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REPUBLICANS
GATHERING
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strucfed 20 OF its "a, Texas instruct
J ed 8 OF its SO and Virginia u OF iisi
"a. Only 2 delegates OF the IL from
West Virginia would be free TO vote
for any other candidate, and OF thel
26 delegates Or Wisconsin II are in
structed.
Not 4 Hodoo.
WASHINGTON, ID. G.. June POI
The republican convention at Chi
cago this week is the thirteenth ma
tionaI convention held by that party
but the leaders are not inclined to be
superstitious because OF The %uniucky
number.
The republican party held its first
convention in 1856. II met first at
Pittsbnrg. but adjourned 20 Phiiadel.
phia ON june ~, where Fremont and
Dayton were chosen on the first ballet
The republican convention II 1850
mel at Chicago, and IN the third hal
lot nominated Lincoln over Seward.
his chief competitor. and Cameron.
Chase and Bates. the fayorite sons uf
their respective states. Hannibal Ham
lin OF Maine was named for vice pres
faeni. over Cassins N. Clay. who died
only last year nt his home in KEN
lucky. In 1864 the republicans mel
Ill Baltimore and nominated Lincoln
and johnson. Lincoln received all
tAe votes tn the convention except
thai III Missouri. which voted for cari-
cral Grant.
Tn republican national conventions
since the war have All been held In
the middle west, excd9t the convention
81 1872, which met On philadelphia and
fenomina,ed President Grant, and The
convention -four years s which met
In tho same city and feuominafsq NC
kinney for president and nafnei Theo
dore Roosevelt for vice president.
Hayes was nominated at Cincinnati
In June. 1876, on the sevenii, ballot.
over Blaine, the leading candidases and
/ field 81 ~sfayorite sons comprising
Conkling N New York, iiartranfl d
pcs vivania, Jewell 81 Conneeticutl
John Hhefman Of Ohio, BENJAMIN u
lsristow Of Kentucky and exGoyernoi
Morton of Indiana.
The republican convention in 1881
met in Chicago and was the most IN
teresting one that ever assembled z
the country. The contest for p nom
ination between Grant and Blaine
with John sherman d formidable thir'
IN the race, was 4 most bitter one
General Garfield wAs nominated q
the thtrtyrtth ballot.
Blaine and Logan we're nominate
at Chicago In the republican CONVEX
tfon which met June .. 1884. Harrl
son was nominated AT Chicago IN 1888
and renomiiated at Minneapolis Il
1892. The convention which name,
William Mckinley for the first tim,
met In ST. Louis In 1896 and the con
yention which r~enominated him wa
held at Philadelphia four years later
The convention system o. nominal
ing candidates seems 70 have urigtu
atea ii Pennsylvania, where i wa
used as early as 1883 in selecting stat
officers, and later in the choice Q
candidate for congress. baltimore wa
the fayorlte city for conventions 4
the antebellum period. no less fha'
nine national conventions having 81
sembled In that city in less than thiFl,
years, During the same period enl,
one convention was held west q 81,
AlIcghcnies. that III 1856 AZ Cincinnati
which nominated James buchanan
During The whole time since nationa
conventions came into style only ens
ever met within The area of the con
federate states. aud that was the dem
oeraiic convention OF 1860, which me
first at Charleston. s.. C., but adjourn
ed 10 Baltimore before lis delIhera
lions we've concluded.
Forecast OF Platform.
CHICAGO. Ills, June 20 Seldom
IL ever before Ia The history of ih'
republican party has Il been possihi,
10 make 10 accurate i forecast Of III,
platform il advance ~ the assembling
Of the national convention as Is III,
ease this year. A draft Of the plat
form was completed weeks ago. aftcl
n series Of white House eonferene,
among the party leaders. and Il an,
changes are made by the committc,
of resolutions they viii be Of The mos
minor character.
Alter the usual EXPRESSION ii con
fidencc ~ ME eternal principles d
The republican party, thc platform
viii specifically commend Thaodor,
Roosevelt me man for his faithfu
adherence 10 The policies III Mckinley
for HIS fearless digcharps ~ M d,,t4a,