The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-08-30

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sonic National Convention assembled
and nominated VIM. Writ, Of Maryland,
for the Presidency. This Convention
was composed of one hundred and twelve
members.
In the same year, 1881, the first Demo-
cratic National Convention ever held,
convened and nominated Jackson for
reelection. But on account ofdisagree-
ent on the nomination for Vice Presl-
dent, National Convention Tor nomin-
ating a candidate for that office was
called to meet In May Of the following
year, 1882, at which Mr.. Van Buren, was
nominated.
In the same year of the first Demo-
cratic Convention, 1881, the first "Na-
tional Republican Convention" was
held, in December, and nominated
henry Clay for President and John Sar-
gent for Vice President. This then was
the period of the inauguration of the
National Convention system, which has
ever since continued. At both of these
Conventions declaration of principles
was severally made, and which has since
come TO be known by the rather comical
name of platform" 1t WAS i'll the
platform of this first Convention Of the
National Republicans" then SO called,
on which Mr.. Clay was nominated, that
there was inserted a strong denuncia-
tion of the doctrine then recently pro-
| claimed that "to the vlotors belong the
spoils." This has very commonly been
| attributed TO General jackson. But
| this doctrine was first onunciated by
Nj. Marcy, iuGthe Senate, and was not
a saying Of General Jackson's, though
he seems to have quite faithfully prao-
ticed what Marcy preached. The cam
paign of 1892 resulted in the election OF
the Democratic nominee, though Van
Buren received only 1S9 electoral votes
TO 2l9 for Jackson on the same ticket.
In 1866 there was no National Con-
vention OF the "Oppositi0W" called. But
| at a Wing State Convention, held at
| Harrisburg, in 1885, General Harrison
was nominated Tor President; and this
nomination was seconded by u Demo.
cratic Anti Masonic Convention, held at
| the same place. Other Wing State Con-
Veutions concurred i'll this nomination,
land thus Harrison became the " hig
| ominee ior the campaign Of 1856, though
Hugh l.. White and. Daniel Webster
were also candidates. In the same year,
| 1885, the Democratic National ConVen-
ton assembled at Baltimore and nom-
mated Van Buren for President. He
was elected. or this Convention it is
remarkable that it presented no resolu-
lions, adopted no platform.
The first National Abolition Conven-
ton was the next held, at Warsaw, N.
Y, in November, 1889, and nominated j.
4. Birney for President. The following
month, December 4, 1889, the first
National Wing Convention ever held
assembled at Harrisburg, Penn.
and nominated Gen. Harrison for Pres
ldent, and John Tyler for Vice Presi-
dent. The Democratic National Con-
vention did not assemble till May OF the
next year, 1910, when Van Buren was
unanimously nominated for re-elect, on.
But, the convention being unable to
agree upon candidate tor the Vice
Presidency, the subject OF that nomina-
tiOn was relegateu to the several States,
which resulted in concurrence in the
nomination of Richard NJ. johnson. 1t
is noticeable that in the resolu ions OF
that Democratic Convention OF 1S4O, re-
ferring this matter to the several States,
this phrase is used: 'Leave the decis-
ion to their L publican feIlow-citizens
in the several States"-thus clinging to
and using the name Of their original
"Repubican party" as 1t WAS Eknown III
the days of Jefferson. The campaign Of
1910, comm )ny known as 'the log cabin
and hard-cider campaign" resulted in
the IL .umphant election Of Gen. Harri-
son, who died just one month after his
inauguration, leaving the Presidency to
ohm Tyler.
The next National Convention, the
| Liberty Party National Convention,"
| was held at Buffalo, in August, 1S43, at
which Birney was again nominated for
President. This convention did not
lack for platform. Its published liter
ature amounted to four whereases and
twenty-one resolves, twenty-five deliv-
erances in all. In May Of 1874 both the
Wing and Democratic National Conven-
tions were held at Baltimore. The for
mer nominated Henry Clay by acclama-
tion on platform of one single resolu-
tion, which was model of condensa-
ton and xpressiveness. The Demo-
crate nominated Polk on the ninth bal
lot, his name not having been presented
until the eighth ballot, when the conven-
tion was nearly equally divided betw een
Van Buren and Cass. Polk was elected.
The year 1S48 was distinguished for
it's important National Conventions.
The Democratic Convention assembled
in May, at Baltimore, nominated Gen,
Cass for President, and issued volum-
nous platform consisting Of twenty