Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1924-06-19

moyal Of public officers for political reasons This
last plank aimed at the Democrats, inasmuch
as the slogan, ITO the victors belong the spolls,
was first raised in the jackson campaign of 1928.
The Democratic Convention of the campaign OF
1886 held in Baltimore, May 3d. 1885. Though
over 600 delegates attended from twenty-five states
and the territories Of Arkansas and Michigan the
vote was limited in each state delegation TO the
number of representatives in congress. There was
no platform, though the New York state Demo
Gratis issued declaration of party principles In
January of 1886. Van Buren, nominated Dy
reclamation and defeated Gen. William Henry Har-
rison, the National Republican candidate.
In the campaign of 1910 the Democratic Conven-
ton met at Baltimore and unanimously rencmlnat-
ed van Buren,. No was named for vice presi-
dent The platform reaf6rmed states rights ana
denied the power of the general government 20
carry on internal Improvement and the power OF
congress to charter United States bank or 10 IN
terfere with questions of slavery. Van Buren, was
haaten nv Harrison who died month after his
inauguration and was succeeded by Joan Tyler OF
virginia the National Wing vice president.
Probably the most significant feature of this
campaign was the first convention of the National
Abolition party at Albany N. Y. 1t nominated
James G. Birney, native Of Kentucky, who had
emancipated his slaves in 1884. A resolution was
adopted calling for the support of Christian free
men of all parties in a campaign against slavery.
The Abolitionists called political cranks, but
they laid the foundations of the new Republican
party.
The Democratic Convention Of 1874 met in Balti-
more and nominated James K. Polk of Tennessee,
who won over Henry Clay, nominated by the Ma
tional Wings. The platform reafirmed that of
1870
There were no less than seven conventions in
1848 The winning candidate Gen. Zachary
Taylor, hero of the Mexican war, who was nom
mated by the Native American Convention and the
National Wing Convention both held in Philadei-
phia The Democratic Convention in Baltimore
nominated United States Senator Lewis Cass of
Michigan. United States Senator Jefferson Davis
of Mississippi was candidate in this convention
for the vice presidency. President Taylor died in
Office and was succeeded July g. 1850 by Vice Pres
ident Willard Fillmore Of New York.
In 1852 the Democratic Convention, meeting in
Baltimore, nominated Franklin Pierce of New
Hampshire over Cass and United States Senator
Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, Pierce won the
election over Gen. Winfield Scott, the National
Wing candidate.
The conventions of 1856 were of great interest
and Importance as preliminary to the election Of
Abraham Lincoln in 1860 and the coming of the
Civil war;
There was the American (Know-Nothing) Con-
vention in February in Philadelphia with 227 dele
gates from 81 states. It's platform was America
for Americans" 1t nominated Fillmore A rump
convention nominated Gen. John G. Fremont, the
explorer A Wing Convention in Baltimore rati
fed the Know-Nothing nominations.
There was the Republican Convention the first
of the new party, at Philadelphia, which nominated
Fremont and Dayton of New Jersey. Lincoln got
ITO votes for vice president. The platform op-
posed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise of
1920 in regard to slavery favored the admission
of Kansas as free state denied the right of con-
gress to legalize slavery, and upheld liberty OF
conscience and equality Of rights among citizens"
And there was the Democratic Convention at
Cincinnati, which nominated United States Min
ister 70 England James Buchanan of Pennsylvania.
The platform warned the country that continued
interference by congress with slavery and armed
resistance to law to fugitive slaves would end
in civil war and dsunion and declared 1t the right