The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-11-14
Republican Presidential
Conventions.

al Conventions from 1856 to 1900 in
clusive-and here it is:
The nrst Republican National Con
vention met in Philadelphia in 1856
On the first and only ballot John G.
Fremont was nominated FOR Presi.
dent by $50 votes, against 1856 cast fol
John Mclean. There were two can.
didates for Vice. President, and one
of them was Abraham Lincoln. Will
liam l.. Dayton was nominated fol
the second place over Lincoln by 6
vote of 259 to 1870.
The Nomination of Lincoln.
In 1860 the Republican party held
it's National Convention in Chicago.
There were three ballots taken. On
the first ballot there were eight can
didates voted for including Seward,
Lincoln, Chase, Bates, Cameron, Col
lamer, Dayton, and Mclean. OF
these eight, Seward, Lincoln, Gam
eron and Chase led ON the first bal
lot in the order named. Cameron
dropped out entirely on the second
ballot, and Seward, Lincoln and
Chase remained the leading candi-
dates to the last The first ballot
stood, as between these three leaders,
as follows: Seward, 17316; Lincoln,
1902; Chase, 40. On the third and last
ballot the figures stood: Lincoln,
1871 Is Seward, 1870; Chase, 241a.
In 1864 Baltimore was the meeting
place of the Republican, National
| Convention. Abraham Lincoln was
renominated without opposition, ex-
cept that the State of Missouri cast
it's full vote for Ulysses s. Grant.
In 1868 the National Convention of
the party assembled at Chicago and
unanimously nominated Gen. Grant,
who received every one of the $50
votes in the convention, no other
name being offered.
In 1879, at Philadelphia, Gen.
Grant was unanimously renominated,
and no other name was presented to
the convention.
The Record of 1876.
In 1876 the Republican party held
it's National Con INVENTION in Oincin-
natti. There were 766 delegates pres
emit, and 1874 votes were necessary to
choice. Seven ballots were taken
and eight candidates voted for on
the first ballot-namely, James G.
Blaine Oliver P. Morton, Roscoe
Conkling, Benjamin Bristow,
Rutherford B. Hayes, Hartarnft of
Pennsylvania, Jewell of Connecticut
and Wheeler of New York. The first
ballot showed the following figures !:
Blaine, 286: Morton, 1874; Conkling,
go; Bristow, 113: Hayes, 81; Har-
tranft, So: Jewell, IL; Wheeler, 8.
The balloting went along to the sixth
ballot between these candidates. with
only slight changes. and on that bal
lot the figures stood as follows:
Blaine 3O8 Hayes 113
Morton So Hartranft $50
Conkling 81 Washburn 4
Bristow Ill
Then the gas went out, and the
convention adjourned. When it met
again next day the seventh and final
ballot was taken, with the following
result: Hayes, 1884; Blaine, 35l
Bristow, 81; and Hayes was nomi-
mated, with Wheeler of New York as
his running mate.
The Thirty-six Ballots in 1880.
The Republican National Conven-
tion of 1880 was held in Chicago
Again the number of delegates
present was 766, with 1874 necessary
to choice. There were thirty six
ballots taken at that famous conven-
tion-more than the aggregate num-
Der of ballots at all the other Repub-
lican National Conventions that had
been held up to date put togethe-.
The first ballot was declared as fol.
lows:
Grant 304 Edmunds 81
Blaine 1884 Window 10
Sherman 80 Washburn 80
There were no material changes
in these figures until the thirty sixth
ballot, though Washburn's vote went
up rs high as a ON the thirty second
ballot, Grants vote was several
times increased to 308, and GU the
thirty fifth ballot to 313, while Sher-
man received 100 votes ON the thir-
tieth ballot. Garfield's name first
came in on the fourth ballot with
one vote only. On several ballots
after that Garfield received 2 votes,
on the thirty fourth ballot he scored
II, and on the thirty fifth ballot he
had so votes On the thirty sixth
and last ballot Garfield was nomina-
ted, and the figures stood as follows:
Garfield 800 Wasnburn 5.
Grant 306 Sherman 3
Blaine 40
The convention of 1884, which
nominated Blaine for President and
John A. LOAN for Vice President,
met in Chicago. There were 800
delegates present, and All were needed
for choice. There were four ballots
and seven candidates. On the first
ballot Blaine had 33415 votes, Ches-
ter A. Arthur, 278; Edmunds. 90;
Logan. 3d. John Sherman, 80; Gen.
Hawley, 10; Robert T. Lincoln, d.
These figures were but slightly
changed until the fourth and last
ballot, which was declared as fol-
lows: Blaine, SAL; Arthur, 107; Ed
munds, Al; Logan, Z; Hawley, 10;
Lincoln, 2.
The Eight Ballots of 1888.
In 1888 Chicago was again the scene
of the convention. There were S3l
delegates present, and 416 votes were
required to nominate. Eight ballots
were taken. John Sherman led on
the first with 229 votes, and was OPP
posed by the following candidates
namely, Gresham, with 107 votes
Depew, 90; Alger, 81; Harrison. So;
Allison, IL; Blaine, 35 (cast for him
without his consent); ingalls,, IS;
Phelps, 25; Rush, % Filter, "a Haw-
ley, 13; Mckinley, 2; Robert T. Lin
coin. B. The principal changes in
the. balloting were in respect to Alger
aud Harrison. each of whom increased
his vote on every ballot, Alger
1870 votes on the seventh
ballot, and Harrison reaching 279 votes