Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-08
Republican National Convention

NhiOapo' ouuc D -NViuuS. line r2pu0u'
can c3nvcoIiou rea;s,mbicd at 7:3o last night,
when the baotiDg was at dice pr c:edsd with,
and The nineteenth resulted as follows: Grant,
3O5; Blaine, 279; Sherman, &c; Eamunds, 81;
Wiolon, 10; Wsshtrrre. 81; HafIrApft, /;
Garfield, |.
o, the twentieth bs!l)t Georgia transferred
one from b ane 10 Grant, Iodiaca trat S erred
three from Blanc to Washburne, North Caro-
Ina one from Shtrmap 10 Grant, T,nuessoe one
from Blaine to Grant. Virginia lwo from Sber-
mao to Blaine.
On the twenty first ba'lot North Carolios
transferred one from Grant to Shermsp, Texas
cue from Grant 10 Blaine, Virginia oae from
| Blaine to Sherman, District of Columbia enc
from Grart to Shtlmlp.
On the twenty second ballot Floridl traB,for-
rcd ono from Grant to Shclm,u, North Caro-.
iGs ono from Sherman to Grant, T,x,s ono
from Bsioo 10 Sherman.
% the twenty third b lIot InGi,na trarsicr.
rcd one from Sherman to Blaine. North Caro-
lima ono from Grant 10 Sherman, PENNSYLVANIA
one !rcm lIar!rattt 10 Garfield, Yves. Virginia
one from Blaino to Wesbturuo
| % the twenty fourth ballot Louisiana trsos-
fe1red two from Sherman to Blaine, Mis,issir pi
one from Sherman TO Grant, North Caroliua
swung ono again ircm Sherman to Grant. Ten
ncssoc orc trcm Grant 10 Blaine. West Virgin
ia oac from Weshburno 10 Blaine
Oa the twenty fifth ballot Mississippi Trans
fctrcd ono from Grant 10 Sherman AID ono
| from Graft to Wa,Lburne. Ncrih Carolina
again Charged enc from Grant 10 Sherman.
Trxas opc from Shcrnao to Bbioc, Wisconsin
oDe from Washburno TO Blaioc.
| "a the twenty sX!h ballot North CLr.lna
alternatcd again, giving Great ORC MORO vote,
taken from Shtrma1. Wic1usiu t.adsferrcd
| ono from Blaine to Washburoc
| % tho twenty seventh ballot Msr, ind traos
ferrcd one tiom Sherman 10 Grant. Mississippi
| transferred TO Grsn. one from Shermsn aud
oae from WssAturor, North Carolina ono from
Grant to Sherman, Tennessee cns from Blaine
TO Vast busne. Texas one from Blaine to Grant,
| The District Ct CoIumbil .st both votes for
| Sherman.
% the twenty eighth ballot North Caroiaa
| transferred ono from Sherman TO Grant, Ten.
ncsso cue from Wasl baruo to Blaine, the Die
trio: Of Co!umtia QUO from Sherman to Blaine,
The ballot stood: Grant 307, Blaine 279
Sherman %, E1nunds 81. Wiudom 10, Wash.
burrc IS. Garfield 2. Immediately after il
aDnout C. ment delegate from Massachusetts,
moved On adjournment until 10 o'c'ock this
morning. Mr.. uosr pat the nation, md
90 viva voca vctc it seemed TO BIO carried. Ga
the demand Of New ICtk. the roll of safe:
was cFlcd AID tho vote rcsul!cd-yeas 446
nays sos. The convention then, OF 9:i5 o'clock
a(journol until this mlrnirg.
TO DAYS DISPATCHES.
CHICAGO, juno S.-Tho chair called The
convention TO order OF 1926, st which hour he
delegates were generally in their sen 5, end the
galleries throo tnurths filed
Prayer was Cff'red ty Rev. d.. Thomas, Ct
the Centenary Methodist Church OF Cli1,go.
The oh9ir ordered tho roll call for tho ooh
ballot, and it vas proceeded With.
When Ibo State cf Alabama w;s called pud
the veto was c1nCuoocd its correctrcss was
ques lined By mcu!c; OF tho telcsstiop, an
The CHAIR crtCrad tha roll cf delegates 10 be
called.
Then oLc OF The Gcriahs stated that col-
leag1o was absent sick, aud had suthor;z d him
10 cast bis vote for him, and no asked vbcth,
ho c,uld do so.
10 this tic chairman replied that tie rol
clll must not b INTERRUPTED, and that the
gu slon would bo decided when l. aros,.
The 10 call won't CO, ard when tie rsuc Of
Alexander w;a clIicd aud responded to, tho
qucstloo was Ihlsod hs 10 whether the response
had been made by Alexander. 1t IVES a6mitte d
that lt had not been. 4 slcIpd dClacote from
Alabama also failed to respond, AID hen When
tho delegates were called III, lanes # he alter
mates for tbs tbjant delegates we're cal d. There
was response, however, from ouI7 oue OF
them.
The chair siaod Is is uodo Of executing the
lu'e on the su' lot thst 10 tho oaso OF q f.i!urc
CT delegate to resropd tho nrnl, Ct tho ! er-
nate s:andlrg opposite On tho roll cJuli be
called, aud If he did MT respond then the nam
OF INC other alternate from that district would be
caled, and 10 the CTS, OF delegates st large the
names OF o'hcr ateInate5 of that Glass would
b, called.
The vote Ct A!sbtm: was then apucu,cM as
follows: Grant, Is; Blaoe, j. Shcrmaa. 3.
| Tho 29th ballot srood Greut, sos: Blame.
us; Sherman. TIC; EImunds. -; Washhuroc,
IS; Window. 7.
The result ct The decision wa TO lose Grant
one vote. Whan Virginia was c,lIcd The cSair
man announced l6 for Grant, three fer B!aicc
ADD three for Sherman.
A colored delegate challenged tho voto spd a
roll YVES called in dotsil when four respatdsd
Tor Sherman Instead OF three CO I1cyiousIy On
noul cd.
Mr.. Carter, d gate OF large, was Lls,at
nod 40 alternate responded for him. Subso.
qucniIy tho delegate who had changed from
Blaine to Stcrman. changed his vote back to
BIslue which let, Virrioa recorded as originally.
C:aot, lG; Blaine, .; Sherman, 3
| ihirtloth ba!ioL-Alabama cast i.s fu'l
vote ard 60 eAios ote io7 GRAFT. Florida
!ranst.rs one from Sherman to Grant,
| Illinois Transferred Two from Wasl buroo 70
! BHloe. Indiana enc from Blsino to Sherman.
Maryland ono from BIAino t. Sherman. Min.
nesota three from Window to u aine. New
Jers , Two from Biaino TO Wsshburue. North
Carolina ooe from Sherman to Grant. South
Csrolua orc from Grant to Sherman. Te1-
nessce oIe from Elmuajs to Shernau,-
Wyoming cne to Phil. Sn,rldau from Grant,
Applause Totals Of tho thirteth balIo. wcrs
as follows: Grant, SOC; BIhioe, 279; Sherman,
l90; Edmunds, IL; Wasbburne, SO; Window
A Garfield. ,; Sheridan, |.
| Va the 3lst ballot Grant lost one 10 A'ab,ua
by he abseucs Of ono d, leeatt; Iudiana traos
Tered > from Blaine t, Wsshbu.ne and enc
from Sherman 10 Washburr; Minnesota trans
Tered one from Win6nm IN " osbb,.,,.D,,..-I