The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-22

Ciu sNhN 0hnV ~ lJlOpOS0S W w Ii the
future. 1t can justly lay claim for
support by the people upon the state
ment which it contains. "
gSenator Pitney-'' The naming of
Mckinley of course was foregone
conclusion. think it the very best
nomination that could have been
made
The platform though somewhat
lengthy Is broad, honest and so wisely
drafted that Republicans generally,
and the majority of the independent
voters can safely stand upon it,
In nominating Roosevelt the con-
vention did we'll He is clean, able
and fearless, ana can be depended
upon to do his duty everytime +"
The national convention, which as
sembsed in Philadelphia on Tuesday
was The twelfth national convention
held hy the Republican party, and the
third convention of that party to be
held IN that city.
In more than one respect this
convention resombled the Republi-
can conventions held in Phila-
delphia in 1872 This year the Re
publican party il unanimous in de-
manding the denomination of Presi-
dent William Mckinley, in endorsing
the platform of 1896, and in securing
for another four years the prosperity
that the country has enjoyed since
the return to power of the Republican
party on March 4, 1897
In 1872 the Republican party had
bat one candidate--Ulyssss S. Grant.
-Four years before Grantshad beensforc
ed to the 'front.' as the man who,
more than any other, had been in
strumental in putting down the Re-
bellion, and his military career had
been accepted by the American people
as guarantees of his ability to serve
his country ina'civil capacity. He re-
ceived the unanimous vote of all the
delegates amid great enthusiasm.
He was the only man who ever twice
received the unanimous vote of a Re
publican convention.
The Republican party was born in
1854 and first became a factor in 1856,
and for the past forty years has been
the dominant party in the country,
Ielecting six out Of the'seven presidents
for eight of the ten terms. The first
Republican national convention met in
Philadelphia ON the Eth of June,
1855. John @. Fremont was chosen as
it's candidate for president and Will
liam L. Dayton, of New Jersey, was
named for Vice President Abraham
Lincoln, until then an obscure
attorney in Illinois, and stood on
the balloting for Vice President,
receiving ITO votes to 500 cast
for Dayton. Four years later, when
the second Republican convention
was held, in Chicago Lincoln was
nominated on the third ballot, defeat
ing William H. Seward,
In 1854, at Baltimore President Lin
COIN was nominated ON the first bal
lot, receiving the votes of all the de-
legates except those FROM Missouri,
who had been instructed for General
Grant, then the popular hero of the
war.
Tn 1868, when the convention was
held I'm Chicago, General Grant was
the inevitable candidate as the re-
suit of the conspicuous part he had
played In the supprsssion OF the Re-
bell5Or. and tireposition be had taken
in his controversy with President
Johnson Onrthe, first rolT-Call he re-
oeived the vOte of" every delegate,
and for the next eight years was the
standard bearer of the Republican
party.
I'm 1876 tne" Republican convention
was held in,Cincinnatf, where, Oh the
third day, Rutherford B. Hayes Sc
cured the nomination ON the seventh
ballot, beating James G. Blaine, who
had led CHI everg ballot up to that
time, and had come within IS votes
of securing tlis nomination, Hayes
was the third Republican President
elected and HIS administration COM
pleted twenty years of unbrOken Re-
publican administration.
In 1SsOsthe Republican national con-
ventioral met i'm Chicago. This was
one of the most exciting conventions
in the history of the party. Blaine,
who had just missed denomination
in 1875 and Grant, who had jusO re-
turned, from tour oe the world
which, had been madS one long
triuMph by all of tie nations of
Europe. were the leading candidates
for the nomination and the conven-
tion ram from one week over into the
next For thirty-fiys ballots it was q
drawn battle between these. giants,
tAs Grant forces standing like a rock
and the Blaine supporters. showing
few signs of wavering. On che thirty
sixth ballot there was break from
Blaine to James A. Garfield and he was
Nominated, receiving 800 votes, 81
more than was necessary for choice.
General Garfsld's election extended
| the unbroken rule of the Republican
party to "a years, but his assas-
sination four months after taking
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