The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-05-30
National Nominating Conventions.


nominate candidates for president and
vice-president was held in 1880.
Prior to that time the candidates were
commonly selected by party caucuses
in congress and state legislatures. In
1880 an pti-Masonic national conven-
ton was held, in which it was resolved
that candidates for president and vice.
president should be nominated, and
another convention for that purpose
was held in Baltimore in 1881. In
1882 the democrats had a convention
to nominate candidate for vice-presi-
dent, it being generally understood
that President Jackson would be ac-
cepted for another term. In 1886 Van
Buren, was nominated by the demo-
Gratis in national convention; but the
wing party held no national conven-
ton and endorsed Harrison as the
nominee of the Pennsylvania state con-
vention. In 1889 the wings nominated
Harrison in national convention, and
thereafter all parties followed this
method. The whig candidates for
president and vice-president in 1914
were Clay and Frelinghuysen, in 1S4S
Taylor and Fillmore and in 1862 Scott
and Graham. The wings made no
nomination in 1856, but the new re-
publican party then entered the field.
The first republican national conven-
ton was held in Philadelphia and NOM
mated Fremont and Dayton. The
great issue in the platform was the re-
striction of slavery. The republican
convention of 1860 was held in Chicago.
Seward and Lincoln were the leading
candidates before the convention, and
the latter was nominated on the third
ballot. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine,
who still lives, respected and honored,
was nominated for vice-president. In
1864 the republican convention was
held at Baltimore and renominated
Lincoln upon war platform. Andrew
johnson was nominated for the vice.
presidency. In 1868 the convention
was held in Chicago and nominated
General Grant for president on the
fifth ballot. Schuyler ColfaX was NOM
mated for vice-president on the fifth
ballot over some distinguished Compel
itors. In 1872 the convention was held
in Philadelphia. President Grant was
renominated by reclamation. Henry
Wilson was nominated for vice-presi-
dent by bare majority over Mr.. Col
fax. AT Cincinnati, in 1876, there
was sharp contest between the forces
of Blaine, Morton, Bristow and others,
and the opposition to Mr.. Blaine finally
combined upon Rutherford B. Hayes
and nominated him. William A.
Wheeler was nominated for vice-presi-
dent. In 1880 there was a protracted
struggle at Chicago. The contest was
chiefly between Blaine, Grant, Sher-
man and Window. On the thirty
sixth ballot break was made for Gar
field, whose nomination was made
unanimous, and Chester A. Arthur
was nominated for vice-president to
conciliate the " stalwarts." The con-
vention of 1884, at Chicago, is still fresh
in mind. After the third ballot the
names of General Logan and General
Sherman were withdrawn, and on the
fourth ballot Mr.. Blaine was NOM
mated, President Arthur receiving the
second highest number of votes.
General Logan was nominated for the
vice-presidency by reclamation.
The democratic national ticket in
1914 was Polk and Dallas; in 1S4S, Cass
and Butler; in 1852, Pierce and King;
in 1856, Buchanan and Breckinridge;
in 1860, Douglass and Johnson of the
Douglass faction, and Breckenridge
and Lane of the ultra pro-slavery wing;
in 1864, Mcclellan and Pendleton; in
1868, Seymour and Blair; in 1872,
Greeley and Brown; in 1876, Tilden
and Hendricks; in 1880, Hancock and
English; in 1884, Cleveland and Hen
bricks. The know-nothing or Ameri-
can party, which was merged in the So
called "Union party" in 1860, had
Fillmore and Douglass as their national
ticket in 1856 and Bell and Everett in
1860. The " liberty" party ran James
G., Birney, noted anti-slavery poll
tician, in 1910 and 1874. The free-soil
party ran Martin Van Buren, in 1913 and
John p. Hale in 1852, In 1872 Charles
O'Conor was supported by democrats
who would not accept Greeley. The
latter was first put in nomination by
the democratic convention, and was
then endorsed by the liberal repub-
licans. James Black was the "tem-
perance candidate in the same year.
In 1876 Peter Cooper was the candi-
date of the greenback party and Green