The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1912-06-18
Of Republican Conventions
For SO Years
Tie 18th National COnveD.
tiOD Held By The Party

tional convention held by the Republi-
can party since it's birth in Pitts.
burgh more than half a century ago.
The first convention was in Phila.
delphia in 1855, and Edward ID. Nor
gan called 1t to order on June II. Rob.
ert Emmett of New York was tenn
POI airy chairman and Henry s. Isaac
of Pennsylvania permanent chairman,
with David Wilmot as head of the
committee on resolutions. The plat
form declared against the extension
of slavery into the new States and
Territories, demanded the admission
of Kansas, and advocated the building
of the Union Pacific railroad. The
candidates nominated were John G..
Fremort-he defeating John Mclean
of Ohio on 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 13, 1860. The platform
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 nom
mated for President on the third bal.
lot AMI Hannibal Hamilton of Maine
was nominated for Vice President on
the second ballot This ticket was
successful in the fall, easily beating
the divided Democracy.
The third Republican convention
met In Baltimore on June Z, 1864. The
platform declared for the carrying on
amendment forever prohibiting slav.
cry anywhere in the Union, returned
thanks to the Federal soldiers and
| sailors, and indorsed the emancipa.
tion proclamation. Abraham Lincoln
was renomnated, receiving all the
votes except those of Missouri. which
were cast for Gen. Grant. Andrew
Johnson of Tennessee 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 3, lS72-Ulysses
S. Grant, of Illinois, and Henry viii
son of Massachusetts.
Cincinnati. June Ia, 1S76-Ruther.
ford B Hayes. of Ohio, and William
A, Wheeler, of New York.
Chicago, June 2, 1SSO--James A.
Garfield, OF Ohio. and Chester A. Ar.
thur, of New York.
Chicago, June s. 1SS4-Iames G..
Blaine, of Maine, and John A. Logan,
of Illinois.
| Chicago. June 10, 1883 Benjamin
Harrison, of Indiana, and Levi p.
Morton, OF New York.
Minheapolis,a June T.. lS92-Benj
jamin Harrison, of Indiana, and
Whltelaw Reid of New York
st. | ouis, June Z. 1S96-William
Mckinley, of Ohio, and Garret A.
Hobart of New Jersey
Philadelphia, June 10, l900-Wil.
liam Mckinley, of Ohio. and Theodore
Roosevelt. of New York
| Chicago. June 81, 19O4-Theodore
Roosevelt. of New York, and Charles
w. Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Chicago, June l6, 19OS-William II.
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 Chicago. or the Republi.
can candidates nominated In that city
Lincoln and Garfield were assassinat
ed. Blaine died disappointed. II not
u heartbroken, man. Arthur. who sue
ceeded Garfield, lived to realize the
fun meaning of political ingratitude
Harrison, although renominated at
Minneapolis, was defeated. The de
feat OF Grant In the convention which
met in Chicago In 1860 was the occa
sion of a 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
Chicaso conventions, are the only
ones living,
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Mrs. L. Il, Curtis of Little Rock
Arkansas, and Mrs. Fannie Witherel