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majority. New Hampshire gave 10 for Gar

majority New Hampshire gave 10 for Gar
field; New Jersey gaveiGartield 10; New York,
Grant so, Garfield 20; Forth Carolina, Grant
30, Garfield 20, Ohio, Garfield, 43; Oregon,
Garfield 6; Pennsylvania, Grant 81, Garfield
81; Michigan gave q for Garfield. The Grant
men generally stood by their colors Mime
sofa gave for Grant and for Garfield; Mis-
sissippi for Grant and 2 for Garfield: Kan
sas transferred from Blaine to Garfield and
held its for Grant.
The break for Garfield commenced in earn
est when Connecticut gave II votes for him.
8 OF them from Washburne and 2 from Blaine.
That started the excitement and it was still
further heightened when Illinois gave Gar
and from Blaine. Then Indiana transferred
20 OF her votes to Garfield. Immediately the
movement gained Roadway and all the mem.
bers of the convention were on their feet and
the audience in the galleries waving hats and
handkerchiefs. For several minutes the pro-
ceedings were interrupted, the chairman vain
ly endeavoring to restore order. At last he
partially succeeded and the state of Iowa was
called. The chairman of that delegation got
on his seat and at the top of his voice shouted
u for Garfield. The enthusiasm spread like
wildtire. Then Kansas came and transferred
her Blaine votes to Garfield, and when
the state of Maine was called, Mr. Hale arose
and said IA for Garfield. This started cheers
again Maryland was polled at the request of
Its delegates, and the result was 6 for Grant
anu AZ III ohLuOlus 1uon lOllOWou MdSSdCllu-
sets with % of its votes to Garfield, and
Michigan with q of its votes in the same way.
Tennessee announced Garfield Z Grant Is,
Blaine 1. The announcement was challenged
Two votes were polled, with the result OF
Grant l, Blaine l. Garfield g. Texas cast 8
for Garfield, 10 for Grant; Vermont trans
ferred 10 from Edmunds to Garfield; Virginia
announced Grant 8. Garfield 3; West Virginia
for Garfield, 10 for Grant; Wisconsin for
Grant, Is for Garfield, which gave him $40,
Iy1ct hatr Ill 1lnpt nC
sprung to their feet, as well as the great body
OF the anti-Grant delegates, and was wild
scene of enthusiastic cheering.
The banners of Massachusetts,, Maine, Cali
fornia, Vermont, Michigan and other anti
Grant states moved toward and surrounded
the Ohio delegation. The military band in
the hall struck up Orally Around the Flag"
| in which the immense audience joined with
great voice and in remarkably good time.
When order was finally restored Wisconsin
gave Garfield 2; the District of Columbia gave
Garfield 2; New Mexico, Garfield 2, Utah.
Garfield 2; Washington, 2; Wyoming 2.
The chair announced that James A.. Gar
field OF Ohio having received majority OF
the whole vote cast, was nominated for Presi-
dent of the United States, and asked, Shall
| his nomination be made unanimous?
Mr.. Conkling said he had intended to move to
to make nomination unanimous, but the chair
had anticipated him: He briefly addressed
displayed here would be transferred to the
field of the campaign, and that all who diff
fered here would unite in carrying the lance
against the common enemy.
Senator Logan expressed hope that what
ever had TRANSFERRED in the convention of dis
agreeable nature would pass away. The men
who have stood by Grant will be seen in the
| front of the forces in every battle. We can
seek to preserve the ascendency Of the Repub-
lican party, and with the leader selected vic
tory will perch upon our banners. The NOM
ination was made unanimous.
Mr.. Hale of Maine said:
Standing here to return our heartfelt thanks
to- the many men in this convention who
aided us in the fight that we made for the sem
ator from Maine, and speaking for them here,
as know that do, say this most heartily.
