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GENERAL GrAEFIELD!
Which Pranced Into the Arena on
the 36th Ballot.
TMRO W UP YOUR IT ATS I
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VOTE FOR HIM, ANYWAY,
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THE THIRTY-SIXTH BALLOT DECIDED
THE CONTEST.
All hut Forty-two of the Blaine 7)ie?i, all but
Three of the Sherman men, all of the
Edmunds men united on
G AEFIEIaB.
And t lie final ballot stool Garfield 399; Grant 306; Blaine 42; Washburne
00. A resolution to make tbe nomination unanimous carried,
amidst applause. And the great contest ended.
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Saturday convention called to order
at 11:45 a. m., Kansas -contested dele
gates admitted, which gave four for
Grant. The contesting delegates from
TTtah admitted, which crave one to
Grant and one to Sherman. The ma
jority report of committee on rules
adopted. The remainder of the after-
ternoon was taken up in discussioa of
report on Tlatform and Resolutions.
Tha Convention then took a recess
from 4:45 until 7 p. m.
Convention called to order at 7:15
On motion of Mr. Hale the roll of
States was called, that announcement
of members of the National Commit
tee from each stato might be received
Mfiniher for Nebraska. James TV.
Dawes.
After some unimportant discussion
about the time of making Presiden
tial nomination the roll of States was
called and at the name of Michigan,
Gov. Joy of that state took the plat
form and in a five minute speech pre
sented as the candidate for the Presi
dential chair for the ensuing term, to
be voted for by the people, the name
of James G. Blaine. (Prolonged ap
plause.) The nomination was second
ed by Mr. Pixley, of California. Af
ter which the Hon. Wm. P. Frye spoke
for two minutes.
The roll call of states proceeded and
at the same of Minnesota, Mr. E. F.
Drake aresa and nominated the Hon.
Wm. Windom.
The State of New York being reach
ed. Senator Conkling placed in nomi
nation Ulysses S. Grant. (Tremen
dous applause.)
Mr. Garfield of Ohio presented the
name of John Sherman, and Messrs.
Winkler of Wisconsin and Elliot of
S. Carolina seconded the nomination
Mr. Billings of Vermont, nominated
Mr. Edmunds and was seconded by J.
E. San ford of Massachusetts.
Mr. Cassady of Wisconsin nomina
ted Mr. Washburne and Mr. Xrandage
of Connecticut, seconded.
A motion was then made to adjourn
which despite some opposition was
adopted and at 11:50 adjournment
was taken to Monday morning at ten.
Convention called to order Monday,
June 7th at 10 a. m.
First six ballots resulted as follows:
First Ballot Grant 304; Blaine
284 ; Sherman 93 ; Edmunds 84 ; Wash
burse 30; Windom 10.
Second Ballot Grant 305 ; Blaine
282 ; Sherman 94 ; Edmuads 32 ; Wash-
burne 31; Windom 10; Garfield 1.
Third Ballot Grant 305; Blaine
382; Sherman 93; Edmunds 32; Wash
burae 31 ; Windom 10; Garfield 1 ; Har
rison 1
Fourth Ballot Grant 305 ; Blaine
281 ; Sherman 98 ; Edmunds 32 ; Wash
burne 31 ; Windom 10; Garfield 1.
Fifth Ballot Grant 305; Blaino
S81; Sherman 95; Edmunds 32; Wash-
Sixth Ballot Grant 304 ; Blaine
281 ; Sherman 95; Edmunds 32; Wash
burne 31 ; Windom 10; Garfield 2.
eighteenth ballot.
Grant 305; Blaine 283; Sherman 91 ;
Edmunds 31; Washburne 35; Win
dom 10.
At the conclusion of the 18th ballot
tbe Convention adjourned tt 7.-00 p
m.
Balloting from 7 p. bq. to 10 p. m.
dnring which time tea ballots were
taken with no variation. At 10 p.
m. Convention adjourned to 10 a. m.,
Tuesday morning.
Eight ballots on Taesday aaoming,
twenty of Edmunds men going to
Sherman on first ballot, beine the
Massachusetts delegation mostly.
Grant's forces slowly growing and
Blaine's slowly decreasing until the
36th and last ballot which resulted as
told below.
The last three ballots resalted as
follows:
Thirty-fourth Ballot Graat
312; Blaine 275; Sherman 107; Wash
burne 30; Edmunds 11; Garfield 17;
Winddom 3. i
Thirty-Fifth Ballot Grant 313 :
Blaine 257; Sherman 99; Washburn
23; Edmunds 11; Garfield 50: Win
dom 3.
Thirty-Sixth Ballot Grant 306;
Blaine 42; Sherman 3; Washburne 5t;
Garfiald 399.
