor OF Their STATE
st least ~ long az he continued TO gain. This was
tho most critical time for Mr.. Blame
Tho "a men in the Pennsylvania dele
cation who subsequently voted for the eN-
SnoaLer then had it in their power TO lit INN
over the bar on which he was grounding, but they
listined to Mr. Cameron's appeal and allowed tho
opportunily to go by nnimproyed. This blnnder
they repeated the fourth fifth, and sixth bailot'
and then. when it was too late for them to accom-
plish anything, and when the reeedng tide was
carving Mr. Blame out into the deep waters Oh
defeat, their efforts to stem it were wholly una
vailinp