Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-06-12
James q. Blaine Nominated for
President on the Fourth
Ballot.
Logan Transfers His Vote TO the
Plumed Knight
Logan's Nomination for Sec
ond Place Unanimous.
FOURTH Day.

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ton to assemble, a vast crowd of peo-
pie We're in front of the entrance,
waiting for the doors to open. 1t seem
ed as if there had been no change
from last night, when thousands were
demanding admittance to a hall al
ready crowded The doorkeepers, po-
licemen and sergeant at arms exercis-
ed great patience and there was little
! irritation.
1t was twenty minutes past the hour
for meeting, when the gavel fell, and
the chairman announced that the con-
vention would be opened by prayer by
Rev. DR. Scudder of the Second Pres
/ byterian church.
THE FIRST BALLOT.
Balloting was Immediately proceed
ed with, as follows:
The state Of Alabama, on the first ballot voted;
Arthur H. Blaine !, Logan l. One of the delegates
was absent.
The vote of Arkansas was: Blaine s, Arthur j,
Edmunds J. One Of the delegates challenged
the vote and it taken by the call Of dele
gates The result was the same as originally an
noHnced
California Blaine 49,
Colorado-Bane g.
Delaware Blaine D. Arthur
The vote of Florida being challenged the roll
of Florida delegates called and the result was
the same-Arthur z Blaine /.
The vote Of Georgia was; Arthur -,
| lninois-Logan 40. Blaine 3, Arthur 4.
Indiana Blaine Is, Arthur 9, Sherman 2, Ed
munds l.
| Connectcut-Hlwley r.
Kansas was taken by a call Of delegates, and
resulted Blaine II, Arthur ~ Hawley !, Lo-
gan l.
Kentucky arthur 10, Blaine SIS, Logan 216,
Lincoln T. Sherman I.
The vote of Louisiana was taken by call of del
egates-Arthur 10, Logan 3, Blaine :, one OF the
delegates absent.
MaDe-Bane II.
The vote Of Maryland was Blaine 10, Arthur 6,
Massachus cts Edmunds ?, Arthur ?, Blaine !
Michigan Blaine IS, Edmunds II, Arthur ?
w r sherman ..
Mississippi blaine I, Arthur II.
Minnesota Blaine Is Edmunds 8, Arthur !,
Mssouri-Arthur 10, Logan 10, Edmunds D
John Sherman /.
Nebraska Blaine S, Arthur 2
Nevada Blaine 6.
New Hampshire Edmunds 4, Arthur 4, Blsine9
New Jersey Edmunds g. Lincoln ., John Sher
nan /.
New York-Iincoln 1, Edmunds . Blaine %,
Arthur 81
North Carolna-Arthur 10, Blaine p Logan I.
Blaine 81. John Sherman 20.
OregOu-Blaine
Pennsylvania Edmnds l. Logan I, Arthur
n, Blaine A..
Rhode Embellishments 8
South CaroLna-Arthur i7. Blaiue1.
IenueS see Arthur 10. Blame Z, Logan
Blaine Il, Arthur II, Logan2.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS B.
Virginia-Arthur q, Elaine >, Logan
West Nirginia-Blaine u.
Wisconsin, Edmuuds & Arthur o, Biz ne 10
Arizona Blaine >.
DakOta-Blainc =.
District Of Columbia-Arthur 1 Blaine J..
Idaho Arthur ?
Montana Blaine /, Edmunds !.
New Mex co Arthur =
Utah-Arthur ..
Nosbipgtn,, rTarritorv blaine
Wyoming Arthur ?.
The official footing of the FIRST bal
lot was: Blaine 3344. Arthur 21S,
Edmunds 93, Logan 63I, John Sher-
man 30 Hawley Il, Lincoln 4, Gen.
Sherman 2.
THE SECOND BALLOT.
The convention, at 1920 p. m, pro
ceeded to the second ballot. Changes
| from the first were as follows:
ADMINISTRATIVE II, Blaine ., Logan l.
/ ADMINISTRATIVE gains g. Arthur loses /, Ed
NUNS loses , The Blaine gains in Arkansas are
taken from Arthur and Ednunds The ron OF
delegates was demanded
In California Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware,
/ Florida and Georgia there was no change
IllinoisA roll call Of delegates was ordered
indana~The roll being called there was no
change.
/ IOwa-NO change.
4 Kansas Blaine gains f. Arthur loses p John
Sherman loses =, Logan gains :. Hawley gains /;
/ Kentucky roll being called Arthur had
gained 1, BlaiHe loses "a Logan loses X.
\ LOuisiaua-Ihe roll being called, Blame gains
/ ?, Arthur loses l. Logan loses l.
Maine-No change
Maryland gains ,, Arthur loses ?
/ Massac husetts-Arthur gains l, + imunds !.
Y Ahchigan-Arthur gains 3 Edmunds loses :.
Minnesota aad Mississippi-No change
I Missouri The roll being called, Blaine gained
Arsf1. fzf "a
Nebraska and Nevada-No change
New Hampshire Arthur gained /, Edmunds
IN New W Jersey and New Yort-No change
North Carolina Blaine gained /, Arthur lost /.
Ohio-Baiue gained >, sherman lost p ,.,
Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode 0lsland, south
Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vernon lrginia
West Virginia, no change.
Wisconsin Blaine gained ], Edmunds lost L.
Arizona. Dakota, Distrle OF Columbia, iaaho'
Montana New Mexico, Utah Washington Terri
tory and Wyoming, no enahge.
At the end of the second ballot, II
was fouud that Arthur lost Z, Blaine
gained 14t, Edmunds lost Z, and Lo-
gan lost
The Official count of the second bal
lot stood Arthur 276, Blaine 31J, Ed
munds IS, Logan 81, Sherman y,
Hawley Is, Gen Sherman 2, Lincoln
f.
There was great cheering over
Blaine's gain and number Of the del
egations began comforting in different
parts Of the hall
THE THIRD BALLOT.
When the excitement had subsidized,
the third ballot was ordered. There
were no changes down to Indiana.
That state asked for few minutes de
lav. Then came the announcement
that Indiana gave Arthur one more,
from Edmunds. Blaine's vote began
to gain right along, each announce
ment being greeted with enthusiasm
Ibv the Blaine men, who began to pre-
diet that they would win on the next
ballot. with Illinois giving her solid
vote for the plumed knigat. Confer.
ences among the delegates began. all
over the hoIse Before the official re-
suit OF the third ballot was announced,
il was given out that Logan had 'ele-
qraphed hls managers 10 change his
,-,tn o., plsfoo The excitement and