Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-10-17

The preIiminaries of the presidential
contest of 1880 had many points similar
to that of 1912 Gen. Grant was can
didate for a third term-not third
consecutive term, but third term after
a four years break. He had mace
trip around the world and wherever
he went had been received with that
same acclaim and welcome that char
acterized the European visit OF Theo-
dore Roosevelt at the end of his Afri-
can hunt.
The Republican party was divided
sharply into the Grant and the anti
Grant factions. The bitterness of the
anti-Grant sentiment is illustrated by
a tale that is told of the preacher who
was exhorting his hearers TO be pre-
pared for the fulfillment of Mother
Symptoms prophecy that THE world to
an end will come, in 1891 While
he was declaring that this probably
would happen, member of his congre-
CATION exclaimed: Thank God!'
The preacher wanted to know the rea-
son for his sudden burst of thankful
ness and he replied: Anything to beat
Grant,"
On the other hand, with Roscoe Conk-
ling the leader of the Grant forces,
it was case of using the name OF
Grant to defeat Blaine. Conkllng mao
prevented Blaine's nomination in 1876,
and now was equally determined 10
circumvent it in 1880. One cannot ten
whether he was more earnest IN MS
hatred for Blaine or in his affection for
Grant.
Hayes Drops Out.
Hayes was not a candidate LOT re-
election. He had incurred the enlnity
of both sides. Coming into the Whlte
House with a clouded title to the pres
dency. he was handicapped from lne
beginning He broke with MS own
party, to large degree, because ne lec-
ogni2ed the Democratic State govern
ments IN Florida, South Carolina ana
Louisiana. His party associates de-
clared that in doing so he recognized
the fairness of the Democratic conten-
ton that Tildcn was defrauded out Oh
the votes of these States. Senator Hoar
said that HAYES had only three or Tour
sincere supporters in the Senate lie
knew it was not worth while TO aspire
to a denomination although his ad-
miniStration was one OF mucn credlt 10
himself.
When the Republican convention met.
Conkling. fearing that If Grant should
be nominated there would be bolt,
offered a resolution binding every dele
gate to support the nominees OF the
convention or withdraw beforehand. 1t
passed TIC to 3, and then he sought
to drive the three out of the conven-
ton, lust as Bryan sought to drive Bel
mont. Ryan and Murphy out OF the
Baltimore convention in 1912.
Soon after the balloting began nine
Ohio delegates as gere pledged. to
Sherman bolted him and went to Blaine.
Some of the party leaders asserted att
1@0lf %a ini, CO n N
gered the Sherman forces that 1t pre-
vented Blaine from being nominated.
The very morning of the day the nomi-
nation was made Garfield, who was
leading the Sherman forces declared
he was afraid that Grant would be
nominated after all and that it would
destroy the Republican party.
Dark Horse Named.
Garfield's speech. nominating Sher-
man, in which he declared that the fine
frenzy of the Grant adherents remind
ed him of the pillows and the spray
of tempest-toSsed ocean, but that all
heights and depths are measured from
a still, smooth sea, riveted the eyes of
the convention upon him. When he
finally was nominated such observers
as Senator Hoar and Senator Cullom
say he was overcome. Sherman charged |
others with double dealing, but ac-
quilted Garfield.
The Democratic convention nomi- |
mated Gen Winfield S. Hancock. There /
were contesting delegations from New |
York, the regulars and the Tammany |
forces. The Tammanyites wanted to |
cast 20 of the votes of New York, but |
the fact that John Kelly, the Tammany |
Chieftain, had declared he would not |
support Tilden if he we're renominated |
gave them little standing in the con-
vention, and by vote of more than
two to one the Tammany delegation
was denied seats in the convention.
Tilden wrote a letter saying he did not
want a denomination, but left the i'm
preston that he might not refuse 1t II
it came Tanimany said 1t would not
support him, and the convention TURNED
away from him to Hancock.
The campaign had four Federal gen.
erals running for President that year.
Garfield had been a general Hancock
was one, and so was Weaver, the
Greenback candidate. The Prohibi-
tionists nominated Gen. Neal Dow as
their standard bearer. The candidacy
of Weaver brought more votes TO a
third party movement than any other
third party had polled since the out