The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1880-06-09
TELEGRAMg.
IA. GARFIELD NOMINATED
He Leaps 10 the Front on the
ThirtF-sixth Ballot,
And Carries the Contention
by Storm.

ThirtF-sixth Ballet,
And Carries the COnTenIiOn
by storm.
Chester 4. Arthur, OF New
York. for Viee-President.
The Convention Adjourned
Chicago, S.-The thirty-sixth ballot
continued as follows: Maryland sne
nounced Grant 6, Garfield 10. The
vcts being disputed, the Ioll was
called in detail, resultng-Garfield
10, Grant 6; Massachusetts, 4 for
Grant, Y for Garfield; Michigan gave
q for Garfield, Grant men generally
standing by their colors; Minnesota
gave 2 for Grant and for Garfield;
Mississippi, s Grant. s GArheld; Min
nesota's vote was Grant, 8 Garfield;
Mississippi was called in detail, re-
sulting-Grant 20, Garfield /; Ne
yada gave Garfield 6. The announce
ment was challenged and on call
the result was Garfield 8, Blaine J.,
Grant 2. Grant leaders are doing
their best to hold their forces, sppar-
emily in the hope that Garfield Gag
not re. q majority. New Hampshire
gave 10 Tor Garfield; New jersey
gave Garfield Is; New York, Grant
so. Garfield 20; North Carolina,
Grant < Garfield Is: Ohio, Garfield
AZ; Oregon, Garfield g; Pennsylvania,
Grant 81, Garfield 81: Rhode leland.
Garfield 8; South Carolina, s Grant,
6 Garfield. The latter vote was
challenged for alleged inaccuIacy,
and a roll call resulted Graut 8,
Garfield 6. Tennessee announced
Garfield 7, Grant 16, Blaine l. The
announcement was challenged and
tho vote polled re.ulted-Grant 10
Blaine l, Garfeli s; Texas cast tor
Garfield, Grant Is; Vermont, 10 from
Edmunds to Garfield; Virginia an
noupced Grant 8, Garfield 3; West
| Virginia gave 8 for Garfield, Grant l
Wisconsin, Grant ?, Garfield 10,
which gave him $40, being majority
| of all. The galleries sprang to theI
| feet. as we'll as the great body OF the
| anti Grant delegates, and there was
a wild scene of enthusiastic cheering
The banners Of Massachusetts, Maine
California, Vermont, Michigan ant
other anti-Grant men moved 1oWard
and surrounded the Ohio delegation
The military band in the ball stTucl
up Rally around the flag" Ii whlcl
the immense audience joined Will
great voice and IN remarkably SooC
time. When order was finally re
stored. Wisconsin counted her vote o
IS for Garfield; District OF Columbia
Garfield 2; New Mexico, Garfield 2
Utah. Garfield 2; Washington, 2
Wyoming, 2. Total vote on To
tnirtg-sixth ballot: Garfield, 1893
Grant, 3O6; Blaine, AZ; Sherman, 3
Wsshburne, 2. The chair announce
that James A. Garfield, OF Ohio, hav
ing received majority OF the Who'll
vote cast, was nominated for pres
dent of the United states. and asked
'Shall his nomination be made unar
imous?"
Conkling said be had intended I
move to make the domination unsr
f imcus, but the chair had anticipate
him. He briefly addressed the con
vention, hoping that the uranlmit
now displayed here would DO trans
: ferred to the field OF the campaign
and that all who differed here woul
, unite in carrying the lance agalni
the common enemy.
4 Hale, OF Maine, returned thanks
the supporters OF the senator trol
Maine. They had not got the ma
Z who ;hey came here hoping to nomi
mats, but they had got one 10 WhoI
: they had the most profound cont
5 dence. They were glad to haV
, aided in gaining this nomination
4 and be pledged the friends OF Bali
, TO earnes. and continuous etior
! from now until ides OF Novemo;
to secure his election.
f Peasants, of Virginia, a colore
D delegate, said he had voted for Graz
e to the last, but as the convention pa
= chosen to nominate James a. Ga
fed, while he could not promise
: give him the electoral vote OF b
: state, they would try to do so.
? Campbell, Of West Virginia, al
f nounced telegram from his sta
5 pIedging its best efforts to the suppo
J Of republican principles in the ele
Z ton of Garfield.
Norton, of Texas, said he can
e here for Sherman, and pledged Il
}, republicans OF Texas to the nOmine
x Norton is the man who promise
L never to cut his hair unless Cli
was elected and kept his pledg
as his long, flowing gray hair al
beard indicate.
! General Foster read a telegra
o from VIM. D. Kelly, at Washingto
cougratulsting the convention al
: Garfield; also one from John She
man. asking Ohio's solid vote f
Garfeld's nomination, whenever tn
, would insure his nomination.
Harrison, OF Indiana, made bri
and humorous speech in approval
the nomination.
The vote was taken. and the mC
= tioa to make the nomination uuan
nous was adopted.
A delegate from Maryland move
that the convention proceed TO nom
nate candidate fer vice.prasideI
and finish their business, as mar
delegates desired to go home by Il
afternoon trains.
Harrison, of Indiana, moved for
recess until 5 p,m., that time migi
be given for consultation in regard
the remaining nomination.
The motion for recess was adol
ted
Logan pledged himself and h
friends to sustain the nominatio
earnestly, and he believed that VIZ
tory would crown their eio.,'
Beaver, of Pennsylvania, on beha.
OF that state, seconded the nomiD1
lion. The country might exptC
from her the largest majority tbs
che had given in any presidentia
contest for many years.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention began to resssem bi
at 5 O. clock. On the chsirman's tabl
stands a large floral efiRy of 8 fol
rugged ship, floating on sea of color
| in which toe name OF Garfield i
-orke6 in scarIat osrsniunns an,