The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-06-18
CONVENTION HISTORY.
Ten Great Gatherings of the
Past.
A REVIEW OF TIMELY INTEREST,

The First Republican Convention Was Held
Cincinnati = Changes Wrought by the
| whiriigig of Time.
| WASHINGTON, June H. Especial -
| Harry III. Smith, formerly journal clerk
of the house of representatives and par
/ liamentary authority and historian Of note,
has just published book Of great timely
interest 1t gives "a history of the ten ma
tional conventions of the Republican party,
| The first convention was held at Philadel.
| phia June 1919. 1856. All of the northern
states were represented. as We're Maryland,
Delaware and Kentucky Robert Emmett
Of New York was temporary chairman and
Henry Stone of Indiana permanent chair.
man. On an informal ballot for president
Colonel John G. Fremont of California
received $50 votes, John Mclean of Ohio
1876, Charles Sumner 2 and William II.
Seward 1. Fremont was then unanimous
ly nominated.
The Famous wigwam.
The second convention was held In the
famous Wigwam at Chicago May 1918,
1860. All the free states were represented.
and delegates were also present from Della.
ware Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, Texas
and Virginia as well as from the terri
tories of Kansas and Nebraska Horace
Greeley was "A delegate from Oregon. Da-
vid Wilmot OF Pennsylvania was temporary
chairman and George Ashman of Massa
chusetts was made permanent president
There were four ballots for president On
the first Seward had l73, Lincoln 102,
Cameron 3d. Chase 90, Bates 40 Mclean
IL. On the second Seward had lS4, Lin
coin ISL, Chase 43, Bates 80, Dayton 10
and a few scattering. On the third Lin
coin had 23l, Seward $50, Chase 25. and
scattering. This brought Lincoln To with. |
in ga votes of a nomination, and he was |
chosen ON the next ballot
The third convention met ut Baltimore /
on June and 8, 1854. Lincoln was re- L
nominated without opp POSITION, save that
the vote of Missouri was cast for General
Grant, according TO instructions
The fourth convention met at Chicago |
on May 20 and 21, 1865. Carl Schurz was
temporary chairman and General Hawley
of Connecticut permanent president. Gen
eral Logan named General Grant for pres
ident, and every vote in the convention
was cast for him. Five ballots were neces-
sary to choose a candidate for vice presi- |
dent.
The fifth convention met at Philadelphia |
on June and 6, 1872. Morton McAlichael
of Pennsylvania was temporary chairman
and Thomas Settle Of North Carolina per. |
manent president. Shelby NJ Cullom
presented the name of General Grant for
president, and every one Of the 752 votes In
the convention was cast for him.
In Biaine's Day.
The sixth convention met at Cincinnati
on June 1916, 1876. Theodore Pomeroy
of New York was temporary chairman and
Edward Mcpherson of Pennsylvania per
mancnt president On the first ballot for
president votes were cast as follows:
Blaine, 2S5; o. p Morton, 1874; Benjamin
II. Bristow, ll3; Roscoe Conkling, 90; r.
B. Hayes, 81; John +. Hartranft, So;
Marshall Jewell, IL, and William A.
g. On the second ballot Blaine
had 296, Morton l20, Bristow ia, Conk-
ling 93, Hayes "a, Hartranft 90. The |
third ballot gave Blaine 293; Bristow, l2l;
Morton, ll3; Conkling, 90; Hayes, "a;
Hartranft, SO There were few changes
on the next two ballots, save that Morton
votes went TO Hayes, swelling his total to
l04. The sixth ballot BROUGHT Hayes up
70 ll3, and on the seventh ballot Morton
was withdrawn and his remaining strength
asst for Hayes, giving the Ohio man 3s4
o 35l for Blaine.
The common impression that the gas |
'ipes were tempered with In this conyen-
ion is not well founded Nothing was | {
wrong with the gas pipes, nor was the gas .
urned on. But either through "a conspiracy ,
n the interest of Hayes or a sad mistake |
resident Mcpherson was informed that | 9
wing To some accident IL would be i'm. | I
ossible To light the hall in the evening. |
nd the convention Immediately adjourned |
'robably II IL had remained in session and |
AIKEN a ballot Blaine would have been
ominated.
The seventh convention was held at Chi
ago June 2-S. 1880 Senator Hoar was | 9
,mporary chairman and also permanent Q
resident. There was an unusually large | o
lumber of contested seats At this con i
ention the rights of district delegates to
asst their votes irrespective of state action | q
I instruction was decided once for all
he first ballot for president was: Grant. r
Oi; Blainc. ?S4; sherman, 90; Edmunds, "a:
'indom, - Washburne, 80 The thirty .
fth ballot gave Garfield 399 Grant 3Os | j
nd Blaine ~
The Eighth and Ninth Conventions.
The eighth convention met Mt Chicago
une 3-6, 1884 For the first time there | v
'as contest over the temporary chair G.
lanship, the Blaine forces beating Powell \.
layton with John r. Lynch, the colored
IAN from Mississippi, by a vote of AGA to
81. John Il. Henderson Of Missouri was e
president and william McKin- In
y chairman of the resolutions committee .,
m the first ballot Blaine had 33iIS votes. %
rthur 27s, Edmunds SO, Logan 63L
herman 30 On the second ballot Blaine b
lined votes On the third he gained | N
}, and on the fourth the Logan forces :.
ent to Blaine, giving him the nomina.
on, with OIL votes To 207 for Arthur | IL
nd Al for Edmunds ID
The ninth convention met at Chicago
Inc 1925, 1858. John NJ. Thurston of
ebraska was temporary chairman and NJ ~
d Estee of California permanent presi. =
mt. On the first ballot for president ~
herman had 229 votes, Gresham 1917. De ci
w so, Harrison So, Alger "a, Allison ~ nj
Iaine 30. There were scattering votes for n,
lller, Hawley, Ingalls,, Phelps, Rusk. =
ncoln and Mckinley. On the second and
ird ballots the changes were unimpor- =,
mt, but on the fourth ballot Sherman had r.
o, Harrison 2l6, Algcr 1856 Gresham 90. G
Ilison IS The fifth and sixth ballots 81
ere substantially the same. and ON the ~
Venth Harrison rose To 279, to ESQ for b,
herman. Allison's name was then with
avn, and Harrison won, with "a votes. T.,
herman having is Alger 100 and Gresh- -
q 3d. til
The tenth convention was held nj Min | bT