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Thus had he marched along. At fourteen he was working at the carpenter's bench; at sixteen he was a canal boatman; two years later he entered the Chester school; at twenty one he was a common school teacher. THUS HAD HE MARCHED ALONG AT FOURTEEN HE WAS WORKING AT THE CARPENTERS BENCH AT SIXTEEN HE WAS A CANAL BOATMAN TWO YEARS LATER HE ENTERED THE CHESTER SCHOOL AT TWENTY ONE HE WAS A COMMON SCHOOL TEACHER
hiefly 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. But at the thirty-fifth it was found that one name had received about fifty votes. When that name was read, it was greeted with a mighty cheer, which grew louder and louder, until the whole of the vast building resounded with the name of James A. Garfield. Another ballot was taken, and Garfield was found to be the chosen of his party. He was nominated as the Republican candidate; and on November 2, 1880, the "little sapling" of the Western Reserve became the President of the United States, the uncrowned monarch of one of the greatest nations of the world. ED 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 BUT AT THE THIRTY FIFTH IT WAS FOUND THAT ONE NAME HAD RECEIVED ABOUT FIFTY VOTES WHEN THAT NAME WAS READ IT WAS GREETED WITH A MIGHTY CHEER WHICH GREW LOUDER AND LOUDER UNTIL THE WHOLE OF THE VAST BUILDING RESOUNDED WITH THE NAME OF JAMES A GARFIELD ANOTHER BALLOT WAS TAKEN AND GARFIELD WAS FOUND TO BE THE CHOSEN OF HIS PARTY HE WAS NOMINATED AS THE REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND ON NOVEMBER SECOND EIGHTEEN EIGHTY THE LITTLE SAPLING OF THE WESTERN RESERVE BECAME THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES THE UNCROWNED MONARCH OF ONE OF THE GREATEST NATIONS OF THE WORLD
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