The Colorado statesman., 1924-06-07

party won; when nominated he was defeated
The election was close and the returns were con-
tested. Congress appointed an electoral colhIhls-
sion. Congress in joint session March =, 1871 de-
clared Hayes and Wheeler elected over 1fden and
Hendricks by electoral vote of 1So to 1874.
In the Republican Convention of 1880 at Chi
cago the adherents of eX-Presdent Grant prolonged
the until the thirty-siXth ballot, when the
field combined Garfield, who got 399 votes to
BOG for Grant Blaine was again prominent can
didate. In the platform the SOLID South" was
called menace Garfield was assassinhted and
Arthur became president September 10, 1881.
Blaine nominated over Arthur AT the Repub-
lican Convention of 1884 The platform demanded
protective tariff; gold money standards federal
regulation Of transportation rates; civil service
reform, and merchant maISe. 1t was Rev. DR..
Burchard, heading a delegation of ministers to
congratulate Blaine, who used the phrase, rum,
Romansm and rebellion" held largely responsible
for Baines defeat by Cleveland.
The year 1888 saw the nominatten of Harrison
at Chicago by the Republicans and his victory over
Cleveland Harrison renominated at Mime
apos in 1892 and beaten by Cleveland. McFiin-
ley was nominated by the Republicans in 1896 at
St Louis and successful over Bryan who had
been nominated by the Democrats at Chicago in the
excitement following his famous Gross of Cold
speech. Mckinley renominated in 1900 at
PHILADELPHIA with Gov. Theodore Roosevelt for
running mate President Mckinley shot and
Roosevelt became president September IA, 1901.
Roosevelt unanimously nominated by the Re
publicans Chicago in 1904.
William ii. Taft and James S. Sherman were
the Republican nominees in 1908 at Chicago; they
won over Bryan and Kern.
The year 1912 saws the split between Taft and
Roosevelt which led to the election of Wilson.
The Republican Convention met in June at Chi
cago and renominated Taft The Progressive Gre
publcun) Convention met in August at Chicago
and nominated Roosevelt and Johnson.
Chicago saw two Republican Conventions again
in 1916. This time they We're in session at the
unn nnrl flr1N(
ton failed to get the Republican Convention to
Roosey elt four minutes before the Republican Con
vention nominated Hughes. Roosevelt, June 26,
declined to run and advised concentrating
Hughes. Wilson had been renominated at st.
Louis The campaign carried while the
World war ragged in Europe.
Women delegates and aternates to the number
of 14O were in attendance at the Chicago Repub-
lican Convention of 1920 which nominated War
ren G. Harding Wood Lowden and John
son on the tenth ballot, and Gov. Calvin Coolidge
of Massachusetts for vice president the first
ballot The platform denounced the Wilson ad-
ministration and the League of Nations. The plat
form of the Democratic Convention which at San
Francisco nominated Gov. james NJ. Cox of Ohio
over McAdoo, Palmer and Smith, indorsed the
Wilson administration and the League of Nations.
The popular vote was Harding and Coolidge 49,
152 2O9; Cox and Franklin ID. Roosevelt, 9,147 353.
OF the 531 electoral votes 404 were cast for Hard
ing and Coolidge and 127 for Cox and Roosevelt
Harding died August ut San Francisco and Cool
idge thereupon became president.
The Cleveland Convention is thus the eighteenth
of the present-day Republican party Ten have
been held in Chicago three in Philadelphia and
one each in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Minneapolis
and ST. Louis 1t would be interesting could the
trainers of the Constitution back and see
what modern politics has developed out of their
simple directions for electng the president of the
United States.