The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1916-06-07
Garfield Picked Out.


Conkling's next move was to attempt
to force the unit rule Oh the convention
by which he would have been able to
cast Now York entire vote for Grant.
AS it then stood the delegation was di-
vided ii for Grant. II for Blaine and =
for Sherman. James \. Garfield. chair
man of the committee on rules. report
ed adversely on this proposal and de-
Tended his position so ably and elo-
quently as not only to defeat COnk-
ling's move. but TO make Garfield him
self Il marked man. to whom the con-
vention could enthusiastically and
gratefully turn when tired out with the
hopeless struggle. Garfields closing
words in defining his position IN oppo-
ston 20 the unit rule that he stood his
ground because he believed 1t ito he
everlastingly right" not only carried
Inc convention with him in the ensuing
vote. but REQUIRED 20 them with new
force when his name came before them
IS candidate later on.
Conklngs nominating speech was n
rosterly example If convention ora
Jory, ranking almost on a plane with
ingersoll's speech of four years earlier.
Its opening phrase. "When asked
whence comes our candidate, our sole
response will be. he halls from Apo
mattox and its famous apple tree,
caught the fancy of the galleries and
aroused enthusiasm. but it was very
near doggerel. At one of the evening
sessions a demonstration in Grants
behalf was started that precipitated a
full half hour of ear breaking enthusi.
asm, during which the audience broke
into song, bands played. and Conkling.
standing on chair in the center of the
New York delegation, slowly waved
the state banner back and forth.
Scarcely had this tumult died down
when handsomely dressed woman
leaped to the pedestal of statue of
Liberty on the platform and waved n
red parasol wildly. Then she caught up
the flag and, winding 1t about her,
called for cheers for Blaine. They
were given with a spirit and vim that
matched that for Grant few minutes
earlier. When the watches recorded
the fact that the Blaine demonstration
had lasted five minutes longer than
that for Grant it subsidized suddenly.
Grant led on the first ballot with 30f
votes to 2Si for Blaine. Oh for Sher-
man, 81 for Washburne and 80 for Ed
munds. After thirty-five ballots had
been taken with little or no change the
convention became weary. When,
therefore, the Wisconsin delegation
after caucus decided by few votes
to throw their support to Garfield it
was a signal for the stampede which
made Garfield the nominee and ended
the most dramatic convention struggle
In American history.
Harrison's Shouters.
81 am Republican. l belong to the
grandest political body ever organized
by the human race
This was as far as he was allowed to
proceed I'm the last speech Colonel Rob
ert Ingersoll ever made In national
! convention. The Republicans had gath
cred in Chicago In 1888 either to NOM
mate James q. Blaine or Benjamin
Harrison. Blaine was coaching In
Scotland with Andrew Carnegie. The
convention decided to offer him the
nomination by cable and take recess
until reply was received. This was
about noon. There were fully $4,000
people In the big auditorium, and they
made it plain that they wanted to hear
from some Of the leading Republican
orators. 1t was decided to crafty their
wishes. Frederick Douglass, the negro
orator, was the first speaker, and what
he said was highly pleasing to the