Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1880-06-09
The Grant contestants from Kansas thus

The Grant contestants from Kansas thus
got in on the same doctrine that the Blaine
and Washburne delegates from Illinois
were admitted on. Two Sherman dele
gates from West Virginia were admitted
on the same principle. taking the place Of
two who were for Blaine.
The same day the platform was adopted
and late in the afternoon motion to pro-
coed at once to ballot was voted down and
the convention took a recess till evening
when the names of the several candidates
were presented. j. F. Joy of Michigan
presented Blaine's name in rather tame
speech but it was enthusiastically applaud
ed as were the speeches of Pixley of Cali
fornia and Frye of Maine seconding the
nomination. Frye's speech was n sort of
school-boy eloquence about ship with
Blaine rs the captain. Mr.. Drake of
Minnesota nominated William Window.
Conkling mounted table and in a long
speech of brilliant periods and sarcastic
illusions to opponents nominated Gen.
Grant. His opening sentence was "When
asked whence comes our candidate, we
say from Appomattox; his closing one.
" We have only to listen above the din
and dust of the hour to behold the repub-
ican party advancing to victory with it
greatest marshal at its head"
Conkling was wildly applauded for sew.
eral minutes. Mr.. Bradley of Kentucky
seconded the nomination of Grant. Gen
Garfield then nominated Sherman in 8
speech which will be found in another
column. Winkler of Wisconsin anC
Elliott of South Carolina recorded Sher
mans name. Frederick Billings ther
nominated Edmunds in an eIoquen
speech of seven minutes. His speech il
given elsewhere. Mr.. Sanford of Massa
chusetts seconded Edmunds' nomination
Mr.. Cassidy of Wisconsin presented tn,
name of f. B. Washburne and Brandage,
of Connecticut seconded it. The conven
ton then ten minutes before midnigh
adjourned to 10 o'clock Monday.
On meeting Monday balloting begar
and under the rules adopted no more
speeches could be made till its close. Tn,
Blaine men had been confident theil
candidate would lead Grant from ten t.
twenty votes while the Grant men still
professed confidence that in the end they
would win and advertised their purpose O
sticking to their man if it took all summer
The result Of the first ballot-and oul
each one-showed that Grant was twenty
ahead of Blaine; that Sherman came NJ
in the nineties and that most of the Con
necticut delegation was Tor Washburne
who ran up to thirty. Mr.. Edmunds had
"a votes, 10 from Vermont, 20 from
Massachusetts, 2 from Connecticut an(
one each from Ohio and Tennessee Min
nesota gave her 10 votes steadily fol
Window all of Monday.
During the day session Monday eighteen
ballots were had and nobody's men broke
Monday evening there was u sitting oil
three hours in which ten ballots more
were taken making twenty-eight for til,
day. The 2Sth ballot did not differ mucl
from the first; Grant had gained tire,
yotoy and Rl,,ipo hoJ I,st ,bo,t ~, ,,,,..
but all candidates were holding their men.
Tuesday morning the convention mel
again. On the Goth ballot Massachusett.
left Edmunds for Sherman and Sherman
vote went up to nearly hundred ant
twenty while Edmunds held only th,
Vermont delegation and scattering vot,
or two. Nothing startling came till tn,
34th ballot, when Garfield who had beer
getting Il vote or two went up to II
getting them from Sherman and Wash
burne, The 35th ballot Garfield had 81
votes and the Blaine column had evidently
begun 10 break for him, and it was eviden
that the Ohio soldier who had been work
ing for the Ohio civilian was on the tract
as the famous dark horse that had beel
expected. In fact for two or three days
had been confidently predicted by thos
who were not blinded by their eagernes.
for favorite that Garfield was the comm!
man.
On the Both. and last, ballot the anti
Grant forces, except AZ of Blane's men
five of Washburne's and three of Sher
mans broke for Garfield and he receives
800 votes, 20 more than the number nee
essary TO carry the convention, Grant
forces stuck to him to the last and pole,
306 votes against Garfield. The unite,
vote lagainst Garfield on the last bale
was 1856, thus giving him majority of 4
over all others. At this writing we hav
not the details of the break, but it evident
ly came with rush and tumbled the thir
termers on their backs. Blane's friend
can have the satisfaction of knowing the
voted for the winning man and Grant
leaders can retire with the proud con
seriousness that they whistled clear throug
the woods if they did come out in tn
wrong clearing. The nomination of NJ,
Garfield was made unanimous on tn
motion of Mr.. Conkling. 1t was abol
1: 80 when the nomination was made an
the convention then took recess till
o'clock.
At O'Clock the convention reassemble
and Messrs. Washburne. Jewell and A
thur we're presented as candidates for vic,
president. Gen. Chester A. Arthur
New York received the nomination an
the convention adjourned.
We give below table showing Ii
ballots from first to last. 1t will be see
that up to The 34th the figures are wonde
fully monotonous:
g .. i =.l'9. =|g II III: