Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-06-15
HISTORY OF
REPUBLICAN
CONVENTIONS
RECORD OF PAST Sc YEARS
Fifteenth Convention Next
Week

Tuesday forms the fifteenth national
convention held by the republican par
ty since its birth in Pittsburg more
than half century ago.
The first convention was in Philadel-
phia in 1856, and Edward D. Morgan
called it to order on June IL Robert
Emmett of New York, was temporary
chairman and Henry S. Lane, of Penn
sylvania, permanent chairman, with
David Wilmot as head of the commit
tee on resolutions. The platform de-
Clared against the extension of slavery
into new states and territories, de-
manded the admission of Kansas, and
advocated the building of the Union
Pacific railroad. The candidates nomi-
mated were John c. Freemont-he de-
feating John Mclean, of Ohio, on the
first ballot-and William L. Dayton,
of New York. The ticket was beaten
by the democratic ticket nominated at
st. Louis, and headed by Buchanan.
The second, but in point of import
ance really the first, convention of
the party, was held in Chicago, as
sembling June IS, 1860. The platform
de clared for the preservation of the
Union, denounced the extension of slav-
cry, and advocated tariff laws (which
would encourage the development of
he industrial interests of the country"
Abraham Lincoln was nominated for
president On the third ballot and Han
nibal Hamlin, of Maine, was nominated
for vice president on the second bal
lot. This ticket was successful in the
fall, easily beating the divided democ-
racy
The third republican convention met
in Baltimore on June Z, 1864. The
| platform declared for the carrying on
of the war, advocated a constitutional!
amendment forever prohibiting slav-
cry anywhere in the union, returned
thanks to the federal soldiers, and
Endorsed the emancipation proclama-
ton. Abraham Lincoln was renomi-
mated, receiving all the votes except
those of Missouri, which were cast for
Gen. Grant. Andrew Johnson, of Ten
nessee, was named for vice president.
This ticket was successful at the polls
The record of republican nationa
conventions and candidates held since
the close of the civil war is as fol-
lows:
Chicago, May 20, 1868-Ulysses S.
Grant of Illinois, and Schuyler Colfax,
of Indiana.
Philadelphia, June 5, 1S72-Ulysses
S. Grant, of Illinois, and Henry Wilson
of Massachusetts.
Cincinnati, June IA, 1S76-Ruther-
ford B. Hayes, of Ohio, and William
A. Wheeler, of New York.
Chicago, June 2, 188O-James A. Gar
field, of Ohio, and Chester A. Arthur,
of New York.
Chicago, June 8, 1884-James G.
Blaine, of Maine, and John A. Logan
of Illinois.
Chicago, June 9,1888-Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana, and Levi P.
Morton, of New York
Minneapolis, June 7, 1892-Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana, and Whitelaw
Reid, of New York.
st. Louis June 1896-WiIliam Nc
Kinley of Ohio and Garrett A. Ho-
bart of New Jersey.
Philadelphia, June 10, 19OO-WilIiam
Mckinley, of Ohio, and Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York.
Chicago, June 81, 1904-Theodore
Roosevelt, of New York, and Charles
w. Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Chicago, June 16, 19OS-WiIliam H.
Taft, of Ohio, and James S. Sherman.
of New York.
The convention next week will be
the seventh that the republican marty
has held in Chicago. Of the repubIi-
can candidates nominated in that CITY.
Lincoln and Garfield were assassinat-
ed. Blaine died a disappointed, i'll
not heartbroken man. Arthur, who
succeeded Garfield lived to realizeI
the full meaning of political ingrati-
tude. Harrison, although renominated
at Minneapolis, was defeated. The de-
feat of Grant in the convention which
met in Chicago in 1880 was the occas-
ion of bitter feud in the republican
party, and incidentally led to the de-
feat of the party four years later. Mr..
Roosevelt was nominated in Chicago in
1904, and Mr.. Taft in 1908. These two.
of the seven standard-bearers named |,
by the republican party in Chicago
conventions, are the only ones liv-
ing.
Even if a girl had sense enough to
make her own dresses no man would