Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-05-09

Monroe was elected, and in 1920 he
was reelected Without opposition.
In 1924 the congressional caucus sys-
tenn was opposed by large portion 81
the republican party. But Sixty-Six
members responded to the call, and
these nominated w. Ii. Crawford for
the presidency. Jackson, Clay, anu
Adams were also nominated by various
states, and there was no choice by the
people. The house of representatives
elected John Quincy Adams. Imme-
dlately after this election Andrew Jack
SON was nominated by the legislature al
Tennessee, That action was Endorsed
by the democratic party Of the country,
and he Was elected in 1928 over Mr..
Adams.
The first political national convention
ever held iii this country, took place in
Philadelphia in $780, 1t was called the
United States Anti.Masomc convention.
Francis Granger, of New York, presid-
ed. No business of importance was
transacted, but the same convention
met III Baltimore in 1882, and nomi-
mated William Writ, of Maryland, for
president. In May, 1882, a democratic
national convention was held in Balti-
more to name candidate for the vice
presidency. Martin Van Buren,. OF
New York, was selected, and the ticket.
with jackson as president, elected. Tie
national republican convention assem-
bled in Baltimore, Dec. IL, 1881, and
nominated Henry Clay, of Kentucky,
for president.
In May, 1885, a democratic national
convention was held in Baltimore.
Twenty-one states were represented
al this convention, the two-third rule
was adopted, and Martin Van Buren,
was unanimously nominated. General
William H. Harrison, of Ohio, was the
opposing candidate to the democracy
in 1886. He was nominated by state
convention i'll Pennsylvania and several
other bodies.
In 1889 u whig national convention
was held in Harrisburg, Pa. W. IL.
Harrison was again nominated. In
abolitionists was held at Warsaw, New
York. James G, Birney, OF New York,
was nominated for president. May $,
1910, Il democratic rational convention
assembled in Baltimore, and Martin
Van Buren, was unanimously rcnomi-
mated Harrison was elected.
A wing national convention met at
Baltimore May /, 1914. and Henry
Clay was nominated. The democrats
nominated Polk and he was elected
The national convention of the liberty
party met in August 1914, at Buffalo,
New York, and nominated Birney for
president.
The wings, in 1S4S, nominated Zach.
AIRY Taylor at Philadelphia. The demo-
Gratis nominated Lewis Cass The free
democratic convention was held at
Utica, New York, and placed in nomi-
nation Martin Van Buren,. A similar
convention was held on the 9th Of June,
same year. and Van Buren, again
nominated. Taylor was elected.
IN 1892 the wings nominated Scott
and the democrats Franklin Pierce.
John 7. Hale was nominated ut Pitts
burg 10y the free.soil democrats.
The first republican national conven-
tion was held June II, 1856, i'll the city
of Philadelphia, and Colonel John G..
Fremont was nominated. The Ameri-
can national council met in PHILADELPHIA
February 1856, and nominated Milard
Fillmore. Cincinnati was the meeting
place OF the democratic convention,
and Buchanan was nominated ON the
seventeenth ballot.
On May l6, 1850, the republican ma
honal convention was held in Chicago,
and Abraham Lincon was nominated
on the third ballot. A convention of
the constitutional union party conven-
ed III Baltimore on the 9th of May and
nominated John Bell, of Tennessee.
The democrats met at Charleston and
nominated Douglas. The delegates
who withdrew from this convention as-
sembled afterward at Baltimore and
nominated Breckenridge
lii 1864 convention under the name
OF the Radical Republicans" met at
Cleveland, Ohio, and nominated John
q. Fremont for president; the kepubll-
cans renominated Abraham Lincoln,
and the national democratic conyen-
tien convened at Chicago and nomina-
ted Mcclellan.
In 1868 General Grant was nominated
by the republicans and Horatio Sey-
mour by the DEMOCRATS. In 1872 Gen
eral Grant was renominated by the re-
publicans at Philadelphia and Horace
Greeley by the opposition. In 1876
Hayes was nominated by the repubh-
cans, Tilden by the democrats and
Cooper by the greenbackers. We hope
our correspondent and those interested
will cut this answer out and preserve ii,
as the facts are valuable and take a
long time to collate.
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