The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1912-06-15
Record Of Fifty-six Years.

Pittsburgh more than half a century
ago.
The first convention was in Phila-
delphia in 1855, and Edward D. Nor
gan called it to order on June II.
Robert Emmett of New York was
temporary chairman and Henry S.
Lane of Pennsylvania permanent
chairman, with David Wilmot as
head of the committee on resolutions.
The platform declared against the
extension of slavery into new states
and territories, demanded the admis-
sion of Kansas, and advocated the
building of the Union Pacific rail-
road. The candidates nominated
were John c.. Fremont-he defeated
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 i'm
portance really the first, convention
of the party was held i'll Chicago, as
sembling June IS, 1850. The plat
fo
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 third
ballot and Hannibal Hamlin 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 carry
ing on of the war, advocated con-
stitutional amendment forever pro-
hibiting slavery anywhere in the In
ion, returned thanks to the Federal
soldiers and sailors, and Endorsed the
emancipation proclamation. Abra-
ham Lincoln was renominated, re-
ceiving all the votes except those of
Missouri, which were cast for Gen.
Grant. Andrew Johnson of Tennes-
see was named for rice-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 S, 1S72-UEss-
es S. Grant, of Illinois, and Henry
Wilson, of Massachusetts.
Cincinnati, June IA, 1S76-Ruth-
erford D. Hayes, of Ohio, and William
A. Wheeler, of New York.
Chicago, June 2, 1Ss0-James A.
Garfield, of Ohio, and Chester A. Ar
thur, of New York.
Chicago, June 8, 1S84-James G..
Blaine, of Maine, and John A. Logan.
Of Illinois. !
Chicago, June 10, 1sSs-Benjamin |
Harrison, of Indiana, and Levi P.
Morton, of New York.
Minneapolis, June Z, 1S92-Ben-
jamin Harrison, Of Indiana, and
Whitelaw Reid, of New York.
st. Louis, June z, lS96-William
Mckinley, of Ohio, and Carrot A.
Hobart, of New Jersey.
Philadelphia, June 10, 19O0-Wil-
liam Mckinley, of Ohio, and Theo-
dore Roosevelt, of New York.
Chicago. June 81, 1904-Theodore
Roosevelt, OF New York. and Charles
w. Fairbanks, of Indiana.
Chicago. June 16, William
H. Taft, of Ohio, and James S. sher-
man, of New York.
The convention next week will be
the seventh that the Republican par
ty has held in Chicago. OF the Re-
publican candidates nominated in
that city, Lincoln and Garfield were
assassinated. Blaine died disap-|
pointed. II not 9 hearbroken, man.