Evening journal., 1915-02-25
New News Of Yesterday
How Gen. Garfield Was
Ruled Out of Order
BY Holland.

"Of all the Republican national
conventions which il has been my
privilege to attend. ! think the most
interesting, and certainly at one mo-
ment intensely exciting. was the con-
vention Of 1880, which, after thirty
six ballots, nominated General Gar
field for President said Thomas l..
James. who was postmaster Of New
York City from 1872 until 1881, and
who was afterward postmaster gem
oral in the cabinet of President Gar
field, and for awhile in the cabinet of
President Arthur
THE delegates to this convention of
1880 were subjected even to severer
strain-because it was longer con-
tinued-than were those who took
part in the Republican national con-
vention of 1876, which nominated Gov
ernor Hayes, OF Ohio, for the presi-
dency," continued Mr.. James.
1T was a magnificent spectacle
which the delegates who supported
General Grant for the nomination
steadily made. These delegates stood
practically in unbroken line and went
down to defeat with their colors still
flying.
"Then again there was the very
dramatic appearance of General
Sheridan at the desk of the chairman,
Senator Hoar, asking that he might
be heard He had no right to. make
this demand, and it was a stretch of
authority for the chairman to permit
him to speak, for he was only guest.
He had heard on one roll call several
votes for him for the nomination.
He told me afterward that he had
privately been informed that it was
the intention of some delegates 10
stampede the convention so as to
make his nomination certain. He in
tended to strangle that if he saw any
evidence that the a--empt was to be
made. That superb body of men be-
came absolutely silent. and II was a
wonderfully impressive moment when
| Sheridan said that he could not ac-
cept the nomination even if it were
made.
But I think the climax, so far as
| dramatic intensity was concerned, oc-
/ CURED when Senator Hoar, as chair
man. by ruling General Garfield out
Of order. made Garfield's nomination
/ inevitable. It was a lightning fash
of inspiration under which Senator
Hoar acted. There had been. think
on the thirty-fifth ballot, a few votes
cast for the nomination of Garfield
/ When the clerk announced the ballot.
/ ing Garfield arose. He was as white
as a sheet, but his voice was steady
Senator Hoar recognized him and ask
ed for what purpose he rose. Garfield
said that he rose to a point of order
and Senator Hoar told him to state
the point. Garfield said that be haC
heard several votes cast for him anC
that they we're improperly cast. fol
no man could be voted for without his
consent. He, therefore, wished tC
say
Instantly Senator Hoar brought
his gavel down with a resOundins
whack. interrupting Garfield before
he had finished his sentence. saying e
him that he stated no point of Ordei
and was. therefore. out of order. anC
even before Garfield could take hii
seat Hoar instructed the clerk to be
gin calling the roll over again. Oh
the next ballot. Wisconsin gave it,
united vote for Garfield, and in a lit
tie while Garfield was nominated
Senator Hoar suspected that Garfield
intended TO say that he could not b.
candidate and must not be vote
for, and if he had said that some on
other than he would probably hav
been nominated Senator Hoar toll