New-York tribune., 1878-03-30

elect and precious, Al were from DIT. haSe9S .
own State of Ohio. where. as we all know there Is
such furor for reform rs sweeps all before H.
suppose an Ohio man who would accept Office on any
other ground than fitness, might make hrs fortune
even in our deprecated currency By going around
and exhibiting himself at ninepence head" no
10 cent tickets received" Outside OF Ohio. then
the command of the people" for Mr.. Hayes as
Reformer was delivered to two delegates from Ala
bama, which is athirst for reforms one from III
rois fonr from Michigan. Of whom the chlei mas
since been appointed Governor OF Dakota; one from
Missouri ono from Nevada five from New-Jersey'
which is all alive for competitive examination ono
from Ver1nont-I think 1T must have been that emf
nent Reformer Judge Poland but do not pretend
to know-and two from West Virginia. These were
the Levites who came fresh from the people,
bearing the ark of Reform and all the service teIeo
to be a charge to Mr. Hayes; ana their
numbers prove beyond question the recog,
nizcd strength Of the sentiment demanding It,"
On the second ballot the tide was swollen 10
Ga. on the third to g. on the fourth to 6S. on the
fnb to 1O4. ON the sixth TO 113. The next ballot
was TO decide. and did decide, the fortunes OF the
day, and UP TO that hour, with all the pulling and
hauling and promising aud peddling that could be
done by Michael and his angels of reform with the
old political machine dragon, through six ballots
"the command of the people" had brought mp
scarcely a seventh part of the convention for Mr.
HAYES Suddenly on the lest ballot, he leaped for
ward and received 3S4 votes, and was nominated ny
a majority of five. This then was the moment when
all the forces OF Reform in the convention made
Their grand rally and coalesced en- Mr.Hayes. Of
these great forces of Reform that suddenly swept
Mr. Hayes to the front, largest and strongest came
the New-YoIk delegation, casting their 81 votes Tor
Mr.. Hayes, carrying out the wishes ana, II tne
newspapers are to be credited acting under the tele
graphic requests of that spoiled darling Of Mr..
Curtis and the Civil Service Reformors, Mr.. Senator
ConIing, singing as it were new song:
From the desert come TO thee
on stallion shod with ire,
Aud the winds Nfe lcit behind
In the speed OF my desire
for the divorce of patronage frcm politics. Up
dashed also that Sir Galahad of Reform, Mr. D..
Donald Cameron then Secretary of War by the
grace Of Grant, now Senator Of the United States by
command of the people" ofPennsylvania swelling
the pean of victory with his clarion cry:
MY good blade swo0ps the ballots in,
make my calling sure
NV strength is the strength or ten
Because my heart is pure
of political vile and guile, and gave to Mr. Eatons
higher clements in politics what the BOYS wou'd
call valuable lift in the form Of twenty-elght votes
fo. Mr. HAYES his own eager ballot included Then
came mp to the help of the Lord against the mighty
the Indiana delegation, that had been laboIing
with zeal and knowledge for their great Senator,
one OF the last Of the grand old War Governors, MI
Morton-on whom be peace who. l suppose, had
all his life been Ike St. Paul not one whit behind
tbe very chiefest apostles Of Reiorm-and thundered
out their resolve to let it be understood that they
intended that those whose duty 1t might be should
make themselves qualified by throwing twenty-five
votes for Mr. Hayes; and up, ike Venus from thc
Summer sea of Reform, rose Senator Patterson oi
South Carolina all garanded with its "cool
blossoms of wafer and foam," and cast
his sacred seven for Mr. Hayes; and across country
from the Mexican-vexod borders of Texas, rode
Governor Davis, "lickety-split" to throw down his
thirteen votes for rghteouSness-tbough il occurs
TO my memory that the Reform organs succeeded
more Thoroughly in assembling their love fol
Governor Davis duung President Grants adj
ninistration than for any other Southern Gov
ernor with the possible exception of Governor Ames
of Mississippi But Governor Ames, Of Mississippi Il
! was also not wanting, but acting III asserted
| and presumed concert with that other devOtet
! of reform General Butler, Of Massachusetts. tore
in with his sixteen votes for Hayes and the Higher
| Life And down bis Hill OF Gold Ieaped that cham
pion of reform, the sllver-tongued Senator from
Nevada with his cohort Of six Reformers from the
Comstock Lode, and they stayed not for brake, and
| they stopped not for stone they SWAN 'he ohI'
| where ford there none, and the sheen OF theli
spears was like stars the sea, as they galoped
! into the Convention and threw down their ballots
| and bullion on the highest point Of the upward
plane of their zgzag march TO Heaven In short, tc
avert further detail Mr. Hayes received on th'
seventh ballot 271 more votes than he had on The
sixth and Of these 152 votes, OF about tree-hith'
/ Of the whole were furnished by that Band OF
! Brothers, seven sons Of one mother our gracious
| Lady of Reform, Senator Conkiing Senator
| Cameron, Senator Morton, Senator John Patterson
| Senator Jones, Governor Davis, of Texas and Gov
! ernor Ames, Of Mississippi Who can doubt that
| the spirit of reform, "by command of the people,
came fying all abroad and breathed upon these
| mighty men of valor till, out of the vide, wild
welter Of Possibilities, President Hayes became &
| living Soul9 GAIL HAMILTON.
NEW-JERSET LEGLSLATURE.