The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-06-07
Scenes and Incidents of the Concluding Ses-
sions of One of the Most Exciting
Conventions Ever Held.
THE NOMINATION OF BLAINE.

Scenes Before, During and After the Ballot
ing for Head of the Ticket.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CHICAGO. June 6.-The final scene came at
twenty minutes before o'clock this afternoon,
when, at the conclusion of the fourth ballot, the
chairman announced that James g. Blaine had
received 544 votes, and was the nominee of the
Republican party for President of the United
States. 1t has been apparent from the first that
in the absence of rapid and effective concentra-
ton the nomination of Mr. Blaine was foregone
conclusion although the field, upon several test
votes, showed itself stronger than Mr.. Blaine;
still, there was no cohesiveness in the elements
forming it, and there has been no hope of sat
isfactory combination.
The convention assembled to-day With the
elements as diverse and as far apart as ever
Feeble attempts were made to try General Sher-
man and Robert Il. Lincoln as dark horses, but
there was no tendency toward them, and the
success of Mr.. Blaine followed as matter of
course The under-current and the outside cur
rents have all been for Blaine, a force the
strength of which was recognized when the ex-
expected break came stiff struggle was
made over the effort to adjourn, and its decisive
defeat settled the question beyond peradventure.
The Arthur men held their strength throughout
the three ballots. They feared to attempt
transfer, because the Southern delegates were
only held in check by strong efforts, and would
go largely for Mr. Blaine when the pressure was
relieved The Edmunds men, with their ideal
principles and methods, would make no decisive
indication toward Arthur, while it was evident
that Logan's strength in Illinois and Sherman's
in Ohio was very strongly tinctured with Blaine.
Judge Foraker in his withdrawal of Sherman,
and his proposition to name Mr. Blaine by ao-
clamation, settled the very apparent drift In
diana, strongly Blaine in tendency, settled the
question: when Col. Thompson cast thirty votes
solidly for the popular favorite The fight has
been Blaine against the field. Blaine was well
handled, with dash brilliance audaucity, and
enthusiasm, while the field had no management,
and has been steadily weakened under the as
saults of Blaine's warm untiring friends.
INCIDENTS OF THE DAY.
There were many incidents of the day that
were notable and funny. Stewart, of Pennsyl-
vania, Blaine leader, sat opposite from Young
Roosevelt and upon the struggle to force roll
call on the motion to adjourn these two men
were on their chairs bowling at each other like
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maintaining perfect good humor towards each
other. Behind Roosevelt, and almost touching
him, was w. w. Phelps, with both hands up to
his mouth, yelling like the foreman of voun-
teer fire company. Of course neither could be
heard three feet distant but they kept on yell
ing all the same, and the audience enjoyed the
spectacle hugely.
At each change of vote, and when the nomina-
ton of Blaine was certain, bedlam broke loose
and the convention went wild The scenes of
last night were repeated stuffed eagle, sur
mounting fine banner, a mammoth rooster on
a Kansas banner. and flag from Iowa, bearing
the legend, marching from Maine to California,
through Iowa." were carried through the aisles
amid the shouting enthusiastic thousands Out
side the hall multiplied thousands marched
through the streets with brass bands, while the
roar Of artillery added its hoarse voice to the
general jubilee When the nomination was
made unanimous, the Chair putting the question
under the rule, Congressman Burleigh, of New
York. seconded the motion, and there were loud