The indicator., 1904-07-02

ry b. Payne. Ohio; Eppa Hunton. var
ginia; Josiah G. Abbott. Massachusetts;
James A. Garfield. Ohio and George f.
Hoar. Massachusetts. The four asso-
ciate justices of the supreme court
practically designated by the act were;
Nathan Clifford. William Strong, Sam
uel F. Miller and Stephen j. Field.
These four selected Justice Joseph 7.
Bradley. The justice of the RcpuJ-
lican contentious was upheld by the
electoral commission. and thus, through
Republican tolerance. what might have
been u national crisis was averted.
Specie Payment Resumed.
The administration of President
Hayes was marked by the resumption
Of specie payment, as promised by tie
platform upon which he was elected
The Bland silver purchase bill was
promptly disapproved by President
Hayes, but, despite that, became law
the Democratic congress passing 1t
again over his veto.
The national convention of 1880 met
at Chicago June 10. Grant. despite the
prejudice against third term, went
to the convention with more delegates
pledged to him than any other candi-
date. Blaine was his strongest oppo-
nent. John Sherman, secretary of the
treasury, was next. On the first bal
lot Grant had 304 votes, Blaine 2S4 and
Sherman 93 For thirty-four ballots
there was little change. One delegate
had been steadily voting for James A.
Garfield of Ohio since the second bal
lot. On the thirty fifth his vote rose
to fifty, and on the next ballot the anti
Grant factions stampeded to him, and
he was nominated. Chester A. Arthur
of New York was nominated for vice
president. The Democrats nominated
General w. S. Hancock and William
a. English Garfield and Arthur re-
ceived PA electoral votes to 155 for the
Democratic ticket.
The A5sassin's Bullet.
With james G. Blaine, his warm per-
sonal friend as secretary of state, the
administration of President Garfield
was full of promise until on July 2,
less than four months after his inau-
gurntion, the bullet of the assassin
Guiteau snuffed out the life of this
wonderful man, who had risen to the
chief magistracy of the greatest ma
ton on earth from the humble position
Of canal team driver. Garfield
passed away ut Elberon. n. j., Sept
10. Vice President Chester A. Arthur
was Immediately sworn in as presi-
dent.
The calamity howlers were loud In
their predictions that the ship OF state
would be wrecked, inasmuch as candi-
dates for vice president are never con-
sidered seriously as presidential possi-
bilities. But again the Grand Old Par
ty triumphantly breasted the storm,
President Arthur's administration Be
.,,= admitted even by the Democrats to
have been particularly clean aud
able one.
Blaine, Standard Bearer.
In 1881 the third convention, before
which Mr.. Blaine was one of the prin-
cipal candidates, nominated him for
Illinois for the vice presidency. The
Democrats named Grover Cleveland of
New York and Thomas A. Hendricks
of Indiana. The ensuing campaign
was perhaps the most bitter in the his
tory Of the country. Everything that
fertile imaginations could suggest was
mentioned as fact by the Democrats
against Mr.. Blaine. Treachery among
small and disgruntled leaders, coupled
with several blunders on the part of
men purporting to be Republicans.
brought about the defeat of the
"Plumed Knight" from Maine. New
York was the pivotal state, and SO
close was the result that matter of
some 600 votes reversed there would
have elected Blaine
1t was inevitable that the Democrats
should again put forward the only man
they had succeeded in electing In more
than quarter of century. Cleveland
was nominated in 1888. with Allen G.
Thurman of Ohio as his running mate.
It was necessary that the Republican
party should nominate Its strongest
men, and the national convention more
than fulfilled the expectations Of the
masses OF the party when 1t selected as
its standard bearers Benjamin Harri-
son of Indiana and Ex-Governor Levi
P. Morton of New York The Repub-
lican party once more returned to pow
Or, and the country was relieved, for
It was apparent that we had entered
upon period of great industrial de-
preston, and the Democrats were not
wanted at the helm of state at such
a time. Mr.. Harrison's administration
was an exemplary one, and he was re-
nominated. with Whitelaw Reid Of
New York as his running mate. Again
Cleveland was the Democratic candt-
date. and, despite the fact that the Re
publicans gained strength in many dis
tricts in which the more intelligent
classes predominated, the residents Of
the congested cities. who had been suf-
fering from the effects of the Demo-
cratic policy inaugurated during the
nrst Cleveland administration. wildly
and blindly voted for change. with
the result that Mr.. Harrison was de-
feated.
MeKiniey's Election.
The country, however, soon saw it1
mistake. Long before the end of the
second Cleveland administration 1t was
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