The daily gazette., 1880-06-09
ENTERED AT WILMINGTON Posi-
.s sEOexD GLASS MATTER.
WEDNESDAY. JUNE .. 1850.

GEN. GARFIELD's NOMINATION
DID He DESERT Hrs FRIEND SHER-
MANS CAUSE Pit has been repeated
" said in the newspapers that Blaine
made mistake in 1876 in not going
TO Cincinnati and managing his own
case before the Republican conven-
ton and the remark has been many
times repeated in application to his
absence from the Chicago Convention
had he been present, it is argued he
could have forced vote on Saturday
and would have received the nomina-
ton. This might have been the case,
we do not pre- tend to say, we only
repeat in substance what we have
seen stated in the columns of the Re-
publican newspapers.
But certain it is that Gen. Garfield's
presence at Chicago helped him if it
did not cause his nomination. His
whole bearing in that body it is said
showed he was managing to have him
self regarded as the "Dark Horse"
His notwithstanding, and Stimulating,
retiring modesty and contrasting him
self with the naughty, overbearing
character Of that Senator was noted.
Garfield went to the Chicago Con-
vention as the trusted friend of Score
tary John Sherman, and was expected
to advance his cause. How he sue
eeeded in putting himself in the place
Of his trusted friend the result has
shown.
When Mr.. Garfield presented the
name of his friend, John Sherman, to
the Convention, on Saturday, as one
Of the candidates, he was careful to
arrange his speech to advance his
own cause more than that of his
friend, at least this was the inference
which the newspaper reporters on the
spot drew of it at once. He pleaded
we'll the cansa nf his par+v arG told
with effect the story Of it's trials and
record in true Mark Anthony style
Coming gradually to the point oi
naming his friend for the standard
bearer OF The party he cautiously asked
who shall be the man?
With what astonishment the Con-
vention was awakened at the voice of
Gar6eld's solitary friend here answer
ing in full round tone to be heard in
all parts of the hall, Garfield ~ we
must leave the reader to imagine
But we are told that Garfield wal
elated, electrified, and with his mos
bland and digniied way let the Con
vention see that he was in no dis
position to prefer his friend to him
self. From this point onward to thu
o,,l nor6old x,o,l,aJ e. Go,Goll -
Blaine might have worked for Blaine
We find Garfeld's solitary frien'
voting on each ballot. On the sixtl
ballot his trusted friend was Joined b.
one other delegate and Garfield score'
two on this ballot. The fourteenth
ballot was no better, and the Heral
reporter INDUCES his pencil discriI
lively of Garfeld's 8 chances as follows
after it had been announced
THE little Garfield boom" SCENE
relegated to congenial obscurity. 1t VI
farcical from the first, and the manufa
tured clsquery which secured the Oh
parson a regulation welcome from o.
section of the gallery became so o
liviously ridiculous that Its non. supprs
sion by the man whom 1t belittled "
constant cause OF wonder"
Reporters evidently did not see e
tirely through the plans of the "Da
Horse" although it had been
peatedly asserted after Garfield ma
his speech presenting Sherman
name, that he was his own manas
and was diligently and artfully work.
for his own nomination.
On the 22d ballot Garfield got
one vote from his trusted friend. 7
announcement of this ballot is tn
referred 10 by the reporters, and G
field regarded as an "obstructionist
This was the lowest point touched
Blaine, while Grant was thirty aheai
him. A renewal Of one for GARFIELD
cited ill-concealed disgust, as did a '
OF one for Hartrann. These candid,
were regarded as obstructtonists ,
could have no earthly expectation Of
ting nything substantial. At this 81
of the game, when two or three theus