Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . of the United States. His nomination for the presidency by the Republican party atChicago in June, 1880, was a surprise both to him and to thecountry. Gen. Garfield was a delegate to the convention, and wasan open advocate of the nomination of Hon. John Sherman ofOhio. The party, however, was in danger of a most serious di-vision, in which the adherents of Gen. U. S. Grant and of G. Blaine were the contestants. The friends of each wereso strong and so bitter in their opposition to the ot
Lives of the presidents of the United States of America, from Washington to the present time .. . of the United States. His nomination for the presidency by the Republican party atChicago in June, 1880, was a surprise both to him and to thecountry. Gen. Garfield was a delegate to the convention, and wasan open advocate of the nomination of Hon. John Sherman ofOhio. The party, however, was in danger of a most serious di-vision, in which the adherents of Gen. U. S. Grant and of G. Blaine were the contestants. The friends of each wereso strong and so bitter in their opposition to the other, that theonly safe measure to adopt, was found in the nomination of anunobjectionable man who was allied with neither faction. Hence JAMES A. GARFIELD. 571 with great enthusiasm they turned to Gen. Garfield. He waselected by a strong majority both of the people and of the Elec-toral College, and was inaugurated at Washington, March 4,1881, amid great rejoicing, the city being crowded with parades,vocal with bands of music, and brillant with flags, banners, dec-orations, and u^v^?-rC:^v THE WHITE HOUSE. CHAPTER XXI. ONE HUNDRED YEARS PROGRESS. Anecdote. — Territory of the Republic. —Population. — Rapid Growth. — Public Buildings.— The Navy. — The National Flatf.—The Army. — Boldness of the Declaration of Inde-pendence. — The Steamboat. — The Railway.—Cotton.—Cflal. — The Telegraph.—In-dia-Rubber. — Anffisthetfcs. — Matches. — Gas.—The Printing-Press.—Metallic Pens. —The I)aj.^uerreotype. — Sewing-Machines.—Manufactures in General. — The Telephone,the Phonograph, and the Electric Light. —The Centennial Jubilee.— Statistics of Prog-ress. — Wonderful Development in Art, Sciences, Agriculture, and Manufactures. — TheInfluence of the United States on other Nations. A GENTLEMAN Connected with the United States Govern-ment was dining, in London, with a hirge party of distinguishedEnglishmen. Some one inquired of h
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