The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-05-20

II was unanimously uOmluAteQ. IneH
was no OPPOSITION 10 the nomination o
Jackson in the Democratic ranks for n sec
0nd term, bat the members were lesa sat
fed with Calhoun Us vice.President, anI
called Convention OF Baltimore, in 1882
for the purpose OF nominating his sue
cessor. General Robert Lucas, OF Ohio
presided and, Martin Van Buren, wa
nominated. On this occasion
The Famous TWo.thIris Rule
was adopted, and 1t has guided the delib
erations Of the National Conventions o
the party ever since. Itrequired that two
thirds Of the whole number Of votes should
be necessary TO make nomination or tG
decide any question connected Herewith
The Convention OF 1885 at Baltimore was
attended only by Van Buren, delegates
The friends Of Hugh L. White, OF Tennes.
see, who had been nominated by the Ala
bama legislature, refusing TO attend. The
suggestion for the Convention was made
by jackson, who wished Vice President
Van Buren, to be his successor, and be
was nominated. At the Wing (nationa
Republican, Convention held in Harris.
burg, Pa, in 1889, twenty.one States were
represented by 1854 delegates, and James
Barbour, OF Virginia, presided. General
William Henry Harrison, OF Ohio, was
nominated for President, receiving las
votes, to 80 for Clay and 16 for General
Scott. The Abolitionists convened in War.
saw, n. Y, in November Of that year, and
nominsted James g. Birney, ofNew York,
and Francis j. LeMoyne. OF Pennsylva.
mia, for President and Vice President.
At the Democratic Convention In Bali.
more in 1910, Van Buren, was renomi.
mated, aud four years later the Wings
nominated Henry Clay by reclamation,
every State being represented. At the
Baltimore Democratic Convention OF 1874,
the two-thirds rule was adopted, and after
stormy session Of three days James K
Polk, OF Tennessee, was nominated Presi.
deut on the ninth ballot, with George ".
Dallas, OF Pennsylvania, for Vice
President The Liberty party met
at Buffalo and nominated j. G. Bir.
ney, OF Michigan, and Thomas
Morris OF Ohio as candidates, in 1914
The Wings had stormy three.days Con.
vention At Philadelphia in 1913, and nom.
mated Taylor aud Fillmore. The Demo-
cratic Convention was again held in Bal.
timote, and General Lewis Cass was nom.
mated on the fourth ballot Both parties
having been unwilling TO commit them
selves upon the question OF slavery, a
Convention OF Free Sellers was held at
Buffalo, August 0, 1915, which was attend.
ed by delegates from seventeen States.
Hon. Charles Francis Adams presided,
and Van Buren, and Adams were placed
in nomination. The Conventions Of 1852
were Of the most exciting nature. The
Wings and Democrats met In Baltimore in
June. The former held six days. session
and nominated General Scott on the fifty
third ballot, while the latter, adhering to
the two-thirds rule, nominated General
franklin Pierce on the forty-ninth ballot.
Henry Wilson, Of Massachusetts presided
at the Free Soil Convention in Pittsburgh
this year. and all the free States, with Del
aware, Virginia, Kentucky and Maryland,
were represented. John P. Hale, OF New
Hampshire, and George W. Julian, Of In
diana, were nominated. In 1856, the Re-
publicans met at Philadelphia and nomi.
mated Colonel John O. Fremont, who re-
ceived $50 votes to 1855 for John Nc
The American party also met at Phila-
delphia and with 227 delegates nominated
Willard Fillmore, oi New York, and An.
drew jackson Donelson, OF Tennessee.
The Democrats met at Cincinnati, June 2,
and nominated Buchanan on the seven.
teenth ballot. The Republicans assem-
bled at Chicago In 1850 and
Lincoln ON the Third Ballot,
he receiving $50 out Of 466 votes, his prin-
cipal competitors being Seward, Chase
and Bates. The Democrats held big con-
vsntion at Charleston, S. G., A pril %, 1850,
with full delegations from every state.
Caleb Gushing OF Massachusetts,, presided.
Great dissensions arising on the slavery
question, the delegates from seven South.
Grn states withdrew, and, alter fifty.seven
Intellectual ballots, the Convention ad.
journed, to meet in Baltimore In June,
where Douglas and johnson were nomin-
ated, the seceders nominating Brecken-
ridge and Lane. A constitutional union
convention from twenty states met at
Baltimore In May, and nominated John
Bell and Edward Everett. In 1864 Lin.
coin and johnson were nominated BY the
at Baltimore, and the Demo.
Gratis, meeting at Chicago, placed in nom
NATION 9 - "a Tsolge D. D.. McSleilan and
oeofge ri 1i, renu'eso9 1coo me hePa9llcans
met az on Tslg; IN T neoe anu nominated
1tan1 snu So.taA. me p penocras nom
ina, ,e1o 9 Ky ;L an4 n.atL AZ new fork
~ tet5 w ths Llgefs. hepuolcans were arst
IN lhe nelu, anu tney convened a. Clncin'
nan, May ); anrace 9ree'ey was nom,
mated on 81 sH ne SKIN m, oallot, receiving Az
votes 70 10 Ior i'ayla laws. Inc Demo-
cLas IN no E1Ia. Ileeiey ana Brown on
me ntst oail9' al Lne'r CONVENTION N BAL
Ignore, ana WIG AItle opposition;
Inc Inc als Sa;i democrats nominated
S. y oonnot 81 new ioIk ana John
quincy AuSIhs' o. Massaenusetts, u theiE
Loulsvliie oI1n a'sI 9ut ootn nomins-
si ions we're Ge eSns,s TLant Ws ho%i
the Republicans, who convened at Phila.
was more earnest and, Henry Wilson was
victorious, receiving S3ik votes to 92li for