Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1880-06-12
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This vote was taken amid the widest
confusion: the delegates were standing
on their seats and howling, and it was
utterly impossible to preserve any thing
like order as the Garfield break gather
ed strength, and as the ballot was taken
the convention resembied a bedlam.
THE BREAK.
The thirty-sixth baIat was taken
amidst the greatest excitement. Car
field was seen demonstrating with del
egates, when the whele audience rose
and shouted Garfield, Garfield Three
cheers were called for. Only the states
preceding Iowa had been called when
this incident occurred. The changes in
Connecticut, Georgia, Indiana and Him
eis created the widest excitement and
it was nearly half an hour before order
could be restored. The delegates were
all standing and talking in an excited
manner. in the midst of the excite
ment Iowa was heard to cast
TWENTY-FIVE votes for Gan. Garfield,
when the cheers broke out again in the
widest manner. Then Kansas chang
six votes from Blaine to Garfield, and
Kentucky three from Sherman to Gar
field. But all this shouting was mild
compared with the storm of applause
that greeted the vote Of Maine when
cast by Hale for Garfield. 1t was now
manifest the Blaine managers were
determined to transfer their votes to
Gen. Garfield, This evidently took
both the Sherman and Grant men by
surprise. When the vote of Maryland
was announced ten votes for Garfield
and six for Grant, ex-Postmaster-Gen-
eral Cresswell demanded that the del
egation be polled. This was done and
the result was declared by the chair
man.
On the thirty-sixth ballot poll was
called for in Minnesota; the vote stood
2 for Grant, 8 for Garfield. Nevada was
polled, but the vote was largely for
Garfield. New Hampshire and New
Jersey voted solid without much atten-
ton, but when Maj. Butterworth cast
43 votes for Garfield the widest enthusi
asm was manifested. When Tennessee
voted the poll, of the state was demand
ed and it resulted Grant, 10; Garfield,
3. When West Virginia was reached
A. W. Campbell said: "Mr. Chairman,
West Virginia remembers her friends
and casts nine votes for Garfield
Applause Then Wisconsin gave the
votes necessary to make the nomination.
But before announced the audience rose
en- masse and broke out into the widest |
cheers. On previous occasions cheers
had been confined to part of the aud
ience and delegates, but this time there
seemed to be no exceptions-the dele
gates seized the shields and waved them
aloft. The band struck up Hail Column
bia" and the, word having been an
nounced to the vast crowd out side of
The building. the cheers inside were
drowned by the shouts without. This
was''responded by cannon on
the lake front, The scene presented by
.he galleries was certainly one of the
most extraordinary ever presented on
similar occasions, there being enough
aides present to add to the beauty and
animation. As the band struck up
Rally Round the Flag, the audience
;ang the music with remarkable accu-
.acv, and this was followed by three
.heers and tiger.
THE NOMINATION..
/. Over half an hour was consumed in
his way before the roll could be pro-
eeded with. The result of the ballot
vas finally announced as follows: Gar
ield, 500; Grant ,306; Blaine, II; Sher-
nan, 3; Wasburne.6.
Tremendous cheesr: and the band
truck up Hail Columbia
Order being restored, the Chair said:
Jas. A. Garfield. having received a
majority of all the votes cast, is the
lominee fthe republican party for
President of the United States.
Cheers.
AFTERWARDS.
In the midst of the confusion Gen.
1ogan and Senator Conkling were seen
rying to get the attention of the Chair.
senator Conkling was recognized and {
e seconded the nomination in remarks
howinga good deal of feeling.
Gen. Logan followed on behalf Of
illinois, in some stirring remarks. The
domination was also seconded by Hale.
f Maine: Harrison, of Indiana, and a
lumber of others.
A number of buildings in and around
fitchell, Dakota, were destroyed last week
y cyclone. Two persons were killed and