The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-06-15
EASTERN VICE PRESIDENTS.
Republican Nomination for the Once
Has Usually Gone 20 the East.
New York Sun.

Republican Nomination for the once
Has Usually Gone 20 the East.
New York Sun.
The "empty honor of a nomination for
the vice presidency has usually been given
In Republican national conventions TO
some Eastern state. and usually to ora
which Ii was hoped might be turned into
the Republican electoral column by means
of this concession. The first Republican
national convention of 1856 gave the nomi-
nation for vice president 10 resident or
the state OF New Jersey. which has not
been honored by either party In respect to
the vice presidency since, though the Re-
publicans OF New Jersey have this year
candidate for the nomination for vice
president in Barrett A Hobart, OF Pa
terson. The convention failed of It's pur-
pose. for the Republican electors In that
year were beaten by 1900 In New Jersey.
In 1850 and 1872 the Republican nomina
ton for vice president went to New Eng
land. In the former year IL was Hannl-
bal Haml.n, of Maine, who was nominat-
ed for vice president, and IN 1872 1t was
Henry Wilson. of Massachusetts,, who re-
ceived the same honor. In both years the
Republicans were successful not only in
the country at large. but also In the two
states which supplied the vice presidential
candidates. In 1876 1850. 1858 and 1892 the
Republicans nominated New York men for
the vice presidency. In two cases the
nominations for the minor office on the
presidential ticket were successful In Sc
curing the presidential electoral vote OF
New York: in the other two cases they
failed. Oddly enough the two vice presi-
dents who put New York into the Repub-
lican column In 1880 and 1858 were, both
of them, natives of Vermont Chester A.
Arthur. elected In 1850, was a native OF
Franklin county. He was born in the
town OF Fairfield. Gov Morton was born
N Shoreham. The two vice presidents nomi-
mated from New York for whom this state
did not cast it's electoral vote when they
were candidates were William A. Wheel
err. of Franklin county. and whitelaw
Reid Mr.. Reid was born in Ohio. in the
town OF xenia- His associate on the Re-
publican national ticket of 1892. Mr.. Harri-
son, was born in Ohio also. The Repub-
licans in all their national conventions,
except three, have gone either 10 New
York or New Jersey or the New England
states for their vice presidential candi-
dates. In 1864 they went to the South for
a candidates; In 1S6S the Republican noml-
nees for president and vice president were
chosen from adjacent states. Illinois and
Indiana, and In 1884 the Republican nomi-
nation for the presidency. having been ac-
corded TO the East. the nomination for
vice president went West TO Illinois,
II is thought probable by many Re
publicans that there Will be an Eastern
candidate for the vice presidency this year.
and In addition to New Jerseys candi-
date the claims OF some Connecticut men
have been discussed. Connecticut is one
OF the states which have usually been
thought by It's statesmen worthy OF presi-
Dental honors. Though the population OF
the Nutmeg state is not large, its cleo
toral votes are often important, and the
state has at all times been closely con-
tested by the two parties. There are Con-
necticut-born men In nearly every state
of the North. but thus far. in Republican
national conventions. the most prominent
Connecticut candidate for either place
on the presidential ticket has been Senator
Joseph r. Hawley. who Is a native OF
North Carolina. New York has more
than half dozen candidates for the vice
presidency this year.