Garfield Nomination On Thirty-Sixth Ballot In Chicago
J A Garfield representing the Nineteenth Ohio District was nominated at Chicago on the 36th ballot for President. Born in caviham county Ohio November 19 he attended Williams College and held multiple roles including preacher and lawyer. He served as Colonel then Major General in the Civil War and has sat in Congress since 1861. He aligns with Sherman on silver and opposed the Chinese restriction bill while facing scrutiny over a fee related to the De Gollyer bill.
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J. A. Garfield
Ninteenth
Ohio
Congress
Chicago
United States
Caviham County
Williams É College
Massachusetts
Ohio Volunteers
House of Representatives
Sherman
de Gollyer
Edmund
Libel Suit Sparks San Francisco Church Clash Over Pamphlet
William M. Neilson of San Francisco published a history of I S Kalloch that Kalloch calls false and libelous. Alexander Kydd, a church member, files libel proceedings against Neilson. Kalloch's lawyers seek dismissal while Kydd aims to prove the pamphlet’s charges in court.
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William M. Neilson
San Francisco
I. S. Kallich
Kalloch
Neil“so
Iis
Alexander Kydd
Neilson
Kydd
Tris Kydd
Parson Kalloch
Whately Pastor Controversy Narrowly Resolved
The Rev Willard F Hardy avoids ordination failure after answering that Adam sinned was our fault not merely misfortune Several council members objected The Greenbackers National Convention opens in Chicago to nominate presidential candidates with little public concern A Reno California fires burned four houses and a Chinatown building in Nevada city destroyed by fire the night before last
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Willard F. Hardy
Whately
Mass
Adam
Greenbackers
Chicago
United States
Reno
Nevada
California
Chinese Labor Drives Bodie Road Construction Plans
Report notes fifty more Chinese workers left Wadsworth last Sunday, heading to the Bodie end of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad extension. The contractor claims about five hundred Chinese laborers are en route to Wadsworth for deployment to the front, indicating Chinese labor will largely build the new road despite contrary statements from Sharon Mills and Company.
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Bodie
Wadsworth
Virginia and Truckee
Sharon, Mills and Company
Garfield dominates scramble for renomination in chaotic third term caucus
At Cuenco on June 7 the convention opened at 7:23 p m with a large crowd and a long ballot sequence. Ballots show Grant varying lead, Blaine and Sherman vying for the presidency with shifting votes across states including New York Florida Kentucky Wisconsin and Mississippi. By the thirty-sixth ballot Garfield gains multiple states including Illinois Indiana Maine Massachusetts Michigan Nebraska and New Jersey, with New York boosting Garfield as crowds erupt. The convention adjourns amid cheers and calls for Garfield’s nomination.
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Florida
Grant
Kentucky
Blaine
Sherman
Mississippi
New York
Georgia
Indiana
Washburn
Tennessee
Virginia
Edmunds
Windom
Garfield
Hartranft
Edmands
Washburne
Illinois
Sue
Towa
Kansas
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Vermont
Pacific Coast
Oho
Union
Garfiel
Conkling
Garfield Nominated on 36th Ballot at Grant Convention
The Grant men express confidence as Garfield is nominated after the 36th ballot at Curiaco, with Conkling and Garfield greeted loudly on arrival. Delegates from Alabama debated absentee status, and state tallies shift among Grant Blaine Sherman Virginia and Massachusetts influence. The roll call continues amid questions on the vote and regional shifts.
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Grant
Garfield
Curiaco
Conkling
Alabama
Blaine
Sherman
Illinois
Kentucky
Massachusetts
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