Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1872-07-18

Tue udtt-n1dSoHS Was .u6tu III OditilnoAc
In September, 1881, which nominated VIM
Writ, for P~resident,and Amos Ellmaker
for Vice President. This movement hat
but little effect on the contest then wage
ing, and on the 18th, of the following
December the first regular convention o
the National Republican party, as the
styled themselves was held In Baltimore
A large number of the most prominenf
and influential men in the country were
present and participated in its delibcra
tions, and unanimously nominated Clay,
for the Presidency. On the 2Ist of May,
1882, a Convention assembled in the same
city, to nominate a Candidate for Vice
President 10 run with General jackson,
who was the acknowledged choice of the
Democratic party for reelection. Martin
Van Buren, received the nomination.
II CAMPAIGN OF 1886.
The campaign of this year was extreme
~ exciting. Party spirit ran high. For
the FIRST time in the history of American
politics terms of derision were applied to
parties by their opponents. The anti
Administration party came to be known
by the name of Wings, and the Democrat
ic adberants of the Administration were
styled Locofocos. Both names originated
in New York, and clung to their posses
sors until the old Wing party, defeated
and disorganized passed out of existance
and entered upon the domain of history.
The term Locofoco grew out of an incident
which took place at Tammany Hall. The
Equal Rights Party" an organization
opposed to the nominations made during
that year in New York and also opposed
to all ~monopolies, bank notes and paper
money, held a Convention at Tammany.
Their deliberations were characterized by
great disorder and confusion, in the midst
of which the lights were put out. The
Equal Rights men anticipating such a
contingency, had provided themselves
with dips and l~ocofoco matches and i'm
mediately relighted the Hall. From this
circumstance sprang the name applied to
them, first by their enemies, but which
they adopted enthusiastically.
Gen. jackson favored the nomination
of Mr.. Van Buren, as his successor and
wrote a letter during this year advocating
the call of a National Democratic Conven-
ton. This means of having a candidate
for President was bitterly opposed by
many Democrats, but the friends of Mr..
Van Buren, prevailed and the Convention
assembled in Baltimore ON the goth of
May, 1886. Mr.. Van Buren, was nomi-
mated on the first ballot, as none but his
participated in the Convention,
and Col. Richard NJ. johnson was nomi-
mated for Vice President, he having re-
ceived 17S to 81 for VIM. G. Rives, of
Virginia. Much hostility was manifested
towards Col. johnson, and the delegation
from Virginia made a formal protest.
WINGS UNABLE TO CONCENTRATE.
The Wings were divided in their coun-
sells. Within the ranks of that party were
many of the ablest men that have ever
figured in American politics. 1t was diff
icult to select from that large number,
each of whom had great claims upon the
party. After the most strenuous exer-
ions to reconcile the different factions
.hree candidates were placed in the field
MCLEAN and VIM. III. Harrison.
If Ohio. and Daniel Webster, of Massa-
1t was confidently expected
hat the election would be thrown into
he House of Representatives, and a most
energetic and active campaign was inaugu-
ated. The result, however, clearly DEM
the advantages of thorough Or
,anization and discipline. Hadthe Wings
concentrated upon any one man, and had
hey displayed the same enthusiasm in his
,ehalf as they expended upon the three,
he Administration party would have been
defeated. AS it was Mr.. Van Buren, re-
eived 10 out of the 294 votes in the
electoral College, and was thereby elected
President of the United States.
During the Administration of Mr.. Van
Buren, the opposition to slavery, which
lad at times omitted feeble rays of light
n the North, burst out with a steady
lame, and was never afterwards quenched.
Petitions poured into Congress from
he Northern States, and on the
art of the South efforts were made to
reate a censorship oveY the press and the
United States mails.
CAMPAIGN OF 1910.
The campaign of 1910 was one of great
pirit and unrivalled enthusiasm. The
Vhig National Nominating Convention
net at Harrisburg, December 4th, 1889.
Henry Clay, the great Commoner and
eader of the Wing party, was undoubted-
y the choice of the rank and file of that
arty for President, and he himself conf
emily expected the nomination at Harris
urg. Questions which had smouldered
.uring the Administration of jackson, or
7hich, through his overshadowing inHu-
nee and wonderful popularity, had not
their proper significance, had
blamed unpleasant prominence during
IAN Buren's Administration, and had
many staunch Democrats. The
arty manipulators, or wire pullers as
hey are now called. imagined that Clay's
eterm1ned opposition to General jackson
Iould drive away from him many Of these
-esh recruits to the organization. After
session OF three days General Harrison,
f Ohio, was nominated for President, he
received on the last ballot 14S
otes to 90 for Clay and 16 for General
colt. John Tyler, of Virginia, was unan-
nominated for the Vice Presiden-
y, as a slave to the wounded feelings of
lay, Mr.. Tyler having shed tears in the
convention when the vote was announced
Y which his favorite was beaten. I
The National Democratic Convention
,nvened at Baltimore on the 9Th of May,
$40. Twenty-one States were repre-
,nted. Mr.. Van Buren, was unanimous
: nominated for President and the selec-
on of a nominee for Vice President was
# to the States. IL
IRsT APPEARANCE OF THE ADOLF