Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-07
BLAINE AND LOGAN.

Tho republican convention at Chicago
concluded it's work yesterday by the nomi-
nation of John A. Logan for Vice Presi-
dent.
AS stated in yesterdays GAZETTE MIR.
Blaine was nominated on the fourth ballot
the result of which was as follows:
Whole number of delegates $50; whole
number of votes cast S1G necessary to o
choice Ill of which Robert T. Lincoln re-
ceived 2; John A. Logan, Z; Joseph ,Haw-
lev, Is; George F. Edmunds, Al; Chester
A. Arthur, 207; James G. Blaine, 544.s VIZ
piuia voted in this ballot 20 for Arthur and
1 for Blaine. !, :,
The Secretary's announcement df the
votes for James G. Blaine got no ;lrther
than the hundreds when his voice was lost
in the applause that followed the announce
ment of the fact of Blaine's nomination.
Every person in the audience, elegates
and visitors alike, rose to their feet sanulta-
neouslv. and all being Blaine mex now,
shouted and sang their delight to tile sue
cess of the man from Maine with demon
STATIONS of ioy such as had not been seen
before in the convention. 1t took nearly
thirty minutes to get to business.
At the evening session John a. Logan was
nominated for Vice President on the first
ballot, and the convention adjourned sine
die.
The nomination of Mr.. Logan was advo-
Gated by number Of delegates, both white
and colorcd. Indeed 50 many wanted TO
sneak that delegate tacctiously suggested
| that they be allowed 10 print their remarks.
+. S. Blair, of Virginia, in the absence of
Gen. Malone, pledged the vote of 10000
| Confederate soldiers TO Blaine and Logan !!
President Arthur, poor fellow, sent the
| following dispatch to Mr.. Blaine upon the
announcement Of the latter's nomination.
| The Hon. jas. &. Blaine, augusta, Ne:
AS the candidate of the Republican party,
YOU will have my earnest and candid sup
port.
TO which Mr.. Blaine replied:
| Hon. Chester 4. .11fhur, President of the
| United States, JTashingion, d. c.:
| Accept sincere thanks for your cordial as
surance.
(Signcd) JAMES G. BLAINE.
The Baltimore SIM in commenting upon
the nomination, says:
'"ro say that the nomination Of James G.
Blaine is q disappointment to the conserva-
tive element of republican party is giving
but temperate expression to the sentiment
of bitter discontinue which pervades that
| numerous aud influential class of men who
prefer pure methods to bad methods, and,
in places Of distinguished trust, great states
men to clever pretenders. 1t is the misfor-
tune Of the republican party that it has fail.
ed to recognize the demands of this element
of its strength, this leaven of its existence.
| ba loo or ipf oil nt lipap
opinion have from dav to day exhausted
every argument in The boarded logic OF
events to avert this very crisis and save the
life of the party from sacrifice to the amb-
| ton of this very man. TO this is
to be added the nomination Of John A..
Logan as q candidate for the vice-presi-
dency; an exponent of sectional hatred than
whom it would be impossible to find one
fiercer or more nncoplpronising."
The New York Times, the leading repub
ican paper Of this country, says: Gone word
rs to the position of the 1imrs. 1t will not
support Mr.. Blaine for the Presidency. 1t
will advise no man to vote for him."
The New York Truth says: "The repub
ican party has been guilty Of IA stupendous
blunder in nominating James G.. Blaine.
With such candidate it must enter upon
u defensive campaign from the outset, and
that, too, with the candidate the democratic
party preferred for the republican nomina-
| tion"
The Herald says "Finally the great ago
ny is over, and Mr.. Blaine is The candida, g
of the republican party for the office of Pi.'esi-
dent Of the United States. We are sorry
for it, and we believe the republicans will
all be sorry for it next November. Every
man who cares for the purity Of public life
and the welfare Of the country, and especi-
ally all those who hoped for the REDEMPTION
of the republican party from the evil ele-
ments that have already nearly dragged it
down the depths, must poignantly regret
nomination like this. There will be an i'm
mediate development of interest in what
the democrats will do on the Sth of July.
| We have no doubt they can easily win with
Tiden's name at the head Of their ticket.
He is far more popular now than he was
four years ago.
The fraud of 1S76is more strongly resented
now than in 1850. Not only world Tilden
| secure all the democratic votes. but q
large number of republicans would see in
| him conservative, statesmanlike leader
Tor whom they can safely vote"
me ~ I SIM says: "a great many re-
| punilca'.s are opposed to Mr.. Blaine. Some
! OF lem would reject him on account OF the
/ stains upon his public career, as exemplifed
in the transactions of the Mullgan letters !;
but there are others, and their objection is
| of greater pertinency and effect in the
present condition of our affairs, who re.
pudiate him on account of his crazy notions
and Quixotic policy when he was Secretary
of State"