The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-06-10
THE NOMINATION..
GEN. GARFIELD'S SPEECH OF
ACCEPTANCE.
Enthusiasm All Over the Country.

CHICAGO, June s.-Near midnight the COM
mlttee appointed by Senator Hoar to wait on
Alessrs. Garfield and Arthur to notify them of
their nominations met them in the club room
OF the Grand Pacific, and Senator Hoar. as
chairman, made an appropriate speech Gen
Garfield replied:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen-I assure YOU
that the Information you have officially given
me brings sense of very grave RESPONSE bility,
and especially SO in view Of the fact that was
a member OF your body, fact that could not
nave existed with propriety had 1 had the
slightest expectation that my name would be
connected with the nomination for the office
l have felt with you great solicitude concern.
ing the situation of our party during the strug-
gle, but believing that you are correct in as
surlng me that substantial unity has been
reached in the conclusion, it gives me gratif-
caIion lar greater than any personal pleasure
your announcement can bring. l accent the
trust committed to my hands. AS to the work
OF our party, as to the character of the cam
palgn to be entered upon, 1 will Ike an early
occasion to reply more fully than can proper
~ do to night l thank you for the assurances
o. commence and esteem you have presented
to me and hope we shall see our future as
promising as are the indications to-night.
Senator Hoar in the same manner presented
the nomination to General Arthur, who ac-
cepted in brief informal way
Congratulatory Dispatches to Gen. Gar
field.
General Garfield was serenaded at the
Grand Pacific Hotel last evening by an i'm
mense ana enthusiastic throng, but he declined
to respond to the ovation further than to bow
his thanks. During the evening his headquar-
tiers was scene of busy congratulation. Over
six hundred kilograms were received from
every point in the Union, those from Ohio
leading off in numbers and enthusiasm. More
than 800 were received from that State alone
promising him a majority varying from thirty
to fifty thousand next fall. Among the most
notable dispatches received were the following
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, June g.
To Gen. James Il. Garfield:
You will receive no heartier congratulations
to-day than mime This both for your own and
your country's sake.
(Signed) R. HAYES.
WASHINGTON, June s, 1880.
Accept my hearty congratulations. The
country is to be congratulated as well as your
self. G. ScHuRz
Dispatches to like effect were also received
from other members of the cabinet.
CINCINNATI, June s, 1880.
should not have supported but would have
actively opposed the third-term candidate if he
had been nominated, but will support you
heartily. NJ HALsTEAD.
Gen. Grant Says it is All Right.
The Times prints the following Galena de-
spatch:
General Grant was at General Rawley's Of
flee receiving dispatches when the news OF
Garfeld's nomination was received. He said
1T was all right, he was satisfied. Soon after
he left for home.
Disappointment at the Nomination for
Vice President.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The friends of Mr.
Blaine and Mr.. Frye are greatly disappointed
that Mr.. Frye was not nominated for Vice
President. They think that the nomination
should have gone to MAINE, and that it was
quite unnecessary to conciliate Conkling by
the choice of Arthur. The President does not
say SO in his telegram of congratulation to
Gen. Garfield, but it is known that he was
strongly opposed to the nomination of Gen.
Grant, and would have considered Grants sue
cess as great peril to the country.
How the Nominationiwas Brought About.
special gives the inside history of General
Garfeld'S nomination as follows:
AS sequel of the glorious work on the Re-
publican convention yesterday correct
history of the way in which it was brought
about will be of interest There were several
conflicting stories last night, one of which was
that the arrangement was made between
Blaine and Sherman at Washington, The
way in which the nomination was brought
about, however, is as follows: On Monday
evening, after adjournment, which was &C
complished, not by kilograms from Washing
ton but by an understanding between the anti
Grant men, the Blaine men held caucus,
decided that their candidate could not be
nominated. and asked what should be done.
The plan of action was left to the leaders,
with the understanding that everybody was to
stick to Blaine until further notice. In look
ing around for candidate to beat Grant, the
Blaine leaders decided that either Washburne
or Garfield must be selected.
Congressman FRYE went tO ax-Gov Dauni.
son of Ohio and asked if the Sherman men
would unite with the Blaine men upon Gar
held. Governor Dennison rejected this pro
position, saying that they had come here to
nominate Secretary Sherman, and proposed
that the Blaine men come over to him. To
this Mr.. Frye could not assent, insisting that
another day would nominate Grant; that the
delegates were tired and would vote for Grant
very soon, because they saw that his friends
held the key to the situation, unless some new
man could be proposed. Representative
Aldrich of Rhode Island, Senator Plumb of
Kansas and Gen. Harrison of Indiana then
went to work and announced the negotiation s
between the Blaine and anti-Blaine opponents
of Grant.
Mr. Blaine was notified that his nomination
was impossible, and he authorized his friends
to make such combination as they might deem
best. Gov. Foster of Ohio was approached
but, on consulting Garfield, the General OBJ
lected positively to having his name brought
forward by Ohio. The Wisconsin men were
then applied to, but they insisted upon giving
Washburne a chance before a Garfield move.
ment was attempted
So it was arranged that Wisconsin and In.
diana should throw out skirmish line for
Washburne to see how it would be received
This was done on the SD and 34th ballots, but
met with no success.
The Wisconsin men then signifed their
willingness to experiment with Garfield 8
name, which they did on the 34th ballot,
giving him 16 votes. Then, on the next bal
lot, the Both, Indiana turned in for Garfield,
raising his total to so. California was the
first Blaine State upon the list, and an at
tempt was made to persuade her delegates to
come over for Garfield, but the Blaine men
said no; they wanted another ballot for Blaine
fearing that the Garfield movement would be
successful, and held the California delegates
back until the middle-men should declare
themselves; but after Connecticut and In
diana had voted for Garfield, Mr.. Henderson
of California notified Messrs. Hale and Chand-
Ter that the Indiana men were coming out,
and the Blaine leaders began to clear the decks
the excitement and the risk, but inclined to
hold their men down, but it was impossible,
and after Iowa and Kansas had declared their
vote the result seemed foregone conclusion.
The Ticket Endorsed by the New York
Germans.
New YORK, June 9-The German Republi-
can Central Committee tonight adopted reso-
buttons endorsing the Chicago nominations and
ratifying its platform.
Comments of the Press.
NEW YORK, June 9.-The Graphic SAYS that
out of the nettle danger the Chicago conven-
ton has plucked the flower safety. The
Democrats will have to put up their very best
and strongest man if they hope even show of
success against Garfield.
The Post says the nomination of Garfield is a
grand one. 1t is glorious escape from Grant
and Blaine. 1t defeats the bosses.
The Express says that Garfield is merely an
adroit and skilled politician, fortunate on be-
ing Objectionable enough to fill break that no
other stood ready to be slipped into
The Commercial Advertiser thinks the
ticket the strongest and best calculated to
crystalline the contesting elements that could
be made.
NEW ORLEANS. June The Times saws
that Mr.. Garfield is a very fair representative
of the better element of the Republican party,
superior to most of his competitors in mental
force, and equal in other essential attributes
The Picayune says the nomination of Mr..
Garfield relieves the country from the appre-
hension of the dangers involved in third