Daily American telegraph., 1852-06-24
AMERICAN TELEGRAPH.
From the New York Sun.

Inv Hrst selectlon OF man Iof the IreSlueHtal
once was made by the spontaneous choice of the
people Without caucus, convention, pledge or
platform, George Washington was made the can
didate OF the whole people. John Adams was,
by less united expression, designated for the
wee Presidency, as the due of his section, his
noble State, and of himself as her most promi-
nent son. At the second election, the antiFed-
eralists, by common understanding, at the in
stance chiefly of Virginia, supported George Cln-
ton, OF New York, in opposition to Mr.. Adams.
To succeed Washington, the Federalists settled
by common consent upon Adams, with General
Thos. Pinckney, of South Carolina for Vice Presi,
dent in conformity with the arrangement of the
leading men of the party. The anti-Federals or
Republicans nstinctively recognised Jefferson as
the head and point of these principles, and con-
centrated about half their strength upon Aaron
Burr for the Vice Presidency, scattering the rest.
The same candidates were selected for 1900 but
John Adams had at this time lost the good will
of portion of the Federal party, and it was in
contemplation to defeat Adams, in case of the
triumph of the party, by dropping him in some
States, so that he would fall behind Pinckney,
who would then become President, and Adams
Vice President Both were defeated by the sue
cess of the anti-Federalists; but the result con-
templated by the Federalists, of making the Vice
Presidential candidate the President, nearly hap
pened in their case.
III lSU4, the feuefallSLS reSOrCeQ TO the eXpe
dent of n Congressional caucus-the first of the
kind ever held. 1t met in the Senate Chamber,
and nominated Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, of
South Carolina, for President, and Rufus King,
of New York, for Vice President. The admins
tration party protested against the measure, but
afterwards adopted it themselves. The latter
substituted Geo. Clinton for Vice President at
this election, in place of Burr.
In 1908, there were, for the first time, contest
ants for the Republican nomination. viz: James
Madison, the Secretary of State, and James Mon
roe, governor of Virginia After n warm con
test the legislature OF Virginia recommended
Madison, and this settled the question between
them-the first Congressional caucus of the party
Immediately after nominating Madison, almost
unanimously, with Gov. Clinton for reelection to
the Vice Presidency. The Federal ticket was
the same as in 1904.
The Republican caucus of 1912 met in the
Senate Chamber on the 18th May. Eghty-two
members were present. Joseph B. Varnum, Of
Massachusetts, was chairman of the caucus, and
Colonel r. NJ Johnson, of Kentucky, secretary.
Among those present were Henry Clay, John G.
Calhoun, William II. Crawford, Governor Jere-
mah Morrow, of Ohio, Governor Poindexter of
Mississippi, and SFelix Grundy, of Tennessee.
Madison was unanimously nominated for re cleo
ton, and John Langdon, of New Hampshire, for
Vice President. Governor Langdon declined,
and Elbridge Gerry, governor of Massachusetts,
was substituted. A portion of the party, how
ever, principally in New York, were bitterly op-
posed to Madison, to the war party, and to 'sVir-
ginia influence" and repudiated the nomination.
A legislative caucus was held in Albany on the
29th May, in which Martin Van Buren was the
leading spirit, which nominated De Witt Clinton
for the Presidency. In September, of the same
year, convention of the Federal party in the New
England and Middle States met in New York
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bled in the United States and united with the
Peace Republicans in the nomination of Clinton
For Vice President they selected Jared Ingersoll,
Federalist, of Pennsylvania.
In 1916 the Republicans were divided between
Monroe, w. II. Crawford, and Daniel d. Tomp-
kins-the latter urged alone by the Republicans
of New York. Ultimately, the friends of Gov.
Tompkins united with those of Crawford, and,
while the latter felt in perfect security, had
nearly stolen q march upon them. Monroe was
nominated only by eleven votes over Crawford
IS to 81. Tompkins was honored with the Vice
Presidency. The Federalsts feebly supported,
MS their last Presidential candidate, Rufus King.
For Vice President they had no common candidate.
In 1920, Monroe and Tompkins had the whole
course to themselves.
In 1924, the divided Republican party offered
four candidates-the friends of three of them
Adams, Jackson, and Clay, refusing to go into
Congressional caucus, declaring the people were
tired Of these nominations, and wanted no more.
Crawford's friends, though without majority in
Congress, were yet the strongest, and insisted
upon " established usages." They called a eau
Gus, met to the number of sixty-six out of two
hundred and thirty-one members, and nominated
Crawford, with Albert Gallatn for Vice Presi-
dent. This proceeding, whatever were Craw-
fords previous prospects, was fatal to his hopes.
| 1t made him the butt of opposition to the advo-
Gates of oil the other three, who would have Goa
lesced had it been necessary to his defeat The
| Adams and Jackson men, who were more friendly
to each other than toward the other parties,
united on Calhoun for Vice President.
In 1928, the candidates were designated by
nominations Of various State legislatures, and by
the general tendency of circumstances.
| In 1882, there were three National Conventions i:
Jackson was nominated by those of his own party
for reelection, with Martin Van Buren for Vice
President; Henry Clay, with John Sergeant, of
Pennsylvania, for Vice President, by the National
Republicans; and William Writ, of Virginia, for
President, by the Anti Masons, with Levi ELL
maker for Vice President.
In 1886, the Democratic Convention was held
at Baltimore, and nominated Van Buren, and
Johnson The Wings held no National Conven-
ton, but designated their candidates by the me-
dium of State legislatures conventions, &C. The
party was only then in process of formation, and
not sufficiently well united to be brought together
in convention.
In 1910, the Wing union had become more per-
feet, and the party had engulphed the National
Republican, the Anti Masonic, and that large
segment of the Democratic, in the South and
West, which supported Judge White in 1886, be-
sides many others who were called Conservative
Democrats. Their Convention was held at Har-
risburg, in December, 1889, the candidates before
it being Gen. Harrison, Gen. Scott, and Mr. web
ster. The result is known, The Democratic
Convention met at Baltimore, and nominated Mr.
Van Buren for reelection, but, overlooking Col
Johnson, made no nomination for Vice President
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