New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-06-09

financial men" ,,.,.., s,o,o. rrr.t
COMPANY expressed great pleasure at the nomination
He declared that the ConVentin had mace i .S
Republican party, which there was 10 ne W no ougn
not It, A rd fyeTy Ecpu6can should e
| it IA pleasure support tine nomination uene i
M nnic ca,cerS Mr. Stewart remarked. and that
is certainly not to his dscrcdh HIS nomination 10 hh
| exceedingly wise selection ina every hepuOhV"n o"ut
General nIhouse. As1stant-Treasurer of the United
States, that he Thought that General CARRIED Wouu
make very strong candidate.
| EXCITEMENT ON TIKI PRODUCE EXCHANGE.
On the Produce Exchange there was even greater In
tercs manifested in the Chicago Convention yesterday
than on the day before, and when General Garieids
nomination finally announced the enthusiasm OF the
members seemed to be beyond CONTROL as they threw
up their bats. cheercd until they were hoarse, aud
| congratulated each other on the escape from
| Grants candidacy Bulletins were posted on
both floors of the Exchange as on Mon
day, and crowds OF members assembled about
them eagerly watching for, and digesting, every
word coming from the Convention 1t was only between
the ballots that any business was really transacted
Upon receipt of the first ballot showing additional votes
| for Sherman there cheering. When on the thirty
third ballot Wsshburne showed gain of votes over
the previous ballot, there demonstrations OF graft
caon as there were also on the thirty fourth ballot
when 1t announced that Blaine had received add
| tlODa votes from Indiana. - At,
received so votes tic thriy-fit 18th ballot aud cheers
|
Grant" During the reception OF dispatches cOncerhmg
The aud na ballot the sTeem' 9a '1f f
" Coos" were uttered when It was annOnncen Ihht
"PcnnsTivana gives Garfield Il voIcs." and when the
wires announced, " II Is almost certain that Garhcd
we're given. Garfield 32s almost sure to lie nom
mated" ano ler signal for three CHEERS Ihe mem
graulalions when the dispatch was posted . Carried
nominal ed on tlnriySiXtn ballot ma several cried
ouI . Good bye Ulysses" Alter the last dispatch was
posted floors left, and the members occupied
inc rest Of the afternoon III commenting upon ana re-
iOiclng over the result.
| TALKS WITH MEMBERS.
j. H. Hcrrick vce-presideut elect of the Produce
Exchange aud Of its most prominent members be-
cause of his all Questions affecting bus
mess interests, said: The Convention could not lave
| made better nomination. Republicans believe more
in principles than in men, and IN General Garfield we
| have man Of solid principles and one whose rccori
cannot be justiGubly consistently attacked Ii Is
necessary the Republicans should carry the next
election and they could only 40 it with good mau
With General Grant would have been ANONYMOUSLY
| beaten, but With General Garfield. never"
A. E. Or, another prominent member OF the Elk
| change and of the frm Of David DUws IL Co.. said !:
General Garfield Will be satisfactory to the NOR
| camille community because we believe him sound on
| the money question. He Will be more satisfactory
from the fact that Grant out Of the
| that Grants strength developed the first day
| and that the Convention strongly antl-Grant
| that he could add to his forces even when
the break the DHrCcSt klnd OF nara
man. aud, therefore, Sherman was my first choice There
is a wonderful future for this country in the develop
Inent OF unit standard OF money, aud believe that
Garfield will not be obstruction TO such policy
There why should not have the trade OF
the world and our commerce would be greatly bene-
! flied If had the gold standard, the Same as En-
| land"
Robert r Capp of the Board Of Managers, and Of
the firm Of Patterson. Clapp Co.. said "Thc nomi
nation of General Garfield is not only satisfactory to
| me- but find the Republicans the Exchange de-
| teraliy changed since Yesterday. There was a feeling
that Grants nomination possible ana in that event
Republican ticket Now we viii not vote anything eSr
| Garfield who Will unite the Interests and the
factions OF the Republican party and carry 1t TO sue
! cess" c
MY first choice because of his sound financial policy.
| but could not have had more substantial man thar
c5TppcT" nc IL fOUnu ." O"S''S' i'''' """ INV
| Leonard Hokeine of Jesse Hoyt & Co.. said: at is
an immense relief. not on to business men, but also
TO the country that the great question Of who should
first choice CART Id excellent selection ard cant
be- He good record, and T. substantial on
buslness principles am glad Grant il beaten for ne
had been nominated lie would nave lest enough Rrpu3-
hGgn votes t. beat the parry j. r.,
was tor GTant si sS ana a. al te ne G1 an" a.
very fortunate that nam was nominated VINO could
unite til" party. Tfere were 30 many who san il"T
been unsafe 20 nominate either It's great rerf That
| a excepIonab!y good as Garfield should have
be necessary for the party 10 mafe the campaign
assured AMI the GarceOn crowd III Maine wIli he su!k
Waiter l. Miller said: 81 think the people are to he
congratulated that such an excellent II mlHauon has
been made If elected General Garfield will follow out
the sound nacni policy Of Secretary Sherman. which
has been one TIE gramdcs trumphs of The Rcib
party His record In tn matter Of the Electoral Com
was clear and lid that he Will not be Obliged to
a. b. Miller, Of No 30 Pear-st. said al have
known General Gar field POLITICALLY aud socially Tor
best 81 til" Republican party lie VIII b" hard To
beat Up AL matters Of currency uud other qn snn>
of the day he las taken firm stand He n"yrr takes
| M a question IN Congress withou, first in
vcstgutlng it thoroughly Having just been elected
nomination for President. His record honorable not
only in the Rebellion. but since He has been one Of the
foremost H. all great questions al Issue, ana Stood
firm the currency quest on time when SEEMED
suicidal for n TO take such staLd There is not
shadow Of doubt OF his election"
| INTEREST IN THE COURTS.
The same interest in the dolues Of the Convention
| manifested in the courts yesterday on inlay.
Lawyers greeted each other with inquiries about the
probable result. and prominent among them
could be named who, moro OF less quietly, backed up
| their opinions by wager. When the crisis
| reached it became known within few
| moments teat General Garfield was gathering votes.
| At once there created the greatest excite
ment of tie day, and those who conveniently ronld
| rushed away TO THE TRIBUNE bulletins to await
the final result. When this was announced the
| Republicans who met shook hands and congratulated
each other and all Of them seemed TO hc pleased The
| Democrats, who in the majority among the court
clerks ard officers, did not attempt 10 conceal their
| chagrin at General Grants defeat
Judge COwiDg when asked what he thought Of the
action Of the Convention said Garfield strong man.
stronger than either Graut BIZ inc. My preference
| was for Washburne Last Winter when on IA visit to
Washington 1 said to political friends that If it
were not for the fact that Garfield came from Ohio he
would make the best available candidate. do not hcs.
tate say that # Is capital nomination and one
which in my OpniOn.w tend TO unite all Republicans"
i United States Commissioners Shields, Duel Lyman
declined express opinions the ground Jhnt they
wore Federal judicial OIL ers and that while they held
their present positions they did not allow themselves
NEEDLE In politics.