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from Sherman to Blaine; Wisconsin, l
from Washburne to Blaine.
Twenty-sixth ballot-Grant SOC, Blaine
277, Sherman 90, Edmunds 81, Wash
burne Sc, Window 10, Garfield 2.
Changes in the twenty sixth ballot:
North Carolina gave Grant one more vote
taken from Sherman. Wisconsin, from
Blaine to Washburne.
Twenty seventh ballot same as twenty
sixth.
Changes In the twenty-seventh ballot:
Maryland, from Sherman TO Grant;
Mississippi, from Sherman to Grant,
and l from Washburne to Grant; North
Carolina, from Grant to Sherman;
Tennessee, from Blaine to Washburne;
Texas, from Blaine to Grant; District
OF Columbia cast both votes for Sher-
man.
Twenty-eighth ballot-G Grant 307,
Blaine go, Sherman 90, Edmunds 81,
Window 10, Washburne IS, Garfield ..
Changes in the twenty eighth ballot:
North Carolina, from Sherman to
Grnt; Tennessee, from Washburne to
Blaine; District of Columbia, l from
Sherman to Blaine.
After the twenty eighth ballot, a dele
gate from Massachusetts moved adjourn
ment until 10 o'clock tomorrow. The
chair put the vote viva voce, and said it
seemed to be carried.
New York asked q vote by states, and
was seconded by Connecticut and Neva-
da and roll was called. resulting in vete
| of 446 ayes and S0S nays, so the conven-
ton at 945 adjourned till 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
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CHICAGO. June S.-The convention
was called to order ct 1925.
The chair ordered the roll call for
the twenty-ninth ballot, and it was
proceeded with. When Alabama was
called and the vote was announced, its
correctness was questioned by men,
Der of the delegation, and the chair
ordered the roll of delegates to be
| called.
Twenty-ninth ballot: GRAFT 305,
Blame 27S, Sherman 116, Edmunds u,
Washburne 35, Window z, Garfield 3.
Then one of the delegates stated that
q colleague was absent and sick, and
had authorized him to cast his vote for
HIM, and he asked whether he could
do so. To this the chairman replied
The roll call must not be interrupted
that question would be decided when
it arose. The roll cali went on, and
when the name of Alexander was called
and responded to the question was
raised as to whether the response had
been made by Alexander. 1t was ad
United that it had not been. The Sec
ond delegate from Alabama also failed
to respond, and then when the dele
gates were called the names OF alter
mates for absent delegates we're called
there was response, however, from
only one OF them. The chair stated az
his mode of executing the rule on the
subject that in the case of the failure
of q delegate to respond, the name oil
the alternate standing opposite on the
roll could be called, and If he did not
respond then the name of the other al
ternste from that district would be
called, and IN case delegates at large
names of other alternates of that
class would be called. The vote oil
Alabama was then announced: Grant
10, Blaine 1, Sherman 8. The result oil
the decision was TO lose Grant one
vote.
When Virginia was called the chair
man announced Grant 16, Blaine g.
Sherman 3. A colored delegate chal'
lenged the vote. The roll was called
IN detail when 4 responded for Sher
man instead of 8, as previously an
nounced. Carter, delegate at large
was absent, and the alternate respond
ed for him. Subsequently the delegate
who had changed from Blaine to Sher
man changed his vote back to Blaine
which left Virginia recorded as origi
nally.
Thirtieth ballot-Grant 300, Blain,
279, Sherman 100, Edmunds II, Wash
burne 33, Window 4, Garfield 2.
Alabama casts her full vote, and 81
gains 1 tor Grant. Florida transfer
from Sherman to Grant; Illinois trans
ferred from Wsshburne to Blaine; In
diana from Blaine to Sherman; Mary
land 1 from Blaine to Sherman; Min
nesota, 8 from Window to Blaine; New
Jersey, 2 from Blaine to Wsshburne
North Carolina, from Sherman t.
Grant; South Carolina, 1 from Gram
to Sherman; Tennessee, / from Ed
munds to Sherman; Wyoming, 1 Il
Phil Sheridan from Grant. [Applause.
Thirty-irst ballot-Grant 308, Blsin,
276, Sherman lie, Edmunds II, Wash
burne SO, Window 8, Garfield 1, Conk
ling 1.
Thirty-second ballot - Grant 800
Blaine $40, Sherman 1T, Edmunds II
Washburne A. Window 8. Garfield /
Thirty-third ballot - Grant 800
Blaine 276, Sherman 10, Edmunds II
Wsshburue A, Window 4, Garfield II
Thirty-fourth ballot = Grant 312
Blaine 275, Window 4, Garfield II
Sherman 107, Edmunds II, Washburn
30.
In the thirty-fourth ballot Tennessee
transferred from Blame to Grant. Ii
Wisconsin Grant gained 1 and Garfield
16, 8 being from Washbuine, 5 from
Blaine and from Sherman.
Garfield refused the use of his name
Thirty-ffth ballot-Grsnt 313, BlaIn,
257, Sherman 101, Edmunds II, Wash
burne 90, Window 8, Garfield so.
In the thirty-fifth ballot Indiana CAV
Garfield 81, Grant /.
There was the greatest excitemen
when the break was made for Garfield
The thIrty-sixth ballot was called
and 0 from Washburne to Garfield
Georgia, from Sherman to Blaine anC
1 from Sherman to Garfield; Illinois
| gives Garfield z. 4 of them from Blain,
and 8 from Wsshburne; Indiana,
from Blaine TO Garfield. Great excite
ment is apparent in the Ohio delega.
ton. The convention rose and cheered
Garfield, as did the galleries. The In
diana vote stands: Grant /, Garfield
30. The Sherman, anti-Ohio men ano
New York and anti-Grant men lead IL
the grand applause for Garfield, kiss.
ing hands to each other in mutual
gratulations. Iowa followed with %
for Garfield. There was Q scene oil
great confusion, which the officers oil
the convention could not control foI
1 long time. Kansas transfers 9 from
Blaine TO Garfield, and holds its 4 fol
Grant; Kentucky, 8 from Sherman to
Garfield; Louisiana, from Blaine and
Sherman TO Garfield; Maine gave Gar.
field IA votes; [great cheennR;l Mary.
land announced Grant @ and Garfield
10. The vote being disputed Of Mary.
land, the roll was called in detail, re.
sulting: Garfield 10 and Grant @; Mas.
sachusetts, for Grant and 20 for Gar
field; Michigan, 81 for Garfield. TIE
Grant men generally stand By their
eolors. Minnesota gave Q for Grant
and 8 for Garfield; Mississippi. for
Grant and 2 for Garfield; New York,
GarEsid 90; Missouri, Garfield /; Ne
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