Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-06-23

32 OF It's 80 and Virginia IS of It's "a.
Only delegates of the IL from West
Virginia would be free 10 vote for any
other candidate. and of TIE 20 dele
gates OF Wisconsin. IL are Instructed.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-The Re
publican convention at Chicago this
week is the thirteenth national CON
yention held byi that party. but the
leaders are not inclined to be super
siitlous because OF the unluclsy mum
ber
The Republican party held ts first
convention in 1856. 1t first met ut
Pittsburg. but adjourned 20 Philadel-
phin on June II, where Fremont and
Dayton were chosen on the first bal
lot. The Republican convention II
1860 met at Chicago, and on the third
ballot nominated Lincoln over Sew
ard. his chief competitor. and Cam
eron. Chase and Bates. the favorite
sons oi their respective states. Ham
nibal Hlamlin OF Maine was named tor
vice president over Cassiul W. Clay
who died only last year at his home In
Kentucky, In 1864 The Republicans
coin and Johnson Lincoln received
all the votes in the convention except
that of Missouri, which voted for Gen
aral Grant.
The Republican national conyen-
lions since the war have all been held
in the Middle West. except the con
venfon OF 1872, which met in Shil-
| ldelphia and renominatcd President
Grant, and the convention four years
ago. which met in the same city and
renomnatcd President Mckinley for
| president and Theodore Ropsevolt tor
vice president
Hayes was nominated at Cincinnati
IN June. 1876. in the seventh ballot,
over Blaine the leading candldnte,
and field Of favorite sons. compris.
ing Conklng of New York. Bartranft
If Pennsylvania. Jewell Of Connec-
| ticut. John Sherman of Ohio, BeniG-
min II Bristow of Kentucky and ex-
Governor Morton of Indiana.
The Republican convention in 1880
met in Chicago, and was the most In
eresting one that ever assembled in
he country. The contest for the
domination between Grant and Blaine,
With John Sherman a formidable third
n the race, was a most bitter one.
General Garfield was nominated on
he thirty.hfth ballot
Blaine and Logan were nominated at
'hicaeo in the Republican convention
which met June >, 1884 Harrison was
nominated at Chicago In 1855 and re-
dominated at Minneapolis in lS32.
rhe convention which namel William
Mckinley for the irst time met IN
81 Louis in 1896, and The convention
which renominated hini~ was held at
Philadelphia four yeats la,er
The convention system of nomlna;-
ng candidates seems 10 have orig
mated in Pennsylvania where II. WIS
used as early as lTSS IN selecting lhe
state officers and later H. the choice
II candidate for Congress. Baltimore
vas the fayorite CITY tor cunycnilrs
the mte-bellum lime, no less than
! line national conventions having as
'embled in that city in less than lhir.
y years During the same period
bnly one convention was held west
| If the Alleghenlas. thar in 1876, ut
Cincinnati, which nominated Jamos
Buchanan During the whole tiide
! since national conventions came into
style, only one has ever met within
| md that was the Democratic colVeu-
| ion Of 1860, which met first at
Charleston, S. C., but adjourned 10
| Baltimore before It's deliberations
we're concluded.
CHICAGO, June 20.--As the day
lraws TO close the city is becoming
crowded with Republican notables
from all over the United States, and
| 1t is quite evident that 50 far as the
| presidential nomination goes. IL Is all
over but the shouting, and the result
| will be announced on Wednesday amid
lively enthusiasm. Interest now sim
ply centers on the vice president and
an effort was made TO secure from
Washington an expression by the
president as to whom he would pre-
Ter for his running mate. but he pos
itively declined to express himself
on that subject Fairbanks is in the
lead undoubtedly, but there is very
HNIbHE bpNuSlllbH " htlls NhlAt ppNh
today in the antagonism of Chicago
and Illinois This state naturally is
an important factor, and that they
are backing Congressman Hit brings
good deal of strength TO that rep
resentative. II Fairbanks would eX-
press himself as candidate it would
strengthen but thus far he has re
NAMED as silent as the sphinx and Is
even more non-committal thun ever
His friends however, claim that he
viii accept the nomination gladly
CHICAGO, June 2l-lt's Roosevelt's
convention now. Roosevelt badges
galore can be seen ON Chicago streets,
Roosevelt banners are unturled. and
thero are Roosevelt pictures every
whore The arrival of a great mass
# the delegates and alteruates brought
about transformation. everything in
1icating that Cortelyou would get the
hairmansbip OF the National Com
mittce.
CHICAGO June 2l--The Ropub'
ican national convention was called
10 order today at PFC. The late ar
rival of many of the delegates caused
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