The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1880-11-03


mated John p. Hale for President, and
George w. Julian for vice-President.
Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts,
presided. All the free States with Del
aware, Virginia. Kentucky and Mary
land, were represented.
Result Of popular vote a follows:
flercc .......-.l ,bOl
scout ,5oo,o
loo, f4J
With this election the Wing party
died, and from its ashes sprung the
second Republican party, on u free soil
or anti-slavery basis, absorbing the
Anti-slavery and Liberty parties.
In 1856, the Republican party met in
convention at Philadelphia, June 18th,
and nominated John G. Fremont for
President.
On the 22nd of February, the Ameri-
can or Know-nothing convention met
in Philadelphia and nominated Willard
Fillmore for President.
On the 2Oth Of June, at Cincinnati,
the Democrats nominated James Buch-
anan.
Result Of popular vote as follows:
Buchanan ,scSS, 1863
I'LL ,2b4
rhiiioit----------------- S14,oS4
In ls6O, May 10Th, the Republican
convention held in Chicago nominated
Abraham Lincoln.
The Democratic convention asse mbled
at Charleston, ). c., ON the 23d Of
April, with full delegations from every
state. Discussions arising chiefly out
of the question of slavery in the terri
tories too great to be reconciled, the
delegations from seven of the Southern
States Withdrew, and the convention
adjourned after 81 Intellectual ballots
for candidate, to meet in Baltimore,
June Is. Here Stephen A. Douglas was
nominated.
The convention of Southern seceders
nominated John G. breckenridge.
4 constitutional Union Convention
from twenty states met at Baltimore,
May 8, 1860, and nominated John Bell
for President.
Result of popular vote:
Lincoln ,S66, 353
DOuglas-... $50, l51
breckenridge ..........-.---.--......- S45, 163
BELL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ,lSS. 30
In 1864, the Republican convention
met i'm Baltimore, June Z, and re-nomi-
mated President Lincoln.
The Democrats met in Chicago, May
18th, and nominated George b. MeClel-
Ian.
Result of popular vote:
Mcclellan -........................... ,SUS, rs
In 1865, the Republicans met in Chi
cago, May 10Th, and nominated General
u. 5. Grant.
The Democrats met i'm New York,
July 18th, and nominated HoratiO Sey-
mour.
Result of popular vote:
.3,Ol5,O1l
seymour ..-.-. IOS,blS
In 1872, both Of the parties split.
The Liberal Republicans met i'm Gin
cinnati, May LIST, and nominated Horace
Greeley.
The straight Republicans met in Phil
adelphia, June 18th, and re-nominated
President Grant.
The Liberal Democrats met i'm Balti-
more, July, and endorsed the Liberal
Republican nomination of Horace Gree
ley.
The "straight-out" Democracy met i'm
Louisville, KY, September Sd, and
nominated Charles OConnor for Presi-
dent.
Result of popular tote:
Greeley ,O.S
OConnOr... .--....--..--.....-----.---- ZS,4oo
In 1876, the Republican convention
met in Cincinnati, June 18th, and NOM
mated Rutherford b. Hayes for Presi-
dent.
The Democrats met i'm st. Louis,
June 27th, and nominated Samuel j.
Tilden.
A National Greenbaek Convention,
composed of men opposed to the con-
traction of the currency, the growing
power of the national banks. the substi-
tuition of bank currency for national
legal tenders, and the over-reaching
greed and avarice of the Money Power,
met at indianapolis, Ind, May 18th,
with nineteen states represented, and
nominated Peter Cooper for President.
Result of popular vote:
Tilden -, 757
Hayes ........................ 4, 0ss, $50