The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-28
MINNEAPOLIS AND THE PAST.

4 week from next Tuesday the Re
pubiicans a. Minneapolis meet in conven-
! ton to nominate man for the presi-
dency Of the United States. Every po-
litical eye is attracted 10 that spot and
the voice Of the presiding officer, who it
! is believed, will be our own Ingalls,, an
nouncing the decisive ballot will mark a
period Of wild huzzas and depressed
hopes from sea TO sea.
| a little while ago, and interest in the
| Minneapolis convention had dwindled
away because it was believed that the
first ballot would be the last ballot and
the only ballot. But within the week,
the revivifcation of the Blaine sentiment
has changed the pre-convention compu-
tations. While it is still doubtful
whether Blaine will be before
the convention, his increasing silence
and the per5istency of his friends looks
very ominous, indeed. But with Mr..
Blaine in the convention, it is still not
foregone conclusion that he has the
nomination. In that event we may ex-
pect battle of ballots of some length.
In order to sharpen our taste for the
future, it is best to refer to the results of
the past. A review of the work of
previous Republican conventions is in
teresting at this time and should be
pasted in your hat:
In 1856 the Republican convention was
held in Philadelphia on June II. The
nominees for president and vice presi-
dent We're, respectively, john c.. Ere.
mont of California, and William L.
Dayton Of New Jersey. Their popular
vote was 1,34f, 264, and their electoral
vote ia. Buchanan and Breckenridge,
Democrats, who were elected, had a
popular vote of 1888, 1863 and ia
electoral votes. Willard Fillmore, Amer
lean. had electoral votes, and S74, 53S
on the popular vote.
May 49, 1860. the national convention
was held in Chicago. Abraham Lincoln
of Illinois was nominated for president
on the third ballot, receiving 354 out of
AS votes. Other prominent candidates
were William II. Seward of New York,
Salmen 2. Chase of Ohio, Simon Cam
eron of Pennsylvania, and Edward Bates
of Missouri. Hannibal Hamlin of Maine
was nominated for vice president Lin
coin and Ramlin were elected, receiving
on popular vote 1, S66. 352, and securing
$50 electoral votes. Douglas and John
son. democrats. polled ], 375, 81 votes,
and got but u in the electoral college.
Breckenridge and Lane, the rival demo-
cratic nominees, polled 745, 763 votes,
and obtained - electoral votes. Bell
and Everett, the Union candidates, polled
$50, 5S1 votes, and secured So electoral
votes.
The national convention assembled in
Baltimore, June Z, 1864. Mr. Lincoln
was nominated for president by 492
votes against % for General Grant. An
drew Johnson of Tennessee, was nomi-
mated for the vice presidency. They
were elected, receiving 212 electoral
votes against 81 for Mcclellan and Pen
dleron, the Democratic nominees. OF
the popular vote. the Republican ticket
received >, 216,061, and the Democratic
/. sos, 725.
The national convention of 1853 was
held at Chicago, May 81. General L. S
Grant of Illinois, was nominated unani-
mously for president on the first ballot,
having received $50 votes. On the sixth
ballot Schuyler Colfax of Ohio. was
nominated for vice president. Grant
and Colfax were successful, securing 214
votes in the electoral college against 50
for Seymour and Blair, the Democrats.
The popular vote was: Republican, g.
1901: Democratic, ?, 7Ce,613
The Republican national convention
of 1872 met ia Philadelphia on June 8.
President Grant was nominated by
reclamation as the candidate for the
and Henry Wilson of Massa- :
date for vice president, getting 3545 votes /
TO 321 fer Colfax. Gran. and Wilson
were successful 1t the polls, securing
2c6 electoral votes, and on the popular
vote. 1857, 010 Greelev and Brown. ]
Democratic and Liberal Republican can
dates, had ?, S34.079 popular votes. Mr.
Greeley died after the election, and tlse
Democratic electors scattered tlseir votes. +
/. \. Hendricks Was gwen -: 3. Gratz
Brown. is; Charles j. jenkins. ,, and I
David Davis, /. For vice president. B.
Graiz Brown had ~ electoral votes; 4 +
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