The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1880-06-12

TIE DARK HORSE
The Republican Convention held in
Chicago wound up its business Tuesday,
and the Hon. James A. Garfield, of Ohio,
proved to be the clark horse" he re-
ceiyinr the nomination on the Both ballot.
The ballot stood, Garfield 800, Grant 81 l,
Blaine AZ, scattering 8. Conkling then
arose and moved to make the nomination
unanim :, which was done amid storm
of cheers. Mr.. Garfield is well.known
throughout tho land, having been one Of
most active and prominent members in
the Lower House of Congress for the past
fifteen years. He is an able Statesman
and shrewed politician, an excellent dc.
batter and perfect gentleman, and man
that the Republican party may feel proud
OF. Perhaps there are few, if any, Of
those who have risen by their own efforts
who deserve more credit than James A.
Garfield. He was born in Orange, Cuya-
hoga county, Ohio, in 1881, and is now
in the forty.ninth year OF his age. His
father died when he was but child-the
youngest Of four, of whom all were 80
young rs to be entirely dependent upon
their widowed mother. James attended
the district school q few months in
winter, and aided his mother, as soon as
he was old enough, by working at tho
carpenters trade; but not liking the en-
ploymcnt, he went Is teamstsr or boat
man on canal. He loved the water,
and the free life Of sailor had for him
peculiar attractions, and he looked with
fond longings to the time when he should
be able to go upon the lakes or ocean, and
some day be owner of gallant boat that
wouldlb Pc able to outride storm and gale.
Asevere fit of sickness prevented him from
carrying out this project, and health re-
turning but slowly, he began to attend
the "Geauga Academy" He was too
poor to pay his board, but took a room in
drsary little farmhouse and cooked his
own meals, when he entered William
College, in Massachusetts,. Here, after
two years study, he graduated with
honors, when he returned to his home in
Ohio, where he was made teacher of
Latin and Greek in the Eclectic Institute,
and soon after President of the institu.
ton. While he held this position he
studied law and also began to look into
politics. In 1859 he was member of
tho Ohio Legislature, where he soon took
. prominent position, being both we'll
read politician and an eloquenty and witty
DICTATOR. When the rebellion broke out,
MIR. Garfield identified himself with the
interests of the Union, and held almost
every position in the army, from Lieu
tenant to Major.GenerAl. While in the
army he was elected to the Thirty eighth
Congress from Ohio, Of which body he
has been member, by reelection, ever
since, or until last fall, when he was
elected Governor of his native State, and
on the converting of the State Legislature,
he was chosen to represent Ohio in the
National Senate
Arthur, Of New York, received the
nomination Of Vice President, which was
very probably done as conciliatory
measure toward Conkling, and more un.
fit and corrupt man could not have been
selected for the position. He is covered
from head to feet with political slu,ns
and is intermingled with all the thieving
and filthy political rings of New York,
and lately, in conjunction with Tam.
many, he figured very conspicuously in
trying to procure new charters for the
cities of New York and Brooklyn, which
the newspaper, Of those cities denounced
a. scheme to rob the taxpayers, thus
preventing the passage of the charters
by the Legislature and defeating the ring.
We are again placed under obligations