Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1884-06-25
is THERE BITTERNESS?
Boiling Not Unusual---Every Repub.
lican Will Soon Join the Blaine
Ranks.

The Democrats are pinning their
hopes for success in this campaign on
the belief that the Anti-Blaine Repub-
licans in the East will be so slow III
coming to the support of the ticket
that the Democratic column will strike
the Republican line only half formed
in November. There is always a little
soreness after any great convention,
but there was less after the convention
this year than after any convention for
forty years.
1t was in 1874, when Henry Clay was
nominated at Baltimore on the first
ballot and without a struggle. that the
Wing party was defeated. 1t was III
lS4S, when there was much soreness
among the Clay and Webster men over
the nomination of Taylor, that the
Whics were successful. In the Phila-
delphia convention of 1S4S four ballots
were taken. On the first ballot Taylor
had Ill votes, Clay 81, Scott 43, Web
ster y: on the second ballot Taylor had
us. Webster 26. Clay Sc, Scott 40; on
the third ballot Taylor had 1873, Clay "a,
Scott 81. Webster II; on the fourth bal
lot TAYLOR had Ill, Clay 81, Scott 6S,
Webster II. There was great oltter,
ness between the friends OF Clay ana
Webster after the nomination, partlc,
ularly in Ohio. Columbus Delano and
other Wings then as prominent dlo not
swing into line until a few days before
the election, but Taylor was elected.
In the convention of 1852 Webster
received % votes on the first ballot,
Fillmore 1873, and Scott 1873. There was
practically no break until the forty
eighth ballot, when Fillmore'S and
Webster's supporters began to drop OH
in twoS and threeS to re-enforce Scott,
who received l59 votes on the tifty-thlrd
ballot. and was declared the nominee
of the party. After this bitter contest,
and the defeat at the polls in. Novem-
Der, the Wing party went to pieces.
There was little contest IN the hrst
Republican convention IN 1856, Ere,
mont receiving $50 votes on Ine nrse
ballot to 1876 for Judge Mclean, OF
Ohio; for Banks, l for Seward. and 2
for Sumner. The friends of the last
two voted solidly for Fremont. In the
convention of 1860 the leading candl-
date. Seward. had l73 votes on the first
ballot to lO2 for Lincoln, l0l for Bates,
so for Cameron, II for McLane, and 3
for Wade. On the second ballot the
break came. and while Stewards vote
was increased by II Lincoln's was IN
creased by 10. On the third ballot Lin
coin received three more than MAJOR
ity, and was nominated.
There was great dlsappolntment ana
soreness among Mr.. Stewards friends,
but they all came into line, and all be-
came the earnest supporters OF Lincoln.
There were no contests in 1864, lS6S, or
1872, but in 1876 there was great bitter
ness in the preliminary canvass, and
great disappointment after the cOnven-
ton. On the first ballot Blaine re-
ceived 2S5 votes, Morton 124, BrlStoW
Us, Conkling 80, Hayes 81, Hartrantt
IS. Jewell II, Wheeler 3. On the slXtn
ballot Blaine had reached oOo, ano
Hayes 1l3. and BriStOW had dropped &c
Ill. and Morton to s.. On the seVenIn
ballot BristOw snd Morton were win,
drawn. and with the contest narrowed
down to Blaine and the dark horse
HAYES received 3S4 votes to 33l tol
Blaine OF the defeated candidates
Blaine took more interest in the sue:
ceeding campaign than any other, AND
the Blaine States all did their duty on
election day. In the convention OF
1876 BlaineSs antagonists defeated him
by concentrating on a dark horse. Ii
the convention of 1880 Blaine defeated
Grant by going with Sherman over &c
Garfield. But the preliminary canvass
this wear was not like any preceding
one. blaine Hldut IO Wal vi LID hNe'et
inc competitor, President Arthur. ano
the latter made no wal on any one
Arthur'S friends were assured that tney
could defeat Blaine by naming darE
horse. but the contest was not between
Blaine and a dark hOrse-lt was be
tween Blaine and Arthur.
1t was manly. ghtfOrward hgh
so far as Blaine and Arthur were con
cerned. The Arthur men stood b.
their candidate and the Blaine mel
stood bv theirs There was no killing
off in the interest Of any third candl
date: there was no scramble on the par
of the Arthur men to defeat Blaine.
there is bitterness it must, therefore
be confined to a smaller circle than
was in 1880 or in 1876, and if there
disappointment it is chiefly anon
those who commanded few votes in tn
convention. Charles Emory Smith,
Blaine leader. says 'the friends of Pres
ident Arthur acted in the most mani
and chivalrous spirit" and the Arthu
men have made no complaints and hay
none to make. Then why should ther
be any disaffection or bitterness
Blaine. after his defeats in 1876 an
1880, went into the fight with his host
behind him; and now that he has bee
nominated the memory of his condut
in those campaigns ought to send ever
anti-Blaine man to the front for mu
ter in the Blaine ranks.-Chicago Iate
Ocean.