The Irish standard., 1907-04-13

means least, Salmon P. Chase, Presi-
dent Lincoln's secretary of the treas
ury.
In that convention Ohio had candi-
date and this custom she has seldom
departed from. On the first ballot in
that convention thirty votes were cast
for John c. Fremont and thirty-nine
for John Mclean, and on the second
ballot when Fremont was nominated
Ohio dropped in fiftytive votes for
Fremont and fourteen for Mclean.
Fremont carried Ohio by 16,6OS.
Many Republicans and others are
still alive who remember the tumul
tuous scenes of the Republican national
convention at Chicago in 1880. James
A. Garfield presented Ohio's favorite
son, John Sherman, and for thirty-five
ballots the delegation of the state was
and Edmunds. 1.
On the thirty-sixth ballot the solid
vote of forty-two delegates was cast
for Garfield. On the thirty fourth ball
lot Garfield received total Of seven
teen votes in the convention. whereas
on all previous ballots he had received
but one. 1t was then that Garfield,
who had presented the name of Sher-
man. in speaking of the thirty-fourth
ho1 lat iii I, f,,1
lows:
Il challenge the correctness Of the
announcement. The announcement
contains votes for me. No man has a
right, without the consent of the per-
son voted for, to announce that per-
sons name and vote for him in this
convention. Such consent 1 have not
given"
The president of the convention an
a question of order and directed him
to resume his seat.
On the thirty-fifth ballot Gartleld's
vote in the convention was so and on
the thirty sixth ballot he was nomi-
mated.
1t was in that convention that Ros-
coe Conkling and the others Of the
306 delegates for Grant presented a
stone wall Of unanimity for Grant on
all the thirty-six ballots and went
down to defeat. Conkling, with hoarse
voice and almost prostrated by the
hard fight of that convention, and bit
terly disappointed over his crushing
defeat, moved that Garfield's nomina-
ton be made unanimous Garfield
carried Ohio by 34,227.
The convention in Chicago, in 1884,
where Roosevelt and Foraker first met,
has already been mentioned. In 1888
at Chicago Ohio supported John Sher-
man for the nomination but his name
was presented to tho convention by
Gen. D. H. Hastings of Pennsylvania,
Foraker seconding the nomination.
On the first three ballots Ohio's solid
forty-six delegates were for Sherman.
Mckinley had received two struggling
votes in the convention, but on the
third ballot there We're eight votes for
him. The convention adjourned over
night.
On the fourth and fifth ballots Ohio
remained solid for Sherman, but on
the next three Harrison got single
vote from the delegation when he was
nominated without the aid Of Ohio.
John Sherman came nearer in that
convention to the nomination for presi-
dent than ever before. Harrison car
ried Ohio that year by 1850.
In 1892 at Minneapolis Ohio did not
turn up with a candidate and yet be-
fore the close of the convention Will
liam Mckinley, who headed the dele
cation with Foraker as chief whipperin
received all the votes but his own in
the delegation, Mckinley voting for
Harrison and challenging the vote of
his delegation for himself. Harrison
carried Ohio that year by 1912, Cleve-
land getting one Democratic elector OF
the twenty-three for the state.
AT ST. Louis in 1896 Foraker headed
the delegation and named Mckinley
and Hanna was the great power in the
state. Mckinley carried Ohio by 4S,-
494 that year.
| Foraker at Philadelphia in 1900 again
named Mckinley, Roosevelt seconding
the nomination, and Mckinley got all
of the votes in the convention, carry
ing Ohio that year by 67,567. At Chi
Both Roosevelt and Foraker have
very robust tenperaments. Foraker Is
perhaps the most experienced man, has
perhaps more self-poise, moro com.
mand of himself and of his words wher
on his feet.
There isn't a feature Of Ohio poll.
tics of the last twenty-five years will
which he is not perfectly familiar
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