fell in a swoon on the steps of the church at the
corner of G and Tenth Streets in Washington. He was carried
to his house on Fifteenth Street. Bristow was in his office
in the Treasury Department when a friend called upon him,
and gave him the news of Blaine's attack, and said: "Would
it not be well for you to go round and express your interest?"
Bristow took his hat, and the two friends went together to
Mr. Blaine's house.

An occurrence took place there which satisfied them both
that the feeling against Bristow on the part of Mr. Blaine
and his near friends was exceedingly strong and implacable.
The story was immediately telegraphed in cipher to Mr. Bristow's
principal manager at Cincinnati, from whom I had it a day
or two before committing it to paper. The facts were communicated
by him in confidence to members of the Kentucky delegation.

On the first six ballots the total number of votes cast was
754. Three hundred and seventy-eight were necessary for
a choice. Mr. Blaine received votes varying from 285 on
the first ballot to 308 on the sixth. On all these ballots, but
two, Bristow had the second largest number, ranging from
111 to 126. On the first and second ballot he was led by
Morton, who had 124 and 120 votes, and was closely followed
by Conkling, whose highest vote was 99. At the end of the
sixth ballot it had become manifest that the opponents of
Blaine, if they expected to succeed, must unite on a candidate.
A portion of the Pennsylvania delegation had already voted
for Blaine, who was a native of that State. Others had been
held in restraint from voting for him with difficulty, by
the influence of Don Cameron, chairman of the delegation and
a strong adherent of Grant. The New York Conkling men and
the majority of the Pennsylvania delegation, led by Cameron,
determined to cast their votes for Hayes, of Ohio, to prevent
the nomination of Blaine. In doing that they were to unite
with their most earnest antagonists and give their support
to a candidate who probably sympathized with them less than
any other on the list. It was manifest to the Kentucky delegation
that they must make their choice between Blaine and Hayes,
and that their choice would decide the nomination. They had
a hurried consultation and determined to vote unanimously
for Hayes. The going over of Kentucky to Hayes was followed
by the other States that had opposed Blaine. Hayes had on
the final ballot 384 votes, Blaine 351