Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1880-06-17

clared the amendment adopted, and the Ieso-
luton as amended and the platform as a
whole were then adopted unanimously with
ont division. The following is the resolution
and is part of the platform of the conven-
tiOn:
1.-THE Republican party adhering to the
principles affirmed by its last national conven-
ttion, of respect for the constitutional rules
governing appointments to Office, adopts the
declaration of president Hayes that the reform
of the civil service should be thorough radical
and complete. To this end it demands the co.
operation of the legislative with the executive
departments of the government, and that con-
gresS shall 80 legislate that fitness agcertained
by porper practical tests shall admit to the
public service
Mr.. Cresswell, of Ohio moved recess until
7 o'clock, which was carried, and the conven-
tiOn,at i5 took recess.
When the convention reassembled AIR. Hale
moved that the roll of states be called, and
thai each state bc requested to present the
name of one member for n new national com.
mittec. The motion was adopted and the
committee appointed in accordance with Mr..
Hale's resolution. The question of the chair
manship was referred to the new committee,
with power to designate who shall fill the place.
Nominating speeches being then in order,
Mcs9rs. Joy of Michigan, Pixlcy of California,
and Frye of Maine,supportCd James G.. Blaine;
Mr.. Drake, of Minnesota, William Window;
Messrs. Conkling of New York, and Bradley of
Kentucky, Ulysses $. Grant; Messrs. Garfield
of Ohio, Wincklcr of Wisconsin, and Hill t.
South Carolina, John Sherman; Messrs. Bill,
ngs of Vermont and Sanford of Massachu.
sett1 George +. Elmnnds; and Messra. CIsso-
dy of Wisconsin, and Brandagec of Connect.
cut, Elihu B. Washburne. Most Of the speech
ca were greeted with hearty applause, but the
demonstrations at the conclusion of the re-
marks of Senator Conkling and Mr.. Frye were
boisterOus and prOtracled in the extreme. At
| Has p. m. the convention adjourned until 10
o'clock Monday morning without attempting
to take ballot.
Mondays session of the convention began
nearly an hour late, at l0J5, President Hoar
in the chair. Mr. Hale moved that tho con-
vention proceed under the rules to ballot for
candidate for president. The motion was car.
ried unanimously. The chairman read the
eighth rule, respecting the taking of the vote
and which abOlishes the unit rule and then
read the seventh rule in regard to the chang.
| ing Of votes. The roll was then called, and
the first ballot resulted rs follows: Grant 3Oi,
Blaine 2Si, Sherman 90, Eimunds go Win.
dom 10. The Chair announced that no choice
had been made, and directed the clerk to call
the roll again. The total number of votes
cast on the second ballot was 7j5; necessary
to n choice of 37S; Grant received 90j Blaine
2S2, Sherman 94 Edmunds 80, Window 10
Washburnc 90, Garfield |. The third ballot
resulted the same as the second, except that
one vote from Sherman in Pennsylvania vent
| to Benjamin Harrison, Of Indiana. The fourth
| ballot resulted the same rs the third ballot
except that one vote in Pennsylvania was
transferred from Harrison to Sherman, and
one vote in Maryland from Blaine to Sher-
man. The fifth ballot resulted the same rs
the fourth; no change in any state. The bal! |
lOting was continued until eighteen ballots |
had been taken, the last one resulting as fol- |
lows; Grant 305. Blaine 2S3, Sherman 81, |
Fdmunds sl Window TO- Washburnc 35. |
When the result Of the eighteenth had been an
! nounccd,a delegate from Mississippi moved to
take q recess until Z o'clock. The motion was
carried by n close vote.
At 1920 the Chair again called the convention |
to order, and the ballOtIng was at once pro-
ccedcd with. On the nineteenth ballot the |
vote stood as follows: Grant 3)5, Blaine 279, |
Sherman 90, Edmunds 81, Wirdom 10, Wash |
burne 49, Garfield |, Hartfranft l. The con- |
ventiOn continued to ballot, with but slight |
changes in the result until Il twenty-e'~ hth |
ballot was reached, which stood: Grant 307, |
Blaine 279, Sherman 81, E1mund' 81, Window
10, Washburrc 3j, Garfield 2. On motion of |
delegate from Massachusetts,, the convention |
thca adjourned until 10 O'Clock on Tuesday
morning.
