The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-06-06
THE REPUBLICANS
IN PARTY'S HISTORY
History OF Some Other NOta-
bic Gatherings
Nomination In 1860
Came as a Surprise.

u fact be al receive the VOTES u a
majority vi the dclegatcs. hut not ou
any one hallot Many delegates were
hcld hy msiructl0us or either comnlica
tion. from regl~ierIu- hvlr rcal wishes.
and thcrc wits probably unt n mo
meni when. had they ull been free 10
act as they clIose hc could not have
received large majority
The speech VI Robert g. lngersoll
placing Blaine IA nomination viii 20
down IN history as a most eloquent OK
ample ~ convention owlory When
the speaker finished the stirring tribute
To- ihe plumed knight even the oppo
ncnis of The Maine statesman We're
stirred 20 enthusiasm Ia spite of them
selves The audience aud delegates
rose as one man, those who bore ia.
strucuous for other candidates vlcing
With hlaineS most steadfast support.
ers in paying him the compliment of
unreslulned applause II a ballot had
been reached that day II is doubtful Il
any power could have prevented
Blame's nomination. 1t was nj this
critical juucture that some Of the cool
er headed Of the anti blaine leaders re-
sorted 20 extreme tactics TO save the
day. They had the gas clandestincly
cut Off from the convention hall. So
that when night came on adjournment
was forced by the darkness
Overnight The opposing forces re.
gained their equilibrium and struggled
desperately for delay The key 20 the
situation was held by the rennsylya.
mia delegation, which. under the head
Of Simon Cameron. one of Rlaine's bit.
tercst opponents was instructed 70
vote for Governor IIartranft. At the
end Of the second day Of baloting
Cameron realized that he could not
hold tie delegates IN line much longer
He Therefore proposed that the delega.
tion should continue to support Hart
ranft only so long as his vote increased
When It fell or they were to be free to
vote as they chose The Blaine mem
hers Of the delegation eagerly accepted
this apparently favorable proposal.
Cameron. however, who knew argu-
mcnts that would 90 with the southern
carpet bag and negro politicians, ar.
ranged 90 have Ilartranfts vote IN
crease slightly on each ballot BY this
method Hartranft's vote was main
TUNED until the break TO Hayes as
compromise candidate came on the
seventh ballot
Grant and Third Term.
When the Republican national con
vcntion met at Chicago on June .,
1850 more than thrce-quarters Of the
delegates were found 10 be almost
equally divided into two political
camps The two leaders whom they
supported were General Grant, VINO
was candilate for third term, and
Jamcs G. Blaine, who had been lead
ing candidate in 1876. The two forces
were completely organized and ably
led. Roscoe Conkling being IN charge
Of the Grant forces. while Senator
Hale marshaled the Blaine cohorts.
Grants opponents were fully reallz-
ing TINT in view Of the remarkable
manifestation Of popularity which had
been accorded him since his return In
the previous fan from a tour Of the
world. their best ground az attack was
the opposition 10 a third term. All 1t.
tempts to get him to commit himself
early IN 1880 had been answered by
the terse declaration. Il viii neither
accept nor decline an imaginary thing. p
Ills supporters took heart, however
and when the convention met It was
evident that his followers were conf
dent Of winning
Conklng adopted truculent aud ar
rogant attitude in the convention pro
ceedings from the very start that stung
the Blaine leaders to anger and de
siroyed all possibility Of compromise.
His first act in the convention was a
plav 10 the galleries and at the same
time a studied insult Of the Blaine fac.
tion. He moved n resolution binding
the delegates to support The nominee Of
the convention. whoever be might b..
thus showing a pretended disirgst of
the Blaine following The resolution
was adopted. but the debate upon It
made him so unpopular with the sup.
porters Of all the other candidates that
II really made the hope Of obtaining re-
cruits for Grant IN other directions i'm