Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-08

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rics delegate could C S; C vote Tor delegate
temporarily absent, except blI alternate, the
Alabama voto was changed TO Is for the Grant,
short.
TIC tIitty-stcood bsilot was 1ri.rad bot re
suling 10 no choic,,
The thirty.tkird ballet was ordered, when
Arkansas transferred from Sherman to
Blaine Georgia 9 from Sherman 10 Blaine, aud
from Sherman to Grant; illinois 2 from B aioc
to Washburnt; Indiana | from Sherman TO
Blaine. and from Washburoe to Window;
Mississippi from Grant 10 Washburne.
The tbirly-:hrd ballot stood Grant, 500;
Blaine, 27G; Sherman, ITO; Elmuods. II;
WasSburpe, A.; Window, a. Garfield, l.
Wisconsin Transferred one from Wasbturne
to Blaine. Tie Sih talot Vas then ordered
Alabama Increased one for Grant from the at
scntee delegate who hal returned; Indiana
Transferred from WashburDe to Blaine.
When tho 80 b ballot was ttk,n when Florida
voted, delegate gu ,sioued the accuracy Of its
amour ,meEt. A Kentucky delegate III ado [! Q
ptiot OF order that under tho lulas Nd one
| could qlestoo the announcement OF vote t2-
ccpt member Of the Delegation whose yot, is
challenged. At first the caair rul q that sny
member CT the convention could go ehslerge
but reversed bis decsioo after the rule had been
read. 81 SIS The challenge Of For:d,'s vote
came from ootSido that STATE il was not 60
| tertGloed.
Tho 3l:h ballot was then called: Tennessee
transferred from Blaine to Gran; in Wiscon
sic Grant gained ]; Garfield gained lG-S being
from Washbu.nr, from Baiuo and . from
Sherman. Totals for 3i.h ballot Grant, 3l2;;
Blairc. 27j; Shrrmaa, l07; Eimunds, H.;
Wssbturuo. so; Window, A. Gait I'D, II.
! o. The So b ballot Indiana gave Garfield 27,
Grant / BIaire =; from Maryland Blaine got
oro from Sherman and Gaf Id t from Shcr
mar; Minnesota transferred ono lrcm Wiodom
| to Grant; North Carolina transferred ono from
Sherman to GalG,l6; ffom Pennsylvania Grant
and Wsshbutrc gained oLo each from Blaine
Wiscorslo transferred one from Garfield 10
Blalno Totals Of 81 ballot Rs announced
weu GRAFT. 3l3; Blaine, 257; Sherman. 60;
Eduuuds, II; Washburno, 23; Window, 0.
At tho announcements OF tho totals 81 The
IS b ballot there was great applause 10 which
friends Of Grant and Garfield ,iuel
There IVES the greatest excitement when the
break was made for Garfield.
Then Mr.. Garfield was seen to lis, upon Ii:
sent ard was card nmil tho uproar to adLrcs:
the cbsir.
The chairman i:qlir,d for what purp. 5, the
gentleman 1Cs,.
To question CT order, said Mr.. GnG!j
The gentleman will state it said the chs
II challenge" said Mr.. Garfield tho coircct-
ness Ct thn snrour cement lhst Contains votes
Tor m. No Han has q right without tho c)r.
sent Of the person voted for to have bis name
anncurc:d and v,t,d for 10 this co1vcntion.
Such consent have not given.
The chairman interrupted and tnid tho Gen
teman was not sailrg question CT order and
no directed thu clerk 10 proceed with tho bcxl
ballot.
Graot's Gsio wss chccred by il Supporters.
The thirty-six,h ballot was lLcn called: Con.
ntcticut transferred from B!aire, and . from
Wsshturne to Garfield; Georgia from Sher.
man to Blaine, aGd from Sherman to Garfield:
Illinois fave Garfield I, four Ct them from
Blaine aad three iron Wfshburrt Indiana
transferred from BsiDo to Garfield.
Great excitement was apparc1t ia the Ohio
delegation ard the convention rose 5nd cheercd
Garfield. rs did the gaIlsriaa
1h, ludiaoa vote stooe: Grant ], Garfield %.
The Sherman and Ohio men and New York
antlGraut lead in grand applause for Garfield,
kissing hacds to each other i, mutual g.atua
lion.
loEa fo;l)wci With - fer GuGsd.
thero vas sc,1c ct great centurion which
officers Of the Convention o5u'd 1ot c1n' rol fer o
long time.
kals.s transferred from Risios 10 Gar
fold ard held its for Grant; kentucky trsos.
ftrrtd from Shcruso to Garfield; Louisiana
transferred S Blaine ADD Sherman votes TO
Garfield; Maine gave Garfield A. Great cieerf;
Maryland announced GRAFT 6. Garfield 10. Tic
vote b;ius disputed of Maryland, tho roll was
called in detail, resulting: Garfield 10. Grant
6; Massachusetts, for GRAFT, - for Ga,fi .lt;
Michigan gave 81 fer Gs16.ld.
Tho Gram inca general y stood hy their
coors. Minnesota gavo for Grant snd S lor
Garfield; Mississippi, S Tor Grant and . ter
Galheli; New Iclk gave Garfield 20 votes
Missouri. ]; Nevada, 3. srd Ohic, 43; Ofes 90
gave Garfield 6 srd PenrsyIvania, 81.
GAt:ld was nominI!el ct half pas! QUO
t'ctc,.
Missouri was called in detail, resulting
Grant 20; Garfield, |. Nevada eavo Garfield
=. Tho aooour ;ment WAS challenged and On
call the result nas: Garfield. 9; Blaine, ];
Giant
Tho Grant lesGcrs did ilo'r best 10 hold
their lcrc,s, spparonll3 10 hopo that Garfield
c)ud cot get a mI ority.
New llamI shire gave 10 for GnG.IG; Nov
jersey gave fairfield is; New York, Grsot,
SO, Garfield. 20; North Carolina, Grant 5,
Ga field, l5;Oh:o, Garfield, 43;Ofcgor, Ga,fisli,
6; Pennsylvania, Grant, 81, Garfield, ii; Rhode
lslaot, Garfield, S; South Carolina, 8 from
Grant to Garfield. The latter vote was chal
le1gcd for alleged ioaccuracg. and 90 the roll
call resulted: Grant, S; Garfield, 6. 1t will be
noted that part Of BlalnL' vote was sill css;
for him.
j., This, it WIS supposed, wcu,d 90 TO Garfield
II another ballot was had, sirc, Blaine was
Withdrawn by the vote of Maine for Garfield.
IenDtEs!o annoutc,d Garfield 7, Grant lG,
B!aloe |. The announcement was ch.ller gtd
The vote pei cd resalted: Grant Is, Blaine i =,
| Garfield S. =
Texas cast for Garfield and Grant l3; Ver-
mont, III from Edmuuds to Ga,G4lt; Virginia
aonouocad, Grant Q. Garfield 3; West Virgins,
Tor Garfield, for Grant; Wi!clnsin, 3 for
Grant, is for Garfield. which siv;s him BIC
lust being % jori'y Of a
Inc galleries sprung to tier feet, az we'll a.
Inc great body OF anti Grant delegates, aid
the hsuners OF MASSACHUSETTS,, Maine, Calf r.
Ela, Vermont, MICHIGAN anil other anti Gyaat
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