The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-06-03
TWENTY HISTORIC Years.
A Retrospect Of Their National Con-
Vsntions and Elections.
The Candidates Of The Great PoIltlOalp Par
tlss-Popular and Electoral VOTES
Trying IImss for The Liberties Of
the Republic.

veulQu Oh tue EvpuUlGAu PA'tJ s99SsA
bled at Chicago. This was after the
Convention had adjourned,
and when the aiIain Of the Democratic
party we're In state Of ominopg confusion.
was favorable TO Republican
success and suggested Republican har-
Otherwise the violent and embit-
tered rivalry between Lincoln and Seward
might have resulted to the new party .ln-a-
fate similar 10 that which had already, or
virtually, oyeftaken the old.
The leading candidates before the Con-
yention were William II. Seward, AbEa'
ham Lincoln, Simon Cameron, 3. 7.
Chase and Edward Bates, Seward receiy.
log 1884 and Lincoln lO2 votes on the
first ballot, 233 being necessary 70 choice,
Upon the second ballot Seward bad lS4!
and Lincoln 1871. Before the result Of the
third ballot could be announced, II was as
ceitained that Seward bad $50 and Lin
coin 2Slt, or within q votes Of a nomlna
ton. A stampede at once began, and
when Il was over Abraham Lincoln had
35I votes and the nomination. On the
second ballot for Vice.PTealdent hannibal
Hamlin, Of Maine, had 807 votes aud was
declared the nominee, his principal com.
petitor being CasSius N. Clay, Of Ken,
lucky.
The Democratic National Convention Of
1850 assembled al Charleston, s. O., on the
2Sd Of April, and was Immediately con-
ironted with the dangers and difficulties
Of cOntesting delegations from New York,
Illinois and other States. Cabel Gushing,
OF Massachusetts,, wHs made permanent
chairman. On the third day Of the con
yention Il was decided that the delegations
in favor Of Stephen A. Douglas were
entitled 10 seats,
The ''two.thirds rule" was adopted, and
hIty.seyen ballots for President were held.
Stephen A. Douglas started out with libI
votes. 202 being declared necessary TO u
choice. His highest vote was 1924 votes
on the tbirty.second, thirty.third and
thirty.iourth ballots, and on the last bal
lot he polled Isl votes. On May 8 the
convention adjourned 10 meet ut Bali.
more on June Is. The seeding delegates
met at Richmond June II, hut adjourned
10 meet on the 2lst, and continued to meet
and adjourn until the result Rt Baltimore
was aScertAined. The regular convention
reassembled at Baltimore on June IL, and
after further seceesions from It's ranks
nominated Douglas, who received ISL!
votes to Z for BfeCkinridge and 81 for
James Guthrie, OF Kentucky. Ben amin
Fitzpatrick, Of Alabama, was nominated
for Vice President, but declined, aud bis
place was afterwards supplied by Herschsl
v. johnson, Of Georgia.
The secedeB from the Baltimore Con.
yention met on June 2S, twenty-one States
being represented In full or in part, and
unanimously nominated John 0. Breckin.
ridge for President, with Joseph Lane, Of
Oregon, for Vice President, his vote being
also unanimous,
On May 0, 1890, a constitutional Union,
Convention was held at Baltimore, twenty
States being represented. John Bell, Of
Tennessee, was nominated for President
on the first ballot, and Edward Everett for
Vice President unanimously on the first
ballot
10 the electoral college Lincoln and Ham.
lin received 1850 votes, Breckenridge u,
Bell 50, and Douglas l2. The popular vote
stood: Lincoln, l,S576l0; Douglas, l.
sol, ga; Breckenridge, s5O6S2; aud Bell,
6I6,l2l In the meantime followed the
civil war, and before the termination Of
hostilties another Presidential contest.
