Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-01-01
Miseellaneous 8eadiag.
CONVENTION HISTORY.
Odd Facts In Connection With Nomi.
nation and Election.


nation and Election.
The only presidential and vice presi-
Dental candidates ever nominated by
a convention in which both were dele
gates were Garfield and Arthur. In the
Chicago convention Of 1880. When the
convention met their names had hard
ly been mentioned as possible nomina-
lions.
Horatio Seymour was the only pre-
siding officer Of national convention
ever nominated for the presidency.
The convention was held in New York
in 1868.
Thomas A. Hendricks, an avowed
candidate for the nomination for first
place on the Democratic ticket was a
delegate to both conventions In which
he was nominated for second place-in
st. Louis in 1876 and in Chicago in
1884.
Mr.. Mckinley, while presiding over
the National Republican convention In
Minneapolis in 1892, was voted for for
the nomination which Mr.. Harrison re-
ceived. Four years later Mr.. Mckinley
was nominated by his party In the St
Louis convention.
Mr.. Roosevelt was a member Of the
Philadelphia convention which nomi-
mated him for vice president In 1900.
It has been said that he almost wept
with anger because he was forced to
accept the. nomination for vice presi-
dent. If so 1t was not the first time In
the history Of National conventions
that the vice presidential candidate
shed tears.
In 1910 John Tyler was delegate to
the Whig convention which nominated
William Henry Harrison. He was
worshiper Of Henry Clay, who was a
candidate for the nomination which
Harrison received.
Mr. Tyler was not a candidate for
the second place. He devoted all his
time to shouting and working for Hen
ry Clay, and when his candidate went
down before the hero Of Tippecanoe,
John Tyler wept like boy in the con-
vention.
One month after the Inauguration
of the man whom he had done his ut
most to defeat in the convention, Tyler
succeeded him as president.
Some peculiar and interesting polit-
IcaI facts connected with the vice
presidency are not paralleled by any
connected with presidency. Thus:
II Mr.. Webster had accepted the
nomination for second place either
time at which 1t was rendered he would
have become president by succession.
II Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,, had
accepted the nomination for second
place in the convention which renom-
mated Lincoln he would have succeed
ed to the presidency. 1t has been re-
lated that the convention was ready to
give Butler the nomination unani-
mously, but that he positively refused
1t.
The man who received the nomina-
ton had hardly been mentioned IN
connection with the vice presidency,
but 1t is still question whether his
nomination and acceptance was not
mistake. Certain 1t Is that Andrew
Johnson was the only president who
ever went out Of Office under a cloud.
Six vice presidents died in office.
The first two, Clinton Of New York,
and Gerry Of Massachusetts,, died IN
the administrations Of Madison. The
others were King Of Alabama, In
Pierce's administrations; Wilson OF
Massachusetts,, in Grants; Hendricks
of Indiana, In Cleveland's; and Ho-
bart of New Jersey, in McKinley's.
The only vice president who ever re-
signed was John c. Calhoun. He
served less than three months OF his
term.-New York Sun.