The Red Cloud chief., 1880-06-17
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Frou the Omaha R.ruSiiesn.s

From the Omaha Bsr aSiiesn.D
The news of the nomination 81 Gen
Garfield for president by the republican
convention was received ia Omaha yes
terday with great enthusiasm by ia.
republicans. who had pretty much
given up all hope ofsecing either Grant
or Blaine nominated. Inquiry among
the republicans show. that the nom
nation Of Garfield gives general salts
faction.
Gen. Mander-on. who i from Ohio.
said To a Republican reporter. Il ! A
mot excellent nomination. Garfield
ha, been in public life for over 4 quar-
ter Of a century, and for twenty q
he has been in congress. Ill. military
record l. brilliant. Early in the war
while "A colonel, he won hi- hrigadicrs
commission by a substantial victory
over Humphrey Marshall IN Kentucky.
and when nominated for congress. he
was on General Rosencran-' staff. in
the army Of the Cumberland. Iii.
nomination was made without his
knowledge, and Wa. equivalent 10 cleo
ton, the district being largely republi-
can. He hcsltated some time before
accepting il. He Wa elected by AN in
creased majority; and has remained in
I ,.,r,pra-- 49, -,,.. IL. f.
the United States senatc was ~ ON
plimentary, in regard To being un-
gress, and also his nomination Ia the
presidency yesterday. While AZ Chica-
90 | had hourly talks with his friends
and Garfield himself. and | know the
nOminatim was %unsuught, and that he
did everything in his power 10 prevent
such IA result.
Ex-senator Hitchcock. who grad
uatd at Williams college with Garfield
in lS56, said: He suits me a well ~
man possibly could next To Grant, who
was my choice long before Garfield was
thought of. / have known Garfield for
thirty years, and have been in congress
with him, and have always been his
warm friend. | have got every conf
dcnce in him, and know him 10 be a
statesman, ii MAJ of ability, and amply
qualified to fill the presidential chair
with honor and success.
Hon. John G. GOWN. who is an Ohio
man, said: used to 90 In school toGar-
field. He Is cmphaticallv Il sclf-made
man-an American in every sense of
the word. When ho>tillitics broke out
between the north and south, he WAS
the first to call a public meeting and
address the people upon their duty.
At n time he ran away from home
and drove a team on Il canal tow-path:
he was afterwards induced to attend
district school. He then went to the
Hiram institute, where he was ut first
regarded a. IA green, ovcr-grown boy.
But he soon took the lead. He then
went to Williams college. and there
graduated. Upon his return. he was
elected president of Hiram Institute.
and that's where | first met him.
While president Of this institute he was
elected Il senator of the Ohio legiSla-
ture, and was in the legislature when
the war broke out. He went into the
war as colonel ofthe AID Ohio regiment.
At the battle of Stone River he was
complimcntcd in special orders 10y
General Hancock for his gallant CON
duct. Since the war his record is well
known. He has always been Il public
man, and "A successful one. At one
time he was preacher of the Campbell
lite persuasion, but the only preaching
he ever did was while he was president
of the Hiram institute.
Hon. J.. l.. Webster said: The nomi-
nation of Garfield is the best that could
have been made, except that of Blaine.
who WAS my choice. | have known
Garfield for fifteen years. He is II
statesman who has an unimpeachable
record. He will do more TO bring
about a harmonious feeling in the re-
publican party than any other man.
All factions will heartily unite in his
support. | have the highest admira-
ton for him. He is a self-made man.
DIR. Miller, editor of the Herald. said:
| concede that the nomination of Gar
field is a respectable one, and in some
respects a strong one. Garfield Is Il