The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1880-06-18
THE CHICAGO CONVENTION.
Garfield Nominated on the Thirty
sixth Ballot.


Fifth Dny.
CHICAGO, June Tho fifth days scsri0n of
the Republican convention began nearly al hour
late, ut 10a5, President Hoar in the chair
Prayer by Rev. Chas. Hall Everett, Of Falmouth
Congregational Church, Chicago
The reading clerk read the fifth and sixth
resolutions Of the platform by request Of some
delegates who had inexperienced their pur
port.
Hale moved that the convention proceed,
under the rules, to ballot for candidate for
president. Carried.
Ballots were then taken, AZ follows:
FIRST BALLOT.
Whole number, 755; necessary TO choice,
1913; Grant 30i, Blaine 2S4, Sherman 93, Ed
munds 81, Window 10, Waslburne 80. Follow
ing is the ballot in detail:
Alabama, Grant l6, Blaine I, Sherman 3; Arkansas,
Grant IL California, Blaine II; Colorado Grant O.
Connecticut, Blaine 8, Edmunds 2, Washburne z;
Delaware Blaine G: Florida Grant 8; Georgia, Grant
g. Blaine 4, Sherman 4; Illinois. Grant ~, Blaine TO-
washhurne +: Indiana, Grant /, B'aine 20, Sherman
=; Iowa, Blaine %; KarsaE, Grant 4, Blaine q: Ken
lucky, Grant ~, Blaine I, Sherman 3; Louisiana,
Grant x, Blaine 2, Sherman q; Maine, Blaine IL
Maryland, Grant 7, Blaine 7, Sherman .; MassachI-
suits, Grant 5, Sherman =, Edmunds 10, washburne
!; Michigan, Grant ], Blaine II, Minncsota, Win
sherman G; Missouri, Grant 90 WASH
burne l; Nebraska, Blaine G; Nevada, Blaine q:
New Hampshire, Blaine l0 New jersey, Blaine lG,
Wathburnc 2; New York, Gr:nt 81, Blaine H. Sher-
man .; North Carolina, Grant g, Sherman II; Ohio
Blaine ., sherman ~, Edmunds 1; Oregon, Blaine g;
Pennsy'yanin, Grant 80, Blaine &c, SHEER
Grant IL, sherman l. Tennessee, Grant 10. Blaine q,
Sherman |, Edmunds ]; Texas Grant IL, Blaine q
sherman .. Washburne l. Vermont, Edmunds 10;
Virgin Ia, Grant IL, Blaine s. Sherman I; Wet Vir-
ginia, Grant l. Blaine 4: Wisconsin, Grant Blaine
7, Sherman ., Washburnc o; Arizona, Blaine .; Da-
kota, Grant Blaine I; District Of Columbia, Grant
!, Blaine !; Idaho, Blaine 2; Montana, Blaine y New
Mexico, Blaine p Utah, Grant I, Blaine I; Washing
ton, Blaine 2; Wyoming, Grant l., Blaine l.
SECOND BALLOT.
Whole number of votes cast 1856, necessary to
a choice 1873; Grant sos, Blaine 2S2, Sherman
"a, Edmunds 30, Window 10, Washburno 81,
Garfield /.
THIRD BALLOT.
The third ballot resulted tho same as the Sec
ond, except that one from Sherman, i'll Pennsyl-
vania, went to Ben amin Harrison, of Indiana
FOURTH BALLOT.
The fourth ballot resulted the same as the
third ballot, except one vote III Pennsylvania
transferred from Harrison to Sherman, and one
vote i'll Maryland from Blaine to Sherman.
FIFTH BALLOT
The fifth ballot resulted the same as the
fourth, no change in any state.
SIXTH BALLOT.
The Sixth ballot resulted the same az the
fifth except that in Alabama one vote was taken
from Grant and cast for Garfield. and in Mary
land one vote was taken from Blame and given
TO Grant.
SEVENTH BALLOT.
The seventh ballot resulted the same M the
sixth except that in North Carolina one vote
was transferred from Sherman to Grant and in
South Carolina one vote from Grant to Blaine.
The totals were: Grant sos, Blaine 2SI. Sher-
ma, a Inn, U;,,l., A..
81, Garfield 2.
EIGHTH BALLOT.
Grant BOG, Blaine 2S4, Sherman 81, Edmunds
81, Window 10, Washburne 81, Garfield /.
NINTH BALLOT.
The ninth ballot was the same as the eighth,
except in Maryland one vote was taken from
Blaine and given 10 Garfield; in Mississippi one
from Sherman to Grant; in North Carolina one
from Sherman to Grant, and in Virginia one
from Blaine to Sherman.
TENTH BALLOT.
