Townhall.com: Phyllis Schlafly: Dark horse looks good in GOP presidential race

Townhall.com: Phyllis Schlafly: Dark horse looks good in GOP presidential race

With the prospect of no one going into the GOP convention with a majority of delegates, Phyllis Schlafly tells the story of the 1880 Republican convention, when the voting went through 36 ballots until an undeclared candidate, James Garfield, was nominated. "The break came on the 34th ballot, late in the alphabetic roll call of states, when Wisconsin suddenly announced 'Sixteen votes for James A. Garfield.' Sitting in the Ohio delegation, Garfield jumped to his feet and tried to make a point of order that he had not consented to have his name placed in nomination, but the convention chairman gaveled him down and refused to let him speak."