St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-06
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS.
First Conxention

the example of its rivals, the .Antl-
Masons" and National Republicans"
Andrew Jackson was nominated for
president and Martin Van Buren,, OF
New York, for vice-president. They
were elected, Jackson receiving PIG
electoral votes to SO for all others. Henry
Clay receiving but 40. Van Buren,,
however, received 1S9 electoral votes.
Second Convention.
The second convention met al Balti-
more. May 20. 1885. and nominated Mar
TIN Van Buren, for President and Rich
ard NJ. johnson for vice-president, a
faction of the party nominating Senator
Hugh l.. White. OF Tennessee. No plat
form was adopted. Mr.. Van Buren, re-
ceived ITO electoral votes to 124 for all
Others. William H. Harrison, of Ohio,
the Wing candidate, receiving 70. The
popular vote was for Van Buren,, 76l,-
549; for Harrison, 7S6, $50.
Third Convention.
The third convention of the Demo
cratic party was held at Baltimore, MAY.
8, 1S40. 1t renOminated Van Buren,, but
made no nomination for vice president,
leaving that to the several states. For
. the first time it adopted platform.
The ''log cabin'' and ''hard cider' cam
paign of the Wings swept the country
like cyclone, and William H. Harrison,
the Wing candidate, received 234 elect
oral votes to 60 cast for Van Buren,, the
popular vote being 1.275.017 for Har-
rlson and l, l2S. 702 for Van Buren,.
Fourth Conventions.
The fourth convention was held at
Baltimore, May 81, % and 30, 1874. and
resulted in the nomination of James K.
Folk, of Tennessee, for president, and
George NJ. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, for
vice president. Silas Wright, of New
York, was first nominated for vice pres
ident, but DECLINED. MIR. Polk, the first
+ dark horse" nominated, received ITO
and Mr.. Clay 1O5 electoral votes, the
popular vote being: For Polk, 1897 2243
+ Tor Clay, l,229,06S.
r. Fifth Convention.
The fifth convention met at Baltimore
on May %, 1S48, and was in session five
days. After protracted contest Lewis
Cass. of Michigan. was nominated for
president, and William 0. Butter, of
Kentucky. for vice president. The
war feeling" swept Gen. Zachary Tay-
lor, the Wing candidate into the White
house. he receiving 163 to 1877 electoral
votes for Cass, the popular vote being:
Taylor, Wing, 1,36O,6O1; Cass, Demo-
crat, 1920, 544; Van Buren,, Free Soil,
29l, 1868.
= Sixth Conventions.
The sixth convention was held at
Baltimore on June l, and lasted four
days: After bitter contest the second
Pierce, of New Hampshire, appeared,
who, on the forty-ninth ballot, was
nominated for president, defeating
Cass, Buchanan, Douglas, Marcy and
other veteran leaders.
Iqh William X. King, of Alabama, was
dominated for vice president. In spite
Of the fact that the Wings had nomi-
nate popular candidate in the personof
Gen. Winfield Scott, Pierce and King
We're overwhelmingly elected, receiving
254 to AZ electoral votes for Scott and
lIraham, the popular vote being LOCI, 474
Tor Pierce, 1,3S6,57S for Scott and l56, 149
for Hale.
.0C seventh Convention.
;.G The seventh convention was held at
CINCINNATI, o. on June 2, 1856, and
tasted four days. Its nominees were
1JameS Buchanan, of PENNSYLVANIA, for
president, and John C. Breckinridge. of
'ikentucky, for vice president. The Re-
publican party in this campaign pre-
scented its first candidate lFremont.
sfThe result was as follows: Buchanan,
ia: Fremont, ia, and Fillmore (Whig)
SeiectOral votes. The popular vote re-
suited: Buchanan, 1883. 1863: Fremont,
l,34l 1854, and Fillmore, $685.
Eighth Convention.
The eighth convention met at Charles
ton, S. c., April %. 1860. The slavery
question resulted in split in the con-
ventiOn, one faction nominating Stephen
A. Douglas, of Illinois, for president,
and Herschel V. johnson, of Georgia,
for vice president, and the other, John
Z. Breckinridge. of Kentucky, for
president, and Joseph Lane. of Oregon,
for vice president. The result of the
election was as follows. Electoral
vote-Lincoln, Republican, $50; Brock
lnrdge, Democrat, ~; Douglas, Demo-
crat, II, and Bell, Wing, SO. Popular
vote-Lincoln, 1865 1913; Douglas, 1874
66I; breckenridge, 84S.4O4, and Bell,
59l, 900.
Ninth Convention.
The ninth convention was held at
Chicago August 20, 1864. and nominated
George b. Mcclellan, of New Jersey,
Tor president, and George II. Pendleton,
of Ohio. for vice president. The 'war
flSSue'' resulted i'll an veIwhelming vic
tory for the republicans, who carried
every state but tbree-Delaware, Ken
lucky and New Jersey, the result being:
Lincoln. 212. and Mcclellan 81 ELECTORAL
votes. Lincoln, 2,216,067, and McCIeI-
Ian, 1,S0S.725 popular votes.
Tenth Convention.
:. The tenth convention met in New
Ork July 4, 1868, and, after a weeks
session, nominated Horatior Seymour,
OF New York, for president, and Francis
Z. Blair, of Missouri, for vice president.
GOV. Seymour was the third ''dark
horse" of Democratic conventions. but
was defeated, Gen. Grant receiving PA
to 50 electoral votes for Mr.. Seymour,
the popular vote being Grant, 3,Ol5,O71;
Seymour, 2,709,613. 80. -.
Eleventh Convention.
The eleventh convention met at Ball
timore on July 9, 1872, and ratified the
the nomination of Greeley and Brown,
made by the Liberal Republican con-
yention. Mr.. Greeley having died the
electoral vote was cast as follows:
Grant. 2S6: scattering. 63: not voting,
S,597, O7O; Greeley, 2,sS4, o79; scattering.
So, 1877.
Twelfth Convention.
The twelfth convention was held at
ST. Louis, Mo-. June 81, 1876, and nom
ittated Samuel j. Tilden for president
anu IHOiiidS "a. deliuIIckS IOr vice
president. The result as announced bv
the electoral commission by vote of s
to was as follows: Electoral vote
Hayes, 1855: Tilden, 1874. Popular vote
.Tflden, 4,2s4.757; Hayes, 4.0333, 95 scat
.tering, 93,s9s.
~ Thirteenth Conventions.
1.-The thirteenth convention was held
at Cincinnati. o., and nominated Win
field S. Hancock, of Pennsylvania, for
president, and William a. English, of
Indiana, for vice president. The result
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