Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-22
PAST CONVENTIONS
Where Other Nominating
Bodies Have Met.
IDEA STARTED IN 1882
TIE GREAT MEN OF EACH AND
THEIR SUPPORTERS.
Chicago Has Been the Favorite of Re
cent Times-Political
History.
IDEA STARTED IN 1882

The approaching republican national con-
vention, to be held in Chicago June q, and
that of the democratic party, to take
place on July in ST. Louis, which will at
tract large army of regularly elected
delegates and prominent adherents of both
political parties under the roof of spacious
buildings during the time of the delibera-
lions of the conventions, naturally direct
attention to places where past national con-
Ventions of parties of every political pro-
cIlV1ty were held, and who were the promi-
nent men who carried off the prizes as
nominees for President and Vice President
OF the United States.
Most of the large buildings wherein these
important conventions were held remain
standing today, although many of them
have undergone a change being fitted up
with modern improvements. These spa
cious buildings have much interest for
those who In years gone by, assembled
within their walls, delegated to select citi-
zens worthy in every respect to fill the
highest offices of the land in the gift of
the people.
The first national convention for the
nomination of President and Vice President
was held at Philadelphia in September,
1890 by the anti-MasOnic party, that had
come into prominence but a short time be-
fore and absorbed the remnants of the old
federal party, and drawn largely from the
other parties, because of the general in
terest inspired by the Morgan agitation to
overthrow the Masonic organization. Wash
1ngton and Adams were elected Presidents
without any formal nominations even by
legislatures or mass meetings.
Back to 1900.
In 1900 the federalists and the republicans
held secret congressional caucuses, but did
not venture to make nominations. In 1904
he on al laa = ha
of political candidates for President and
Vice President. and continued until 1924,
when the caucus was practically over
thrown by the scrub race made by Jack
son, Adams. Crawford and Clay. all of
whom had been nominated by legislatures
or mass meetings, excepting Crawford. who
had rump congressional caucus nomina-
ton.
The national convention had it's birth in
preparations for the campaign of 1892 and
from that time until the present every cam
didate for President has been presented to
the people by national convention
1t was between the years 1904 and 1924
that presidential nomina tions were made in
the congressional caucus scrub race"
between Jackson, Adams Crawford and
Clay took place in the year 1921 Jackson,
Adams and Clay were nominated by legis-
latures or mass meetings. 1t was during a
rump congressional caucus that Crawford
was named.
1t should be borne in mind by the dele
gates who will shortly sit in the conyen-
tions to be held by the republican and DEM
ocratic parties in Chicago and ST Iouis
that the national convention idea as we
know 1t today, was born in the prelimina-
ries OF the exciting campaign of 1880 Since
that time every candidate for President of
the United States has been regularly nre-
sented to the people.
The First G. o. P.
The first national republican convention
was held September IL, 1881, in the old
Guy OF Baltimore, at which time Henry
Sidy was nominated for President and
John Sergeant for Vice President
Inc democrats held their first national
convention IN Baltimore. May IS. 1882, and
cohcurred In the popular nomination of
Jdckson for President and nominated Mar
I'm Van Buren, for Vice President.
II was In Warsaw, N. Y, that the first
assembling December 10. 1890 and norni
nating James G. Birney and Francis G. Ie-
Moyne ~ LIZ
On December 4. 1889, the first whip con-
vention was held in Harrisburg. pa when
William Henry Harrison was nominated for
President and John Tyler for Vice Presi-
dent.
The free soil convention was held at Irt,o.
June q, 1913, and nominated Martin Van
Buren, for President and Henry Dodge for
Vice President but Dodge declined Anotber
convention of the same party was held at
Buffalo on the 9th of August and nominal
ed Martin Van Buren, for President and
Charles Francis Adams for Vice President
Know Nothing Days.
What was known as the American or
know nothing" party met in PHILADELPHIA
February 10, 1856, when Millard Fillmore
was placed in nomination This CAMPAIGN
was made notable by the initial presence
of the republican party, which held it's con-
ventfon in Philadelphia June H. 1856, NOM
mating John c. Fremont and William T,
Drayton. In this campaign the democrats
supported James Buchanan and John c.
Breckenridge.
Lincoln received his first nomination in
the convention which assembled in Chi
cago. May 49, 1860. His running mate was
Hannibal Hamln. The martyr President
was nominated second time for the office
of chief magistrate of the country in the
convention which assembled in Baltimore
June T. 1854. 1t was in this campaign that
the anti-Lincolnites nominated John C.
Fremont, but the latter declined to run and
earnestly supported Lincoln.
General Grant received his nomination for
President of the United States at the con-
vention which met in Chicago May 20,
1868. His running mate was Schuyler Col
fax.
The campaign of 1872 had four tickets
in the field, and was one of the hardest
fought and most memorable in the countrys
history. The labor reform convention was
held at Columbus, Ohio, February 81, 1872,
and nominated David Davis for President
and Joel Parker for Vice President.
A Prohibition.
The prohibition convention was held at
Columbus, FEBRUARY %, 1872 and nominated
James Black for president and John Rus
sell for vice president. The liberal repub-
lican convention was held at Cincinnati,
May 1, 1872, and nominated Horace Greeley
for president and B. Gratz Brown for vice
president. The republican convention met
at Philadelphia June g. 1872, and nominat-
ed U. 8. Grant for president and Henry
Wilson for vice president---
In st. Louis, in 1876. the democratic ma
tional convention put in nomination as Its
candidate Samuel J. Tildep, for President of
the United States. 1t was in the same city
on June IA, 1875. that the republicans placed
Rutherford b. Hayes in nomination for
President. ~
James A. Garfield received his nomina-
ton for President at the republican con-
vention assembled in Chicago June 2, 1880,
and Winfield s. Hancock received similar
honors at the hands of the democratic ma
tional convention in Cincinnati. June %,
1880.
During this same year a greenback ma
tfCnal convention was held in Chicago