The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-23

8Esrae SofIDemocratic party held
MI ionals convention in Pittsburg and
nominated Hale for President He ac-
Sfcepted, and at the election received
sI56,l9S votes in twenty States.
Party nominations for Vice-Presi-
/ dent have been declined number
OF times. In the Democratic nation
algconFentton Of 1914 Silas wright, OF
Z Presid dent on the first ballot, receiving
sS25G OF the 2U6 votes He declined TO
accept, and George NJ. Dallas, OF Penn
syIyania, was nominated on the ticket
with y ames x. Polk The Democratic
ticket was successful in the election.
3 The nomination for second place on
Z. & national ticket by third parties has
been several times declined.
Tuesday after the first Monday in
y November was fixed as the date for
the election or appointment Of presl-
Dental electors by act of Congress in
M1S45, and the law took effect for tho
first time in 1913. Prior to that time
each State fixed it's own date for the
election OF electors Tie trainers of
the constitution did not contemplate
TIE selection of Presidential electors
by popular vote. In the early part
ssof the last century many States chose
electors by the Legislatures. South
Carolina continued that practice until
1850;
Edwin D. AZ organ, OF New York.
was chairman of the first Republican
national committee. He managed the
4 Fremont campaign Of 1856 and the
Lincoln campaign Of 1860. He was
succeeded in 1864 by Marcus L. Ward.
of New Jersey The Democratic party
did not organize a national committee
until $780, David A. Smalley, of Yer
mont. was the first chairman. August
Belmont of New York, was chairman
sof the Democratic national committee
ssin51 $50, 1864 and s1SGS. In 1872 Edwin
b. Morgan, of New York, served a
third term as chairman of the Repub-
lean national committee. He was sue
ceeded in 1876 by Zach Chandler, of
Michigan. In the same year Abranl
S.Hewitt, of New York. became chair
1 man of the Democratic committee.
SSsS5s IN the election of 1860 Stephen A.
Douglas, one of the Democratic can
didates for President, received 1875
157 votes in the popular election, but
carried only two States-Missouri and
New Jersey The popular vote for
sLincoInsin the same election was only
1856, 1852, but he carried seventeen
I States John c. Breckenridge, the In
dependent Democratic candidate tor
President, received only S47,514 popu-
s lar votes, but he carried eleven
s states and had seventy-two5 electoral
votes. The electors of New Jersey,
i state carried by Douglas, divided and
four Of them voted for Lincoln. Doug
las. with The second highest popular
vote, received only twelve votes in the
electoral coll eye. In the same cleo
/. ton John Bell, the Constitutional
VA Union candidate, did not receive
majority. OF the popular vote in any
state. but he had plurality in three
states and thereby obtained thirty
nine electoral yotes-twelve from Ken
s lucky, twelve from Tennessee, and
fifteen from Virginia. The electoral
vote for Lincoln was $50, majority
over all.
Martin Van Buren, was elected Pres
ident in 1886 as a Democrat, was de-
feated in 1919, and in 1913 was<the
candidate for the Free Soil party. In
II the latter election he polled 291, 2G3
votes, of which 120,510 were cast in
New York State. He did not carry
g State, and received no votes in the
i electoral college. In 1856 Alillaru
4 Fillmore, as a candidate of the Know
II Nothing party for President. received
y S74, 534 votes out of a total of 4l.O33,-
967, and carried one State, Maryland.
u receiving eight electoral votes. In the
3 Democratic national convention OF
1856 ten candidates for the nomina-
ton for Vice-President were balloted
for, and all were from Southern OF
border States. John c. Breckenridge.
of Kentucky, was nominated on the
81 second ballot
.$$55ssss55 James X Polk was the only man
who had been Speaker OF the House
of Representatives who was elected
4 President In the national convention
q OF 1874 Martin Van Buren, was the