Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-15
Gathering Tuesday viii Be
the Fifteenth Convention
Of Republicans
VIII Be the Seventh Re.
DubliCaDS Have Held in
City Of Chicago
First Convention Vas Held
IN Philadelphia Before
the Civil War
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WASHINGTON, D. c., June 15.-
Tae gathering of the delegates at
Chicago next Tuesday forms the fiji
teenth annual convention held by the
republican party since its birth in
Pittsburg more than half a century
ago.
The first convention was in Phila.
delphia in 1856, and Edward D. Nor
gan called it to order on June II.
Robert Emmett of New York was
temporary chairman and Henry 5.
Lane of Pennsylvania permanent
chairman, with David Wilmot as head
of the committee on resolutions. The
platform declared against the exten-
sion of slavery into the new states
and territories, demanded the ad-
mission of Kansas, and advocated tle
builing of the Union Pacific railroad.
The candidates nominated were John
C. Fremont-he defeating John Nc
Lean of Ohio on first ballot, and Will
liamL. 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 i'm
portance really the first, convention
of the party was held in Chicago, as
sembling June 13, 1860. The plat
form declared for the preservation of
the union, denounced the extension
of slavery, and advocated tariff laws
(which would encourage the develop
ment of the Industrial interests of the
country" Abraham Lincoln was
nominated for president on the Sec
ond ballot and Hannibal Hamlin Of
Maino was nominated fer vice presi-
dent on the second ballot. This tick
ct was successful in the fall, easily
beating the divided democracy.
The third republican convention
met in Baltimore on June Z, 1864.
Ahe platform declared for the carry
ing on of the war, advocated a con-
stitutional amendment forever pro-
hibiting slavery anywhere in the un-
ion, returned thanks to the Federal
soldiers and sailors, and indorsed the
emancipation proclamation. Abraham
Lincoln was renominated, receiving
all the votes except those of Mis-
souri,, which were cast for General
Grant. Andrew Johnson of Tennes-
see was named for vice president.
This ticket was successful at the
polls.
The record of republican national
conventions and candidates held
since the close Of the Civil war is as
follows:
Chicago, May 20, 1S6s-Ulysses S.
Grant, of Illinois, and Schuyler Col
fax, of Indiana.
Philadelphia, June 5, 1S72-Ulysses
S. Grant, of Illinois, and Henry Will
son, of Massachusetts.
Cincinnati, June IA, 1S76-Ruther-
ford D. Hayes. of Ohio, and William
A. Wheeler, of New York.
Chicago, June 2, 18S0-James A.
Garfield, Of Ohio, and Chester A. Ar
thur, of New York.
Chicago, June 8, 1SS4-James A.
Blaine, of Maine, and John A. Logan,
of Illinois. @x
chicago, June 19, 1ssS-Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana, and Levi P.
MOl COA, VI NcW 1OIA.
Minneapolis, June Z, 1S92-Benja-
min Harrison, of Indiana, and White
law Reid, of New York.
St. Louis, June 7, 1S96-William
Mckinley, of Ohio, and Garret A. Ho-
bart, of New Jersey.
Philadelphia, June 10, 190O-Wil-
liam Mckinley, of Ohio, and Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of New York.
Chicago, June 21, 1904-Theodore
Roosevelt, Of New York, and Charles
w. Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Chicago, June is, William H.
Taft, of Ohio, and James s. Sherman,
of New York.
The convention next week will be
the seventh that the republican party
has held in Cicago. Of the republican
candidates nominated In that CITY Lin
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