The convention met at 1880 on Tuesday,
and the bslloting was proceeded with. The |
whole number Of votes cast ON the twenty |
ninth ballot was 755, Grant receiving 30j; |
Blaine 27S; Sherman, ll6; Eimunds, l2
Window, z; Washburne, So; Garfield, 2. lhe
balltting continued without any important
change in the vote until the thirty fourth bal
lot, whel five Blaine votes, from Wisconsin,
were transferred TO Garfield, The announce
ment was r. ceived with prolonged cheers. In
the mi list of the confusion, Gen. Garfield rose
tot question Of order. Being requested by the
Chair to state his point of order. Mr.. q rfeld
said: ri chal cnge the correctness Of the an.
nouncement of the vote Just read. No man has
right to have anOthers name announced sn1
voted fm III this convention without his per-
mission. Such PERMISSION | have not given
and cannot give" The Chair declared Mr..
Garfield out Of order, and the halloting was
preceded with. The thirty-6fth ballot re.
suited as follows: Whoc number of votes
cast, 100; necessary to n choice, 37S; Grant
3l3, Blaine 2 G, Sherman 80, Edmumds II,
Window 8, Washburne %, Garfield so.
The thirty.sixth ballot was taken amidst the
greatest excitement. Garfield was seen remon.
stratiug with the delegates, when the whole
audience rose, and shouted, Garfield! Gar.
feldI After three cheers had been given for
Garfield, order was pa1tially restored. pole
was called for in Minnesota. The vote stood
for Grant, 8 for Garfield. Nevada was
pollel the vote being largely for Garfield. New
Hampshire and New jersey voted solidly for
Garfield without causing much commotiOn,
but when Mai. ButterwOrth cast the 43 votes
of Ohio for Garfield, the widest enthusiasm
was manifested, The changes in the votes Of
the remaining states were rapidly made, Wis
consin casting the votes necessary to make the
nomination, but before the vote was read the
audience rose en- masse and broke out into the
widest cheers. On previous occasions the
cheers had been confined to n part Of the au
dicnce and delegates, but this time there
seemed to be no exceptions. The delegates
seized the shields and waved them aloft. The
band struck up "Hail Columbia and the word
having been announced to the vast crowd out
side of the building, the cheers inside were
drowned by the shouts without. This enthu-
sasm was responded to by caunon on the lake
front The scene presented by the galleries
was certainly one of the most extraordinary
ever presented on similar occasion, there be-
ing enough ladies present to add to the beauty
ant animation. AS the band struck up "Ral-
ly Round the Flag" the audience sang the
music with remarkable accuracy, and this was
followed by three cheers aud tiger" Over
half an hour was consumed in this way before
the roll could be proceeded with. The result
of the ballot was finally announced as follows:
Garfield 800, Grant 3O6, Blaine AZ, Sherman g.
Washburno 5. Amid tremendous cheers the
band struck up Hail Columbia" Order be-
ing again restored The Chair said;
James A. Garfield having received majority
of all the votes cast, is the nominee of the Re
publican party for President of the United
States.
In the midst of great confusion Gen. Logan
and Senator Oonkliug were seen irving to get
the attention of the chair. Conkling was
recognized and he seconded the nomination
in remarks showing good deal of feeling
Gen Logan followed in behalf of Illinois in
some stirring remarks. The nomination was
also seconded by AIessrs Hale, of Maine, Har-
rison, of Indiana, anda number of others. The
convention then took recess until O'Clock.
When the audience began to gather for the
o'clock session, one of the most noticeable at
fractions of the many which decorated the
hall was magnificent floral ship of state,
with the name of Gerteld in scarlet double
geraniums upon background of white roses,
the whole being equipped as a full rigged
ship, and capped by miniature star spangled
emblem of the national colors. When the
convention had been called to order, Mr.. Gary,
OF Maryland moved to proceed to the nomi-
nation of vice-president; adopted. The
names of the following gentlemen were pre-
sented TO the convention for nomination:
Hon. Il b. Washburne, of Illinois; Marshall
Jewell, of Conneotiout Thomas Settle of
North Carolina; Hon, Horace Maynard of
Tennessee; Chester A. Arthur, of New York;