The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-25

AT tne Polls Dy Abranam Lincoln and
Hannibal Hamlin, Republicans.
The main purpose for holding the
Democratic national convention
which met In Chicago on August 30,
1864, was TO prevent the party or.
ganizati0n from going wholly to piec-
es. The convention adopted a plat
form which declared the war a fall.
ure and nominated Gen. George B.
Mcclellan, New Jersey, for President
and George H. Pendleton Of Ohio for
Vice President. Only three States
ratified the conventions action.
In the convention of 1868, the only
one ever held in New York, Horatio
Seymour OF New York was named for
President and N. p. Blair of Missouri
for Vice President. This ticket was
easily beaten by the Republican tick.
ct Of Grant and Colfax.
The 1873 convention of the Demo
| Gratis was held at Baltimore. 1t ac-
cepted Horace Greeley, the nominee
Of the seeding element Of the Republi.
can party, and named B. Gratz Brown
Of Missouri for Vice President, but
the regular Republicans in that year
repeated their victory of 1868.
In their convention OF 1876, in st.
Louis. the Democrats nominated their
strongest and ablest man, Samuel J.
Tilden of New York, with Thomas A.
Hendricks Of Indiana for Vice Presi.
dent. They came within one vote in
the electoral college Of electing their
ticket.
Since 1876 the national conventions
and nominees Of the Democratic
party Lave been as follows:
1880, at Cincinnati, Gen. Winfield s.
Hancock of Pennsylvania for Presi.
dent and William II. English of In.
diana for Vice President.
1884, at Chicago, Grover Cleveland
Of New York for President and Thorn.
as A. Hendrick of Indiana for Vice
President
1888. at Chicago, Grover Cleveland
Of New York for President and Allen
g. Thurman of Ohio for Vice Presi-
dent.
1892, at Chicago, Grover Cleveland
of New York for President and Adlai
E. Stevenson of Illinois for Vice Pres.
ident.
| 1896, at Chicago, william J. Bryan
of Nebraska for President and Arthur
Sewall oil Maine for Vice President.
1900. at Kansas City, William J.
Bryan of Nebraska for President and
as A Hendricks of Indiana for Vice
President.
| 1904, at St. Louis, Alton b. Parker
of New York for President and Henry
G. Davis of West Virginia for Vice
Pre- sidcnt.
i90S at Denver, William J. Bryan
Of Nebraska for President and John
W. Kern of Indiana for Vice Presi.
dent.
| Mr.. j. l.. Flaharty of Toledo, Ohio,
was business visitor in the city over
Thursday.
Nr. r. b. Tulloss went to Dayton
Friday morning to visit for several
days with Mr.. John Icenbarger
| D.. rnd Mrs. e. l.. Porter of Dan
vile were visitors in the city over
Friday.
County Scaler of Weights and
Measures J. C. Tinkey was in Greers.
vile Friday on official business.
Mr.. William Wonderly returned to
Lancaster this afternoon after a short
stay ia Mt. Vernon.
Dr.. Newton II. Eastman was in Col.
umbus this afternoon ON professional
business.
Special sale Of hardy hydrangeas.
pansy and foliage plants. Ahern's
Flower shop.
| Messrs. l.. S. Kinniard and ]. O.
Porter went to Toledo this afternoon
on business.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert l.. Hyatt left
this afternoon for Columbus, called
there by the serious illness of Mrs. 8.
w. Hyatt, formerly of Mt Vernon.
Mrs. Charles Field and daughter
Thelma, of Orrville are the guests of
Mrs. Fields mother, Mrs. Henry
Smith, East Hamtramck street,
| Councilman William Appleton left
Friday morning for Richmond, In.
diana, where he will visit with his
daughter. Mrs. Ted ,Cureton.
Mr., and Mrs. George e. Huntsber-
ger of Los Angeles. Cal. left Friday
morning for several days trip In
Michigan after having made visit
with relatives In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. X. L. Davidson of Par.
kersb,hg, West Virginia, left Friday
morning for Cleveland after having