New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-18

/ ceived but 321f5 votes 20 264lz for Henry VII
son Of Massachusetts. who became the candi-
date At this Convention Morton 4Ic3iichaeI OK
Pennsylvania. temporary chairman and
Judge Thomas settle. or North Carolina. the
permanent president The platform contained
declarations in favor ~ Civil Service reform. OF
a speedy return to specie payments and against
any population Of public debts.
Theodore NJ Porneroy. Of New-York was
temporary chairman OF the National Con-
ventf0n which met at Cincinnati on June II.
1876 and Edward Mcpherson, OF Pennsylvania.
was permanent president.
Seven ballots We're necessary 70 secure the
nomination of General Rutherford T. Hayes
Governor OF Ohio. FOR President. on the hrsr
ballot he only had 81 votes. while Blaine had
SS5. Morton 123: Bristow 49, and C0nklin. 90
and when Hayes was finally nominated VITA
ISL votes Blaine had p. William A Wheeler
OF New-Yors, was nominated on the hrst ballot
for Weep President
PLENTY OF CANDIDATES
While MI Hayes was not a candidate For
reelection there was no lack or candidates
Many persons brought forward the name o.
/ General Grant for nomination. now that period
Of four years had interviewed since his earlier
terms and the proposition was received with
great enthusiasm. James c. Blaine was also
again very prominent. OF those who opposed
both Grant and Blaine. some favored Joan
Sherman and others George +. EdUu1cs- Ths
Republican Convention OF 1850 met az chicago
on june Senator George r HCar. OF Nass1chu-
{ setts. was temporary and permanent cnali man
The unit rule. he'd rot been strictly adhered
10 In 1@-G ara bv an ameudmen- passed a.
\
dOneI. Two DAYS and trirt|-5tI ballots we're
/ necessary 70 choose Csndfo1te for I-I-s-t ent-
On the first Grant had 80. Blaine -. oner-
man a3. and E -lurd5. -. On the second ballot
General lanes y Garfield. who vas present a.
/ tire Convention in charge CT John sheTIaans
interests, received one Vote and not until tie
thirty-fov~tn did he receive as many IS u.
/ On the FINAL ballot. when he became The nor,-
/ inee Of the Convention. he received S3t votes
/ Grant receiving Sos AMI Blaine -
/ For Vice President The Convention chose
/ the frs ballet Chester A. Arthur. whom Pres.-
I LT1r-. h1H ----1 n NJ
/ Port or Eey-YorS Ia received Eos votes, hts
nearest competitor being Elihu Washburn, q
/ Illinois with 1912 votes
The tariff had prominent place in the plat
4 form and in the c2mpaisn-
/ the "Mugwump' campaign. During the pre-
/ viOus four years party lines had become much
/ less distinct than they had ever been before
/ diszensions into the "StaIwarts' and the "Haif-
/ Breeds" Dissatisfaction with machine ruls
/ was probably largely responsible for the final
/ defeat Of the party in this campaign General
/ Arthur had succeeded 10 the Presidency under
| irving circumstances. but he had filed the
! office with great credit He was frankly
candidate foT the nomination and had a strong
/ following. Other candidates with strong sup
| port were General John A Logan, Senator
\ John Sherman. and Senator George f. Edmunds.
/ But James q. Blaine. who had barely missed
/ the nomination in 1876 and again in 1850. had
/ the strongest and most enthusiastic body OF
/ supporters. The Convention met at Chicago on
/ June 3. The National Committee had named
/ ex-senator Powell Clayton ~ Arkansas for
| temporary chairman. But this method Of max
| ing the choice I'D not suit the temper OF the
! Convention, and John R. Lynch, OF Mississippi,
/ floor and the Convention proceeded to choose
/ him by ballot in place OF Mr. Clayton The
| permanent president was John B Henderson, OF
| Missouri.
| CAUSE OF BLAINE's DEFEAT
! No votes were taken on the candidates until.
the fourth day. and four ballots were necessary
| for a choice The real contest was from thu
start between Blaine and Arthur. their votes or
| the first ballot being. respectively, 53415 and
! 27S. On the 1nal ballot Blaine had 541 votes
| and Arthur 20T- On the first ballot for the Vice
/ Presidential candidate John A Logan received
| all but thirteen votes Of the Convention
/ The defeat OF Blaine by Grover Cleveland was
in large part due TO the opposition to Blaine on
| the part of ex-senator COnkling The Executive
| Department OF the Government had at this tina
| been controlled by the Republicans for twenty
! four years. With the accession Of Cleveland
| they had only the Senate, the House being
] Democratic But as radical free trade legtsla-
| came the leading issue Of 1883. Until shortly
| before the Convention il seemed that Blaine and
| Cleveland would be the opposing candidates as
| they were IN 1881 Il seemed likely that Blaine
| could be nominated almost unanimously. Great,
| therefore. was the confusion, when, IN January,
4 he wrote letter from Italy declining 10 pc q
| candidate. It required second letter. which h9
| wrote from Paris in May, 20 convince his sup
| porters that he could not be induced 70 become
The Convention met in Chicago on June 10
/ John NJ ThurstOn Of Nebraska was temporary
I
| permanent president. large number Of can
| didates We're placed before the Convention. Jonn
! Sherman leading on the first ballot, followed By
| Walter Q. Gresham, OF Indiana with III;
! Chauncey NJ. Depew, with 90, and General R ~
/ Alger, of Michigan, with 81 General Harrison.
/ who was finally chosen, with 544 votes on the
/ eighth ballot, had 80 on the first Levi =.
l Morton was nominated for Ntce-PreSldent on
| the first ballot, receiving 591 votes; William
i Walter Phelps was his nearest competitor, re-
/ cefving 119 votes. The most important plank
| in the platform was that OF the tariff, and
| Harrison and Morton won the victory 1Qr pro
/ lection It was followed in Congress by the
! passage Of the Mckinley bill, which became q
| law. - .,- 80
| general satisfaction throughout the party WITH
| the Administration OF President HARRISON anu
/ his denomination seemed assured me opp
! nents of the President sought candlustOe WIN
| whom 10 defeat him for denomination anu
| turned again to Blaine
! HARRISON RENOMINATED.
| sin 1855. Mr.. Blaine wrote a letter in Fehru-
| arv 1892 declining to run But when. three days
/ before the Convention he resigned as Secretary
| OF State in President Harrisons Cabinet, those
/ who had opposed the President attempted TO
/ force his nomination. The Convention met at
Ninuea polls on June j. SlOat FaSsett was TEN
| porary chairman, and Governor William McEA-Il-
/ ley, jr- of Ohio, the permanent president N
\ the platform the Convention committed mo
/ party more strongly than ever 10 the doctrine
/ az protection When the Convention, on TIA
/ fourth day proceeded 10 choose its Candlcats
/ for President General Harrison was named on
! the first ballot with $50 10 votes - ~ 90 Tor
| Mr. Blaine and iS2 for Mr. Mckinley. White
/ law Reid was nominated for Nice-PresIdent by
/ The passage Of the Wilson bill in the Admins
/ tratiOn OF President Cleveland brought on the
panic Of 1893 AMI the growing strength and
/ final prsponderance of the silver wing OK no
I Democratic party kept the business Of the Coun-
\ try in q state OF collapse during his term. As