The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-02-21
MANY YEARS
IN BALTIMORE
History For the Democratic
Party In the Past Was
Made There.

peared on the eighth ballot. and on
the ninth, when Van Buren's name
was withdrawn. Polk received more
than the necessary two-thlrds and was
hailed as the nrst dark horse" to win
a Democratic nomination.
The historian Bancroft. who became
Polks secretary of the navy and the
father OF the Naval academy. did
much to fur: her the nomination.
AT this convention for the first tine
were seen those waves of passion ana
excitement that have marked many
later conventions The dignified Ben
iamin f. Butler of New York jumped
M and cracked his heels together in
his excitement at the struggle with
the southerl,prs over Van Buren,. and
members stood upon benches in the
vain effort to hear or to make them
selves heard amid the babel !
! The renl work of the convention
was contrivcd. as usual, in the re-
cesses. Silas Wright, who was nomi- !
mated for vice president because OF his
known friendship for Van Buren,, teie-
praphed his declination. being. the hrst
TO use the telegraph for such pur-
nose While the convention sat an
other convention. mostly OF federai OF
fee holders. nominated Tyler for pres
ident and tried to force him upon the
Democrats.
Baltimore proved again an unlucky
convention town for the Democrats In
1913. in which year the fruits OF van
Ruren's defeat by n" soCthei'1ers four
wears earlier were seen in his accept
ance of the Free Soil nomination
Iuck retu;ned. however. with the
! nomination of Pierce az the second
lark horse at Baltimore in June. lSo2.
The next Democratic national con-
vention met at Cincinnati. exactly four
yeors later, when for the first time IN
n quarter of century Baltimore was
skipped TO Baltimore was transfer
red from Charleston the faction
, ororrel of the Democrats in iScO. The
= factions northern and southern at
I Charleston adjourned to meet. the Tor
mer mt Baltimore. the latter at hich-
: mond. There had been at charleston
! in April COG delegates. with 3J3 votes
n The Quarrel over the platform. when
@ brought about the secession or many
southern delegates. left the conven'
e ton with majority. but unabie 10
a arrea upon n nominee. 1t adjourned 10
y meet at Baltimore June Is. requesting
q the southern states to fill the vacah
, ces left by the seceders
a The latter. with n few delegates fr' II
A, the border states. adopted resolutions
p apoinst the issuing of Two party plat
4 forms or anv change Of party name
$. and adjourned to meet at Richmoh'
a lime II. Some of the Richmond dele
v gates were also accredited to BAN
L. more. A complicated row over tn
- seating of southern delegates in tn
T. regular convention led to new seces
y sion. and the seceders, with re-enforce
& ments from the adjourned Rlchmoh
IL convention, nominated one natlon'
q ticket. while the regulars nominate
ii another. and the party went forth
he defeat.
IL Baltimore again brought the Dem'
nd rats bad luck in July. 1872. when III
regular Democratic convention railnt
is he proceedings of the Liberal Repul
ut, leans.
by As a convention city Baltimore Wa
pr- crowded and uncomfortable from ~
onward. An extant letter from del
ad gate to the Wing convention OF Is
30, describes conditions as almost une
he durable. Men were sleeping three In
al bed and half dozen or more In
,as room. The writer of the letter thong
,u. himself lucky TO be entertained by
l. friend. who was able to give him
riff. room, which he shared with but o.
his | other person.
icb At convention time in 1860 the ci
for was fairly choked with delegates a
nst others, and it was crowded even
in 1872. Since that time the hotel acco
ura mediation Of the city has greatly
.n,s creased and the time by rail betwe
tea Baltimore and Washington has be
TO so reduced that 1t is easy to sleep
Washington and attend convention
All. sions in Baltimore
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