Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-01-25
National COnventiOns-Wh and
When They Have Been Held.
From the Philadelphia Press.

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From the Philadelphia Press
Philadelphia is to have the next Re
publican National Convention. Tn
Executive Committee at Washingto,
have decided unanimously in favor 0
calling the convention to meet in thi
city on the first Wednesday in Jun,
next.
1t is noteworthy that the first Con
gressional caucus for the nomination O
Presidential candidates of which Their,
is any record is said to have been hello
here in the year 1900. jefferson anc
Burr were then nominated. Again, the
first political National Convention il
the country met in this city in 1880. Ii
was composed OF nti-Masons, but
transacted no business beyond the
adoption of a resolution providing fo1
the convention of the same complexion
which met in Baltimore, in September
1881, and nominated William Writ fol-
PRESIDENT, and Amos Ellmaker, Of Phil
adelphia, for Vice President.
Philadelphia is also famous as the sit.
ting place of the first Native American
National Convention, held February 49,
| 1856, and of the first National Conven.
ton OF the great Republican party which
was destined utterly to crush the ma,
levolent slave power, thereby saving the
Union from destruction and forever
abolishing human slavery within its
boundaries. This convention assembled
on the 18th of June, 1916, and nomina-
ted John G. Fremont and William L.
Dayton. The convention called in 1866
10 organize new party in the interests
OF Andrew johnson, also met in this
city.
The only successful Presidential candi-
dates of the old Wing party were nomi-
mated in Pennsylvania. Harrison was
nominated at Harrisburg, December 4,
1889, and Taylor in Philadelphia, June
I, 1913.
Previous to 1881, the two parties
Federalist and Republican or Demo
cratic-into which the nation was di-
VIded, left the selection of their candi-
dates to Congressional caucuses. In
December of that year a National Re
publican or Federalist Convention as
sembled in Baltimore, and unanimously
nominated Henry Clay and John Ser
geant for President and Vice President
respectively.
In the May following a Democratic
National Convention met in the same
city, and formally placed in nomination
jackson and Van Buren,. In May, 1885,
the Democrats nominated Van Buren,
and johnson at Baltimore. The Wings
held no National Convention that year.
General Harrison, who was named by
several State Conventions, received
their votes in the Electoral College.
The year 1889 was signalized by tn
nomination of Harrison and Tyler at
Harrisburg, December 4, by the Wings.
and of James G. Birney and F. j. Lee
moyne by the Abolitionists, November
IL, at Warsaw, \. Y. The Democrats
named Van Buren, at National Con-
vention held at Baltimore, May 5, 1910,
but expressed no choice Tor Vice Presi-
dent. In 1914 the Wing led off by
convention which met at Baltimore,
May i, and placed in nomination Clay
and Frelinghuysen. The Democrats, by
a convention which assembled in the
same city, May 27, put forward as their
standard bearers Polk and Dallas. In
l843, however, there was National
Convention OF the Liberty Party at Buff
falo, on August SO, which nominated
James g. Birney and Thomas Morris.
The proceedings of the more recent
conventions may be presumed to be "a
mlliar to most readers. In 1S4S the
Wing Convention met at Philadelphia.
June I the Democratic at Baltimore.
May D; the Free Soil Democratic Con
vention at Utica, ~ Y, June %, and
again on the 8th of August following at
Buffalo.
In 1852 the Wings nominated at
June 10; the Democrats. at
the same place, June ], and the Free
Soil Democracy at Pittsburgh, Au-
gust H.
In 1856 the first Republican National
ConVentionamet in Philadelphia, June
II the American National Convention
in the same city, February 10; the Dem
ocratlc National Convention at Cincin-
natl, June ?, and the last Wing Ma
tional Convention at Baltimore, Septem-
Der II.
In 1860 the Democrats held conven.
ton at Charleston, April 13, which re-
suited in split. The Convention reas-
sembled at Baltimore, June Is, and
eventually each wing of the party
placed candidates in nomination. The !
Republican Convention met at Chicago,
May 49,
In 1864 the Republican Convention
was held in June at Baltimore, and the |
Democratic in Chicago in Aug gust. In
1868 the Republicans nominated at Chi |
ago in May, and the Democrats in New
Y ork in July.