The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-12

events now confirmed his foresight. When
the second days bailot.ng began, all not
intensely interested in the factional fight
We're anxious tosend the long struggle by
accepting compromise candidate. Han
nibal Hamlin, leader of the Blaine forces
on the floor of the convention, devised
and directed the maneuvers which had
this end in mind. On the thirty-fourth
ballot Wisconsin, at the bottom of the
list OF States, showed the cue by casting
its sixteen votes for Garfield. On the
next ballot Indiana changed to Garfield,
quickly followed by other changes in his
favor Grants memorable 3D6 stood by
him to the last, but the thirty-siXth bal
lot gave Garfield a clear majority. and
Conkling promptly moved to make the
nominal on unanimous. The second
place on the ticket was given to Chesrer
a. Arthur to appeasc tho disappointment
Of tho friends of Grant.
Six months before the Republican ma
Etional convention assembled at Chicago,
7 on June. 8, 1854, Blame declared to a friend
that lie neither desired nor expected a
nomination, but that he did not intend
that Arthur should have 1t. The history
OF what followed is written in tn.s de-
claration. Blaine desired tho nomination
of General Sherman for President and
Robert Lincoln for Yice-Pres!dent. but
1.-The general, with the experience OF for
lemer soldier candidates before him, made
answer, "Count me out. and when the
! convention opened 1t was evident that
| Arthur or Baine would be the candidate.
| Nor did the candidacy OF John Sherman.
Logan. Hawley and Edmunds. all OF
whom had supporters in the convention,
serve to obscure this foreRone conclusion
| Arthurs supporters came mainly from
! his own state and from tho South. put
were not strong enough to stay the pop
| Mar tide for Blaine, On the first pallot
| Tho latter led all of tho other cand dates;
on tha next two ballots he made inpor-
| FAINT gains, and when, on the fourth, Cul-
| ION withdrew Logan and New York broke
away from Arthur, all was over but the
, shouting Logan. with GOOD deal OF
reluctance, was induced 10 accept, the
nomination for Vice President, and II Was
| given to HIN without contest.
!. When Harrison Was Made the
Candidate.
Defeated at the polls, yet still strong in
| the nopular regard, Blaino's peremtory
1 refusal on account of ill-health, to per-
Z. MT his name TO be considered. alone
| prevented his denomination by the Re-
! publican national convention which met
! In Chicago on June I'll 1855, HIS wltn-
drawal turned the contest INTO free,for-
| all scrub race between Sherman. Alger.
| Ioenew and Harrison. which lasted seVerah
/ davs sherman had the unanimous SUD-
mort OF the delegation from Ohio, but he
! Hacked. as in former years. warm per-
sonal following, Alger had a large sum
mort from southern delegates, but II was
nor ~ a sort 10 WIN him general favor,
Iepew was opposed by the then strong
| and steadily growing granger element
| of the Nest, Harrison thus became tho
/ 5,ooical candidate, and In the end was
n Noe without serious contest Law
1 p Morton, Of New York. was named for
4 Woe. president not only because he oe-
cunied strong position In the politics OF
the country, but because I've was able 20
1 financier the campaign
THE Republican national convention o.
isas witnessed Bla'neIs last appearance
as Nm aspirant for the Presidency Tho
as,andant circumstances were drarnatle
j IN tic highest degree, Three years Rs'