The Republican Convention oil 1854 was
held at Baltimore on the 7th and 9Th OF
June. There was some opposition to the
denomination Of Mr.. Lincoln, and upon
the frat ballot he received 497 votes. The
remaining twenty-five votes were cast by
Missouri Tor Gen. Grant. For Vice Presl-
dent two ballots were taken, the FIRST stand
ing 200 for Andrew johnson, 100 for Han
Mia HAmlin, $50 for Daniel S. Dickinson.
and 81 scattering among several other can
didates. On the second ballot the vote
stood 40i for johnson, 0 for Hamlin, aud
II for Dickinson, johnson thus becoming
the candidate. At this Convention all
the free States were represented, and also
Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, West Wiz.
ginla, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas and
Tennessee.
The Democratic convention Of 1864 met
at Chicago, and was presided over by HO.
ratio Seymour, Of New York. General
George b. Mcclellan was nominated for
President and George Il. Pendleton for
Vice President.
Eleven States did not participate in the
election OF 1854. Lincoln and johnson
carried all the States participating except
Delaware, Kentucky and New jersey, 70.
ceiving 2l2 electoral votes TO 81 for Nc
Clellan and Pendleton. The popular vote
stood 2,223, 0S5 for the Republican candl.
dates To 1871, T54 for the Democratic.
In 1868 the war, so lar as hOstilities In
the field were concerned, was over, but
new tissues involving the reconstruction OF
the Union, had necessarily sprung up,
tnN,,nan and pFaattnUN
johnson there was an irreconcilsble dis
agreement rs 10 measures and methods.
The Republicans met 10 convention At
Chicago on the 2l1 Of May and adopted
platform indOning the policy Of Con-
Hress In allmAtters pertaining TO the South,
indorsing negro suffrage and adopting u
sort OF sliding scale for the removal Of pc
litical disabilities. Gen. U. s. Grant was
unanimously nominated for President Of
the United States, and on the third ballot
the Hon. Schuyler COlIax was nominated
for Vice. President.
The Democratic National Convention
met at New York on the 4lh Of July, and
was In session Eve days. On the OH
HoTatio Seymour, the Chairman Of the
Convention, was nominated for President
OF the United States, twenty ballots hAv.
ing been previously cast, Gen. Frank r.
Blair was unanimously nominated for
Vice President. The canvass was con.
Quoted with unexampled energy and &C.
tiyity BY both parties. All the States ex.
cept Mississippi, Virginia and Texas par.
tiClpated in the election, and Grant and
Collax were elected, receiving 2l4 electoral
votes. against so for Seymour and Blair.
The popular vote stood 3,0l3, lSS for the
Republican to 2,70S,GO0 for the Demo-
cratic candidates.
Four yeaB later, the opposition to
President Grants Southern policy culml.
mated In National Liberal Republican
Convention, which met In Cincinnati on
the lst OF May, and which two days alter.
wards nominated Horace Greeley for
President on the sixth ballot, by a vote Of
1872 against 1877 for Charles Francis Adams.
Gov, b. Gratz Brown, Of Missouri, was
nominated for Vice. President
The Democratic National Convention,
which met at Baltimore on the 9th OF July,
endorsed the Greeley and Brown ticket
on the first ballot. In September a Con.
yention OF "Straightoup Democrats met
at Louisville and nominated Charles
0'Connor, Of New York, for President,
aud John Quincy Adams, Of Massachu'
sets, Tor Vice. President.
The National Republican Convention
met at Philadelphia, June 5, and the next
day re.nomInated General Grant by accla.
nation, and nominated Henry Wilson, Of
Massachusetts, for Vice President on the
hrst ballot.
Grant carried all the States except GeOr.
gia, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennesse,
Missouri and Texas. The popular vote
was as follows: Grant, 1891, 90; Greeley,
., s44, 070; O'C0nnoT, 20, 4OS; Black, Tenn
6,e0Si total, b,466 l66. In the
electoral college Grant had $50 votes.
The Republican National Convention Of
1876 met at Cincinnati, June II. Senator
Blaine led all big opponents @ The seventh