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Boston Weekly Globe

Location

Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 09, 1880

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Garfield Nominated on the 36th Ballot

A verbose political wrangle is described with Ohio mouse humor and dramatic terms. The report notes the Silent Man, anti granite forces, Nutmeg State leadership, and a broad, intense scene of party factional activity following six days of labor and a lengthy ballot.

Final Ballot Ends Long Republican Convention

General James A. Garfield wins the nomination after a grueling weeklong Republican convention. The fight pitted Grant Blaine and Sherman factions, with Garfield rising from 17 votes to 399 on the thirty‑sixth ballot. The Blaine bloc and anti‑Grant allies reshaped the contest through contested delegations and shifting alliances.

James A. Garfeld Republic Republican Party Blaine Party National Committee Grant Blaine Massachusetts Sherman Garfield

First day at convention Hall Curacao June 2 1876

At Convention Hall in Curacao Senator Cameron opens with prayer and introduces temporary chair George F Hear. Garfield, Logan, Conkling, Hale and others spark rival claims as committees and credentials are debated. Adjournment is set for 6 PM after adjournment motion and early adjournment discussed.

Contested Alabama Delegation Sparks Convention Clash

At Caicaco the Alabama credentials dispute heated the convention with debates over district representation, the majority report, and claims of improper ouster. Speakers from Illinois, Ohio, and New York urged fair play, leading to extended discussion and mass applause before a late adjournment.

Caicaco Hoar Conger Louisiana Benjamin Harrison Indiana Alabama Rapier Grant George Turner Tracy Minority Report Warner M. Bateman Ohio Farr Michigan Parsons Boutwell

Second Day at Republican Convention Ends in Turmoil

June 3 report from CH10aGo describes the second day in Chicago with 10,000 attendees at the Grand Pacific. Conkling battles over Illinois credentials kept committee reports delayed until 4 pm and a recess sparked cheers and murmurs among speakers including Hale testing the chair’s ruling.

Grand Pacific Committee On Credentials Illinois Convention Mr. Conkling Committee On Conkling Hale New York Tr. A .R

Broken Pledges and Five Minute Debate at Convention

At CuHrence on June 8 Senator Hoar opened the session late as Henderson of Iowa pressed to report the credentials. Logan pressed for delay arguing five minute limits curb debate while urging fair play and a standard bearer. Tensions rose with conflict over rule timing and potential misrepresentation as Conkling Boutwell Harrison and Sharpe weighed in on extending debate and preserving the integrity of the convention.

General Sharpe New York Logan Committee On Ilinois Himnois Illinois Conger California Cook County Committee On Credentials CuHrence Hoar Henderson Iowa Conkling Fhonan Lowa Linots Committee On Rules Boutwell Massachusetts John LD White Kentucky Louisiana Kansas Maine Harrison Clinois Opianes Chicago Sharpe

The Third Day Battle Opens As Conkling Fights For Support

Cuicano June 4 report details a lively morning at the convention with Conkling pressing to record a vote and confrontations in the gallery. Garfield backers claim a moral victory as Conkling withdraws to avoid defeat while West Virginia and Tennessee delegates voice clashes.

Cuicano Conkling Brandegee Hoar West Virginia Onkling Roscoe South John Brown Harper's Ferry Sabie Tennessee Young Virginia Bolters Darkey Rescoe Conkling Arfield Garfield

Quiet Contested Illinois Delegates Vote in Session

The Chicago meeting on June 5 at 1:15 a.m. faced division over adopting the majority report on Illinois districts. After multiple roll calls, the first district outcome split 353 to 387 and later 384 to 56. The vote then moved to the remainder of the majority report, carried by voice, with further district-by-district and whole-section considerations. Long John Wentworth noted among deposed delegates. A Mississippi delegate moved to adjourn. the item continued on the next page.

Curiaco Cameron Kitteridge Third Presbyterian Church Wecome Keough National Committee McCormick Alabama Illinois D. B. Henderson Iowa Ilinois Warmoth Louisiana Pennsylvania Utah Conkling T Bey Logan Veteran Soldiers’ Association J. B. Root Kilpatrick New Jersey Howard Laporte Nho Eugene Hale Maine Ancien Hale New York Conger John Cessna Philadelphia Simon Cameron Blaine Edmunds Grand Republic General Grant California Frank N. Pinxley James G. Blaine Virginia Green B. Baum Storrs Lincoln Douglas Grant John Sherman Roxy Butterworth Chcaco Cessna Nois Mr. Frye Sd Paeurio Long John Wentworth Mississippi

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