The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1880-06-05

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President.
The Wing National convention of 1SiS was
held in Philadelphia. 1t began its session on
the 9TH of june and ended on the 10Th, when
General Zachary Taylor was nominated for
President on the fourth ballot aud Willard
Fillmore, of New York, Tor ce-Presdent.
Taylors principal competitor WAS Clay.
On the 22d of May, 1913, the Democratic
National convention assembled Mt Baltimore.
The two-thrd rule wss adopted, and Cen
eral Lewis Cass selected as the candidate for
the Presidency on the fourth ballot The
first ballot for Vice.President resulted in the
choice of General William o. Butler, of
Kentucky. The Free d mocratc convention
assembled on the 22d Of June, 1913, at Utica,
New York. Delegates from three States
were present, and they placed in nomination
Martin Van Buren, for President, and Henry
Dodge for Vice. President. The latter subse-
quently declined. On the 9th Of June of the
same year similar convention WAS held in
Buffalo, Seventeen States were represented
! by delegates. Tho nominations made by
this body were Martin Van Buren, for Presl-
dent and Charles Francis Adams for Vice
| President
THE LAST WIG CONVENTION,
The Wing National Convention of 1862
assembled on the 10Th of June in Baltimore,
and was in session six days. During that
time fifty three ballots were taken, com
mencing with 13l for Scott 1873 for Fillmore
and 20 for Webster, and continuing, with
very little variation, until the last, when
Scott had 1859, Fillmore III, and Webster
81. On the lst Of the same month, in the
same city, met the National convention Of
the Democratic party, which on the forty
ninth ballot selected General Franklin
Pierce, of New Hampshire, as a candidate
for the Presidency. The first ballot stood :
Cass, ll6; Buchanan, 90; Douglas, 20; Marcy,
q; Lane, 10; Houston, g. Dodge, 3; Butler, 9;
and Dickinson, /. Cass rose to l8l on tho
thirty fifth ballot, when the name Of Pierce
was presented, and on the forty-ninth ballot
the vote stood: Pierce, 2S2; Cass, 9; Blu
chanan Q; Butler, 2. On the
second ballot Hon. W. R. King,
of Alabama, WAS nominated by ac-
clamation for the Vice. Presidency. The
Free Soil Democracy held National con-
yention Mt Pittsburg on the 18th of August,
1852. John p. Hale, of New Hampshire,
was named for the Presidency, 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,
1856 Colonel John G. Fremont was therefore
declared nominated. Upon the same ticket
was placed William l.. Dayton, of New Jer-
sey, rs Vice-Presdent. The American Ma
tional Council met in Phiadelphia February
10, 1856, and nominated Hon. Willard Fill
more for President and Andrew jackson
Donaldson for Vice. President. Cincinnati
was the meeting place Of the Democratic
Convention of 1856. The delegates assem-
bled on the ID of June, and cast seventeen
ballots. The first ballot stood Buchanan,
1876; Pierce ID; Douglass 49, Cass,
Pierces votes were given to Douglas on the
fife nth ballot, but without effect, and on
the next but one Buchanan was nominated.
CHICAGO AND CHARLESTON.
On the 10Th of May, 1860, Republi an
National convention met at Chicago, Illinois
Delegates were in attendance from all the
free States and also Delaware; Maryland,
Virgin a. Kentucky, Missouri Texas, the ter
ritories o Kansas and Nebraska and the Dis
tmct of Columbia. Three ballots we're Il, en-
for President, and on the last the following
vote was cast: Lincoln, 23ll; Seward $50
Chase, 2il; Bates, %; Mclean, 5; DAYTON, /;
G. NJ. Clay, |. This gave Lincoln 23l1 votes
or within y of nomination, when several
delegations changed the ballots and gave him
95l votes. Hannibal Hamlin was nominated
for Nice.Presdent. a convention Of the
Constitutional Union party convened in Bal
tmore on the 9TH OF May aud put in the
field John Bell, of Tennessee, for President,
and Edward Everett, at MASSACHUSETTS,, for
Nee-Presldent. The Democratic National
convention OF 1850 met IL Charleston, South
Carolina, on April 20. There were dele
gates present from all the States Of theU Union
After stormy debate upon Il platform, n
portion OF the delegates left the convention,
and those that remained proceeded to ballot.
The frs, baIlo. stood; Douglas, li5l Guth-
RE, 80; Hunter, AZ; Dickinson, ; johnson,
T.; Lane, t; Davis, L; Foucy, .; Pierce, |.
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