The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-28

Groesbeck. i: Willis B. Machen, 1, and
n. P. Banks. /.
June Il, 1876, was the date and Gin
cinnati the place of the next Republican
national convention. Rutherford B.
Hayes Of Ohio was nominated for the
presidency on the seventh ballot, receiv-
ing 3o4 votes against 351 for James G.
Blaine and 81 for Benjamin Rristow.
| Others voted for on the previous ballots
were Roscoe Conkling, John F. Hart
ranft, Marshall Jewell, Oliver P. Morton
and William A. Wheeler. The latter
was nominated for vice-president. The
result of the election was disputed and
the electoral votes were determined by
| the electoral commission as follows:
Hayes and Wheeler. 1S5; Tilden and
Hendricks, Democrats, lS4. OF the
popular vote 4, 2s4, sS5 were cast for the
Democrats and 4,O33. $50 for the Repub-
Leans.
In 1880 the national convention met in
Chicago, June g james A. Garfield of
Ohio was nominated for president on
the thirty-sixth ballot, receiving 500
votes, against 307 for ex-President
Grant, AZ for Blaine, 8 for John Sher-
NAV and for E. B. Washburne. Fol-
lowing is the higLest votes accorded in
the convention to tine various candidates
before it: Garfield, 500; Grant. $40:
Blaine, 2S5: Sherman, 119; Senator Ed
munds, 81; Was :burne, "A; William
Window, 10; Nc 4ary, l. Hayes, 1;
Harrison, 1; Dawes, L; Hartranft, l;
Sheridan, /; Conklin, 1. Chester A.
Arthur of New York was nominated
for vice president Garfield and Arthur
were elected, securing 214 electoral
votes to 155 for Hancock and English.
Democrats. On the popular vote the
Republicans obtained 4, 442, $50, and the
Democrats, 4,442, 035.
The national convention Of 1884 met in
Chicago, June 3. On the fourth ballot
James G. Blaine was nominated for
president. receiving 541 votes to 207 for
Arthur, Al for Edmunds, for John A.
Logan, 10 for Joseph r. Hawley, and 2
for Robert 7. Lincoln. The highest vote
accorded to the various candidates was
as follows: Blaine, 541; Ar
thur, 27S; Edmunds, 90, Logan,
63!; John Sherman, so; Hawley,
10; Lincoln, s; w. T. Sherman, 2. John
\. Logan was nominated for vice presi-
dent without opposition. Blaine and
Logan were defeated by Cleveland and
Hendricks, the Democratic nominees, |
the latter securing 219 electoral votes
against 1872 for the Republicans. On the
popular vote Cleveland had 4, 911 ,ol7, and |
Blaine, 4, SIS, 3a4
In 1886 the Republican national con-
vention was held in Chicago on June IS.
On the eighth ballot Benjamin Harrison,
of Indiana, was nominated for president,
receiving 544 votes against is for John
Sherman, 100 for General Russell Alger,
80 for Judge Walter Q. Gresham, 5 for
Blaine and for Major Mckinley. The
highest votes that, were accorded
to the various candidates were
as follows: Harrison, 544; Sher-
man, 249; Gresham, 1913; Chauncev NJ.
Depew, 80; Alger, 142: Senator Allison,
so; Blaine, 4S; Senator Ingalls,, %; Jere
Rusk %; William Walter Phelps, %;
Edwin Fl. Filter, "a; Senator Hawley,
10; Lincoln, 3: Mckinley, 16; Justice
Miller, 2; j. B Foraker. /; Fred Douglas.
l. Levi P. Morton, of New York, was
nominated for vice president on the first
ballot, receiving SCI votes, against 119
for Phelps, SO for w. o. Bradley, of
Kentucky, and II for B. K. Bruce, of
Harrison and Morton were
elected, receiving 2S3 electoral votes,
while Cleveland and Thurman, Demo.
Gratis, obtained 1853. The popular vote
was as follows: Democratic, 1888, 233;
5,440,2.6.