The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-07-20
THE LAST WllIG CONVENTION.

THE LAST WIlG CONVENTION.
The whig national convention of 1852 a.
sembled on the 10Th Of June in Baltimore.
and was in session six days. During that
time 5S ballots were taken, commencing with
III for Scott 1873 tor Fillmore, and 20 for
Webster, and continuing with very little
variation until the last, when Scott had 150,
Fillmore 1l2, and Webster 81. 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 candidate for the presidency. The first
ballot stood: d:-Cass. 1G; Buchanan, 03;
Douglas, 20; Marcy, 81; Lane, l3; Houston.
=; Dodge. ); Butler, 2, and Dickinson, l.
Cass rose to 13l on the thirly-fifth ballot,
when the name of Pierce was presented, and
on the fOrty-ninth ballot the vote stood -
Pierce, 2S2; Cass, 2; Buchanan, 2; Butler, 9.
On the second ballot Hon. w. Il. King, of
Alabama, was nominated by acclamation for
the vice-prcsdsncy. The free soil democra.
cy held national convention at Pittsburgh
on the llth of August, 1852. John T.. Hale.
of New Hampshire, was named for the pres-
dency, and George w. Julien, of Indiana. for
vice-president.
The first republican national convention
was held on the 18th of June, 1856, in the
city of Philadelphia. An informal ballot
resulted as follows Fremont, 359; Mclean,
l96 Col. John e. Fremont was therefore
declared nominated. Upon the same ticket
was placed VIM. l.. Dayton, OF New jersey,
AS vice-presIdent. The American national
council met in Philadelphia, Feb. 10, 1856,
and nominated Hon. Millard Fillmore for
president, ard Andrew Jackson Donaldson
for vice-president. Cincinnati was the meet
ing-place of the democratic convention of
1856. The delegates assembled on the 81 of
June and cast seventeen ballots. The first
ballot stood buchanan, 1876 Pierce, 122;
Douglas, 33; Cass, s. Pierce's votes were
given to Douglas on the fifteenth ballot, but
without effect, and on the next but one Blu
chanan was nominated.
CHICAGO AND CHARLESTON.
On the 10th Of May, 1860, a republican
national convention met at Chicago, Iii.
delegates were in attendance from all the
free states, and also Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia. Kentucky, Missouri, Texas, the ter.
ritories OF Kansas aud Nebraska and the
District of Columbia. Three ballots were
taken for president, and on the last the fol-
lowing vote was cast :-Lincoln, 23la Sew
ard, $50; Chase, 24a Bates, % Mclean, 5;
Dayton, l; c. N. Clay, 1. This gave Lincoln
2Sla votes, or within 2t of nomination,
when several delegations changed the ballots
and gave him 354 votes. Hannibal Haml,n
was nominated for vice-presdent. A
convention of the constitutional union
party convened in Baltimore on the 9th
# May, and put in the field John Bell,
OF Tennessee, for president, and Edward Ev-
erett, of Massachusetts, for vice-presiient.
The democratic national convention OF 1860
met in Charleston, 5. G., on April 26. There
were delegates present from all the states of
the Onion. After stormy debate upon q
r,ft 1n). 1,@s
convention, and those that remained proceed
etd to ballot The first ballot stood: Doug
lass, l45a Guthrie. 35; Hunter, 40; Dick
inson, Z; johnson, II Lane, 6; Davis, Il;
Toncey, %; Pierce, 1. The fifty seventh
ballot stood: Douglass, 1913 Guthrie, 6Ss;
Hunter, 1G; Dickinson, S Lane. II; Davis,
:. The convention then adjourned to meet
III Baltimore on the 18th Of June. The
meeting took place as ordered, and on the
SECOND ballot Stephen A. Douglass was de-
clared the choice of the convention for presi-
dent, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick, Of Alabama,
was nominated for vice president. He sub
sequently declined, and Ierschel V. johnson,
OF Georgia, was put in his place. The dele
gates who withdrew from the Charleston
convention Immediately assembled at An
drrws' hall, in that city, and, after adoplnga a
series of resolutions, adjourned to meet at
Richmond, Va, the second Monday in June.
l. bis Douy. atLcr NUMBER on meetings, finally
indorsed TN" nomination of Breckenridge and
Lane. On the 2Stll Of June the delegates who
did not participate in the convention which
nominated Douglas and johnson assembled
in Baltimore, and proceeded to ballot for Il
candidate for president, and John &. Breckin-
ridge, Of Kentucky, received the unanimous
vote OF the delegates present, being los from
The twenty states represented. For vice
President, Gen. Joseph Lane, OF Oregon, re-
ceivrd the unanimous vote of the convention
O05) on the first ballot.
THE CONVENTIONS or 1861.
On the lst of June. 1854, Il convention
under the name ot the "Ra,lical Democracy
met at Cleveland, Ohio, aud nominated John
&. Fremont for president ana Gen. CocEranr,
of New York, for vice president. The repub-
llcan national convention Of 1864 assembled
in Baltimore On the It'll Of June. Hon.
William Dcnnison, of Ohio, was president.
Abraham Lincoln was ranOninaLed on tn,
!Iat ballot by unanimous vote, with the
exception of Missouri, which was east for
Grant. For vice president Andrew .Juhnsou
was nominated "u the first ballot. The
national Democratic convention of 1854 con-
vnned at Chicago on the 20th of August. Ex-
Gov. Seymour, of Ne" York, was appointed
permanent chairman. The vote was: For
Mcclellan, 20ia tor Seymour, 235 George
III. Pcn'ilcton, Of Ohio, was selected for vice
president Oh tle second ballot.
The republican national conve entien net
Il Chicago on the 2lot of May, 1868. Gen.
Joseph X. IIaW!ey, Of Connecticut, was