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Newspaper
Sullivan Union
Location
Sullivan, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1880
Page
7
Chicago June reports detail the 29 ballot clash for the Republican nomination with Garfield gaining votes at key states, Conkling and Logan prominent in the scene, and the convention awaiting Tuesday’s proceedings as Garfield narrows the field toward nomination.
After the ballot, Vermont delegates huddle and whispers grow that she may concede Edmunds. The scene hints at a tense political moment with potential shifts in support.
The thirty sixth and final ballot ends with Garfield gaining a solid lead as Wisconsin gives 18 votes and Iowa 22 in his favor. Maine and the audience erupt in applause while the convention and crowd sing The Battle Cry of Freedom. Garfield finally receives 399 votes to secure the nomination.
In Chicago on June 8 the five oclock session opened with a grand floral ship labeled Garfield amid white roses, topped by a star spangled emblem. The galleries filled late as Frank Lombard’s male quartet performed patriotic pieces before Mr Garey of Maryland moved to proceed to the nomination of Vice President.
The Democratic Committee of Permanent Organization nominates ex Governor Thomas A. Hendricks for President and John W. Kern as Principal Secretary. Delegates are instructed to vote as a unit for Hendricks at the Cincinnati Convention, with resolutions urging unity and support. Delegates and alternates from each district are selected along with electors and state central committee members.
Franklin Landers of Marioncounty and Isaac P. Gray of Randolphcounty were nominated for Governor and Lieutenant Governor respectively after initial support shifted on the second ballot. Landers secured acclamation after Gray’s withdrawal, with a slate naming Shanklin for Secretary of State Manson for Auditor Fleming for Treasurer Scott and Mitchell for Supreme Court Judges Schmuck for Clerk Martin for Reporter Woolen for Attorney General and Goodwin for Superintendent of Public Instruction.
John G. Thompson Jr of Ohio was shot in the abdomen at Highland Falls by Beaumont Buck during a hazing incident. Buck, son of J G H Buck of Dallas College, surrendered to Justice Avery and was jailed as Thompson’s condition remained critical.
Fire in Louisville on June 9 gutted the wholesale drug house Arthur Peter & Co. and damaged adjoining clothiers Kahn & Wolf and grocers Johnson Newman & Co. Insurance covers most losses. Arthur Peter & Co. insured for about $95,500 and Kahn & Wolf for around $200,000. Building owned by Mrs. John T. Moore suffered about $8,000 loss.
Las Vegas reports M A Alers says Navajo and Utes prepared for united war against whites near Cenna Armillo New exico. Troops are urged to Fort Wingate as Buell marches with four companies of the Fifteenth Cavalry, but defense may be inadequate against a likely outbreak. Navajos hold cattle horses and sheep and could mobilize six hundred men.
A dispatch from Wheeling to A W Campbell congratulates the West Virginia delegation for their firmness in supporting individual freedom of thought and speech. The message, dated June 4 1880, expresses broad Republican support and praise for the state’s representatives in the national context.
The Empress of Russia was honored with a funeral at Petropavlovsk Fortress today. Grand Dukes duchesses princes and officials assembled at the fortress church for the requiem. The imperial ermine was placed with the body before the coffin was interred as the fort fired a minute gun salute.
During the ceremony the bells tolled as the coffin was lowered into the vault. The Emperor and Grand Dukes each threw three handfuls of earth upon it.
The Union Greenback Labor party held a Farwell Hall meeting in Chicago with about 100 attendees. They reaffirmed support for Stephen D. Dillaye and B. J. Chambers as ticket candidates, denounce coalition with Democratic managers, and aimed for party harmony. Hugo Preyer opened the gathering and Ralph E. Hoyt chaired. No major business occurred in the early session.
The Senate confirmed Martin B. Davis as Superintendent of the United States Mint at New Orleans Vespasian Smith as Collector of Customs in Duluth Minnesota James E Boyd as United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina John Sherman Jr as United States Marshal for the Territory of New Mexico and Otis Ballou as United States Marshal for the District of Nebraska.
A duel occurred yesterday morning in Richmond between W C Elam editor of the Whig and Col Thomas Smith son of former Governor Smith. Elam was severely but not fatally wounded at the first fire. Warrants are out for all parties involved as the dispute arose from Whig commentary on the Refunders.
The Empress remains were removed to Petropavlovsk Fortress at noon with a large crowd witnessing a procession of military detachments, court officials, standard bearers, clergy, decorations, orders of knighthood, and charitable societies. The Emperor and Grand Dukes followed the hearse on horseback.
A Portland dispatch reports Oregon trending Republican with M C Cearge elected to Congress by about 800 votes. Three Republican Supreme Judges win by averages over 1,000. Legislature remains doubtful though favored for Republicans.
A great gale swept Ohio all day, toppled a brick church at Bethseda near Ada during service fatally injuring Rev. Max Strout H. McKinley and another man and seriously injuring about twenty others.
At a regular Western Nail Association meeting in Pittsburg on June 9 a resolution was adopted to suspend operations in all nail mills for three weeks starting Monday. The move aims to regulate production and address industry concerns within the association.
Fire in Ashland Ohio yesterday gutted the City Hall and the business premises of W G Hilman grocers and Parmaly and Mann dry goods. Total loss estimated at 35000 with insurance.
Senator Cameron of Wisconsin presents Rev Theodore Augusta Schintzler’s claim for pay for prayers offered for the Union. The bishop says he avoided the draft until 1864, served in Company H, First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery at Fort Lyon, Virginia, and prayed for eight months as war’s dark clouds lifted, seeking compensation for his services.
Two boys fishing on a rock near the Lowell river were swept by diverted water from the Merrimack. They climbed to a ledge just above water and stayed there all night. Rescuers built a bonfire and sang to keep them awake, but authorities could not reach them in time.
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