The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1880-06-12
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATIONS.
THE THIRD TERM KILLED.
COMBINES GREATEST EFFORT"
The LORDlY ROSCOE sQUELcHtD.
STRATEGY on nLAINIa.

The L0RDlY ROSCOE sQUELCHtD.
STR ArEGY or BLAINE.
After one Of the bilterest aud sevcrest strug-
giles that ever took place ia a national con
yeniion, the Republicans, ut Chicago, closed
their labors on Tuesday night last, after AN
entire week S session. James A. Garfield, OF
Ohio, was nominated for President, aud Ches.
ter A. Arthur, OF New York, for Vice Presi.
dent. Mr.. Garfield nomination was effected
on the thirty. sixth ballot, when the vote stood:
Garfield, 500; Grant, S05; Blaine, AZ; Wash
burne, 6; aud Sherman, .. On motion OF Mr..
COnkling, the nomination was made unanl'
nous, aud recess was then taken until eve
ming. AT the evening session, Chester A. Ar
thur, ex.cOlector OF the Port Of New York,
was nominated for Vice President ON the first
ballot, he receiving 46s votes to 1888 for Wash
burne, Al for Marshall Jewell, 30 Tor Horace
Maynard, and 10 scattering.
COMMENTS OF THE PRESS.
The New York Times, Rep, says;-"Ihe
Chicago convention has followed sundry lamil-
lar presidents in failing 10 select the strongest
of the candidates presented to it. But from
the second rank Of available republicans il
has made q very excellent choice, and one
which has tie great merit OF uniting oil Sec
tons of the party for a harmonious, aggres'
siye and probably successful campaign. james
A. Garfield has been too long IA public liteto
have escaped injurious allegations against his
personal character and bitter attacks upon his
political course, but he is strong'n he's free
dom from intrigue to gain the nomination,
and in being able 10 accept 1t absolutely free
from disreputable alliances or embarrassing
pledges
The New York Journal Of Commerce says;
-''0f the whole list OF candidates named At
the convention this is undoubtedly the strong
est nomination that could have been made.
1t is au out and out defeat OF the third term
idea, complete Illustration Of the entire
machine management, and an emphatic sea!
of condemnation on the corruptions that
marked Grants administration, 1t con.
cludes:-"lf the democrats ut Cincinnati give
us a man equally high in character the people
OF this country may breathe more ireelyiH
regard to their political future than they have
before for many years.
The New Yo. K Herald says, before proceed.
ing to comment on the result at Chicago, 1--WE
must first OF ALL congratulate the republican
party on its narrow escape from great
danger, referring TO the possible nomination
Of Grant, (which would have been milestone
around its neck, and would have sunk it in
the depths OF the sea, and says the nomJna'
ton was brought about by a conference VI
Washington, on Sunday between Blaine and
Sherman, who mutually agreed that the nomi.
nation Of Grant would be Of no value to them
and would be rulnous to the party, aud ia this
view they waived their personal claims. But
when II comes TO consider the actual candi.
date, the Herald says:-"We do not know
whether we ought TO congratulate the repub.
lican party. or condOle with it,
The World generally belittes the ticket,
aud says the Chicago convention has opened
to the democrats the road to the White House,
and only willfnl blindness can prevent the
democrats from taking it.
The Charleston rs. c. Neics and Couriel.
says that Gen. Garfield will make stronger
run by far than either Grant OF Blaine, bat he
is not as unobjectionable q candidate as Ed.
munds or Washburne. 1t expects that its
course during the canvass will be to stir up
every bitter memory in the line OF his DAYTON
speech last October, 50 as to array solid
North against the solid South. 1t considers
that by this nomination every southern State
is abandoned 10 the democracy, and that the
West, except Indiaaa, will 90 republican.
The South will be free from pressure and ex.
element, aud overwhelmingly democratic;
aud Garfield can certainly be beaten, bat the
hrst step OF the democracy must be to throw
overheard their Old Man Of the Sea, as the
republicans have done. The nomination OF
Garfield instead of Grant is a great shock to
the colored people in Charleston, and they
seem to regard It as a disaster to the republi
can party.
The Richmond STATE says:-"The third.
term is killed forever. There Is now no
danger of divided South. Our whole sec.
ton will be united as one man upon the can
didate nominated a, Cincinnati, who, II he be
but the right man, will have an easy victory.
Mr.. Garfield, 1t must not be disguised, how.
ever, is avery strong man--the strongest civil.
inn, probably, the republicans could have
named.
The Richmond Dispatch rcioices. and con.
graduates the country upon the defeat Of the
thlrd-term, synonym Of the empire.
The Richmond Commonwealth thinks the
nomination one of the strongest that the party
could have made. II is an attempt to disguise
the issue OF a government of force as against
government Of law, which the nomination
Of Gen. Grant would have proclaimed. The
issue remains, though il is now covered.
The Philadelphia Record says;-"Mr. Gar
field is a man OF ability, aud stands we'll in
his party. lie is not so able a man nor strong
candidate as Edmunds or Washburne would
have been, bat he is preferable to Grant or
Blaine. The bitterness Of the contest at
Chicago viii, for long time, leave an un.
pleasant taste in the mouths of the friends of
the leading candidates, but We see no reason
why Mr.. Garfield should not consolidate the
republican strength. II he has a fault, it is
perhaps a disposition to yield his better iadg
ment under pressure As between him and
Samuel j, Tilden, thouga Tilden is his master
in all the craft OF craftsmanship, we should
consider Garfield the safer man in the presi.
DENTAL chair.
The Philadelphia Times says the nomina,
ton Of Gen. Garfield is fortunate, mainly IN
bridging the iast-widenlng chasm between The
popular and the despotic clements Of the
party.
The Atlanta (Ga) Constitution thinks the
"machlnen will not work satisfactorily in
New York, aud that the ticket can be beaten.
Dispatches from Augusta and Portland
Me- say that the nomination of Garfield
was disappointment, but was received cheer.
fully.
The New York Star Dem, saya--Gdar.
held has nOtOriously smirehed record. Ar.
aaNs :" hAtN AsSiN t1ah pohlASAl elpNer.
The republican convention has done is at.
most toward securing democratic trianiph
in November, provided Cincinnati does moi
emulate the folly Of Chicago.
The Chicago Tribune, edilorially comment.
ing upon the nomination made BY the repub.
lican convention, says Gen. Garfield Is the
greatest man that has been up for the Presi
deney for many years, agd Il Is a certainty
that he will be- elected.
The Chicago Ilpter.Q Ocean says the ticket IL
not such in all respects as Il would have
named, bit il is undoubtedly strong one.
The party has q harder fight before il than il
would have he'd with the soldier q. Ms head
The republicans must raise tho standard. and
tight desperately until November.
The Chicago Daily Nelos, which has adyo
Gated Grant, speaks bitterly Of the ticket. aud
calls y , weak one. II refers TO Garfield s
record Ia the DE tiollyeT affair, Nc, and
adds'-" Following closely those devious and
dubious political methods the republican con.
yention has dishonored the incorruptible
Grant by means Of the corrupt and corfupli
bic Garfield. IL has whistled the eolored men
Of tle soeth down the winds-the colored
| Pegple, who@ese given universal suffrage in
order that they might prasprye ile lInicB
which Grant saved y
A dispatch from Chicago, June o, saysl-
| There is great disgust among Washburue 4
friends at tho nomination Of Arthur. II d
generally felt, even among delegates, that the
I nomination Of Washburne would have made