The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-23
ABOUT THIRD PARTIES.
osz THAT HAVE APPEARED
IN TIE POLITICAL FIELD.

r-o only Successful, and Tney only
80 Limited Extent-Brief sketches
.ha Organizations That Have
Cons Between the Two Great Po-
zeal Parties, Both Before and Since
the War.
T,,a +, CoyEe in the Washington Star.
ignorance of the third party in the
no presidential contest may, and no
C ,-h. will. add to the uncertainty OF the
Iii I'll, Of the election in November. As
l.,nar. thing, judging by the paSt, third
hOe rarely exercise more than tenn
porary influence in an election for Presi-
x But two OF the,mRny third
aoLs, ,vbioh have existed in our political
pe atS ever carried a single state. TIE
Us Nasons in 1882 in the presidential
atl.,ian carried Vermont aad the
Factors Of the state voted for William Writ,
candidate of the anti-Masons, for Presl-
tne o. Amos Fllmaker for Vice Presi-
ien. The state of Vermont continued to
~ controlled by the anti-Masons for several
w The anti-Masonic candidate, Rlt-
!or was elected governor Of Pennsylvania
~ tS25 nv division in the DemocTatiClparty.
- -. che state of New York this party held
a., ;mnortant position in the politics OF the
s,ate Tor many years. In the other por-
tio9s OF the country it soon disappeared.
Tho Abolition party rose from a most IN
signiacaut body OF voters. In 1889, when
,5sv had nominated James q. Birney for
sbe presidency, they polled but 1853 votes.
In 1874 they put a ticket
IN the field with James G. Birney
again at its head and that year they
.sst 20 800 votes. In 1S46 convention was
beld at Buffalo of free democrats or free
sellers ana nominated Mr.. Van Buren, and
Charles Francis Adams, and 1.-The Liberty
IeaGue.n or abolitonists, nominated John
P Hale for President, but he declined in
favor of Mr.. Van Buren,. The banner under
which that can vass was fought was inscribed
'Free Soil, Free Speech, Free Labor and
Free Men, aud the ticket received 2Sl ,263
votes. In 1853 the free soil democracy met
in convention at Pittsburg on Aug. IL. All
the free states and Delaware, Maryland,
Virginia and Kentucky were represented.
.John p Hale was nominated for President
and George W. Julian for Vice President.
The Republican party was organized before
the next presidential election, in 1855, and
the Abolition party was absorbed by iJ,and in
its ranks fought every shade OF opposition to
slavery. The native American movement
was started III New York in 1874 aud elected
James Harper, the elder of the Harper Bros,
mayor aud four members OF congress, and
in Pennsylvania they elected two members
of congress. 1t was only formidable in the
cities. however. In 1928 native Ameri-
canism was revered and for q time had
large following. The religious element in
troduced in the ritual tended to its down.
fall. 1t was known as the Kuow-nothinG
party, and even now the evil influence it
exerted extends to those who were members
OF the party, as one Of the candidates TOR
Vice President at the recent Chicago con-
ventiou was charged with being member
of that party, and his friends went Co con-
siderable trouble by attidavits to purge him
from the charge.
THE KNOW-KNoTHING PARTY.
This party carried a good many states,
and the whlgs, to beat their old opponent,
the Democratic party, aveiled themselves
of this new element, which bid fair to sweep
the country. 1t was the most formidable
party ever raised in this country, but it
met its Waterloo In Virginia after it had
carried cities and states and electing mem-
bers Of congress. Henry A. Wise fought
it il every county 10 the state. IL was too
however, 10 be crushed in one
battle, and in 1856 it met in convention
at Philadelphia and nominated a presi-
dental ticket, with Mr.. Fillmore at
its head. AT that convention every state
but Maine, Vermont and South Caro-
lima was represented. The ticket recei Ved
874, 534 popular votes, but carried bnt
one state, Maryland. At the state elections
that year they carried both Maryland and
Rhode Island. In the Thirty-titth congress,
1s57-'59, there were FIVE "know-nothing"
senators and from fifteen to twenty ''knoW-
members Of the House. In the
Thirty-sixth congress there were two
"know nothing senators from Kentucky
and Maryland and twenty.three repre-
sentatiyes. 1t soon became powsrless, how
ever, and In 1860 the remains OF the once
powerful organization met at Baltimore,
abandoning tho secrecy and oaths and adj
vccGting naturalization after 81 years.
Their convention nominated John Bell Of
Tennessee for President and Edward Everett
for Vice President. This ticket carried
three states, Tennessee kentucky and Vir-
ginis. and received $685. of the popular
vote.
This notice OF the Know.nothing party re-
calls an evidence OF the intolerance OF the
organization After the laying of the corner
stone Of the Washington monument the
rsignlng nonRrchs OF Europe sent hand
somely prepared marble blocks with suit
able Inscriptions to be placed inside in the
walls OF the monument. Among those in
ecribed testimonials to Washington the Pope
OF Rome sent a block taken from some
famed spot in or near Rome. One night 10
was taken from the shed where the blocks
we're kept and, being unable to carry il, It
was broken and cast into the Potomac. 1t
was brought up from its long resting place
only little while ago, but it was said it's
Its remains were again stolen from tie
Under. With the war kaow-nothingism
ceased, and heaven forbid it may ever raise
Its head again in this community.
The advent Of the third party movement,
after the war had consolidated the two
great parties, was in 1872. when the liberal
republicans met in convention at Cinoiu-
nan and nominated Horace Greeley for Pres
ldent and 3. Gratz Brown for Vice Presi-
dent The Democratic party In convention
a. baltimore adopted this ticket. and it was
badly beaten. There were many democrats
who refused to support the ticket, and who
met In convention at Louisville and nomI-
mated Charles O'Connor for President and
John =. Adams for Vice President. These
gentlenen declined the nomination. The
laDor reform party Endorsed the nomination,
however, and the ticket received nearly
on ,JOO votes. The prohibitionists for the first
Time in 1872 made thsir appearance rs a
political party and nominated James Black
GI Fennsylvenia, who received 1903 votes.
IN 1875 the Greenbaok party came into
existence. AS its name suggests it was OPP
posed to the resumption Of specie payments
ana advocated the issuance OF paper cur
rency, tho issue TO be biased on the re-
sources OF the country" They nominated
Tor President Peter Cooper and for Vice
~ PRESIDENT Samuel F. Cary OF Ohio, and