The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-07-24
Homes Of Favorite Sons.

In the epoch making Republican con-
VentIon of 1850 New York's favortte
son, William H. Seward, was the
strongest candidate on the first ballot,
polling 173 votes against 102 for Lin
coin of Illinois. In that canvass Ohio
had a favorite son in Governor 8. F.
Chase, Pennsylvania favorite was ST.
mon Cameron, and Edward Bates rep
resented Missouri. All OF the unsuc-
cessful aspirants were given places in
Lincoln's cabinet, In the three presi.
Dental campaigns following 1860 there
was practically no contest in the Re
publican party, Lincoln being the unan-
lmous choice for denomination in 1854,
as was Grant for the first term in 1858
and q second in 1872
In the convention held at Cincinnati
IN 1876 there were again five favorite
sons In the field, New York being again
represented In the person Of Senator
Conkling and Ohio by Governor Hayes.
In that year James G, Blaine came to
the front as Names candidate, In
diana stood for o. p Morton and Ken
lucky presented Benjamin II. Bristow,
who was the favorite on the first bal
lot, polling 113 votes. In 1880 Blaine
was still fayOrite son. Hayes having
had his, Ohio rallied on a new favorite,
John Sherman. The prize, however,
fell to the III starred Garfield, who was
at the head Of the Ohio delegation and
vigorously opposed to the nomination
Of Grant for third term. Vermont
| put forward Senator Edmunds as her
favorlte son in this canvass and again
In 1884. Blaine entered the convention
in 1884 as the national favOrite. PresI-
dent Arthur stood for New York, and
General Logan was the favorite of H.
lInoIs. -Four years later Indiana's ia
vorIte son, General Benjamin Harri-
son, won against Chauncey M. Depew
of New York, John sherman Of Ohio,
General r. A. Alger Of Michigan, Will
liam b. Allison OF Iowa and Walter @.
= Gresham Of Illinois.
Beginning with 1888 and since that
time the matter Of doubtful states"
has been an important factor. Ohio
has become noted as the home Of pres.
! ldents by having three Of her ''favorite
sons in the White House In the course
of twenty years. New York and In
diana have had general claims to con-
alteration as well as strong names to
present. On the Democratic side these
two states have entered nearly every
national convention headed by states
man who was really war horse in the
national ranks of the party. The Dem.
ocratlc nomination was forced upon
Horatio Seymour Of New York in 1858
against his win, and his name was sub
sequently brought forward as long as
he lived. Thomas A. Hendricks was
Indiana's favorlte son In 1868, and
Thomas r. Bayard of Delaware APP
peared in the lists in 1880, when the
national war hero, General W. s. Han
cock, carried of the prize Hendricks
and Bayard were statesmen OF nation
al eminence, and the same may be said
of Samuel Jackson Randall of Pennsyl-
vanla, who also made strong showing
in the national convention in 1880.
More recent conventions may be read
lily recalled, but 1t is noticeable just al
this time that, as In the distant past
the personality Of the favorlte son may
count for more as political capital than
the claims of his section or state. As q
rule. the man who has to be introduced
to the national delegates and have his
claims explained is handicapped at the
start. even though he carry the elect
oral vote of his state in his pocket
hence 1t may be that a favorite son
boom will collapse between the Assem-,
bling of the delegates and the cali fol
a ballot.
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