The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-09
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CHICAGO, June S.
-. "a. nj, special dispatch reaches you
IN have had ali the important news
!, ,.c.,s to the nomination made hereto
~ pesd rot enlarge upon the
,,isospoe Of the victory that st last
I'm. The long and EeAlOns efforts
= u. opposition to third term
s,,,s. Than many OF its opponents
,...,,e3 10 hope the crisis came that
..,.i ali the various interests that had
and .2Ar, As to candidates but were
..u;ol determination to defeat the
.,.-,.,ton Of Grant The fifty votes cast
=, G,,ss!d on the thirty-iourth ballot
.,,,e3 81 eyes to him IS the next
...ss,s The whirl soon COM
.,.-5 md delegation after dslega-
~. vbeeIed into line. Conkling,
S,n,rop and Logan we're amazed and
WI, stricken. They made the most tfe-
r.,5ou, eEarts 10 stay the stampede.
Goskl,pr lei, hi. seat, as did Cameron and
Tnr,, and nurried 70 all the Grant dele
,,aoD, we're there we're InY Grant
r,,s,s and besought them not to be
r,n,eds3. 1t was 8 sight to see
C,pripr lerenuy clGsping the hands
n \. chiefs in the Virginia and Tennes-
-. delegations, which sat Immediately
b.siDd The West Virginia delegation, and
,,o.,Iia. 70 them to stand like men, as
,rrlpr them that il they would only be
I'm everything would come out right
Inrla AID he met together At the Yer
n,pt delegation, and had 4 short and
,,rvous interview with its chairman. 1t
In,k.d to spectators as il the long expected
dirisou Of the Grant forces to Eemunds
VA. Icing arranged, but il 50 the movement
.n. 100 late. As they talked the call Of
s,,ss proceeded, and the delegations
vsr. heard erunblipg away from sher-
uSn and Blaine and going over to
6rssld. The cheers that arose
from the galleries as each change was
announced were perfectly tumultuous-
ConkE.nr looked pale and dsIed. He evi-
asz;ly h53 not expected what was taking
p!srs He resumed his seat in the New
York delegation Just before that State vas
called. His faithful bepchmen were seated
cos. and HIent around him. There was
1srv lille conversation among them.
Tbsy we're listening in sad dismay to
he crack Of doom. Hon. C. D. Hubbard
aid 70 me As v. drew ont Of our sests:
a VIat to get where can study Conk-
Ing. lace. He was not alone in
tau curiosity. There were many
utbsr watching Conklipg's intense
epuposure rs his dearest hopes were
crashed. HIs man, Tom Murphy, was
sanding up, his tSce even darker and
more scoW ling than At any previous time,
and tb. unhehted cigar that had been in
his moo b ali the time for days past, was
nsid!y he'd in his compressed lips, be.
aeEtb his huge red moustsche. His dreams
o. new lease Of power were also being
crushed 10 pieces Never did men
show better saying qualities than the
Grant forces. They came through this
crushing ordeal with SO6 votes, or within
Ievsn Of their highest psll. They never
surrendered, but went down almost
soid phGiGnx. General Grant can never
Complain Of the fidelity Of his following
in The Chicago Convention. There was
another scene in another part Of the hall,
Vhiis the call Of States was crushing out
tbs hopes Of the third termers. Under
neEth the standard OF Ohio sat Garfield,
bt center Of : group Of friends, who
we're pressing to him and around him
rom al paris Of the hall.
Ee showed no sign Of sgitstiou, but
seemed 10 me As if he was listening 10 or
thinking Of something far of, or was
deep! occUPied bT his own thoughts- I
hncled that be must have deep within his
bFeAs, tide Of feeling that taxed all his
Ssi-coatrol 10 keep down 1t was the
first time in the history Of America that =
delegate in Presidential convention had
sees himself become its candidate.
1t uuE have been = great surprise to
GA,hsid ! had talked with him twice
ibou; The possibility Of such thing since
the convention occurrence. Hence, after
all thG; had been said in and ont Of print,
he 1ust have been greatly surprised.
TIE Nomination is upon every tongue
IN TIE city to night, and every Republican
lH0ks upon it as a grand hArmoniIer Of
al our differences. Garfield is our Ameri-
eia Gladstone. He is the greatest sPecl-
men Of tbe genuine scholar in politics now
LviGg on ,an continent. No American in
our DAY has mSde the science Of govern.
nenl the subject Of such pEins-akiug
and intelligent study As GARFIELD.
he hW applied all the vigor Of = great
iaie!iec; to every question growing out
Q! The same, and in the department Of
haEnce he stands head and shoulders
above Ill other public men iu the coun-
Try. Es common sense, rich experience
and llrVe uiudedness SO impressed itself
rpon The convention in all that he did or
Hld that he captured all their hearts.
The Eastern men who wanted 4 safe
and sound man, said: "Give US Garfield.
WscAn ali Unite on him" The Western
men sad Give US Garfield" And the
soldier elenen, said: "Give rs the gal
Ant leader in the war. We can all fuse
on hin" And they ali did unite on him,
and they nominated him with an enthusi-
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