Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1880-06-10
The Chicago Convention.
The Nomination Of Garfield and Arthur

Wo give as much of tho proceedings of tho
Republican National Convention as our limited
space will allow. Tho Convention was q big
thing in tho way of contest about men, but
slimly small upon tho declaration of principles.
The creator part of four days was spent in
organizing tho convention, adopting rules and
settling contested claims of delegates from
various Stacs, whilo tho platform of tho party
received but littlo attention aud clicitcd no
discussion. Tho members were moro anxious
about their particular nominees than anything
else, and the claims of eaoh outoroppcd in every
step towards organization. The rejection of
the unit rule and tho adoption of rule permit
ting each delegate to vote according to his
judgment and preference, without regard TO tho
instructions of State Conventions, virtually
destroyed tho hopes Of tho Third .tcrmcrs. From
that timo tho cause of Grant was regarded
hopeless, while tho bitter antagonism tctwccn
his friends and the supporters Of Blaine, turned
public speculation towards some great unknown.
Tho nominations were made on Saturday and
tho voting began on Monday, tho 9TH instant.
On that day twenty-cight ballots wcro cast, in
which Grant vibrated between 502 and 3O9 and
Blaine between 273 and 285. The other votes
were divided between Sherman, Edmunds,
Washburnc Window and Garfield.
On Tuesday tho vote continued about the
Same until the S3d ballot when Garfield gained
from to IT, and continued to gain at each
ballot until the 3Gth when hc received 500 votes,
and this being majority Of tho votes, he was
thcreupon declared by the Chairman of the Con.
Vcntion to bo tho nominee Of the party for
President Of the United States, amid much ap-
plauso. Grant kept his vote to the end, rcceiv-
ing SOC votes on tho Inst ballot. After tho re-
suit was declared tho nomination was mado
unanimous, Halo of Maine, Conkling of New
York, and Logan of Illinois, shaking hunds over
tho bloody chasm and plcdging their support
and influence to tho nominee.
At tho evening session the names of f.. b.
Washburnc, OF Illinois; Marshal lowell, Of
Connecticut; Thomas A. Settle, of Florida; Hor.
aoo Maynard, Of Tennessee, and Gen. Chester
A. Arthur, of Now York, wcrc placed in nomi-
nation for Vico President. Gen. Arthur was
nominated on Tho first ballot, having received
4G8 votos.
Tho convention, after tho transaction Of
routine business, then adjourned sine de-
We gather from tho Congressional Directory
tho following account of Mr.. Garfield, tho
standard bearer of tho Republican party: Jas.
A. Garfield, of Mentor, was born in Orange,
Cuyahoga County, Ohio, November 10th, 1881;
graduated at Williams College, Massachusetts,
in 1866; vas President of u literary institution
for several years; studied and practccd law;
was member of tho State Senate Of Ohio in
1860-'G0; entered tho Union army in 1861 as
Colonel of tho 42d Ohio Volunteers; was pro-
noted 10 Brgadier General January 10th, 1862;
was made Chief Of Staff of tho Army Of the
Cumberland and was promoted to Tho rank of
Major General September goth, 1868. IIo has
been elected successfully as Congressman from
Ohio from tho 3sh to the 10th Congress inclu-
sive. He was recently elected to tho United
tates Senate from Ohio, defeating Allen G.
Thurman, tho great and upright Democratic
Senator from that State.