The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1880-06-10
FOR PRESIDENT
JAM Es A. GARFIELD,
or ONO
FOR VICE PRESIDENT
C n e TEF7 a. iUrs,
Our Candidates ana Platform

ouA C@ii.AiN'a'oS 49, lh4oili'
4 dark horse won at Chicago. And
this is the usual result in National con
ventions. The favorite wins but rarely.
and the political ,ropbets ard AWAY, III
taulr twenty wears AGO. At chr2rn
Seward led or + he frs, haIIor and ill.,
coin had Iess thaD ham tbp n9mbo, 3e,
essay to a choice. Vet the latter WAS
nominated ON the third ballot. receiving
}56 votes to lI0l for Seward 1t is ot
course, great disappointment II MI.
Blaine> friends in this >tatc.and througll-
out the country. that he failed to receive
the nomination. but they will chcertuIiy
ac2Nlesrc in the choice Of the convention,
Which is no doubt the best that could
have been made under the circumstances
Nor should it he forgotten that Mr. Blaine
has rendered his party Il Great service iii
delivering il from third term candidate.
| Had he shown less strength. ami had his
| friends been less determined. there can
| De no question but that (tcn. Grant WouN
nave tecn the candidate. Ia that event,
we need have NJ hesitation Up saying DOW
mat, despite MS militant record. ana The
prestige OF success which ha~ horetptoIc
/ belonged t. ham. .scitC Y, t.lr polls jts
November would hay becn more than
PROBABLE. t'uhllt sentiment is adverse
to third term. Many Ut Cen. Grants
most SIneeI" trends and N"Ii "@Arr~
We're opposed to ms candidacy. dlii
lhoIsiIdS would nave refused I" vote ior
nm II n"mnattd- Indeed Grant '~ n"m-
nation mi-ht, and prooabit would hl,o
seriously oINidcd the party, eten to the
extent "l ratUng @n"Jh"r candidate III
/ 'he HrI'' ! hat CANCER ha@ however,
h"Pl'IS ptth dNcllrd. iron. lanes -
"'u'ld' oar c"h0I'"'e i'I lHtsId'hF' IS
H't oIlIH d man VINO WEI! 'Ii'l4 "ui the
'u'' htPuoArah N''c' NN' p" VIII receive
l"t ii"tI'tAN,tIt Nolc aa "t'L ~ N a
'''"ii "l'''' AN ipie man. di'' one ~ every
way worthy OF the Ill4h h"lloF "ilIch the
peo3Ic WIZ "eS'"W upon AIil. ii~ eIrc-
ZION MAY be regarded a. assured.
zen ''dtiicHl was porn III orange, NY
"H''5'' ''HilIH' VINO N"Nti'l""i ~ 1881,
any, y ~" " '"t plnh' p ~" strong
I,idl Pi4t si'''u> y WcIL n .Helltdill. Nlid
c'Pdolr 81 bearing any burdens winch
may De placed upon lln lie graduated
~ NiIalhS 'oiltEr. MASSACHUSETTS,, ~
Ioob, ana WAS President ot Il literary in-
Stltutlon Tor several years, ana studied
and practiccd Law. He was elected To the
state Senate ot ONO in l-J9 In l~6I
ne entered the Mon army as Colonel Of
the Forty->"cond Ohio oluntccr>; Mas
promoted to the rank III Brgddlcr Gen
eral January TO- loj2 was appointed
Cnlci OF Staff Of the Army Of the Gambler
land and twas promoted otherank of VI iur
General, September 20 1863 His con
gressional career began with his election
to the House Of the :}Sth Congress, and
ne has been re elected to each succeeding
Congress- and now represents the Nine
teenth district of Ohio. Last winter he
was elected by the Ohio Legislature 10
the United States >cnatc' to succeed
Senator Thurman whose term expires
March 3, ISL, but he is now called To
take higher seat For some wears past
Gen. Garfield has been recognized rs a
leader in Congress, and is now the Ke-
publican leader on the floor Of the House.
He has Won this position no less by lis
industry than 10y his talents He is a
ready debater and has at his command
rich stores of material, the result OF obser-
walton and study. Gen, Garfield is essen
TALLY student, and his studies take 4