The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-03-18

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HavelOck's bagpipes coming to the rescue
o. the besiegrd garrison. Each time the
s1und grew louder and found a constantly
widening circle Of responsive delegates
GarReld's nomination came Of a conviction
born upon the spot that he Of all others
was the man tosolye the dead lock and re-
lease the Republican party from its great
embarrassment The Cincinnati Gatstle
tells editoriaIIy the story Of how Garfield
resisted all oyertures at the start to be re.
garded ns candidate, and those who were
present in the convention need not DO re.
minded that he rose upon the floor and re.
b tEed the early votes cast for him.
But the appearance Of the man was 80
commanding, and his words when he had
occasion to speak we're 50 fitting to the &C.
casion, that the Convention could not bnt
feel that he was the man It was looking
for. This was especially the case after his
speech on behalf OF Sherman. AS the
Cincinnati Ga:eRe well says, that speech
for Sherman nominated Its author:
aft is not surprising. that from that hour
Garfield was thought Of as compromise
candidate. There were three prominent
candidates. There were Grant, Blaine and
Sherman. Each one had made vigorous
and more or less bitter campaign for the
nomination. This caused feeling that rem
dered concentration upon any one Of the
three improbable, II not impossible. This
was made apparent by the several ballots.
The last before the break for Garfield was
not materially different from the first. To.
ward the last Sherman's friends became
convinced that he could not DO nominated.
Conkling stood firm, thinking that the
larger body would be more likely to attract
than smaller ones. Blaine was hopeful
that something might turn up-that the
fear OF Grant as a candidate might drive
all the rest to himself, anu he held on to
the last. But the thoughtful Republicans
in the convention and outside Of it be.
came convinced that success with either
Grant or Blaine before the people
would be more than doubtful. The
third term, it was believed, would defeat
Grant, and Blaine had once been rejected
by a National Convention because Of his
record, and that record still stood forth IN
all its ugliness. The fear that Grant or
Blaine might be nominated grew from day
to day, and ont Of it grew the thought OF
Garfield. By this time Il was clear to
everybody who cared to look straight at me
sentiments that were gaining prominence
that Sherman was out OF the question. The
Ohio delegation was hopelessly divided
and this fact rendered useless all efforts to
increase his votes from the other Suites.
At last Garfield was approached. In his
room at night, after day oil excitement
and at an hour which seemed most crit.
cal, he was asked II he was aware that
Republicans who wanted victory and
feared the nomination OF Blaine on one
side and Grant on the other, were turning
TO him, and that the supreme hour for
action would come the following day, or at
iurthest the day following that. 1t was
predicted tn when the break did come it
would be sudden, and he ought TO have his
mind prepared for it.
GARFIELD turned 10 his friends with an
emotion that he could not conceal, and said:
"This can not, must not be. Already, be.
cause OF the Use that Is made OF my name,
am accused OF insinCerity in my support
OF John Sherman. | have been true to
him. ! have done my beet for him, but il
should accept the nomination would be
accused OF treaChery, and would not have
the country believe that OF me for twenty
PresidenciCs. No, that thing must not be
done. If named would rise in nv sent
] an ttto tals I'll
cept il nominated" That was the end Of
it for the time. There was another night
OF work and another day Of balloting with.
out result But the fear Of Grant or Blaine
increased. 4 majority OF the convention
tirmy believed that the nomination OF either
would be fatal.
In thenexI talk with Garfield on the night
preceding the nomination he was urged 10
overcome his objections. Enthusiasm on
the floor OF the convention and in the gal.
teries had increased until he had become
the center Of attraction. He could not
be blind to that. He saw whittier it was
tending. Turning to one OF the friends
present, he said: 'If this shall happen,
and it is deemed best for the party that
shall yield, my embarrassment will be great.
II were not here this would not worry
me, but being here in the interest OF an
other man, the thought that should be
nominated Expresses me. 1t would look
bad People are often unreasonable and
could not defend myself" Then turning
to one Of the friends present, he said
"f0u know all about this. YoH baye been
close me in all my efforts for Sherman.
Can you honestly defend me against che
charge that il sure to be made, and will
you do it?" But one reply could he made
TO that appeal, and the promise was kept
while he was yet alive, and 1t is now for
the iirst time fulfilled in public, and some
what in detail.
No man who saw much OF Garfield dur
ing the Chicago Convention could honestly
charge him with iustucerily, and no one
but moral assassin, who was there and
knew Of his movements, could or would
make such charge, now that Garfield is.
in his grave, and not here to meet his &C.
cusers face to face.
This latest murderer OF the dead Presi-
dents character is a scouulrel. 1t matters
not what he calls himself or to what party
he belongs Morally he is d murderer, and
he is not worthy position in any party.
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Mr.. RoBEHr 2. PorrEa, Of the Census