Bisbee daily review., 1911-06-29


 more than twice the votes of Ores. ham. the next highest man and De pew and Alger both had more than Harrison, who received the nomi- nation on the eighth ballot. Gres- ham was unreconciled to the nomI- nation and refused to support liar iison. and five years later became secretary of state under Cleveland. Prophets Were Divided. Prophets Of neither party in 1883 were certain as to what would hap pen in the convention in 1884 The republicans were divided. Some claimed the nomination for Presi- dent Arthur. others for Blaine The democratic candidate was even hard CT to pick Allen G. Thurman O. Ohio had the support of the old line democrats. and the ultra conserva- tives declared that Samuel J. Ran dall would not only be nominated but that he would be elected.
 4 belief that almost amounted to faith existed in 1S79 Samuel J. Til- den, whom the democrats declare had been cheated out of the election in 1876, was the popular idol, and none dreamed that he would be turned down to make way for Gen eral Hancock. Similarly nobody thought that the republicans would nominate James c. Garfield. The republican contest appeared to be between General Grant, who aspired to a third term. and James c. Elaine. That Garfield was nominated was due to his own shrewdness and the personal unpoDularity of Sher- man.
 In 1875 the prophets all went wrong. The success of Tnden in pros ecuting the Tweed ring in New York made him extremely popular. but there were many who said the democrats would select Hend- ricks Of Indiana. Tilden was chosen on the second ballot. Few if any thought that Rutherford B. Hayes would win the republican nomina- ton. Blaine was the favorite in the advance betting, and Oliver Morton. the war governor of Indiana, was strongly supported. The com bined forces of Hayes and Morton won the nomination from Blaine.
 Greeley an Example.
 The re-nomination of Grant in 1871 was generally conceded, but the widest prophet would not have predicted that a year later the national democratic convention would endorse a boiting republican. and that republican Horace Greedy. Charles Francis Adams and Lyman 'rrunbull were popular democratic favorites Greedy was chosen on the sixth ballot, but met overwhelming defeat at the polls.
 In 1868 the nomination of Grant was generally conceded. The demo cratic nomination was not so easily guessed. President Johnson wanted it and asked for it. George II. Pen dieton and General Hancock were discussed a great deal. But the most talked of possibility was Chief Jus tice Chase. He abandoned hope Of the republican nomination, and de- string to be president above all things, turned to the democrats. Hidden was opposed to Chase, and forced the nomination upon Horatio Seymour How Tilden checkmated Seymour's schemes and forced the nomination upon him is one of the most interesting episodes in Amer ican political lie.
 Before the Civil War the nomna- tons were even more uncertain than they have been since. Tn 1859 ir would have been difficult to find a man who would have said Abraham Lincoln would be nominated and elected president in 1860 Today there is no one who can feel req sOnably sure of what will take place at the national convention in 1912.