The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1880-07-08

tUlTly-H HTSI DdllOI iIlcTc WAS ilO Hld-
terial alteration of the situation.
On the day before, New York
delegate questioned the existence of
the delegation from New Mexico.
1t was sort of retributive justice
that one of the New Mexico dele
gates voted for Roscoe Conkling-a
compliment which the gamecocll boss
received with a grim smile.
The seat of the stop man" began
to grow hard, and once more the sec
retary's call assumed its old monot-
ony and dreary singsong. The thir-
ty-second and thirtythird ballots
droned their way along and the
neighbors of the man on the top row
of the galleries began to make prep
arations for nap, leaving orders to
be called when anything special oc-
Cured. Something special did occur
on the thirty-lourth ballot. There
was little cloud no bigger than
mans hand coming up in the drec-
ton of Wisconsin, with flash of
lightning in it that looked foreboding.
She had given Garfield IL votes, tax
ing of Blainc's 3 of Sherman's, . Of
Washburnc's, and the other , going
to Grant. The man on the top row
woke up his neighbors and they be-
gan to clear their throats. On the
thirtv-ffth ballot the cloud increased.
Indiana put in - solid votes for Gar
field, Maryland added 4, Mississippi |.
North Carolina /, Pennsylvania its
one vote which had stuck for Jeemes
from the first, and Wisconsin repeated
its l6. Garfield had bounded 33
votes. and showed clean score of
80. He became Il ''storm center of
interest, and delegates crowded about
him. At last the decks were cleared
for the 36th ballot and last broadside
of votes. Connecticut led of with
IL for him, all she had but one. Re-
luctant Georgia gave him one. Hi
nois appeared with Z, which should
have been ~. Indiana threw in a
broadsde of 20, every shot but one.
Iowa plumed her y solid shots.
Kansas gave him 6, Kentucky 3, and
Louisiana s. Gallant Maine ten
dered her If "Pumed Knight" votes
for him, and there were symptoms OF
veil. From that point on he swept
the states one after the other till New
York was reached, and Conbling had
to concede him the twenty votes
which he could not. control. From
this point on the avalanche continued
until the vote of Wisconsin was cast
solidly for him, making $40, and
nominated him for president.
Then the great multitude arose and
cheered, howled, roared, yelled. They
had the right. The fight was won.
Third term dragon was dead. The
'.machine" was smashed. Shout af
ter shout shook the building. The
cheers of 10000 throats rent the air.
The loud-mouthed cannon outside
doomed responsive roars. 1t was
grand and magnificent spectacle, the
uprising and shouting of that vast
Il. i
mechanical enthusiasm this time. So
everyone did what occurred to him
as the best. And it occurred to some
to yell, to some to huIrah, to some to
sing, to some to whistle, and to all
to wave everything that was wava-
ble,-fans, handkerchiefs, umbrellas,
canes, boots, flags, newspapers and
tally sheets. Then the band struck
up with the s'Red White and Blue"
and the vast crowd again cheered;
with the "Star Spangled Banner"
and the audience shouted; with"N an
kee Doodle and the concourse
screamed; with "The Battle Cry of
Freedom, and the congregation sang,
10000 voices in unison, aud their
voice was as the voice of many wa
ters, rising in great waves of song,
every man and woman singing "for
all they were WORTH" and as if they
were expecting immediate engage
ment. As concert, it was perfect
success, glorious in it's precision, its
emphasis, its expression, showing
what music can do when the soul is
in it. And then the leaders of the
delegations took their state banners
and massed them over the head of
Garfield, testiiying their unanimous
support, the banners OF Wisconsin
and Indiana towering above all the
others by right. The crowd took a