Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-06-14

ehio NOhfchtfo3f ny uCto6dttSg W ttO ft-
sisted the attempt OF the National
Council OF the party to dictate the
platform for the convention, and who
objected to the nomination of any can
didates who were not in favor OF inter
dieting slavery in territory north of SO
deg. 30 min. by Congressional action.
The seceders nominated John C. Fre-
mont, of California, for President, and
Ex-Governor William F. Johnston, OF
Pennsylvania, for Vice President. The
Democrats met in Cincinnati on June
2. On the seventeenth ballot James
Buchanan. of Pennsylvania, was
nominated for President, his competi-
tors having been President Franklin
Pierce,of New Hampshire and Stephen
A. Douglas, of Illinois.
When the Republican convention as
sembled 1t contained representatives
from all the Northern States and Del
aware, Maryland and Kentucky. There
appears to have been no set rule as to
the ratio of representation. An infor-
NAL ballot was taken upon the nomin-
alton for President, and John C. FIRE.
mont poled 35S; John Mclean, of Ohio
1876; Charles Summer, of Massachus-
etts, 2, and William H. Seward of New
York, 1. For Vice President William
L. Dayton, of New Jersey, polled 296;
| I, tnn 80 aie Na
thaniel p. Banks. of Massachusetts,, 46;
David Wilmot. of Pennsylvania, 43;
Chas. Sumner, 35; Jacob Collamer, Of
Vermont, 10; John A. King, OF New
York, 8; S. C. Pomeroy, of Kansas, 8;
Thomas Ford, of Ohio, z; Henry Will
son, of Massachusetts, 5; Cassius M.
Clay, of Kentucky, 4; Henry C. Carey,
of Pennsylvania, g. William e. John
son, of Pennsylvania, 2. 1t is believed
that Fremont's availability consisted
in his popularity as the Pathfinder
and the fact that he was already the
nominee OF the seceders from the AM
erican party. The list Of candidates
before the convention included the
names Of men already celebrated, and
of some who were to become illustri-
Gus. Lincoln was to become President
Seward his Secretary of State, and
Wilson Vice President during Grants
second term.
The delegates had assembled in pur-
suance to call addressed to the peo-
pie CT the United States, without re-
gard to past political differences or di-
visions, who were opposed to the re-
peal of the Missouri Compromise, to
the policy of the Pierce administration
to the extension of slavery into free
territory and in favor of admitting
Kansas as a free state, and of ere
storing the action of the Federal Gov
ernment to the principles of Washing
| ton and Jefferson" The platform ad-
vocated the preservation Of the Feder-
al constitution, the rights of the States
and the Union of the States and was
largely taken up with the slavery ques-
ton. There was no mention of the
tariff or the currency in the initial
National platform Of the Republican
party.
| The Wings met in Baltimore on Sep
tember II and nominated Fillmore and
Donelson, who were already the can
didates Of the American party. After
a stormy campaign. Buchanan was
elected, receiving 173 Electoral votes
to ia for Fremont and for Fillmore
On the popular vote Fillmore had
1888, 1853; Fremont. l,941.264 and Fill
more, S74,594. Buchanan carried the
States of New jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware, Virginia, North Carolina
Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi
Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri,
Tennessee, Kentucky. Indiana, Illinois
and California. Fremont carried
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode Island. Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Iowa. Fillmore's
capture was the solitary state of Mary
land.
Fremont did not achieve a personal
victory, but was the heroic pioneer"
Of the Rockies" the great "Pathfnd-
err so did he blaze the way for the
Republican party, and Philadelphia
will be ever memorable as the scene of
the first Republican National Conven-
tion.-Phlladelphia Ledger.
james Shawhan was called to