The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1880-06-17

THE Harry NAN FHon PxxxsyLvAs

- last week Wa fuu Of hiesOr1caI
ssents, and everything h connection
With it. proceedings il eagerly sought
alter BY the ptlblie. The following in
teresting aoeosnt ofhew Geesral Gar
feld was brought to the front as can
dtiate is from the Inter Ocean, and is
the most accurate account Of the way his
nomination was made we have seen:
The nomination of Garfield was &C
|complished In . way that did him honor,
and Il was more Of . spontaneous move
ment than otherwise. It had its origin,
of course, in an understanding, but II
vas one that few men were aware Of.
The true history is - follows:
On Monday evening, after the ad-
jeurnment, (which was accomplished,
not by kilograms from Washington, but
By an understanding between the anti
Grant men, the Blaine men held cau-
Gus, decided that their candidate could
not be nominated, and asked what
should be done. The plan of Uction
was left to the leaders, with the under
standing that everybody was to stick
by Blaine until further notice. InlOOk-
ing around for . candidate to beat
Grant. the Blaine leaders decided that
either Washburne or Garfield must be
selected.
Congressman Frye went to ex-GOv-
crnOr DcnnisoD, OF Ohio, and asked IL
the Sherman men would unite with the
Blaine men upon Garfield. Governor
Dennison rejected this propagation,
ssyinx that they had come here to NOM
mate Secretary Sherman. and proposed
that the Blaine men come over to him.
To this FRYE could not assent. He was
then Joined by several Of the Blaine and
Sherman leaders, sad Frye insisted that
another day would nominate Grant /;
that the delegates were tired and would
vote for Grant very soon, because they
saw that his friends held the key to the
situation. unless some new man could
be proposed.
Gen. Garfield was then consulted and
at his urgent request the proposition
to make him candidate was rejected.
Gen. Garfield felt the
DE7LCACY or HIS POSITION,
and said that il his name was proposed
he should himself rise in the convention
and withdraw it. He insisted that the
Ohio men should stand by Sherman,
and that no negotiations for his candi-
dacy should be entered into by tho Sher-
man men. and his wish was respected.
No further part was taken BY Sherman's
snpporters In the consultations that fol-
lowed.
Conrr.ssm.n Aldr;ch of Rhode Is
,.nJ a. C.ssodv Of WISCONSIN. Soma.
- p,n.,h IN Kansas r MACK Of
Ohio Zen Harrison of Indiana. and
s~.S otI,o. .rt;.Crent men thcn con-
s:.,..S ~" re~ot;.t;ons hetwecn the
n,";s.o 81 a.. snt;-RIa;ne men. Rlaine
80 rnt;Go5 i.te Mondav evening that
,.;s nom;nst;on was imn9ssib,e and the
~; ~" vic hot wecn h's house In Wash
49,. .,,J ,ho Crsnd Pacific hotel vas
n aSs'. hnsv for . connie of hours. After
;rf,r.,oI ~ tho s;tust;on here
~. ,i.;,." so;a th.t whencver n h.'
80 .nrs-out flat no could not bc
nominated, his friends were ut liberty
to make such combinations as were
most advantageous to the party. After
This concession Senator Blaine's manag.
ers held a consultation. and determined
that thew would make another effort ia
nominate their man, and if it then
seemed impossible. to make some com.
bination that they could control. Tho
blaine men in Ohio aud Governor Eos.
ter were taken into confidence, and
II WAS again proposed that Garfield
should he voted for but Garfield him
self and the Sherman men in Ohio OBJ
iected. Il was then proposed that thu
Blaine men in the Ohio delegation cast
their votes for Garfield,
JUST AS A FEEI.ER,
lint this plan was abandoned for fear i
would cause a stampede from Blaine il
Other States. II was then decided tina
the st.rt for Garfield should be made il
= deIe0.tion that had not voted fol
Rl.inel with the understanding that il
case The experiment looked as If il
would i've successful, aud the votes from
the middle men should increase, tn,
Rlaine men should fall in.
m. .,. .s ,-o,os.,, IN tho Wis
.e .. ~" ;,,s;stod mon v;v;ne
"W..St..,,..,a chance hefaro q Oar
Ins "Suo ,..s att.,mntoS Go |;
mc.u n.U.o..'S ,i,a. W;scons;n and Ind;
49,. o,.t sI;rr,;sh lin,
. cua s SsO ' ~ 500 how II would h,
~. TY,;s v.s ions On tho th;rtv
IT., "a .h;s.y.f""rtb ballots hmt me
.:.s. "sr""as: Tho Wiscons;n me,
. ~ ' sh.;- ,v;Ii;r~ress ~ erne
~. ~ .,:.s' =. -6a,i,s w..cc which the,
~ ~. I'LL .,.;s.r Scr,tL hsIi~t Twin;
l vc .. H.. s" I',,.,' ~, tho rsrt S.,iof
' =: Sci, I~d;.m. sm.roJ In fn,
U ,o t. -;.;.% 49,, an hnt throe ~ he,
s" ..;s;.m h;s total to any
'o %",;:sa. u .,.s Tho f,rst Rl.;nc Stat.
O. ~. W.. "a an .t,e,nns va. mad,
UPON ~. iS'' , """ .,ai.S.sas !" came nm
pG"GS,I ,,. ~. HAN. ,,,.n so;d No
T IT.. ~ .,.rs.i .no m. ballot for Elaine
e.".;,~ sh.t The Garfield movc,nen
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CSuc..:" S.,...tos I.oct ,rt;, tho mid
H...... ...ouIS siocI.ro the"so,vos I'm,
u M". To .oi .,,J milan. hsd yo,c,
vf .ss"IS NJ Wendcr.on NJ iow.
U ~. Ia. aud Ch.ndIer that IN,
ro...u .." ...a.s go .a,,;r" o"t a"J th'
" N. '' 'a ~ S s ~ ,,ss dacks ~,
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LEV :.p - sSa 80 Int detarn,
; ..o ' :" Snid ,hs;r men down hmt |;
was impossible, and after Iowa ant
Aan.ss n.u aec, Srao -" , M" Wv
The happiest man 10 Cn;cago Tong"
,.'... ~. ,,r,..,,.w,v.x,.
~ the Chester district. Who voted fol