The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-12
THE REPUBLICAN, TICKET.
For Pyesident:
gen. JAMES A. GARFIELD,

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For President:
gen. JAMES A. GARFIELD,
For .Vice President:
GEN. CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
OF NEW YORK.
This is the ticket put forth by tn
Republican national convention
which closed an exciting and storm.
session of seven days OH .Tuesda.
last, at Chicago. It is a ticket tina
even the wisest Of political prophet
would not have predicted up to tn
day and almost the honr before i
was made.
The defeat Of Gen. Grant, who's,
A0m;nation on the first ballot llat
been 30 confidently expected, is .
sad blow to Southern Republican,
and deprives them of any reasonable
hope Of casting the electoral votes o
Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina o.
Virginia for the Republican canli
dates. With Grant as the standard
bearer and fair election assured
these would haye been doubtful
States at least and with Til,len or {
Tildenite put forth at Cincinnati
they would have been almost certain
to give Repub| eau majorities.
Hon. Geo. F. Hoar Of Massachu
eetts was temporary and permanent
chairman of the convention. The
anti Grant forces, comprising the
friends Of all the other candidates,
combined to defeat the Grant men,
both in the preliminary organization
of the convention and the final bal
loting. The INIT rule, +" under which
the vote of any State would be cast as
unit III accordance with the prefer
enccs Of a majority of the delegation,
was abrogated and the instructions OF
several State conventions to their
delegates thus set aside. By this de-
cision Grant lost over 80 votes, prin-
cipally in New York, Pennsylvania
and Illinois, which would have been
moro than were necessary to secure
him the nomination.. Eighteen Grant
men from Illinois were unseated and
their places given to supporters of
Blaine, Sherman and Washburne
Similar action was taken with refer
ence to other contests. The regular
delegation from Louisiana, headed by
ex-Gov. Warmoth, was seated, will,
little opposition in the committee on
credentials and none in the conven-
ton. The conclusion arrived at after
hearing the evidence was just the one
the editor Of the CHIEF formed from
q personal observation of the occur
renee: that the bolt from the State
convention headed by Judge Beattie,
eX-GOv. Pinchback and Senators AL
lain and Demas was premature aud
not justifiable under the circum-
stances.
The national convention did not
perfect a permanent organization un-
til Saturday night, and balloting for
was deferred until Mon.
day. The first ballot resulted thus:
Grant, 3O4 Edmunds, "a
Blaine, -...284 Washburne, 30
Sherman, $685.. SO Window, 10
These figures were maintained with
little variation throughout the twen-
~ eight ballots taken on Monday, and
also up to the thirty second ballot
next day. On the thirty fourth bal
ot Garfield-wlo had been receiving
me and two votes alternately for
'ome time-increased to seventeen
IN the thirty fifth ballot Ills vote ran
Up to fifty, notwithstanding his Wig
'rous announcement that he was not
candidate; and on the thirty sixth
ballot he was nominated. The vote
tOOd:
fairfield, 800 Sherman, 3
srant, 3O6 Washburpe. 5 |
3lalne, ...... AZ -
Total, 1855
Necessary to choice, 379.
Gen. Arthur of New York was nom
mated for Vice President on first bal
OF, receiving 465 votes. His princi-
al competitor was Gov. Waehburhe
i Illinois. Arthur is close friend
+ Senator Conkling, and lis nomi-
ation was devised to appease, in
ONE measure, the disappointment
hich the delegation from the Empire
tate naturally felt over tho defeat of
,rant. "@
C"nkling and Logan, the leaders,
nth Don Cameron, of the supporters
Grant, made brief speeches in favor
t the motion to make the nomination
t Gal field unanimous.
Garfield is man of much force,
distinguished ability and considerable
readth aud independence of views.
10 has been the Republican leader in
10 lower House ct Congress since
'e transfer Of Blaine to the Senate,
nj was recently elected Senator to