The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-09
TELEGRAPHIC
CHICAGO CONVENTION.

Chicago, 8.-The convention wa
called to order at 10 IS, ct which hou
delegates were generally in their seats
After prayer the chair ordered roll cal
for the twenty-ninth ballot, and it VS.
proceeded with. When the State o
Alabama was called and the vote an,
nOunced its cOrTectI ess was questioned
by 8 member of the delegation, and th'
chair ordered the roll of delegates to d
called Thin one Of the delegates stated
that his colleague was absent sick, anC
| had authorized him to cast his vote fol
| him, and he asked whether he could DC
| SO. To this the chairman replied thai
| the roll call mutt not be interrupted, and
that the question would be decided when
it arose. The roll call vent on and
/ when the name of Alexander was
| called and responded to, the questi, n
was raised as 10 whether the response
had been made by Alexander. 1t was
admitted that it hal not been. A secoI d
| delegate for Alabama also fai ed to re-
spond, and then when the delegates were
all called the names of the Rlternstes
for the absent delegates we're called.
There was response, however, from only
one OF them. The chair stated as his
mode of executing the rule On the sub
ject that in case flha failure OF delegates
to respond, the name of the AlternHte
standing opposite on the roll would be
called, and if he did not respond, then
the name Of the other alternate for that
district would be called, and in the case
of delegates-at-large the names of other
alternates of that class would be called.
The vote of Alabama was then announced
as Grant 10, Blaine ] Sherman 3. The
result Of the decision was TO lose Grant l
vote When Virginia was called the
char announced &c for Grant, 3 for
Blaine and 8 for Sherman. Totals,
officially: Grant sos, Blaine 27S, Sher-
man 116, Edmunds u, WAshburne 80,
Windom Z, Garfield ..
The thirtieth ballot was taken. When
the territory Of Wyoming was called the
response (which had invariably been
Grant l. Blaine l was changed to Blaine
/, General Phillip II. Sheridan l. For
some time it was supposed that the last
vote was for Sherman, and the clerk so
announced it; but when the real fact
came out it was appreciated by the con-
Vention and audience, and there was q
good deal of enthusiasm stirred up. Gen.
Sheridan, who had seat on the plst-
form, was approached by Chairman
HoHr, and pleasantly congratulated.
Then, with the assent Of the chair, the
general stepped to the end Of the plat
form, bowed his Acknowledgements and
said: 81 am very much obliged 10 the
delegate from Wyoming for mentioning
my name In this convention, but there Is
no way in which could accept Aomi-
nation by this convention. except would
be permitted to turn it over to my best
friend" [cheers.l Sheridan then re.
tired to his seat, and the chairman, apollo
e. tically, said that he (the chairman) had
presumed upon the permission of the
TO allow the il'ustrisus soldier
who had just spoken to interrupt the
order Of the proceedings. That, how
ever, would be privilege accorded to no
other person Whatever. The result Of
the ballot was then announced rs follows:
Grant 300, Blaine 279, Sherman lis,
IL, Washburne 80, Window
4, Garfield 2.
Roll call was then taken on the thirty
first ballot. Arkansas cast l6 for Grant,
which being challenged and the chair
sgain ruling that no district delegate
could cast the vote foT delegate tempo |
rarily absent, except his alternate, the
Arkansas vote was changed 10 10 for |
Grant, for Blaine, Tor Sherman,
being short.
Tbirty-.econd ballot ordered, resulting
in no choice.
Thirty-third ballot ordered. Arkansas
3 from Sherman to Blaine; |
Georgia, 2 from Sherman to Blaine, |
from Sherman 20 Grant; Illinois, 2 from
Blaine 10 Wsshburne; Indiana, l fiom
Sherman 10 Blaine, from Washburne |
10 Window; Mississippi, frSn WaIh- |
burne TO Blaine
Thirty fourth ballot ordered, and |
Alabama increased for Grant from the |
absentee delegate, who had returned; In |
diana transferred from Washburne 10 |
Blaine; Tennessee transfers from Blaine |
10 Grant in Wisconsin, Grant gains |
|, Garfield gains 16-S being |
from Washburne, 5 from Blaine, and
3 from Sherman. Totals thirty-fourth |
ballot: GRAFT S12, Blaine 275, Sherman |
l07, EdmundI IL, Wash burne 30, Win
lom 4, Garfield II.
On the announcement Of the totals |
here was great applause, in which |
friends OF Grant and Garfield joined.
Then Garfield was seen to rite up on his /
seat and was heard, amid the uproGr, to |
address the chair. The chairman in
luired for Whist purpose the gentleman
rose,
ITO question Of order" said Garfield.
'The gentleman will state it, said the
chairman.
az challenge" said Garfield. ''the cor
-ectness of the announcement that con-
aims votes for me. No nan has q right |
without the conIent Of the person voted
or, to have his name announced and
Toted for in this convention. Such con-
ent hSve Dot given"
The chair interrupted and said that the /
gentleman was not stating question Of
,rder, and he requested the clerk to pro-
iced with the next ballot. Grants gain
was cheered by his supporters.
The thirty-hfth ballot was called. Con-
aecticut transfers 2 from Blaine and 9 /
rom Washburne to Garfield; Georgia
transfers l from Sherman to Blaine aud |
from Sherman 10 Garfield; Illinois gives
Garfield "A from Blaine and 3 from
Indiana gives from Blaine /
o Garfield. Great excitement was ap /
parent in the Ohio delegation. The con-
renlion rose and cheered Garfield, as did |
he galleries. Indians's vote stood Grant |
|, Garfield %, Sherman and Ohio men,
md New York anti-Grant men lead in
grand burst Of applause for Garfield,
kissing hands to each other in mutual
graduation. On the thirty-sixth ballot |
Iowa followed with % for Garfield, when |
arose a scene of great confusion, which |
he officers of the convention could not |
control for some time Kansas transfers |
5 from Blaine to Garfield, and holds its |
( for Grant. Kentucky transfers from |
Sherman to Garfield, Louisiana transfers |
3 Blaine and Sherman votes to Garfield. |
Maine gave Garfield fourteen Grant. |
Cheers.
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