The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-11-29
TO SELECT THE
MEETING PLACE
NATIONAL. REPUBLICAN coMMir.
TEE MEETS IN WASHINGTON
WEEK HENCE.
CONDITIONS CHANGED
Since FIRST Convention Hall Century
Ago--AIi States Not Represented
Then as in Coming Con-
vention.

4 Washington. p. G.. Nov. 2S. Whel
/ the Republican national committe'
meets in this city one week from e
/ day 1t will be to decide upon the tim
and place fer holding the fourteenth
national convention Of that party
Times and conditions have changes
! wonderfully since the Republicans
held their first national convention Il
Philadelphia little over half en-
| tury ago
The delegates were not chosen thel
On the basis of representation which
low prevails. For instance, in thu
convention Of 1856 New York had 90
delegates, Pennsylvania 81, Ohio 60
In the party's fourteenth national con
yention, which win be held next Juna
every state and territory of the Union
will be represented.
In 1856 the popular vote for the
Republican candidate for president
John G. Fremont Of California. was
l,34I2C4. In 1901 Mr. Roosevelt re+
ccived 7,G23,486 The state OF New
York has more voters now Of all part
les than the entire Republican vote
of fifty years ago
The first national convention Of the
Republican party declared In its plat.
form that the maintenance Of the
principles promulgated IN the Declara-
tion OF Independence and embodied in
the Federal Constitution is essential
to the preservation OF our Republican
institutions 1t rebuked the Demo-
ratio party for the latter,s attitwla
oward Cuba and asserted that The
lighwayman's plea that might makes
light embodied in the Ostend Cireu.
ar, would bring shame and dishoncr
lpon any government or people that
gave it their sanction. Since these
declarations were made the united
States. under Republican administra
ions, has acquired the Philippines
and Porto Rieo--and the Declaration
of Independence and the denuncia
ion Of the highwayman's plea no
onger figures In Republican plat
'orm'
In the first national convention of
.he Republican party there were two
candidates fer the presidential nomi
lation--John c. Fremont of California
md John Mclean Of Ohio Mclean
vas the preference or the old-time
Wings who had identified themselves
with the Republican party. He was
ainted with Know. Nothingism. =
however. and that was the prime
'ause of his defeat.
When the party held its second con.
'ention, in Chicago. in 1860, the nomi-
lation of William II. Seward OF New
york seemed a foregone conclusion,
'ut the honor was bestowed on Abra.
lam Lincoln, who was renominated n
SG4 by the Baltimore convention.
zen. r. s. Grant was nominated, prac-
ically without dissenting voice, at
he Chicago convention OF 1868 and !
ni tbt MI
delphia convention in 1872. In the
Of 1876. at Cincinnati !
ames G. Blaine led all other candi- |
atcs for the nomination for sox bal. |
DTS hut was defeated on the seventh |
y Rutherford b. Hayes. On the first |
aIlot MI. Blaine had 2s5 votes. which |
Tere Increased 90 35l on the seventh |
zen Hayes had only 81 votes on the |
Irst ballot and l13 on the sixth. Onl
he seventh ballot he received gsi
otes, or six more than were neces.
AIRY to a choice. II was Blaine against !
he field-and the field was stronge-
han Names magnetic statesman. |
In the convention OF 1889. at Chi |
ago. the "old guard" made des |
crate effort 90 nominate Gen. Grant \
cr a third term. The general led all
ther candidates for thirty-hve bal
DTS The unit rule received its death |
low In this convention. and on the /
hirtysiNth ballot James A. Garfield
fas nominated. Blaine was again =
and received alomtst a |
iany votes up 10 the thirtyhEh bal /
Z as Gen. Grant Then She DARK 1
crse' carried on the prize. In 1854 1
Chicago. Mr. Blaine realized his
mbition and was nominated FOR the
residencs. brt beaten at the polls by
is Democratic opponent Grover
lcvelaod. The convention Of 1855
lsted six days. John sherman d
hio led for seven ballots On the
ghth he was beaten by BENJAMIN
arison of Indiana At Minneapolis. /
1892. President Harrison vas re-
ominated on the frst ballot but
as beaten al the polls b. Mr Clevv-
md. William Mckinley vas nomi-
ated on the first ballot a. St Louis
1896. and renominated unanimously /
Philadelphia IN 1904 In f0s. ai
hicago. Freshest Theodore R0oss-
III was Nominated without oppost
g. /,