Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-04-23

York for vice president. In 1913. 1872,
and 1915 the same course was follow
ed, but dissatisfaction with this
usurping action on the part of con-
gress waxed SO strong shat in 1924
only sixty-one attended the n1n.inat
ing caucus. It's candidate, William
Crawford of Georgia, came in .nird at
the election.
In New York a call for state nom
mating convention was made as early
as 1873, but found little favor In 1924
posed of as many delegates as there
were representatives in the assembly,
to be chosen by voters opposed to
Crawford and in favor of restoring
the choice Of presidential electors to
the people was called to meet at
Utica
In 1928 Andrew Jackson was rec
commended as candidate for the
presidency by the legislature of Ten
nessee and at popular gatherings. The
first national convention was called
by the Anti-Masonic party in Septem-
Der, 1880. and was held in Philadel-
phia. The national republicans, after
ward called wings. held a convention
in 1881 and unanimously nominated
Henry Clay for president. This con-
vention recommended the calling of
ratification meeting for 1892 The
friends of Jackson approved of the
new method and called national con-
vention in Baltimore in 1882 and the
system was established.
The first national committee was
organized in the election of 1s4S by
the democratic convention.
The republican national convention
held in Chicago, June, 1888. is Nom
orable for it's long session The con.
Yention sat from June 10 to June 50,
though 1t took only eight ballots TO
nominate Benjamin Harrison of Indi-
ana. The wounds inflicted during the
fight time failed to heal. John Sher-
man, who for seven ballots was in the
lead, asserted in his autobiography
that he had been betrayed. Walter @.
Gresham, another candidate, felt that
he had been badly treated by Harri
son and would not support him for
election. James G. Blaine Of Maine
was travelling in Scotland when the
convention assembled. He had refused
to allow his friends to make him q
candidate. Some Of them insisted on
voting for him until the sixth day
when a cablegram from him directed
that his name be withdrawn. La.er he
telegraphed his congratulations lie
Harrison and accepted the portfolio
OF state in his cabinet After HarH
sons second nomination in 1892, the
Plrmed knight uttered no word Of
felicitation to the presidential candi
date, though he did send coagrsru
latory message to Whitelaw Reid, the
candidate for vice president
When the convention of 1888 met
1t was at sea as tn whom to select
Among the names formally presen' ed
besides those of Sherman, Gresham
and Harrison, wore w. B. Allison 81
Iowa, Chauncey M Depew of New
York, Russell A. Alger of Michigan
Joseph R. Hawley of Connectt,ut +
H. Filter IF Pennsylvania AMI Jere
miah Rush of Wisconsin. Others who
received votes 'neie Blaine, John 4
ingalls, of Kansas. William Mckinley
of Ohio, Robert T. Lincoln Of Illinois
Joseph B Forake. of Ohio, Frederick
D. Grant of New York, Frederick
Douglas Of the Dist let of Columbia
William F.. Phelps Of New Jersey an6
Greed Hay'..ond ct California.
After the seventh ballot Allison
withdrew | is nam.. His supporter.
threw thair votes to Harrisol anc
part OF Sherman's forces deserted tt
him. d;.:1ison was nominated by =
total Of VA out of 93) votes. The tick
ct was completed by the uos,inail Tor
on tha trst ballot 0! Levi P. Morton
of New York for vice presidct.. VII
liam Q. Bradley, the republican whom
four democrats recently elected
United States senator from Kentucky
was Il candidate st this convenii,,L ia,
The vi y Presidency and received 10;
votes.
John M. Thurston, the temporary
chairman of the convention of 1883
states that through some miswordine
of the speech in which the nationa
committee chairman presented Thurs
ton to the convention, he became TEN
porary chairman without the custo
mary formal approval of the conven
ton.
/ This convention of 1883 was the
fourth of five to pass upon Blaine's
HdiHS. FOI d poTlOu OIL twenty year!
he cherished the hope which in hi.
case, as in that Of Henry Clay ant
Webster, was dead sea fruit. Witt
the exception of Clay he was candi
date for the presidential nomination
a longer time than any other man. Hi.
name was presented to the con
ventlons of 1875, 1880, 1884, 1888 AMI
1892. -Four. times he failed of nomin
alton and when he won 1t in 1884 i
was to see his party defeated for til,
first time IN twenty-eight years.
/ Just before the contest of 1876 hi
conduct as speaker of the house ha,
been made the subject of an investi
cation by congress. He had been &C
cused of using his position for person
al advantage. Though his friends de
clared that his explanation to. tn,
house completely vindicated him. /
was an unfortunate episode to happel
on the eve of the assembling of a ma
tional convention, which he hopet
would name him as presidential nom
inee.
Rutherford r Hayee racoiyed +b,