The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-06-28
REPUBLICAN, REvOLTs.

Naroiecn Boraparte
' REPUBLICAN REVOLTS.
washington Post.
wh1e the Dol; Of the silver NOR a. st
Louis, under IN. lead OF Teller and pu
!, bois, Is the first time delegates to re
. publican National convention have actu
} ally walked out OF the convention on fa'l
ing TO secure the platform or candidate
Of their choice 4, Is by no means the mrs
time there has been revoi, in the rank:
Of the republican party. AS early as 1854
: when for the third time only the repuo
; iican party was called urcn to nominate
! a presidential candidate. there was re-
volt The regular convention was called
TO meet a. Baltimore on June /. There
was much opposition among the radlcal
element OF the party against the. renom'
inat!on of President Lincoln In cnii-
gress this elemen, was led by such men
as Ben Wade OF Ohio in the senate. and
by Henry Winter Davis of Maryland IN
the house. GU, OF congress II had such
men as Wendell Phillips and Rev. JJr.
! Cheever of New York. They made an at
temp; to fercstal the action OF the Bait
more convention by meeting at Cleveland
on May 81 and nominating for President
| General John c. Fremont, who had been
! the pariy's first nominee for that Once,
| and General John Cochrane OF New YORK
! for vice president. This ticket remained
[ in the field. "A menace TO republican sue
I c.ss, Until late IN September, when both
I Fremont and Ccchrane withdrew. one OF
! he conditions of their surrender being
! the withdrawal from the cabinet of Mont
| gom"-y Blair the postmaster general
! who was especially obnoxious 10 the radi-
cal element.
The next revolt In the republican party
was in ISL. when ;hs opposition to Presi-
dent Grants denomination. under the as
sumed name OF liberal republicans" and
led by such men as Charles Sumner, Carl
Schurz, Andrew G Curtin. Lyman Trum-
bull. George W. Julian. Horace Greeley
Murat iIalSlead 4nd others. met al Gin
c.nnatl on May and nominated Horace
Greeley for president and Is. Grat2 Brown
Tor vice president /. was tn. hope and
intention OF mos; OF the LEADERS of this
ir.sa lls - To nominate Charles Francis
Adams for president Tn. republicans
wered this challenge by rennnnafing
Gaii.rd. Gran unan. mcusly The demo-
Gratis mot at Baltimore on July q ratified
,Gr"eey's nomination and adopted the
- ele Ton resulted Ia the overwhelming
defeat of Greeley and Brown.
In 1884 the republicans met at Chicago,
and after stormy session nominated
James G. Blaine and John A Logan for
The opposition to Mr. Blaine was led by
George William Curtis, delegate from
New YORK. After the convention he bolt
ed. carrying with him large number Of
republicans and H4rpers Weekly. OF
winch paper he was the editor There
were also objections from the democratic
ticket of this year. Cleveland ard Hci.-
bricks. These defertions were ne mos:
numerous and prouounced on both s,des
m Sew YORK aud Massachusetts, hut ap-
raFei.,iy ne republican losses were great
.r man ihe democratic. Anyway. the
dem ocraiic ticket was elected. haN.ng car
rlti the dcc'si'e Staie. New York, by che
NJ na n, matgln e iiis plurality The
sonal grounds. political principles being:
TO Il consder,ble extent los; sigh. Of.
I'nrraI lfu Ter :ln as the canddLte Of
The sreenhack party. after having gone
as II delegate 10 he Democratic conyen
ton and proved disturbing element.
Aside from ahese instances OF revolt
against the action Of republican National
volt against IN, action Of State conven-
Ions OF that party. Thus. in 1859 there
was d revolt ali along the line against
regular republican nominees for soy.t-
nor In Massachusetts, the republican
nominee was defeated and General Butler
elected. In Pennsylvania Robert T,lttison
vas chosen governor over General Beaver.
IN" latter. however, WAS nominated again
mated mated aga again in 1890. The republicans
ana fatii.2n vs. aga y elected.
In lsa2 Inc democrats u New York
named Grover Clnv Land, then mayor OF
Buffalo. The republicans namc Charles
j. Foiger. secretary OF the treasury \
general revolt OF republicans followed, ana
ar C@ye!and was elected by plurality
OF $4,000. This stupcaious victory led
h,s party TO Nominate MIN for prcsiden,
m ISL In. fact, ii mao him president
"A
.Tisvc years before tn S, in 1879. New
, rSrH was the scene OF a doub:- revolt
l.ucius Robinson, who had succeeded
Samuel j. ridden in the guhernat ,rlai
r,ihair. The repuhlicans nomne,ei aIcnao
u. Cornell, who had The year before been
removed f.om the office - the collector
81 the pert Of New York Oh the recon-
T, ,,, TO, a. secrstary OF tho Treasury
nnblicans Immediately bolted Cornell
= mlnat,nn, John Kelley was then lie
,eader OF Tammany lie and his braves
laft the convention which nominatet, Rob
insnn. with whom Kelley and Tammanv
had "a pna'rcl to the death The, hold
a q convention ~ once. at which John
nolled srrnc 75ooN votes. C'oroeIl v,..
elected by ntout 1000 plurality. Perhans
I'M, ms instance OF the power of a single
less was when Carter Harrison ran Ter
MAYOR of chicagn. without n party and
wv YOU = hn9nina,ion. and came within
In 1877, r. NJ Bishop. democrat. wns
elected governor OF Ohio because of a ra
volt led by General John Beatty Of Co
lunbus, who resented Pres, dent Hayes
ooncilintorv polio, toward the South. In
~ Thomas NJ. Browne. republican, was
nmeionied for governor of Indiana aud
iholnas y. Hendricks, democrat. elected
Brownies nomination, the resi- of The 70.
publican ticket being elected .ig.iin, In