Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-04-25
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS.


The following review Of national con-
yentions Is BY the Milwaukee Wiscon-
sin, and is interesting as a contribu-
ton to the political history OF the coun-
try:
"The Federal government has been In
existence for one hundred and eleven
years, but national conventions for the
election OF presidential candidates did
not begin ION siXty-nine years ago. AT
the FIRST and the second presidential cleo
tions there were no candidates for the
presidency and the vice presidency but
the people ball0tcd fOI electors, and the
electors met and cast their votes for the
persons whom they considered best
qualified This was in accordance with
the theory Of the Constitution but was
not so much IN accordance with the the
DRY Of popular government as the pres
ent plan. Each elector voted for two
persons. The one receiving the largest
number OF votes, IL a majority Of the
whole. became President. and the next
highest became Vice President. The ef-
feet of this system was sometimes 70
make the Vice President a member OF
the party opposite 20 that OF the Presl-
dent. In 1896 congressional caucuses
nominated the candidates the Federal
lst putting up Adams ana Plnckney ana
the Republican party Che predecessor
of the Democratic party) Jefferson and
Burr. Adams and jefferson We're
elected. In 1900 the Republican congress
sional caucus nominated JEFFERSON nut
Adams ran without a nomination. Inc
last nominations by congressional eau
cuses were In 1924 In ISIS the candl-
dates We're nominated by the state leg
lslatures The first national convention
was held at Baltimore, September ~
9S 1881 by the Anu-Nasonic party,
which nominated Writ and Ellmaker
tha latter of whom as now totally for
gotten and the former remembered
chiefly by members of the legal pro
fesslon as an able lawyer The Ma
tional Republicans (afierward known
os Whigs) held their convention at Ball
timore December 1874, 1891 ana the
Dauoerats held theirs 40 the same
Mace December o. 1892 the election
mon "a now. came in November, but
chose were not the DAYS OF the railroads
ana the telegraph and 70 took longer
I'm news 10 circulate and 20 make
noIitical campaign over an area az
Wide as that Of the United states
DR. MAYO would rather tell the truth
than be quarantine physician. The
public IS with him
The Assembly Hall should be crowded
on Thursday evening, TO hear the re-
novned lecturer. Mrs. Charlotte Per-
kns stetson. To commence at p m
The Sultan has agreed again 10 pay
up This promise may be made 10
keep. since no other course VIII be al
lowed IN the final outcome.
Now Uruguay has a revolution Inc
little country could not longer be the
only state in South America which has
not had a row during the last decade
OF the nineteenth century.
The Ohio Republican convention has
a significance that cannot be claimed
by The other states, since Il is virtually
the signal and starting Of the preslden-
tlal campaign for the reelection Of the
| present national executive.
The Herald's apology IS accepted
"Absent-mindedly' is good. II is an
excuse which accounts for sundry fool
ish doings and thinkings and sayings
but doesn't figure logically as an argu-
ment. The pardon" begged Tor Is
| granted
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