Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-06-08
oAxYIELD roR PRrsIDENr.

The lonc.continued and deeply.inter-
eating session Of the Republican National
Convention at Chicago resulted about
q O'Clock T. NJ. today in the nomination
Of James A. Garfield. Of Ohio. for Presi.
dent Of these United States, after ballot
ing a day and q half. casting thirty.siI
ballots-a ballot for nearly every State
In the Union. This last ballot. as off,
eially stated. stood: GARFIELD. 500; Grant.
800; Blaine, ~; Sherman, s; wash-
burne, s. Whole number Of votes In the
Convention. 7ss; necessary to . choice.
$40 Garnsld having sss. or twenty
moro than the requisite number. re-
ceivsd the nomination. OF the "dark
horsss," Gsrnsld has become prominent
within the last forty. eight hours. and that
he was the second choice OF the Blaine
men was svinesd BY the unanimity with
which the Blaine delegations from n
State after the other went over 70 his
standard whom the grand break was
made. The Grant men al stood firm
from nrst TO last, gaining rather than
losing. and the break OF Indiana from
the Blaine side, followed so quickly BY
. general break OF the Blaine forces, oil
going over to Garfield. showed not only
the surrender Of Blains's hopes. but q
determination to beat Grant and . con.
csrtsd understanding - to the means.
The result should 30 satisfactory to
the whole Republican party. and will
prove to DO 90. Personal p~artisanship
within the fratsrnal unity Of any po-
litioal party must and will always 30
produstivs OF disoord and inharmonious
results. therefore IL 10 much better that
al should thus DO enabled to combine
upon one who Ia acceptable to all. recon-
cling al a~ntssonistio and detrimental OPP
position and elements within the party.
and giving batter assurance Of victory
than ever. The whole Republican
party will unite heartily in Endorsement
OF the decision OF the Convention. and
none will DO more heartily and grace
fully acquisscisnt in this respect than
the numerous friends and supporters Of
Grant. Blaine and his friends must
now bury the Ratchet and stand in
shoulder to shoulder with Grant and his
friends. Both Of these famous chief
tains are foored. 30 to speak, so Tar a.
future Presidential aspirations are con.
cerned. Blaine II n more beneficial
power in the Senate than in the Presi.
Dental chair, and in case Of foreign or
civil war. the nation knows whore to
And Grant and how to depend on him.
James A. Garfield, 30 suddenly and
triumphantly nominated for the Prssi.
dsncy today. has a proud record As q
true national representative American.
civil. political and military. He 10 a
native Of Ohio. born in Orange, Cuys-
hoea county. November 10, 1881. and
consequently will be forty.nins years
old next November. when hs will DO
triumphantly elected President. He
10 . year younger than Blaine. but did
not enter public life at &C early an age.
He graduated at Williams College, Mas.
sachusstts. in 1856. was President Of Q
literary Institution for several years.
studied and practicsd law and was
. member Of the Ohio State Sem
ate in 1s59.60. He entered the
Union army a. . Colonel Of Ohio volun.
tesrs In 1861. and was made Major Gen.
sral in 1868. He has served continu-
ously in the House since his election to
the Thirty eighth Congress, making
eighteen years in all. He Is at present
u. 8. Senator elect from Ohio. but the
Republicans Of that State will DO proud
to see their favored son promoted to
. still higher position than sven
they elected him TO. Ais we'll
that ends well. and all true Republican
Americans will now unite fraternally and
unanimously in elscting James A. Gar
field as the next President Of these Uni
ted States.