The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-06-18

ton was one of the longest in the his
tory of the country, having lasted fol
six days, and Harrison was chosen OF
the eighth ballot. The platform de
clared for free suffrage. protection K
American industries. duties on wool
home rule in the Territories, agains
Mormonism, for bi-metalism, fret
! schools, protection of our fisheries, civil
service reform. pensions for the sol
| diers, opposition to combinations o.
capital, for free homes for the people
and for the enforcement of the Monroe
Doctrine.
The Democratic Convention, held ir
| June in st. Louis. nominated Grover
Cleveland, of New York, for President
and Allan G. Thurman, of Ohio, fol
Vice President. The Democratic plat
form declared for the maintenance OF
sions for the soldiers, Chinese exclusion
| Civil Service reform, lower taxation
tariff reform and for reduction of the
National surplus by reduction of taxa
| ton.
Again the country was treated tc
| conventions by the Prohibitionists
Union Labor and the same old Ameri-
can Convention and Equal Rights Con-
vention.
The Conventions of 1892.
The Republican Convention of 1892
was held in Minneapolis. Benjamin
| Harrison, of Indiana, was nominated
for President and Whitelaw Reid OF
New York. Vice President. The plat
form reaffirmed the principles of pro-
| lection, declared the triumph of reci-
procity, for bi-metalism, extension of
| foreign commerce, Increment of the
Monroe Doctrine, condemned the trusts.
declared in favor of the Nicaraguan
Canal, expressed sympathy for temper
ance and commended the Administers
| ton.
The Democratic Convention was held
| in June, in Chicago. Cleveland was
nominated for President, Adlai e. Stew
enson for Vice President. This conven-
ton is noted for the long struggle over
the tariff plank of the platform. AS
adopted, this plank finally denounced
Republican protection as fraud and
robbery. denounced the Mckinley tariff
law and denied that there had been any
increase of prosperity since that tariff
law went into operation. 1t declared
against Federal control of elections,
trusts and combinations, denounced the
Sherman Act as cowardly maheshift,
declared against sumptuary laws and
demanded the use of both gold and sill
Yer as the standard money of the coun-
try. In this year the Populist Party
came to the front with James 3. Wea-
YER, of Iowa, for President and James
G. Field, of Virginia, for Vice Presi-
dent. Other parties with National tick
cts in the field were the Prohibitionists
vious to this time, been a noted Green
hacker.
The Conventions of 1896.
The Republican Convention of 1896
was held in st. Louis William McKin-
ley was nominated for President and
Garrett A. Hobart for Vice President.
The Republican platform emphasized
allegiance to the policy of protection,
reciprocity and the generous recognition
of the veterans by giving them good
pensions. 1t declared for a merchant
marine, for ample protection of wool
growers and woolens; declared that the
party was unreservedly for sound money
and that every dollar should be as good
as gold; for free Cuba. for larger
navy. for civil service. National arbitra-
ton and for temperance.
The Democratic Convention was held
in Chicago in July and nominated Will
liam J. Bryan and Arthur Sewall, of
Maine, for Vice President. Bryan was
nominated on the fifth ballot The
Democratic platform declared for abso-
lutely free silver; against National
banks, tariff for revenue. against trusts
and pools. and expressed sympathy for
Cuba. Nominations were also made by
the Peoples Party Convention, Silver
Party Convention and the National
Deuiociduc convention, winch was
known as the gold wing of the Demo-
cratic Party. Gen. John NJ. Palmer, of
Illinois, was nominated for President on
this ticket and Simon Bolivar Buckner.
of Kentucky, for Vice President There
were also a National Prohibition, a
National Party and Socialist Labor
conventions.
The Conventions of 1909.
The Republican Convention of 1900
q in, nd
nominated William Mckinley, of Ohio,
for President and Theodore Roosevelt,
of New York, for Vice President The
platform declared that all Republican
promises had been redeemed and re-
lated its splendid achievements in the
war with Spain, Endorsed the gold
standard, protection, reciprocity, lib
eral pensions, civil service, declared for
improved roads. larger rural free deliv-
cry, irrigation, for an Isthmian Canal
protection of Americans abroad, ap-
proved Hawaiian annexation and com
mended the policy toward the Philip
pines.
The Democratic Convention nomi-
mated William J. Bryan for President
and Adlai Stevenson for Vice President
The platform declared against imperial
ism. denounced Porto Rican laws. de-
manded the evacuation of Cuba, con-
demned the Philippine policy. expan-
ley tariff. the Anesty Bill, the Hay
Pouncefote treaty and demanded the
election of Senators by the people
The Conventions of 1904.
The Republican Convention of 1904
was held in Chicago in June. Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated for President
and C. w Fairbanks for Vice President.
The Republican platform declared for
the gold standard, congratulated itself
on the accomplishments in the Philip
pines, on the Panama Canal. reorgani-
cation of the Army, the rebuilding of the
Navy, Antitrust laws, reciprocity. a
tariff which absolutely protected the
country and integrity of the National
currency.
The Democratic Convention was held
in July in st. Louis and Alton b. Par
ker and Henry-G Davis were nominated
The platform declared for internal
waterways, against executive usurpation.
Imperialism and Government contracts
with trusts, high tariff. and for election
OF Senators by the people, for Statehood
in the Territories.
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