The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-02-12
IN REPUBLICAN CONVENTIONS.
New York Not Important in Securing
 Nomination.

New York Not Important in Securing Washington Correspondent Boston
 New York has seventy-eight votes in the next Republican National Con- vention-more than any other State in the Union. A pretty good nucleus for a presidential candidacy, one would naturally suggest.
 Friends of Secretary Taft arei point ing out that New York's support In a Republican National Convention has heretofore availed but little; for New York has been consistently unhappy in national conventions On a few oeca- ceived the support of New York---as In the case of the renomination of Presz ident Mckinley and the nomination ef
 Since the birth of the Republican Party in 1856, thirteen national con- ventions have been held. Reading the history of these conventions. the trfl- portance of the Empire State as Q maker of Presidents may be readily gauged.
 The first convention was held in Phil. adelphia in 1856. John c. Fremont was nominated. He received the solid sup port of New York. He was defeated at the elections by James Buchanan. The convention of 1860 was held at Chicago, Abraham 1n Linsotn hs,; Wss Ws nSm %nr,- supported William H. Seward through out the contest.
 The second Lincoln convention was hsS at Bam0rs as Th9 anan Missisouri alone standing out against him. New York couldn't help hit it right
 In 1866, at Chicago, and in 1872. at Philadelphia, Grant was the unanimous choice of his party. Again New York had to support the winner.
 But in 1876, at Cincinnati. there was rkr had Fn- pared to nominate Roscoe Conkiing. Rutherford B. Hayes won on the sew enth ballot. New York's vote had been for Conkiing up to that atse time: h.,6 |, Chicago. New York again went down in defeat. Grant received the bulk or the New York votes until the deciding New York delegates cast their votes for the nominee. Garfield.
 Tn 1884, at Chicago, when James e. Blaine was nominated on the fourth among Arthur, Blaine. George F. Ed munds, Joseph R. Hawley and Robert T. Lincoln.
 The convention of 1888 was held at Chicago. Harrison was nsmed en the eighth ballot. and not until then did New York turn to the successful can didate. On the third ballot the vote oe the wtS sfate ons went Tote to for PSiSe
 Harrison was renominated at Minne- apolis in 1892. on the first ballot. New York gave him twenty-seyen votes, casting thirty-three for Blaine and ten for Mckinley.
 guessed wrong again.. Mckinley, the nominee. received but seventeen votes ton
 Four years later it was case of "Hobson's choice" with New York. Me- Kinley was renominated at Philadei- phia by exclamation. And again In 1904 New York couldn't go wrong. Roosevelt was nominated at Chicago by exclamation.
 New York voted the right way only when the choice of the convention was una nanmous-when Lincoln was renom- | mated, both times on Grant. on Me Kinley's renomination. and on Hoose- welt.
 She went wrong on Lincoln the first time, on Hayes on Garfield. on Blalne' both times on Harrison, and on McfNin- | ley the first time. New York's sev- enty weight votes will be for Hughes on the first ballot. Taft partisans say this does not alarm them.