The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-25
REPUBLICAN REVOLTS.
From the washington Post.

Louis, under the lead of Teller and Du-
bois. Is the first time delegates TO q Re-
publican national convention have actu-
ally walked out of the convention on fall
ing to secure the platform or candidate
Of their choice. 1t Is by no means the first
time there has been a revolt In the ranks
Of the Republican party. AS early as 1854.
when for the third time only the Repub-
lican party was called upon to nominate a
presidential candidate. there was Q re.
volt. The regular convention was called
to meet at Baltimore on June Z. There
was much opposition among the radical
element OF the party against the renomi-
nation of President Lincoln. In congress
this element was led by such men as
Ben Wade. Of Ohio, in the senate, and
by Henry Winter Davis. Of Maryland, In
the house. Out Of congress 1t had such
Cheever of New York. They made an
attempt to forestall the action Of the Bal
timore convention by meeting at Cleve-
land on May 81 and nominating for presi-
dent General John c. Fremont, who hal
been the party's first nominee for that
office. and General John Cochrane, Of New
York, for vice-president. This ticket re-
mained In the field, a menace to Re-
publican success until late in September,
when both Fremont and COchrane with.
drew, one of the conditions Of their SUR
render being the withdrawal from the
cabinet of Montgomery Blair, the post
master general, who was especially OBJ
noxious to the radical element.
The next revolt in the Republican party
was In 1872. when the opposition to presi.
dent Grants denomination, under the as
nP 1too .
and led by such men as Charles Sumner,
Carl Schurz. Andrew @. Curtin, Lyman
Trumbull, George w. Julian, Horace
Greeley, Murat Halstead, and others,
met at Cincinnati on May and nomlnat-
ed Horace Greeley for president and B.
Gratz Brown for vice-president. 1t was
the hope and intention Of most Of the lead.
ers of this movement to nominate Charles
Francis Adams for president. The Re.
publicans met at Philadelphia on June .,
and answered this challenge by renomi-
mating General Grant unanimously. The
Democrats met at Baltimore on July 8,
ratified Greeley's nomination. and adopted
the Liberal Republican address and plat
form. The election resulted In the over
whelmlng defeat Of Greeley and Brown.
II
In 1884 the Republicans met at Chicago,
James G. Blaine and John A. Logan for
president and e-presldent, respectively.
The opposition TO Mr.. Blaine was led by
George william Curtis, a delegate from
New York. After the convention he bolt
ed, carrying with him q large number Of
Republicans and Harper's Weekly, of
which paper he was the editor. There
were also defections from the Democratic
ticket of this year, Cleveland and Hen
ricks. These defections were the most
numerous and pronounced on both sides
in New York and Massachusetts, but ap-
parently the Republican losses were great
er than the Democratic. Anyway, the
Democratic ticket was elected, having car
ried the decisive state. New York, by the
narrow margin Of 1,149 plurality. The
campaign was largely conducted on per-
sonal grounds, political principles being
to a considerable extent lost sight OF.
General Butler ran as the candidate Of the
Greenback party, after having gone as a
delegate to the Democratic convention,
and proved a disturbing element.
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Aside from these instances of revolt
against the action of Republican national
conventions there are many cases OF re-
volt against the action of state conven.
tions Of that party. Thus. in 1852, there
was a revolt all along the line against
regular Republican nominees for COVER
nor. In Massachusetts the Republican
nominee was defeated, and General But
Ter elected. In Pennsylvania Robert Pat
tison was chosen governor over General
Beaver; the latter was. however, again
nominated in 1856, and elected. Pattison
was nominated again In 1890. The Repub-
licans named Mr.. Delamater. A revolt
Do
In 1882 the Democrats OF New York named
as their candidate for governor, Grover
Cleveland, then mayor Of Buffalo, The Re-
publicans named Charles J. Folger, Sec
retary Of the treasury. A general re-
volt Of Republicans followed, and Mr.,
Cleveland was elected by a plurality of
$4,000. This stupendous victory led his
party to nominate him for president In
1884. In fact. 1t made him president twice
out of three nominations. Three years
before this, in 1879, New York was the
scene of q double revolt. The Democrats
nominated for governor Lucius Robinson.
who had succeeded Samuel ]. Tilden in
the gubernatorial chair. The Republicans
nominated Alonzo Il. Cornell who had the
year before been removed from the office
Of the collector Of the port OF New York
by President Hayes on the recommet,la.
ton Of Secretary of the Treasury John
Sherman. The administration Republi.
cans Immediately bolted Cornells nomina-
ton. John Kelley was then the leader of
Tammany. He and his braves left the
convention which nominated Robinson,
with whom Kelley and Tammany had a
quarrel to the death. They held another
convention at once. at which John Kel-
ley was nominated for governor. He
polled some 5000 votes. Cornell was
elected by about 1000 plurality. Perhaps
this instance Of the power Of single man
In politics was never surpassed, unless It