The Placer herald., 1869-09-18
THE NEW YORK OONvENTION-PAsT
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

the people were not selected by National
Conventions Of tho respective parties. Ga
the contrary, they were nominated in a eau,
Gus Of Congrsssmen at Washington. The
first five Presidents were, with their Vice.
Presidents, chosen in this manner.
In 1924 the Congressional caucus system
received its death blow. In that year there
we're four candidates before the people for
President, namely: Andrew Jackson, J. O.
Adams, w. Ii. Crawford and Henry Clay.
Adams, Jsckson's and CIay's friends 10
Congress declined to have anything TO do
with the caucus. The result was that sixty.
one members attended out Of two hundred
and sixsy. They nominated Mr. Cts~fosd 10
accordance With old usagss and precedents
But the nomination. OF course, carried no
weight 9th It, and Mr.. Crawford was the
third in tho race. The election wen, to the
House, where John @ Adams was chosen
At the next election Jackson vas taken up,
in different State Conventions, and was cleo
ted over Mr.. Adams, who had The same in
dorsement. In 1882. at the end Of Andrew
Jackson's first term, the National Conven-
tions were called. The Democratic met at
Baltimore, renom:nated Andrew Jackson by
accIsnal,on, aud Martin Van Buren for Vice
President. Governor Robert Lucas. Of Ohio
WAS the President Of lhi. Convention. The
90 called National Republicans held Con-
vsntion, aud eeIected Henry lay for Presi
dent, and John Sargent for Vice. President
hey met we believe in Philadelphia. Jack.
son aud Van Buren, were elected. 10 1885
.hs Democrats held their second National
Convention at Baltimore, and by acclama-
liou nominated Martin Van Bureu for Pres
iden,, and after a sharp contest, selected
Col. K. NJ. Johnson, of Kentucky, for Vice
President, over VIM. G. R'ves. of Virginia
The Iauer's friends we're very indignant.
and Virginia in the election, voted for Van
Buren,, but rejected johnson. giving her
electoral vote to Governor Smith. This
caused tie. johnson had Just half Of the
electoral votes. There being no choice
johnson was elected by the Senate-the only
instance 10 our history Of Vice presid snt
being 40 chosen. The Wing Convention
met 10 New York. and selected General w.
II. Harrison for President, and Francis Gran
ger, of New York, for Vice-prs idsnt. The
Massachusetts Wings did not attend the
Convention, and gave their votes for Mr.
Daniel Webster in the election, instead Of
General Harrison. The Georgia and Ten
nessee Wings also stood aloof. and voted for
John Bell. Van Buren was elected.
In December. 1880. the Wing Conven-
ton met at Harrisburg, Penn. For the first
time in any Convention, there was s,rugge
for the Presidential nomination between the
friends of Henry Clay. General Harrison
and General Scott. Harrison WAS chosen on
the third ballot, and John Tyler Of Virginia,
was nominated for Vice-presidsut. Ths
Democratic National Convention met at
Baltimore, renomiuatsd Mr. Van Buren for
President No e.presdent was nomioa-
ted, and the States were left to vote for
whom they pleased for Vice-president. The
friends of Van Buren,, however. generally
voted for Colonel johnson. Harrison aud
l., Ter were elected.
In 1914, both parties held their National
| Conventions at Baltimore. The Wings
nominated Clay and Frelinghuysen. and the
Democrats, after a long s,rugg.s selected
James X. Polk. Of Tennessee. and Silas
Wright, Of New Yo,k. The latter declined,
| and George NJ. Dallas, Of Pennsy lvania,
was selected in bis stead. Polk and Dallas
were elected.
In l64S, the Democratic National Com
venton met at Baltimore, and nominated
Generals Cass aud Butler for President and
Vcs-president. The Wings hsd their
Convention at Philadel phis, and eel ected
General Taylor for President. and Milard
Fillmore Of New York, for Vce-rresidsnt.
They we're elected.
Ia 1852, the Wings met at Baltimore,
and nominated General Scott for President,
and w. A. Graham, OF North Carolina, for
Wee president. At the same place the Dem.
ocrats nominated FraLkliu Pierce for Presi'
dent, and w. r. King for Vice president
The latter we're elected.
In 1856 the Democratic Convention came
to Cincinnstti and nominated James Bu-
chanan and John G. Breckenridge. The
Republicans held their Convention io Phila-
delpha, and nominated Fremont and Day.
ton. Another section of the opposition
held their National Convention and nomna
ted Fillmore and Douelson. Buchanan and
Breckenridge were elected. In 1860 the
Republicans convened a, Chicago. aud nom
mated Lincoln and Ilamin. The demo-
Gratis met at Charleston, South Carolina,
where u split occurred, and the Conventions
adjourned to Baltimore. Douglas and F,tz
patrick, Of Alabama, we're nominated by
one brsoch, aud Breckenridge and General
Lane by the other. Fitzpatrick declined to
run, and Ii. V. johnson, Of Georgia, was
selected. Bell and Everett were also run
10y the National Union men. Lincoln aud
Hsmn were elected.
10 1864 the Democrats met at Chicago,
and The R-pubira6s At Baltimore. The lat
ter nominated Lincoln and johnson, and
the Democrats Mcclellan and Psndlston.
The former were elected.
We have ,hus brought the history down to
the present time, showing the change from
the Cong gressional Caucus to the National
Convention. ard the circumstances that led
to its occurrence.
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