The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-06-01
ABOUT THE 1916
Of POLITICAL PARTIES
Democrats Practically Sure to
Renominate Wilson on First
Ballot and, Having Adopt
ed Platform, Adjourn.

Ohio. Maryland, California, Pennsylva
mia. Oregon. New Jersey, South Ia
kota, West Virginia. Vermont and Min
nesota
conventions are 10 be held and fixes
the dates?
Answer.-The national committees
attend to this. These committees con
sist OF one man from each state. They
select also the temporary officers OF the
conventions and appoint smaller com.
mlttees TO look after details.
When and where was the first con.
vention TO nominate candidates for the
presidency and vice presidency held?
Answer-The first was held on Sept.
20, 1880, In Philadelphia by party
/ that has long since passed into oh.
! liyion. This was the anti-Masonic
party. However, no nominations were
made at the Philadelphia meeting, as
It was largely gathering to effect an
organization. The nominations were
made eighteen months later at con.
vention I'm Baltimore.
The First Convention.
When and where was the first con.
vention OF one of the larger parties
held?
Answer.-The first was the Demo
cratic Republican convention held in
Baltimore on May 81, 1882 What is
now known as the Democratic party
was known in those days as the Demo
cratic Republican party.
Can you give brief history OF that
convention?
Answer.-Prlor TO 1892 the nomina-
lions were made by what was known
as the 'caucus method" When the
party spirit became strong the noml-
mating was done by congressional and
legislative caucuses, and the caucus re-
manned king of the situation until 1t
was oyerthrown by the convention idea
Andrew Jackson had notion that the
king" was somewhat OF scoundreI
and that there were often "niggers In
the woodplle" at the caucuses. TO |
overcome this the party OF which he |
was leader evolved the convention |
plan. and a26 delegates gathered In
Baltimore and OF course, renominated
Jackson. No platform was adopted. as
a word from "Old Hickory" was all
that was needed. Thus the convention |
system started and has reigned for
eighty-four years. but its end may be |
In sight with the growth OF the direct
primary system.
Democratic Candidates.
Can you give a list OF the conventions
that have been held by what is now
the Democratic party since the first
and also the candidates nominated for
The presidency?
Answer:
Republican. Baltimore,
Andrew Jackson
Baltimore. Martin Van I
Buren,.
Baltimore. Martin Van
Buren,
Baltimore. James X.
Polk. {
Baltimore, Lewis Cass. I
Baltimore. FRANKLIN :
Pierce
Cincinnati. o.. James I
Buchanan.
Democratic, Baltimore,
Stephen A, Douglas; Democratic
Charleston. $. C., John e. Breckin-
ridge.
Chicago. George B. Nc
Clellan. q
New York. Horatio sey- y
mour
72-Democratic, Baltimore. Horace Gree y
ley. (There were four other candi- /
dates STYLED Democratsl %
1G-Democratic, st. Louis Samuel ]. Til n
den.
Cincinnati. Winfield Scott !"
Hancock CT
Chicago. Grover Cleve- a
land n,
ss-Democratic. Chicago. Grover Cleve- \,
land. W
'2-Demoerstic. Chicago. Grover Cleve- In
land. I'm
'o-Democratic. Chicago. William Jen- IA
nings Bryan.
n-Democr' tic. Kansas City, William IN
Jennings Bryan. al
A-Democratic, st. Louis. Alton b, Par I'll
kerr M,
s. Democratic. Kansas City, william
jennings Bryan.
2-Democratic, Baltimore. Woodrow co
Wilson.
Republican Candidates. av