The copper era and Morenci leader., 1912-06-28
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IlulOF0 next Tuesday Will De Cu6 ZlSI national assemblage of the Democrat ic party. While the one now in ses- sion in Chicago is only the fifteenth Republican national gathering. But the Democratic party surpasses the Republican in age much more than this difference would indicate. Born in the bank controversy of 179t, christened by Jegerson, it's founder, in 1792, and strengthened in the di- vision among the people which Washington's neutrality proclama- tion at the beginning of the Anglo French war in 1793 caused, the Dem ocratic party passed it's centennial mark more than a decade ago.
 Convention in 1882.
 But the history of the partys con ventions dates back only to 1882, in which year the national delegate convention method of nominating candidates for president and vice president was adopted. The first na- tional Democratic convention was hel on May 12, 1882, at Baltimore, and adopted two rules which have guided the actions of all subsequent conventions: One of these provided that the delegates, when so instruct ed, should cast the votes of their states as a unit, and the other that no candidate should be nominated without a two-thirds' majority. An drew Jackson was nominated for president and Martin Van Buren for vice president. They were elected.
 The second national Democratic convention met on May 25th, 1886, also at Baltimore, and nominated Martin Van Buren for president and Richard M. Johnson for vice presi- dent. The ticket was successful in the S1lbSaOnant election
 The third convention, held on May ,, 1S40, at Baltimore, renomin- ated Van Buren, but named no candi- date for vice president, leaving that to the several states. It also put forward the first complete platform ever adopted by the party. Parts of this platform were incorporated into Democratic convention prior to the civil war, and it's leading ideas have re-appeared in many of the party platforms of the last 50 years.
 In 1S44 the national Democratic convention again assembled in Balti more. Van Buren had a majority of the instructed delegates for his nom- ination. James K. Polk was a candi- date for vice president Unfortunate ly for Van Buren he was not on the popular side in regards to the burn
 
 Texas. Again the two-thirds rule was introduced, and assured Van Buren's defeat. After three days struggle the nomination was given to Polk.
 "Walk Out" in 1848.
 In the convention of 1S48, also in Baltimore, took plae the first of the great ''walk-outs" in Democratic na- tional assemblages, the others being in 1860 and 1896. The party in New York was divided into two hostile factions. The national convention attempted to patch up truce be- tween them by admitting the dele gations which each chose, allowing each to cast half the votes. The re- suit was that the faction whose choice was defeated indignantly with drew from the convention. Lewis Cass of Michigan was named for president and William O. Butler of Kentucky for vice president. This ticket was defeated by Taylor and Fillmore, Wings.
 Franklin Pierce, of New Hamp- shire, a dark horse" whose name had not been publicly mentioned as nomination at the national Demo cratic convention held in Baltimore in 1852. William B. King of Ala bama was nominated for vice presi- dent, but did not live to fill the of flee.
 The convention which met at Gin on June 2 1856, lasted four days and resulted in the nomination of James Buchanan of Pennsylvania ridge of Kentucky for vice president.
 Most Hateful Convention.
 The most Hateful convention which was ever held in the United States was that which opened at Charles ton, s. C.. on April 23, 1860, which lasted ten days and took 57 unavail ing ballots and which split the party into a northern and southern section each of which had a separate coll vention in another place and put up ticket of it's own. One faction named Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois and Herschel V. Johnson of Georgia while the other nominated John c. Breck- inridge of Kentucky and Joseph Lane of Oregon. Both were defeated at the polls yb Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin, Republicans.
 The main purpose for holding the Democratic national convention which met in Chicago on August 90, 1865, was to prevent the party or ganization from going wholly to pieces. The convention adopted plataform which declared the war a failure and nominated Gen. George B. Mcclellan of New Jersey for pres ident and George +. PendletOn of Ohio for vice president. Only three states ratified the conventions ac- tion.
 In the convention of 1868, the only one ever held in Nev York FlorarIo Seymour of New York was named for president and N. P. Blair of Mis- souri for vice president, This ticket was easily beaten by the Republican ticket of Grant and ColfaX.
 The 1872 convention of the Dem ocrats was held at Baltimore. It ac- cepted Horace Greedy, the nominee