National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-05
NO RESULT YET.

Everybody is impatient, of course, be-
cause we have yet no ballot at Chicago, but
this convention has not taken much more
time than usual in reaching conclusion.
We stated on Wednesday morning that n
ballot was not likely to be taken before
Friday afternoon. Four years ago the
course of events was very similar. The
first day was consumed in getting to an
organization. The second day began with
a discussion of the rules, which gave Mr.
MCPHERSON the opportunity to decide
against the unit rule ; the names of candi-
dates were presented, and the convention
adjourned. On the third day balloting
commenced. The extra day in 1880 neces-
sary to get to the ballot is occasoned by the
contested seats aud the long delay of the
committee on credentials To sustain their
ubiquitous action it is not wonderful that
the majority should demand time to make
n report. The authors of it will spend the
balance of their political life in defending it,.
In 1876 there were four prominent can
didates-BLAINE, CONKLING, MORTON and
BRIsTow. Each of these four was known
rs the "flvorite sou of his own state.
Maine was unanimous for BLAINE, New
York for CoNKLING, Indiana for MORTON,
and Kentucky for BRIsTow. Ofless prom
inent candidates, HARTRANFT was put
forward by Pennsylvania, JEWELL by Con-
necticut, and HAYES by Ohio.
The convention consisted of 1856 mem
bers, the same number us that now in ses-
sion in Chicago. On the first ballot
BLAINE led off with 255 votes--most OF
his strength, aside from his own state, be
ing from the west aud northwest. MORTON
came next to BLAINE with 124 votes, con-
sisting of the delegation from his state and
strong detachment from the south.
BRIsTow had 113 votes gathered in small
groups from nearly all parts of the country.
CoNKIING, besides the heavy delegation
from his own state, had 20 votes, being q
total OF 80 in ALL
Aside from these four leading candidates
there was group of others who did not
expect the nomination save in the event OF
total disruption of the game. These were
HAYES, for whom 81 votes were cast OIL
the first ballot, II scattering votes from the
outside, with the "A allotted to Ohio. his
state. HARTRANFT received only the vote
of Pennsylvania. JEWELL had the vote Of
his state, all but one. The following Of
both WHEELER and WAsHBUlsNE was very
small-but in the case of the former his
geographical position and his spotless char
acter gave him the vice-presidency after the
west had been honored with the presidency
On the first ballot BLAINE received the
solid vote of the following states and terri
tories: Colorado, G; Delaware, 6; Iowa, %
Kansas, 10; Maine, IA; Maryland, 10; Min
nesota, 10; Nebraska, 6; Oregon, 6; Wiscon
sin, 20; Arizona, Dakota, Idaho Montana
New Mexico, Utah and Washington, each
votes. Throughout the entire seven ballots
the states of Colorado, Delaware, Nebraska
Kansas, Maryland, Maine, Oregon, aud al
the territories named, except Montana
voted solidly for BLAINE, while upon M
single vote from either of the followin,
states: Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio
Vermont and Wyoming territory
BLAINE having thus developed the great
est strength in the caucus his defeat becam
the secondary object of his three rival
among the prominent candidates. TIL
MORTON contingent broke first and wen
over to HAYES; the CoNKLING and HART
RANFT followers gradually deserted, an
the BRIsTow division finally followed sui
Even with all these changes agains
BLAINE, he would have been nominated o
the seventh ballot if nineteen delegate
who had already voted for him on the sixt
ballot had not turned over to HAYES whe
the next ballot was taken. The ballot
were as follows:
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