, 1876-06-18
IN GENERAL.
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.

! FROM 1890 70 1876.
The first political convention, Of nationa
character, vas held in 1880, in Philadelphia. l
was an anti Masonic Convention. It adjourned
| to meet again in Baltimore, In 1881, md nom
! mated William Writ for President and Amo
Ellmaker for Vice-PresIdent- Previous to tn
date, the candidates for President ant
| Vice-President had been chosen by Con
grcssional caucuses or State Conventions
The National Republican Convention met IL
Baltimore, Dec. Il, 1881, and nominated Henri
Clay and John Sergeant for President and Vice
President In Nav, 1882, the Democrats mel
at Baltimore, and nominated Jackson and Va1
Bnrcn.
In May, 1885, the Democrats nominated Van
Buren and johnson, at Baltimore. The WhisE
held no National Convention that year, but Har
rison and Granger, who had been nominated By
various State Conventions, we're the candidates,
In November, 1889, the Abolitionists met il
Warsaw, n. z, and nominated B{rnsT 3f,. and IL L.
vcntion met at Harrisburg, and nominated HaE-
Eison and Tyler. The Democrats met at Ba1ti.
more, in May, l640, and renomtnatcd Van Burcp
for President. johnson was the candidate fol
Vice-Presidcnt.
The campaign of 1874 opened at Baltimore or
the 1st OF Stay, when the Wings nominated Clay
and Frelinghuysen. The Democrats met on thc
2Sth Of the same month and nominated Polk
and Dallas.
In June, 1916, Taylor and Fillmore were nomi-
mated By the Wings at Philadelphia In May Of
the same year, the Democrats nominated Cnss
and Butler at Baltimore. Van Buren, was the
Free Soil candidate for President, having been
nominated at Buffalo.
The campaign Of 1853 was opened by the
Democrats, June I, at Baltimore, when Pierce
same month the Wings met, IN the same city,
and named Scott and Graham as their standard
bearers. John P. Hale and George ~. Julien
were the candidates Of the Liberty party, and
were nominated at Pittsburg, Aug. II.
The campaign OF 1856 opened At Philadelphia
Council met aud nominated Fillmore and Donel-
son. On the I'd OF June the Democrats met in
Cincinnati, and named Buchanan and Breckin-
ridge. The first National Convention Of the
Republican party met in Philadelphia June II,
and nominated Fremont and Dayton.
In 1860, the Democrats met in Charleston, In
April. In attempting to fix up platform there
was split, aad portion Of the delegates with
drew. Those who remained had fftyseyen bal
lots, and finally adjourned to meet in Baltimore
A. Douglas and Benjamin Fitzpatrick were NOM
mated, but the latter withdrew and Herschel Y.
johnson was put in his place. The boilers from
the Charleston Convention agreed to meet IN
Richmond, in June, and after number Of ses-
sions Endorsed the nomination OF Breckinridge
and Lane, made In Baltimore, the same month,
BY those delegates who had not participated in
the nomination of Douglas and johnson. On
the 10th Of May, the Republicans met in Chica-
60 and nominated Lincoln on the third ballot.
lIa1nlin WAS named for the second place. The
Constitutional Union party met in Baltimore on
the 9Th Of Mar and nominated Bell and Everett
In 1854, June I, President Lincoln Was re-
nominated at baltimore, and Andrew johnson
in Chicago, Aug. %, and nominated Mcclellan
and PeudIeton. The "RadiCal Democracy,'