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t The American national council met il
r Philadelphia February 10. 1856, m,
nominated the Hon. NIillard Fillmore 70
, President and Andrew Jackson Donald
/ son for Vice President Cincinnati wa
the meeting place of the Democratic con
vention in 1856 The delegates assem-
bled on the 81 of June, and cast II bal
, lots. The iirst ballot stood: Buchanan
135; Pierce, 10; Douglas, 33; Cass, >
Pierce's votes were given to Douglas oi
the fifteenth ballot. but without effect
and on the next but one Buchanan was
nominated.
CHICAGO AND CHARLESTON.
On the 10th CT May, 1860, & Republi
can national convention met at Chicago
Ill. Delegates were i'll attendance from
all the free States, and also Delaware,
Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri,
Texas and the territories of Kansas and
Nebraska and the district of Columbia.
Three ballots wlIe taken for President,
and on the last the following vote was
cast Lincoln, 21 Seward, $50; Chase,
2ii: Bates, 81 Mclean, 5 Dayton, l
G. NJ Clay, l. This gave Lincoln 231
votes, or within - of q nomination, when
several delegations changed their ballots
and gave him 35< y3.@s Hannibal Ham,
lin was nominated for Vice-Presi1ent \
convention of the Constitutional Union
party convened in Baltimore on the 9th
of May and put i'll the field John Bell Of
| Tennessee for President and Edward
Everett of Massachusetts for Nice-Presi-
dent. The Democratic national conven-
ton of 1860 met in Charleston, South
Carolina, on April 26 There were dele
gates present from all the States of the
Union. After a stormy debate upon 4
platform, portion of the delegates left
the convention. and those that remained
proceeded to ballot. The first ballot
stood: Douglas, 14jI; Guthrie, 30;
Hunter, -; Dickinson, = Johnson, l.;
Lane, 6; Davis, Il; Toucey, -. :; Pierce,
l. The iifty-seventh ballot stood Doug
las, 151t; Guthrie, 6Si; Hunter, Ii;
Dickinson, 4 !; Lane, II; Davis, Il. The
convention then adjourned to meet in
Baltimore on the 18th of June. The
meeting took place sordered, and on the
second ballet Stephen 4. Douglas was
declared the choice of the convention for
President, and Benjamin Fitzpatrick Of
Alabama was nominated for Nlco-Presl-
dent. He subsequently declined and
Herschel '. Johnson of Georgia was put
i'll his place. The delegates who with
drew from the Charleston convention i'm
mediately assembled at St Andrew hall
in that city, and after adopting a series
of resolutions adjourned to meet in Rich
mond, Va, on the second Monday in
June. This body, after number of
meetings, finally indorsed the nomination
,f n,,l i In tla DAth nf
June the delegates who did not partici-
pate in the convention which nominated
Douglas and johnson assembled in Balti-
more and proceeded to ballot for n can
dida.e for President, and John G. Back
inridge Of Kentucky received the I'M
animous vote OF the delegates present.
being Jos from the - States represented
For Vice President Gen. Joseph Lane Of
Oregon received the unanimous vote OF
the convention l01J on the first ballot
THE CONVENTIONS OF 1861.
On the lst of June, 1861, convention
under the name of the Radical Demo-
cracy" met at Cleveland, Ohio, and NOM
mated John c. Fremont for President
and Gen. Cochrane OF New York for
Vice President. The Republican ma
tional convention Of 1864 assembled in
Baltimore On the eth of June. The Hon. |
William Dennison of Ohio was President. !
Abraham Lincoln was re-nominated on |
the first ballot by unanimous vote, with |
the exception OF the vote of Missouri, |
which was cast for Grant. For Vice |
President, Andrew johnson was nomin- |
ated on the frs. ballot. The national |
Democratic convention of 1854 convened !
SO oirivnsv an y o Goth of august Ex-
Gov. Seymour Of New YORK was appoint |
ed permanent chairman. The vote was
For Mcclellan, 202!; for Seymour, 23!.
