The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-06-06

I native of Kentucky" There were no fur
Their Inquiries concerning his capacity fol
warfare. There was but one ballot teker
at this convention.
1t is the opinion OF ehrewd politicians
| that the forthcoming convention VIII be
either a very short or a very long one
/ There will be more than 900 delegates &c
handle, the greatest number that has ever
/ attended a National Convention. and the
number OF contesting delegations will be
/ very large This latter fact means many
/ dreary waits before actual business begins.
The second G. O. p. convention was held in
I Chicago May rs to IS 1880 and but three
/ ballots were taken. There were eight candi-
dates in the field and William Fl. Seward
I led with 1919 votes. Lincoln received 1Oz
I votes on the first ballot On the second bal
/ lot the vote OF Seward went up to 1S41a.
while that of Lincoln jumped TO 100 On
the third ballot Lincoln was nominated
receiving 2811s votes to $50 for Seward
In 1864 the Republican National Conven-
ton met in Baltimore on June Z. and Lin
coin was renominated on the frs ballot
No other candidates were placed in nomi-
nation before the convention, but the Mis-
souri, delegation voted for General u $
Grant who was then engaged in his famous
campaign IN Virginia.
In 1858 the convention was again neld IN
Chicago 1t met on May 20, and was in
session only two days. That convention
was a mere formaltty so far as the noml-
nation of a candidate for President was
concerned There was no opposition to
General Grant, and he was nominated
unanimously on the first ballot
In 1872 the Republican convention came
East again. and met in Philadelphia on
June S. The convention was in session
only two days. and President Grant was
unanimously renOminated-
A FAMOUS CONVENTION.
In 1876 the convention Of the party met
In the Cincinnati Music Han on June Ia.
and was in session two days. There were
seven candidates for the nomination for
President and seven ballots were taken
1t was in that convention that James G.
Blaine was first called the "PIumed
Knight The words were used by Colonel
Robert G. Ingersou in his nominating
speech. There was a hard and bitter fight
IN that convention, but Hayes, Of Ohio,
was nominated on the seventh ballot re-
Sewing 3S4 votes to 351 for Blaine
The now famous convention of 1880 met
in Chicago on June 2, and was In session
only two days. In that time there were
thirty-six ballots for candidates for Presi-
dent. On the first ballot Grant received
504 votes. His vote then huctuated be-
tween 302 and 313- He received BOG on the
last ballot when James A. Garfield. OF
Ohio, was nominated receiving 59y votes
The convention Of 1894 met in Chicago
on June 8. and was in session three days
There were seven candidates for the nomt-
nation for President Blaine was nomi-
mated on the fourth ballot, receiving 541
votes.
The convention Of 1884 met in Chicago
cage on June q. In that convention there
were ten candidates voted for and eight
ballots were taken John Sherman OF
Ohio, led for i've ballots Harrison
was nominated on the eighth ballot. re-
ceiving 544 votes.
In 1892 the Republican convention went
further West than ever before and met in
Minneapolis on June T. a nara hght was
made to prevent the denomination Of
President Harrison. but he won on the first
ballot, receiving 5s5 votes majority Of
169 over ala