We have not got the man whom we hoped to
nominate when we came here. but we have
got a man in whom we have the greatest and
most marked confidence. The nominee of this
convention is no new and untried man and we
expect he is no dark horse. When he came
here, representing his state in the front of his
delegation, and was seen here, every man
knew him because of his record, and because
of that and because of our faith in him and
because we were in the emergency glad to
help make him the candidate of the Republic
can party for President Of the United States, be-
cause say of these things / stand here to
pledge the Maine force in this convention to
earnest effort until the Ides of November to
help carry him to the presidential chair.
(Cheers)
Peasants, colored, of Virginia, said he could
not promise the vote of Virginia for the Re-
publican candidates, but that the Republicans
of the state would do all they could, and hope
with the aid of divisions in the Democratic
ranks to give the electoral vote of Virginia for
Garfield.
Campbell of West Virginia said he had Just
received a telegram from one of the principal
fcentres inlWest Virginia pledging the best eff
~ loo, 80 81, e..
field.
Hicks of Florida said that while the dele
gates of that state had not succeeded in hav-
ing nominated man for whom they were a
unit, theyspromised to deliver four electoral
votes OF that state 10 Garfield.
Among seconders of Garfeld's nomination
who spoke was Mr.. Norton of Texas, an old
gentlemen with snowy locks hanging over his
shoulders in masses. He is the man who
vowed never to cut his hair until Henry Clay
was elected President.
Adjourned. till 5 o'clock.
Evening Session.
The convention began to reassemble at five
o'clock. On the chairman's table stood large
floral effgy of full rugged ship floating on a
sea of coloring, on which Garfield" is worked
in scarlet flowers. The various State delega-
tions were consulting and interchanging views
with views to ascertaining what available COM
binations can be made.
The convention was called to order at $50.
Gary of Maryland moved the convention pro-
coed to receive nominations for Vice President.
Adopted Pixley of California, in a eulogistic
speech, nominated Elihu B. Washburne of
Illinois. While Pixley was spec }>ing Logan
was seen talking to the Ohio delegation, APP
parently in an excited remonsti arce of their
support of the Washburne movement.
Mccarthy of New York seconded WASH
burne's nomination.
Robinson of Connecticut presented the name
of Marshall Jewell of that State.
Hicks of Florida, after an earnest presenta-
ton of the sufferings of the Republicans in
their convictions, apresented the name of
Thomas Settle of Florida (applause), whose
name would help to break the solid South.
Harris of North Carolina (colored) seconded
Settles nomination.
Conger of Michigan, in accordance with the
unanimous vote of the Michigan State conven-
ton, said he would have been glad to present
the name of Thomas W. Terry but he had alb
solutely declined the use of his name, and he
asked that it be put on the records. Adopted.
&Hauck of Tennessee put in nomination
Horace Maynard of Tennessee.
Frye was called to the chair and Woodford
OF New York said the majority of delegates
from New York came here with the earnest
desire and purpose to secure the nomination of
Grant. In this they have been disappointed,
but would give the tikket hearty support. On
behalf of many of the New York delegation he
presented the name of Chester A. Arthur of
New York.
Dennison of Ohio seconded Arthur's nomina-
ton. He embraced the occasion briefly in the
name of the Ohio delegation to thank the con-
vention for its action in the nominating of
Garfield,
The Chair read a telegram from Oregon an
nouncing that the Republicans carried that
state by 1000 majority yesterday and that Gar
fields nomination excited enthusiasm.
Fitzpatrick of New Jersey seconded Arthur's
nomination.
Storrs of Illinois on behalf of the majority of
the Illinois delegation, supported Arthur's
nomination which would be gratifying to the
old guard which during the Sc ballots had
never wsvered in its support of the silent old
soldier (Applause)
Mississippi Missouri, Maryland and Ken
lucky declared their delegations favored
Arthur.
Florida withdrew Settles name in favor of
Arthur.
A Texas delegate nominated ex-Gov Davis
of that State, but subsequently withdrew his
name.
Mr. McCarty of New York withdrew his
second to Washburne's nomination and moved
the nomination of Arthur be made by accla-
nation.
The chair ruled Mr.. McCarty's motion out