Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1880-06-10
WISCONSIN DID 1T.

a Pennsylvanian had been been
voting for Garfield nearly all the
way through. Now and then as will
be perceived by the table some one
else dropped in and gave him and
made PAIR of Garfield votes. On
the Doth ballot, the first one given
Tuesday morning, 10 Massachusetts,
men lett Edmunds and went to Sher.
man. This was the only signifcan,
variation in the monotonous voting
until on the saith ballot sixteen Wis
consin men joined the Garfield unit.
This produced loud and continued
cheering. But Wisconsin, as it is
the last in the alphabetical scale was
the last State to vote, and there were
no others followed the break, the
territories with their two votes each,
voting as they had before. On the
35th ballot Indiana, which had been
giving twenty odd votes to Blaine,
gave them to Garfield and some 9th.
er state helped the vote up to SO
The galleries applauded tremendous.
ly, but the boom was not yet fully
on its legs. On the seth ballot sew.
eral states voted nearly as they had
been voting before. 1t was these,
first in the alphabet, that cast the AZ
for Blaine, 8 for Sherman and for
Washburne. After five or six states
had voted all the voters against
Grant began to go for Garfield. AS
the result of each state was an
nounced the cheering was tremen.
dous. 1t was evident those still to
be called were preparing to fall in
line. Iowa, that had never failed to
cast its solid vote for Blaine voted
% solid for Garfield. at this the
uproar was terrible. The Chairman's
voice could no more be distinguished
than the buzz of fly in a sea storm.
He had to wait until the house
s.iled itself. Garfield was seen to
rise in his place as delegate from
Ohio, evidently with the intention of
stating that he was not candidate
and to call halt in their voting for
him. But scores OF delegates rushed
upon him and compelled him to re-
main seated and to say nothing.
Nearly every delegate was out of his
seat and running hither and thither.
Only Conkling appeared to keep his
place, probably imagining that If he
was still and cool the whole house
would be pulled down by his weight.
At all other times he had been the
most active man to tete.d-tete and
button-hole members but now he was
in his seat. When quiet catce again
Kansas was called. It's 4 Grant
votes were still for Grant bu6 its 6
Blaine votes fell 10 line for Garfield,
and there was more cheering. A
bevy of delegates maintained their
position around Garfield TO keep him
down. Kentucky was now called.
It had persistently given 20 votes
for Blaine and Sherman. It's leader,
a Grant bulldozer, got up il his seat
and announced as loudly as he could,
"4 votes for Garfield and 90 for
Grant, the man that will beat him.
He had consulted with Conkline and
Logan, and this speech was q com.
mand 10 the Grant forces to stick
to their man, and they did. But so
much the worse for them. Then
came Louisiana and gave it's anti
Grant votes to Garfield. Next was
Maine, Blsine's own state, led by
Frye and Hale. It's IA votes we're
announced for Garfield, and then
the cheering was deafening agsin
Soon Ohio was reached. 1t has IA
votes and Garfield is oUe of the vot-
ers. Tbs vote IVES announced AZ
for Garfield. The Grant men were
in rage and compelled several of
the states TO cal the roll to see how
each delegate voted. The triumvi.
rate, Conkliug. Logan and Cameron.
who have bean using the worlds
greatest general as 9 cat's.paw to