Republican Primaries Primary day:
After Pres. Grant declined to run for a third term the Republican Primaries are contested,heavily.
Candidates
-OH. Gov Rutherford B. Hayes
-ME Sen. James G. Blaine
-Sec. Benjamin Bristow
-IN Sen. Oliver P. Morton
-NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling
-Sec. Marshall Jewel
The Primaries were hard fought,With Hayes having most of his support in the Midwest,Conkling in the North,and Morton in the South,and Blaine in New England,the rest of the candidates were scarce throughout with there supporters. It is believed that a two round vote is inevitable but the question is who will the two be?
1st Round Results:
(1):NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling-21.3%
(2)ME Sen. James G. Blaine-19.4%
(3)OH Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes-18.1%
(4)IN Sen. Oliver P. Morton-18%
(5)Sec. Benjamin Bristow-16.4%
(6)Sec. Marshall Jewell-6.8%
MAP: (I know states are on there that haven't been discovered yet cut me some slack) Hayes-Red,Blaine-Blue,Bristow-Yellow,Morton-Orange,Conkling-Green
After the first round results came in,there was a shock as Hayes was widely expected to be the first place vote getter,but he was in third. Hayes suffered a scandal leading up to the primary day that he accepted campaign funds from a Foreign source. This ended up being false,but costed Hayes the chance to move onto the second round. He was expected to receive around 25% of the vote. Conkling and Blaine both thanked there supporters. Conkling gave a fiery speech saying that he is the only way to defeat the Democrats,saying that if Blaine was elected it would be "disastrous". Blaine called his words "The words of someone who is frightened" Blaine took a much more laid back,peaceful approach. Conkling is expected to have the power,and money to defeat Blaine.
2nd Round results:
(1)(W):NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling-67.4%
(2)(L):ME Sen. James G. Blaine-32.6%
MAP:blue=Blaine,green=Conkling
Blaine condemned Conkling for receiving all his money from big banks and special interests and called Conkling "a corrupt full". Conkling thanked his supporters.
Conkling selects Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes as his VP.
Republican Ticket:NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling/OH Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes
After Pres. Grant declined to run for a third term the Republican Primaries are contested,heavily.
Candidates
-OH. Gov Rutherford B. Hayes
-ME Sen. James G. Blaine
-Sec. Benjamin Bristow
-IN Sen. Oliver P. Morton
-NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling
-Sec. Marshall Jewel
The Primaries were hard fought,With Hayes having most of his support in the Midwest,Conkling in the North,and Morton in the South,and Blaine in New England,the rest of the candidates were scarce throughout with there supporters. It is believed that a two round vote is inevitable but the question is who will the two be?
1st Round Results:
(1):NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling-21.3%
(2)ME Sen. James G. Blaine-19.4%
(3)OH Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes-18.1%
(4)IN Sen. Oliver P. Morton-18%
(5)Sec. Benjamin Bristow-16.4%
(6)Sec. Marshall Jewell-6.8%
MAP: (I know states are on there that haven't been discovered yet cut me some slack) Hayes-Red,Blaine-Blue,Bristow-Yellow,Morton-Orange,Conkling-Green
After the first round results came in,there was a shock as Hayes was widely expected to be the first place vote getter,but he was in third. Hayes suffered a scandal leading up to the primary day that he accepted campaign funds from a Foreign source. This ended up being false,but costed Hayes the chance to move onto the second round. He was expected to receive around 25% of the vote. Conkling and Blaine both thanked there supporters. Conkling gave a fiery speech saying that he is the only way to defeat the Democrats,saying that if Blaine was elected it would be "disastrous". Blaine called his words "The words of someone who is frightened" Blaine took a much more laid back,peaceful approach. Conkling is expected to have the power,and money to defeat Blaine.
2nd Round results:
(1)(W):NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling-67.4%
(2)(L):ME Sen. James G. Blaine-32.6%
MAP:blue=Blaine,green=Conkling
Blaine condemned Conkling for receiving all his money from big banks and special interests and called Conkling "a corrupt full". Conkling thanked his supporters.
Conkling selects Ohio Governor Rutherford B. Hayes as his VP.
Republican Ticket:NY Sen. Roscoe Conkling/OH Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes