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But at the thirty fifth it was found that one name had received about fifty votes. BUT AT THE THIRTY FIFTH IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE NAME HAD RECEIVED ABOUT FIFTY VOTES
resentatives of each State. These persons then meet and elect the President and Vice-President for the ensuing four years. The great and dignified office of President is the summit of an American's ambition; and it is only in the United States that a poor lad may hope and believe it possible for him to climb from the humblest position to a rank which places him on an equality with kings. Long before the time for election, the great parties in the State select their candidates for this high office. Garfield belonged to the Republican party, and the people chiefly opposed to him were called Democrats. Previous to the Presidential election, the leading men of the party met in a vast hall at Chicago to decide upon a candidate. Several names were proposed, but it was found at first impossible to select one man upon whom all the delegates of the Republican party could agree. [Illustration: Mrs. James Garfield.] Thirty-five times a ballot had been taken, and they seemed no nearer than before. ECTORS IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE NUMBER OF THE REPRESENTATIVES OF EACH STATE THESE PERSONS THEN MEET AND ELECT THE PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR THE ENSUING FOUR YEARS THE GREAT AND DIGNIFIED OFFICE OF PRESIDENT IS THE SUMMIT OF AN AMERICAN'S AMBITION AND IT IS ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES THAT A POOR LAD MAY HOPE AND BELIEVE IT POSSIBLE FOR HIM TO CLIMB FROM THE HUMBLEST POSITION TO A RANK WHICH PLACES HIM ON AN EQUALITY WITH KINGS LONG BEFORE THE TIME FOR ELECTION THE GREAT PARTIES IN THE STATE SELECT THEIR CANDIDATES FOR THIS HIGH OFFICE GARFIELD BELONGED TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND THE PEOPLE CHIEFLY OPPOSED TO HIM WERE CALLED DEMOCRATS PREVIOUS TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION THE LEADING MEN OF THE PARTY MET IN A VAST HALL AT CHICAGO TO DECIDE UPON A CANDIDATE SEVERAL NAMES WERE PROPOSED BUT IT WAS FOUND AT FIRST IMPOSSIBLE TO SELECT ONE MAN UPON WHOM ALL THE DELEGATES OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY COULD AGREE THIRTY FIVE TIMES A BALLOT HAD BEEN TAKEN AND THEY SEEMED NO NEARER THAN BEFORE
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