Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1872-02-15
National Conventions
When and Where They
Have Been Held.
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vention. The Executive Com.
mittee at Washington have de-
cided unanimously 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 NOM
ination of Presidential candidates
Of which there is any record, is
said to have heen held herein the
year 1900. Jefferson and Burr
were then nominated. Again,
the FIRST political National Con-
vention in this country met in this
city in 1880. 1t was composed
OF Anti-Masons, but transacted no
business beyond the adoption Of a
resolution providing for the con-
vention of the same complexion
which met in Baltimore, in Sep
tember, 1881, and nominated
William Writ for President, and
Amos Ellmaker, of Philadelphia,
for Vice President.
Philadelphia is also famous as
the sitting place of the first Native
American National Convention,
held FEBRUARY 19, 1855, and of
the first National Convention of
the great Republican party which
was destined utterly 10 crush the
malevolent slave power, thereby
saving the Union from destruction
and forever abolishing human
slavery within its boundaries.
This convention assembled on the
l7th of June, 1916, and nomina.
ted John G. Fremont and William
L. Dayton, The convention
called in 1866 to organize new
party in the interests of Andrew
Johnson, also met in this city.
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The only successful Presidential
candidates of the old Wing party
were nominated in Pennsylvania.
Harrison was nominated at Har.
risburg, December a 1889. and
Taylor in Philadelphia, June 7,
1919. -s.,...-..,,..,.... j,
Previous to 1881, the two par.
ties-Federalist and Republican
or Democratic = into which the na-
ton was divided, left the selection
of their candidates to Congression-
al caucuses. In December ofthat
year q National Republican or
Federalist Convention assembled
in Baltimore, and unanimously
nominated Henry Clay and John
Sergeant for President and Vice
President respectively.
10 the May following q Demo.
cratic National Convention met in
the same city, and formally placed
in nomination Jackson and Van
Buren. In May, 1886, the Demo.
Gratis nominated Van Buren, and
johnson at Baltimore. The Wings
held no National Convention that
year. General Harrison, who was
named by several State Conven.
tions, received their votes in the
Electoral College.
The year 1889 was signalized
by the nomination of Harrison
and Tyler at Harrisburg, Decem-
Der 4, by the Wings, and OF James
G. Birney and F. j. Lemoyne by
the Abolitionists, Noyemberl3, Of
Warsaw, N. Y. The Democrats
named Van Buren, at National
Convention held at Baltimore,
May 5, lS40, but expressed no
choice for Vice President. In
1874 the Wings led off by a con-
ventiou which met at Baltimore,
May l, and placed in nomination
Clay and Frelinghuysen. The
Democrats, by a convention which
assembled in the same city, May
| 81, put forward as their standard
bearers Polk and Dallas. In 1843;
however, there was a National
Convention of the Liberty Party
at Buffalo, on August 29, which
nominated James G. Birney and
Thomas Morris. 4
The proceedings of the more re-
cent conventions may be presumed
to be familiar to most readers. In
IS4S the Whig Convention met at
Philadelphia, June z; the d .mo-
cratic at Baltimore, May %; the
Free.Soi Democratic Convention
at Utica, N. Y, June %, and again
on the Sth of August following at
Buffalo 2 -
In 1852 the Wings nominated
at Baltimore, June l6; the Dem
ocrats, at the same place, June !,
and the Free.Soil Democracy at
Pittsburg. August IL.
In 1855 the first Republican n
National Convention met in Phil
adeIphia, june 1 2 the Amefican