George H. Pendleton of Ohio was select
ed for Eice-Prcsident on the second bal /
lot
The Republican notional convention
met at Chicago May II, 1868. Gen.
Joseph Il. Hawley of Connecticut WIS
selected as President of the body. A
ballot was taken, and the President an
nounced that 60 votes had be II cast, all
for Gen. L. $. Grant. On tho fifth ballot
for Vice President, Schuyler Colfay of In
lian received 5a2 votes, and was placed
upon the ticket as candidate for Vice
President. On the fourth OF July, ISIS,
the delegates ui TIE n,mocratic party
met in New York to nominate candidates
for President and Vice President
Hora,io Seymour WAS selected as Prcsi-
lent of the convention The first ballot
resulted: Pcndleton, l0j; Hancock,
i3l : Church, 81; English, 1G; Parker,
Is; Packer, 26; Johnson, %; Doolittla,
l3 !; Hendricks, 81; Blair, !. On the
.wenty-first ballot the vote was: Han
,ock, 1851; English, -; Johnson, 5;
Doolittle. II, and Hendricks, 49, On
he twenty second ballot ali the States
voted for iioratio Seymour Of New York,
md he was declared the nominee of the
for President Gen. Frank
p Blair of Missouri WAS unanimously
nominated for Nicc-Presidei.t.
The national convention OF the Liberal
Republican party OF tho United States
net in Cincinnati on the Is, Of My, lS72,
md opened the Presidential campaign of
hat year Six ballots were taken. On
Z. f. Adams. 203; Trumbull, 10;
Davis, -! Brown, 50; Curtin, g.
Chase, y. On the fifth ballot Greeley
lad 25S and Adams 800, but on the sixth
ballot Horace Greeley WAS declared the
nominee OF the convention for President.
On the second ballot B. Graft Brown OF
Missouri WAS selected for Vice President
by vote of i3J to 26l The Republican
national convention Of lS12 assembled in
The city Of Philadelphia on the 9TH of
June The Hon Morton McMichael WAS
chosen "a temporary chairman and the
Hon. Thomas Settle Of North Carolina rs
permanent President. On the frs. vote
Ulysses 5. Grant received the entire
vote of all the States and territories in the
Union. For Vice President the Hon
Henry Wilson of Massachusetts WAS nom
mated over the Hon Schuyler Colfax ON
the second ballot. The record Of the
year WAS completed by the meeting Of the
national Democratic convention ut Balti
more, Md, on the 9th of July, 1872.
Upon the States being called all the bal
lots but A. were cast for Greeley, who
was declared the candidate of the party.
b. Gratz Brown WAS nominated for Vice
President.
TIE CONVENTIONS OF 1876
The convention of the Republican
party for 1876 met ut Cincinnati ON the
18th Of June. 1t consisted of 751 mem-
bers. Edward Mcpherson OF Pennsylva-
MIA was permanent chairman. On the
first ballot Blaine had 2S5 votes Morton.
LOO ~, iiuN'S,
81 Hartranft, IS Jewell, J.: Wheeler,
B. The seventh ballot resulted Blaine,
35l Bristow, Il, and Hayes 3Si, or five
more than u majority William \.
Wheeler received 366 votes for Vice
President on the first ballot. The Demo-
cratic convention met at St. Louis juno
81 On the first ballot Tlldcn had in;;l
votes Hendricks, 1884 Allen, 56 Han
cock, 10; Parker, IS; Bayard. -. Ga
the second ballot Samuel j. Tilden had
sos, and was declared nominated, and
Thomas A. Hendricks was unanimously
nominated for Vicc-Presilcnt. \ con
vention Of ihe Prohibition party met Mt
Cleveland, Ohio. May Ii. 1876, and nom
mated Green Clay Smith of Kentucky for
President and O. $. Stewart Of Ohio for
Vice President A Grcenback convcn-
ton was held at indianapolis May Il, and |
Peter Cooper of New York for
President and Newton Booth of California
fnr Nica- prpsilsut Mr. R,.tb ufipr-