Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1872-01-26
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS
Where ana when They Have Deen
Held.
Iron hs Phaads,phio Prs.,)


Philadelphia is to have the next Republican
National Convention. The Executive Committee
at Washington yesterday determined unanimous
ly In favor Of calling the convention to meet in
this city on the first Wednesday in June next.
1t is noteworthy that the first Congressional
caucus for the nomination Of Presidential cAnd-
dates, Of which thore Is any record, is said to
have been held here in the year 1900. jefferson
and Burr were then nominated. Again, the FIRST
political National Convention In the country met
in this city in 1880. II was composed Of Anti-Ml-
sous but transacted no business beyond the
adoption Of q resolution providing for The con-
ventiun Of the same complexion which met IL
Baltimore in September, 1881, and nominated
William Writ for President, and Amos Ellmi-
ker, of Philadelphia tor Vice President.
Philadelphia is also famous as the sitting place
OF the first Native American National Ounven-
tion, held February 10, 1855, and OF the first Ma.
tional OOnventi' of the great Republican party
which was destined utterly to crush the maevo-
lent slave power, thereby saving the Union from
destruction aud forever abo'ishinghumop slave
ry within its boundaries. This convent N as
sembled on the 17th of June, l9i5, aud nomna-
ted John @. Fremont and VIM H. Dayton. The
contention called in 595 to org ,nizs new par
tY in the interests Of Andrew johnson, also met
in this city.
The only successful Presidential candidates of
the old Whig party were nominated IN Pennsyl-
vauia. Htrrisnn was nominated ai Harrisburg,
December 4 1899, and Taylor in Philadelphla,
June Z, l94S
Previous To 1881, the two parties Fed, ralist
and Republican or Dem cratic into which the
nation was divided, left the selection Of their
candidates to Congressional caucuses In De-
cember of that Year National Republican or
Federalist Convention assembled IN Baltimore,
and unanimously nominated Henry Clay aud
John Sergeant tor President and Vice President
respectively.
In the Nav following Democratic National
C"nvettlon met in the same CITY, and formally
placadin nomination jackson aud Van Bure n.
In May. 1889, tne Dem mIcrdts nuIniuuted Wan Bu-
rem. In May, 1885, the d, micrats nomiua ted
Van Bufen and johnson ut Baltimore. The
Wings held no National Cinventi1n that year
General Harrison, who was named by several
State Conventions, received their votes in the
Electoral College.
+ Tue year 1889 was signalized BY the nomina-
tion of Harrison and Tyler At Harrisburg, De-
cember 4. by the Wings, and Of James q, Bir'
nsy aud +. j. LemOvne bv the Ab1litipnists
November l3, at Warsaw, y. Y. The Demo.
or ats named Van Buren Mt National Convcn.
ton held at Batim re, MAY S, 1870, but expires
SGD no choice for Vice President In 1874 III,
| Wings led off By convention which met at Bal
| tim9re, May | aud placed in nomination Clay
and Freylinghuysen. The Democrats. by a con
1 vention which assembled in the same CITY, May
7 p, put forward as their standard bearers Pull
and Dallas. In 1913. however, thore was Ma
/ tional Convention of the Liberty Party at Bntlh
/ 10, "n August 80 which nominated James q
Birney aud Thomas Morris.
/ The proceedings Of the more recent convention
Z may b. presumed tn be familiar to most read drrs
+ In 1913 the Wing Convention met at Philalsl
phia, June Il the Democratic at Baltimore, MAY
% Tie Free-Soil Democratic Convention at vi
ca, ~ Y, June %, aul again on the 9th of Au
gust following at I}u uffaln.
In 1852 the Wings nominated at Bitimcre
/ June 10 the Democrats. at the same place, jun
/ /, aud the Fres-SUil Democracy at Pittsburg
| August IL.
Iu 1855, the first Republican National Con
vention met in Philadelphia, June II tn,
American National Convention in the sam. city
| February 10 the Democratic National Cunven
| tion at Cincinnati, Juu- 2. and the last Wing
| Nation Convention at Baltimore, September II
| In 1850 the Democrats held c,nvention Il
| Charleston, April l3 which resulted in a split
| The convention reassembled at Baltimore. Junt
Is, aud eventually each wing Of the pa .r place,
candidates in nomination. Tn. Republican Con
yention met at Chicago, May 1G.
In 1854 the Republican Convention was hel'
in June at Baltimore, and the Dem >cratis in Chi
cago in August. lu 1858 the Republicans nom
mated at Chicago in May, AMI the Democrats il
! New York in July.