The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1880-07-02


State Convention in Pennsylvania and
several other bodies. In 1889 a Wing
National Convention was held in Harris
burg, Pa. James Barbour was the
President. Gen. VIM. H. Harrison was
nominated for President on the first bal
lot, receiving 148 votes. John Tyler, Of
Virginia, was eelected as Vice President.
In December, 1889, convention of Abo
litionists was held at Warsaw, N. Y.
James G.. Birney, of New York, was
nominated for President, and Francis j.
Lemoyne, of Pennsylvania, for Vice
President. May 5, 1910, Democratic
National Convention assembled in Balti-
more Martin Van Buren, was unanl-
mously renominated. No choice was
made for Vice President.
CLAY AND POLK.
A Wing National Convention met in
Baltimore on the LIST Of May, 1914.
Henry Clay, of Kentucky, was nomi-
mated for President by reclamation
Vice President, T. Frelinghuysen, Of
New Jersey. On the 9th Of the same
month the Democratic National Con-
vention met in the same city. The two
thirds rule was adopted, and, after
session of three days, James X. Polk, Of
Tennessee, was nominated for President,
and Silas Wright of New York, for Vice
President Mr.. Wright Immediately
declined, and Hon. G.. M. Dallas, of
Pennsylvania, was selected to Eli his
place. On the first ballot Martin Van
Buren, had LAG votes, Lewis Cass 80, r.
M. johnson 20, and James Buchanan 4.
Van Buren's name was withdrawn after
the eighth ballot, and on the ninth Polk
received 233 votes, to % for Cass and 2
for Van Buren,. The National Conven-
ton of the Liberty party met in Buffalo,
N. Y, on the 30th of August, 1874.
James G. Birney, of Michigan, was
unanimously nominated for President,
and Thomas Morris, of Ohio, for Vice
President.
The Wing National Convention Of
1848 was held in Philadelphia. It be-
gan its sessions on the 7th of June, and
ended on the 10th, when Gen. Zachary
Taylor was nominated for President on
the fourth ballot, and Willard Fillmore,
of New York, for Vice President Tay-
lor's principal competitor was Clay.
On the 22d Of May, 1848, the Demo-
cratic National Convention assembled at
Baltimore. The two-third rule was
adopted, and Gen. Lewis Cass selected
as the candidate for the Presidency on
the fourth ballot. The first ballot for
Vice President resulted in the choice of
Gen. William O. Butler, of Kentucky.
The Free Democratic Convention assem-
bled on the 22d of June, 1848, at Utica,
N. Y. Delegates from three States were
present, and they placed in nomination
Martin Van Buren, for President, and
Henry Dodge for Vice President. The
latter subsequently declined. On the
9th of June of the same year similar
teen States were represented by dele
gates. The nominations made by this
body were Martin Van Buren, for Presi-
dent and Charles Francis Adams for
! Vice President.
THE LAST WING CONVENTION.
The Wing National Convention of
1852 assembled on the 10Th of June in
Baltimore, and was in session six days.
During that time fifty three ballots were
taken, commencing with ISL for Scott;
1873 for Fillmore, and 20 for Webster,
and continuing with very little varia-
ton until the last, when Scott had 159,
Fillmore 112, and Webster q. On the
1st of the same month, in the same city,
met the National Convention of the
Democratic party, which, on the forty
ninth ballot, selected Gen. Franklin
Pierce, Of New Hampshire, as a candi-
date for the Presidency The first bal
lot stood: Cass, 116; Buchanan, 50;
Douglas, 20; Marcy, 81; Lane, Is
Houston, 8; Dodge, 3; Butler, 2, and
Dickinson, /. Cass rose to 131 on the
thirty fifth ballot, when the name of
Pierce was presented, and on the forty
ninth ballot the vote stood: Pierce,
282; Cass, 2; Buchanan, 2; Butler, 2.
On the second ballot Hon. W. r. King.
Of Alabama, was nominated by acclama-
ton for the Vice Presidency. The Free
Soil Democracy held a National Con-
vention at Pittsburgh ON the 18th of Au-
gust, 1852. John P. Hale, of New
Hampshire, was named for the Presi-
dency, and George w. Julien, of Indi-
ana. for Vice President.
The first Republican National Con-
vention was held on the 18th of June,
1856. in the city of Philadelphia An
informal ballot resulted as follows
Fremont, $50; Mclean, 1876. Col.
John G. Fremont was therefore declared
nominated. Upon the same ticket was
placed William L. Dayton, of New Jer-
sey, as Vice President. The American
National Council met In Philadelphia,
Feb. 10, 1856, and nominated Hon.
Willard Fillmore for President, and An
drew jackson Donaldson for Vice Presi-
dent. Cincinnati was the meeting place
of the Democratic Convention of 1866.
The delegates assembled on the I'd of
June, and cast seventeen ballots. The
first ballot stood Buchanan, 1856;
Pierce, 1872; Douglas, 80; Cass, 5.
Pierce's votes we're given to Douglass ON
the fifteenth ballot, but without effect,
and on the next but one Buchanan was
nominated.
CHICAGO AND CHARLESTON.
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