The tenth ballot resulted the same as the
ninth, except in Mississippi one vote was taken
from Grant and given to Sherman, i'll North
Carolina two votes from Grant to Sherman and
in Virginia one from Sherman to Rutherford b.
Hayes. The totals are: Grant 305, Blaine 2s2,
Sherman 81, Edmunds 81, Window IL, Wash
burne 80, Hayes 1.
ELEVENTH BALLOT.
The eleventh ballot resulted the same as the
tenth, except in North Carolina one vote was
transferred from Sherman to Grant, and in
Virginia one from Blaine to Sherman, one from
Grant to Sherman. Totals: Grant 305 Blaine
2sl, Sherman 90, Edmunds 81, Window 10,
washburne 32, Garfield 2, Hayes l.
TWELFTH BALLOT.
The twelfth ballot resulted the same AZ the
eleventh except i'll Maryland, one vote went
from Grant TO Sherman and one from Garfield
to Washburne, i'll Mississippi one from Sherman
to Blaine and in Virginia one from Sherman to
Blaine. Totals; Grant 304, Blaine 2s3, Sher-
man 92, Edmunds 81, Window 10, Washburne
SO, Garfield l, Hayes /.
THIRTEENTH BALLOT.
The thirteenth ballot resulted the same as the
twelfth, except in Maryland one vote was taken
from Sherman and cast for Geo. W. McCrary of
Iowa, In Mississippi one vote from Blaine to
Sherman, i'll South Carolina one vote from Shcr-
man to Grant, in Texas one from Sherman to
Blaine, in Virginia one from Sherman to Blaine,
and one from Hayes to Blaine. Totals:
Grant 305, Blaine 1885, Sherman 80, Edmunds
81, Window 10, Washburne So, Garfield /, Nc
Crazy /.
FOURTEENTH BALLOT.
The fourteenth ballot resulted the same as
the thirteenth, except i'll Kentucky one vote was
taken from Sherman and given to Blaine, in
Maryland one from McCrary and given to
Washburnc, i'll North Carolina one vote from
Grant and given to Sherman, in Pennsylvania
one from Garfield 10 Washburne. in Texas one
vote from Blaine to Grant. Totals: Grant
:IO5, Blaine 2S5, Sherman 80, EdmuIds 81, Win
dom ~, Washbume 3d.
FIFTEENTH BALLOT.
The fifteenth ballot resulted the same as the
fourteenth, except in Indiana one vote WAS
taken from Blaine and given to Washbune, in
North Carolina one vote from Sherman to Grant,
and i'll Virginia three from Blaine to Grant.
Totals, Grant 800, Blaine 2S1, Sherman 80, Ed
munds 81, Window 10, Wasburnc SO.
SIXTEENTH BALLOT.
The sixteenth ballot was the same as the fif-
tcenth except in Alabama one vote from Grant
given to Blaine. In Florida one vote before
given for Blaine, out, in Texas one from Grant
to Blaine, i'll Virginia one from Grant to Blaine.
SEVENTEENTH BALLOT.
The seventeenth ballot was the same rs the
sixteenth, except in Alabama one vote was taken
from Grant and given to Biainc in Florida
Blaine rcgained one vote absent at the other
ballot, i'll New York one from Grant to Blaine,
in North Carolina one from Grant to Blaine, in
in Texas one from Blaine TO Edmund J. Davis,
in Virginia one from Blaine to sherman. Totals:
Grant 303, Blaine 2Si, Sherman 80, Edmunds
81, Window TO- Washburne 3G, Davis /.
EIGHTEENTH BALLOT.
The eighteenth ballot was the same rs the
seventeenth, except in Indiana two votes were
taken from Blaine and given to Sherman, in
Maryland one from Washburne to Grant, i'll
Texas ono from Davis to Grant, and in Virginia
one from Sherman TO Blaine. Totals: Grant
305, Blaine 2S3, Sherman 81, Edmunds 81, Win
dom 10, Washburne 35.
When New York was reached and announced
AZ 50 for Grant, 1S for Blaine and for Sher.
man, Gen Sharpe On. " challenged the cor
rcctness of the vote, and Mr.. Conkling demand
ed a call Of the roll as he had done on the first
ballot. The names Of delegates were called by
the secretary, and the dcscrter from Grant was
found TO be Dennis McCary.
At quarter before four O'Clock n Mississippi
delegate moved to take recess until seven
o'clock. Carried by Il close vote.
Ii llOting was resumed at 7:25 p. NJ, contin-
uing until the twenty-cghth ballot was COM
pleted, when on motion the convention adj
journed until 10 o'clock Tuesday morning.
Following was the result Of the twonty-cighth
ballot: Whole number Of votes cast 1855, neccs-
sary to choice 378, of which Grant received
307, Blaine 279, Sherman 81, Edmunds 81, VIM
dom 10, Washburne 35, Garfield 2.
sixth Day.