Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-06-09
ed their readiness to transfer their strength
to Garfield, there was nothing left for the
Sherman men to do but drop their forlorn

Sherman men to do but drop their forlorr
hope and rally about the Garfield banner
Accordingly, when the Wisconsin delegates
touched the match to the powder which 9
solitary Pennsylvania had laid in train fol
twenty or thirty ballots, the magazine OK
ploded. When Wisconsin cast sixteen votes
for Garfield, swelling his boom of one tc
seventeen, there was applause, which showed
a popular response which was really certain
Massachusetts had tried to swing in boom
for Sherman by dropping Edmunds and
giving Sherman nineteen votes, but it proved
failure. After Indiana went to Garfield
the other Blaine men didn't know exactly
what to do, and they accordingly
stuck to their man. Between the Both and
Seth ballot there was significant consulta-
tions all through the hall. Scouts were
running to Garfield, assuring him that on
the next ballot they would come to his sup
port. Eugene Hale went over to Garfield
and spoke to him moment, which pro-
duced great applause. The 36th ballot was
we'll in progress before the Blaine men
really decided what to do. Accordingly the
start was made on the same old tactics, but
when Michigan was reached the cue had
been given and her % votes, which had been
solid for Blaine from the start, were an
nounced for Garfield. .cas
THEN THE CONVENTION WENT WILD
sor {ha Ohio 6oIonofiov
almost with one accord, sprang upon their
benches, cheering and waving handkerchiefs.
When quiet had been partially restored,
the roll was proceeded with, and from
that time all the anti Grant strength went to
Garfield without skipping a man. Maine's
fourteen votes for Garfield brought forth
storm of applause, as did the forty-four votes
of Ohio, when they were similarly announced.
When the Wisconsin vote was again re-
corded it gave Garfield one more than the
number necessary for the nomination. Then
without waiting for the Territories the
CONVENTION WENT INTO OBSTACLES
of delight. I believe it is the first time
member of the National Convention was
made its nominee for President. There was
something novel in having the nominee be-
fore them, and there was frantic rush for
his seat. -.4g.a
The crowd was 80 solid as to be almost
smothering. Some men of each State dele
CATION grabbed the standard of the State
and they centered over Gar6eld's head, while
the convention, platform auditors and gal
leries joined, after the band struck up
"We'l rally around the flag, bogs," by sing
ing the song. Delegates danced and
whooped and howIed and manifested delight
in all manner of ridiculous forms. It was
perhaps fifteen or twenty minutes before the
tumult closed and then the
Territories were called, adding their
votes unanimously to tie Garfield
column. During the applause Conkling
remained quietly on his seat, but on con-
clusion of the call he was on his feet to
move the unanimous nomination of Garfield.
The chair did not see him in the confusion
until he had announced 800 for Garfield, 81
for Grant and ~ for Blaine. Then Conk-
ling made his motion. Logan and half q
dozen others seconded it and Garfield was
quietly on the track. There we've loud and
tumullous calls for Garfield both by the con-
vention and the galleries, but he had too
much sense of running the risk of speech
off hand during such an excite Lent. sat
where could see his face squarely and he
looked pale, serious and nervous. OF course
he couldn't but have had such contingency
in mind, for it has been talked of consider
ably for the past few days, but the con-
tingency of nomination., fancy, he re-
garded so remote that when it came so sud-
denly it was
ALMOST OVERWHELMING.
He bore the honors modestly and the last
half hour of the convention was chiefly occu-
pied in reading congratulatory telegrams'
which came pouring in from all parts of
the country. The convention was evidently
in no mood for further business at that
and accordingly the delegates were in hur
ry to get away. A recess of two hours was
taken before nominating Vice President.
H. PHI