Daily Republican., 1880-06-08
THE GREAT CONVENTION.

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CHICAGO, June THE H ,h f'f ed
Emission TO the Convention hall thi
morning was greater than on any pre-
I vious day. Among this audience wer'
ia large number of ladies, who seemed Il
90 deeply interested in the proceed
ings.
| A large throng assembled in front o
the h al. a half hour before the opening
Of the doors, and brisk trade was car
ried on in the sale Of tickets, some o.
them selling as high as five dollars. A
large number of tickets were issued
u without being numbered for seats, and
considerable confusion eDsued by early
arrivals occupying back seats that par
| ties held the numbers for.
The platform back of the Chairman q
table, reserved for invited guests, was
filed to its usmost capacity, and by the
time fxed for the opening OF the Con
vsntion there were but few seats to be
lobtained in any part OF the hall.
Senators Logan, Conkhng and Gar
field were received very warmly as
they entered, the applause being quite
general.
The Chairman did not call the Con-
vention to order until 20 minutes Of II
lo'clock, when Mr.. Hale, Of Maine,
moved that the Convention now pro-
ceed to ballot for candidate for Presi-
dent Of the United States.
Senator ConkIing desired to know #
suoh q motion was necessary, to which
the Chairman replied it was. Mr..
Conkling then said: II second the
motion. [Applause.]
The convention then proceeded to
ballot, and when New York was reach
ed, Mr.. Conkling requested that the
name of each delegate be called, as some
OF them desired to vote for themselves.
The request was complied with, and the
vote stood 81 for Grant, II for Blaine
and 2 for Sherman. PenHsylvania cast
80 for Grant, % for Blaine, and for
Sherman.
The ballottings up to the 18th ballot
inclusive was published in yesterdays
REPUBLICAN. The Eighteenth ballot
which was taken just previous 10 ad.
journment on the evening stood as fol-
lows:
Grant, 305; Blaine, 283; Sherman 90;
Edmunds, 81; Window, 10 Wash6urne,
IS; E. J. Davis, l.
At this stage Of the proceedings a
motion to take recess until o'clock
prevailed.
The excitement all over the city
after the adjournment Of the Conven-
tion, was very great, particularly
among the friends Of General Grant,
who we're surprised to find that his
vote on the first ballot was from twenty
to thirty more than they had been led
to suppose would be given him. On
the other hand tie anti.Grant men
we're disappointed, not only at the
1rst vote, but at the fact that, at the
close Of the eighteenth ballot, General
Grant had increased his vote.
The demand for seats this evening
was even greater than In the morning,
and constant disputes occurred between
parties who got in early and took pos
session Of seats for which they had no
coupons. In one portion Of the hall
there was perfect stampede Of those
who had seats in the rear TO get near
the speakers stand, and all efforts fail
ed to get them back TO where they be,
lOnged.
By the time the Convention was call
ed to order, there was jam in the
building equal to that on Saturday
night, while thousands wers outside
unable to gain admittancs.
As soon as the Convention was called |
to order It proceeded immediately to
ballot as follows:
Nineteenth ballot.-Grant, 305;
Blaine, 2T9; Sherman, 95.
Rdmunds. 81; Washburne. 81; Window,
10: Garfield, l; Hartranft, /.
Twentieth ballOt-Grant, 308; Blaine,
276; Sherman, 90; Bdmunds, 81; Wash
burre, IS, Window, 10; Garfield, /;
Hartranft, l.
Twsnty-arst ballot Grant, 305; Blaine,
275; Sherman, SO; Edmunds, 81; Wash
burne 35; Window, 10; Garfield, !;
l.
Twenty-second ballot--Grant, 305;
Blaine, 275; Sherman, 95;Rdmunds, 81;
Washburne. IS; Window, 10; Garfield, IL;
l.
Twenty-third ballot-Grant, S04;
Blaine, 275; Sherman. 9s; Bdmunds, 81;
Wash b1rne, SO; Window, 10; Garfield, 2. =
Twenty-fourt ballot.--Grant, 305
Blaine, 279; Sherman, SO; Edmunds,
81; W.shburne, IS; Wirdom, 10 Gar =
isld, 2.
Twenty.ffth ballot Grant, 3O2
Blaine, 28l; Sherman, "a; Edmunds,
IL; Washburne, 35; Window, 10 ; Gar
ield, 2. {
Twenty. sixth ballot Grant, 1903; Q
blaine, $50 Sherman, %; Bdmunds, Il
i; Washburne, IS Window, 10; Gar r.
eld, 2. Il
Twenty. seventh ballot-Grant, 306; g
llaine, 277 sherman, %; Edmunds, fs
!; Washburne, 36; Windom, 10; Gar n
cid, 2. ii
Twsnty-eighth ballot.-Grant, 307 a
'laine, 279 Sherman, o.; Edmunds, b
1; Washburus, IS; Windoa, 10; Gar
eld, 2.
There were 2s ballots cast yesterday
t Chicago for the nomination of Re-
ublican candidate for President. The n
allots showed that each candidate had Q
is friends and they were resolved to n
.ick to them. General Grant on the w w
rst ballot had 304 and on the last he 20 70
ad 307. The highest vote he attained ~
40 3Os on the 18th ballot. On IA of -
le 2S ballots he had 305 votes each 10 10
me. The lowest vote he received was 90 90