The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-06-22

the result of events, and the manifest dissen-
slons or Its opponents made it highly probable
that the Republican candidates would succeed.
ihere were two wings in the Democratic party,
those who sustained and those who opposed
the Little Giant" of the West. Stephen A.
Douglas When the Democratic convention
met In Institute hall, Charleston on the 23d of
April 1860, it was evident that the struggle
would be long and severe one. The Southern
delegates were mostly resolved that Douglas
should not be the candidate the West was en-
Enthusiastically in his favor For seven DAYS the
contest went on over the platform to be adopted,
and 1t was not till the afternoon of the eighth
day that ballot was reached. The vote was
proceeded with amidst intense excitement. and
Its result was as follows: Douglas, 1855
james Guthrie, 351a Daniel 8. Dickinson, I
r. III. T. Hunter, 40; Andrew Johnson IL
Joseph lane, 6; Jefferson Davis, IL Isaac
Toucey, ~; Pierce, /. For three days the
convention balioted Intellectually, Douglas lead
ing with 1913 till the twenty-third ballot,
when he gained two on the thirty sixth ballot
he fell to 1919, which he continued to poll
until the hfty-seventh ballot. Failing to nomi-
nate him by the necessary two-thirds vote, the
convention adjourned in despair to meet in
Baltimore on the 18th of June.
! Before 1t Ieassembled, the Republican con-
ventlon had met at Chicago May Is, and made
| It's choice. Here MIR. Seward was at first the
strongest candidate. Having made their plat
form, the delegates proceeded to vote as fol-
lows Seward, 173; Lincoln, 1872: Bates. As :;
Cameron, so Chase, 40 Mclean, II, Dayton,
IA; Collamer, 10. The greatest excitement
now prevailed, and it was seen that the strug-
| gle was between Seward and Lincoln. On the
| second ballot the latter gained very largely,
Pennsylvania casting her votes for him. This
ballot stood: Seward, 1884, Lincoln, 181 :;
Chase, AZ; Bates, IS. On the third LRcoln
had gone up to 231, and Seward fallen to 1870.
This settled the contest, and Lincoln was then
! Ill
| Vice-presideHt was brief, for Hannibal Hamlin
was chosen on the second ballot, Cassius NJ.
| Clay being his chief competitor.
| The Southern Democrats, who had seeded
from the Charleston convention, met at Rich
mond early in June, but adjourned daily to
await events at Baltimore. At the reassembled
| convention at Baltimore, Douglas was at last
nominated by 181 votes, to for Breckenridge
and for Guthrie. Then the seceders lost no
time in putting Breckenridge and Lane into the
| field.
| The Constitutional Union" party, COM
| prised of old Wings and Know-nothings, held
| a convention at Baltimore in May, and Sc
| lected John Bell and Edward Everett as their
| candidates.
| The subsequent conventions are in the
| recollection of most of our readers and we
have occupied so much space in our rapid
| sketch Of these interesting bodies down to
/ the rebellion that there is none in which to
detail those which have followed. Lincoln was
renominated, with Andrew Johnson for Vice
president, in 1864, his opponent being Gen.
/ Mcclellan. Both nominations were foregone
conclusions and hencescomparative little inter
est attached to the bodies which made them.
The same was the case with the fore-ordained
nomination and denomination of Gen. Grant
in 1868 and 1872 the interest in the Republican
conventions of those years centering upon the
contests for Vice-president. The Democratic
/ convention which nominated Horatio Seymour
at New York in 1868 was an exciting, though
not very eventful one as it already seemed
certain that Grant would be elected. The
Liberal Republican" convention which met
| at Cincinnati in 1872 was watched with deep
| interest. The contest there was between
Charles Francis Adams, Lyman Trumbull, and
Horace Greeley; and when the latter was
finally nominated the Democrats had only to
meet and adopt their old foe OF the Tribune as
| their candidate