The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-03-12

This is OF the greatest evils Of the system. We
shall have moro to say Of it anon.
Tho total ubsr Of electoral votes 1T that me Va
2ss, Of which :s3 represented Mr.. Van suren
ceved e0S Mr. Barbour Of Virginia. 4o (both had assist
cd IN the obsequies Of King Caucus and bota sim
cere mourners) Richard ". johnson, 26 rhe C,nven-
ton then adopted platform which In point Of brevy IL
model; 1t simply ooncurred in the various mination
which President jackson haA received for the succession
He chosen receiving 29 electoral votes to 40 for Mr.
Clay. The anti Masonic ticket received the cleo.
torsl vote Of Vermont ~. South Carolina voted for
John Floyd. Psnnsylvania could not stand Van Buren,
and gave Its vote for william wilkins. In this election
the second great Democratic tyranny pledged electorA
tickets became more firmly established. The party
now swell ciscpned And the remains of this 'asn" rule
are visible to this day It exceedingly strong when
the tme approached for ths next National Convention
which to nominate for the SUCCESSION. The demo-
cratic party united, while the opposition, though
numerically powerful. politically weak, belng split
up into various factions. The Southern anti Jackson
candidate was Hugh l.. White, of Tennessee nominated
by the Alabama legislature. lie also supported by
the tennessee Legislature by the from that
State In Congress except Messrs. Polk and johnson.
An opposition meeting at Harrisburg Pa put
General W. Fl. Harrison, Of Ohio, in nomiaA
tion The vhigs in the Massachusetts, Iegs
was brought forward in the same manner in Ohio
The Convention question seriously sgtatsd the demo-
cratic party. Mr.. Van Bmen and his friends we're
strorg in favor OF Convention II made good show
and the party well in hand that 1t could be easily
guided. General Jackson, 10 February, 1885, out
In favor Of National Convention to nominate caudi.
dates icr President and Vice President Nome but the
friends of Van Burfn favored National Convention and
none but his friends eppeared in the body whish met
at Baltimore on the Goth CT Msy 1885. More than six
hundred delegates we're presea representing twenty
two Sfaes. Mr. Van Buren unani nously nominated
receiving al the votes and berg the FIRST Presidential
nominee cf Democratic National Convention, properly
speaking There difficulty In getting the second
place the ticket for Richard NJ. johnson, Of Ken
lucky the Convention adherng to the twothirds rute
but it was settled by regular Van Buien movemen.
- msn from Tennessee being picked up from the
street fer the purpose Of giving Mr. Johnson the fifteen
votes Of that State. Virginia desired Mr.. Riyes aui
boe fri Johnson who lost his cleo ion by the people,
but chosen By the Senate Mr. Van Buren was elect
ed BY rather tight squeeze He forced the party
hy the Convention and carried in the strength Of hav
irg been associated wi General Jackson and by having
the whole power ofthe adminlstra ion a. HIS back.
TheDemccTstic National Convention had now come to
be considered regular institution much as Congress,
and the thiid OF these bodies proclaimed from Wash
ingon to be held at Baltimore, the fifth Of
May, 1S4O. During the thee years previous the
opposition had grsduahy been gaining tremendous
strepgth in Congress-, and the country runs with
counts, true and FALSE Of the corruption Of
the party which had now been in uninterrupted power
since 1926 The wags gained great advantages in 1887
49, and the voice CT the best portion Of tbs party pointed
to Mr. Clay the to be ritted against Van Iren,
who determined to place himself be the people,
The sboonsts began their national political org ,ui-
att IN Y,rt Anti
in Walraw n u, in November of that year. and form
&c itself into nominating convention aud nominstcd
james G. rney Of Michigan :or President aui Francis
j. Lsmoyne, Of fennsylvaris, for Vic President They
pced 000 votes at the ensuing election receiving
In every free State but Indiana.
The FIRST National Convention Of the whg party was
held ut Harrisburg Dec. T. 1882 twenty-five STATES
represented by about hundred delegates. On
informal ballot per clpita, Nr. Clay had plurality,
but no majority.
Initiating the example Of the democracy the xhgs DO
sired to put forward General Harrison General Scott
. speech at Buffalo Mr.. Clay came out In the most
gaan. manLer and toId his party to put his away
if considered the slightest OBJ s.soe harmony.
Small politicians afraid that they could not lead him
by the nose ard therefore said that the anti Masous,
the snti.tarif whizs nc would not vote for him, and
they spared mssns TO prevent his nomin aton They
aleo succeeded in killing OF General Scott and General
6sriaop in vote BY States, after the manner OF ths
DemecrAtic Conventions recved 14S Clay co. and Scott
10. John TyIer OF Virginia. nominated for Vice Pre-
hdent.
II viii bs noticed that the wings in their
first convention the same gaue which had been played
by the democrats.
Gsrers Harrison was An ,narm old man, long retired
from public life and in his bes days incompetent for
the Presidency The people had heard OF him
cept as a military man. They wanted Clay or Scott and
any running upon the whig ticket in the campaiga
Of 1910 could have been elected such the feeling OF
he country against the Van Baren dy nasty.
The Democratic National Convention met at Baltimore,
aay s. 184O 1t al fixed for Van Buren, and nearly
ali the members oficeuclders under him. Twenty
States cent delegates. Governor William Carroll, Of
Tennessee, presto cd. IN order to simplify business,
committee appointed TO report the names of cand
dates. They reported the name Of Mr. Van Buren, for
President, but made report the subject Of cand
cate for the Vice Presidency the Van Bueuites were
snxous bill oil johnson, who received however the
democratic vote. In this ntan there were about
80 delegates, represe nting twenty. enc States.
The Issue OF this struggle Is well known Harrison and
Tyler carried into power by popular majoriies
preeedented since Monroes second term Bat, in 1914,
the eemocratc party rallied stronger than ever and the
fourth Naional Convention held at Baltimore May 27.
1884, wss curious, exciting, interesting and ex.rsord
nary body Every State except South Carolina was re-
presented Tho number of delegates 35 entitled to
2e8 votes The Hon. II B. Wright, of Pennsylvania, was
chosen chairman. Saunders laid the wo-thirds rule
CT 1882. After long debate It carried-14S to Ns
Thus Nr. Van Buren, the Autnor Of the convenfsn
sem killed by his engine-"host with his own petard
kicked by his pct musket. He bads majority on
the first vote, but not twothrds lie fell of on the
fourth bailot and Mr.. Cass had . msjonty. On the
ninth ballot James X. Polk Of Tennessee received "A
yotes an on the tenth he was unanimously nominated
The question OF who Is James x. Poks" was imsnedi
atey asked in s parts Of the Cnion except Tennessee
Il was answered the ensuing 4th Of March by the
Chief Justice of the United States.
At Baltimore then the 18th Of May, 1884, died the
Van Buren Bourbons, unwept, unhonorei and unsung'
they were killed. like DIR. Guiiotne by their nven
ton.
A. thu same time that tie democratic convention