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U, CHICAGO, NO. 23-1M* Hit THE MCHENRY PLAINDEALER, MCHENBY, t <«.»% * •» «n «, •**** U*tmA t * S <•" *>•>' " f£ *'Jf ^ f wood CJ&teZZA/WAb.DZ5Z2?JZ/T°£ 7%2 A Political Clance 3&okwzu%l JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN N ALL the hundreds of thousands of columns that the newspapers of the country have printed about the l'.C4 Republican and Democratic National Conventions it is dollars to doughnuts that these Interesting facts were never mentioned: The Constitution has nothing to say about presidential nominations. It makes no provision for nominating conventions. It is silent on the subject of party platforms. In fuct, the Constitution ignores ail three as completely as it does woman suffrage, national committees, keynoters, and broadcasting of proceedings. It is interesting to see how George Washington, the first president; was elected. There were no conventions, no platforms, no nominations. There was probably no need of nominations. There were two parties--Federalists and Anti-Federalists--but they were divided on the subject of the Constitution rather than on the choice for president. Presidential electors were chosen January 7, 1789. This was done by the legislatures in Connecticut, Delaware. New Jersey, South Carolina and Georgia; by popular vote In Massachusetts, New Hampshire^ Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia. In New . York a quarrel between the senate and house pre*™" vented action by the legislature. North Carolina and Rhode Island had not yet adopted the Constitution. > In the electoral college each elector voted for two candidates for president, the one receiving; the majority of the votes to be declared president and the one receiving the next largest number of votes to be declared vice president. Sixty-nine of seventy- three electors were present. Washington received 69 votes and John Adams 34. Washington and Adams were declared president and vice president. It was soon evident that by this method of voting the vice president elected was the leading opponent of the president. Under the Twelfth Amendment to the Constitution, which went into effect September 25, 1804, the electors vote for president and vice president separately and both . must be of the same party. Washington was inaugurated April 30, 1789, In Federal Hall, Wall Street, New York. December 6, 1790, the seat of government was moved to Philadelphia. The campaign of 1800 saw the first nominations. They were made In congressional caucuses--Adams and Pinckney by the Federalists, Jefferson and Burr by the Republicans. A tie vote between Jefferson end Burr in the electoral college threw the election Into the house, which chose the former president and the latter vice president. The first convention marked the campaign of 1812. The Federalists nominated Clinton, first by caucus of New York state legislators at Albany and then formally by convention In New York. Madison, the winning candidate, was nominated by congressional caucus of the Republicans. It was not until 1832 that the nominating convention again appeared and then for the first time all the candidates were nominated by conventions held In Baltimore--the Anti-Masonic (Wirt), National Republican or Whig (Clay) and National Democratic (Jackson, renominated). The Republican Convention put forth ten resolutions, constituting the first convention platform ever Issued The Anti-Masonic Convention issued an address to the public, but rfBopted no platform. The National Republican Convention of 1856 wa« the first convention of the present-day Republican party. It was a great year for conventions, no less than five being held. They are Interesting and Important, as preliminary to the election of Lincoln in I860. The American (Know-Nothing) Convention, with a platform of "America for Americans," met In 1 February In Philadelphia. There were 227 dele» . gates from 27 states. They nominated former President Fillmore (1849-53). A rump Know»« , Nothing Convention nominated Fremont. The Democratic Convention met June 2-6 In Cincinnati and nominated Buchanan. The platform denounced Know-Nothlngisru. warned the country that continued Interference by congress Q with slavery and armed resistance to law as to fugitive slaves would end in civil war and disunion and upheld the right of every state seeking admission to the Union to bar or permit slavery. The Whig Convention nlet In September In Baltimore and ratified the Know-Nothing nomination of Fillmore. This first Republican Convention met Jtme 17 In Philadelphia under the chairmanship of former Congressman Henry S. Lane (Ind.). By formal ballot It unanimously nominated Fremont and Dayton. On the Informal ballot for vice president Abraham Lincoln received 110 votes, as against 250 * for Dayton. The Republican platform opposed the repeal of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 In re- *cVh<fen¥ ou/ gard to slavery; favored admlttingoKansas as a free state, denied the right of congress to give legal existence to slavery; declared the right of congress to prohibit polygamy; urged a railroad to the Pacific, and upheld "liberty of conscience and equality of rights among citizens." The populas vote on these issues was: Buchanan, 1,927,995; Fremont. 1,391,787; Fillmore, 934,- 816. Of the 296 electoral votes, 174 were cast for Buchanan, 114 for Fremont and 8 for Fillmore. During the administration of Buchanan history bearing on the slavery issue was made rapidly. Significant events were: The Dred Scott decision of the United States Supreme court {hat no negro, free or slave, was a citizen, with its implication that the Missouri Compromise had always been ' unconstitutional in its discrimination airalnst slavery ; the farcical vote In Kanst.? <in the Lecompton pro-slavery state constitution; the celebrated "Freeport Debates" of 1858 between Lincoln and Douglas in the Illinois senatorial campaign, In which Lincoln forced Douglas to uphold the doctrine of "popular sovereignty," thus bringing about his own election to the presidency and the defeat of Douglas in 1860; the John Brown raid on Harper's ferry in Virginia In 1859. The result of the Free port Debates," ss Lincoln had foreseen, was the splitting up of the Democratic Convention in April, 1860, at Charleston, S. C.. by the withdrawal of Chairman Cushlng and many Southern Democrats. The Charleston Convention nominated Douglas. Th#? seceding delegates held a rump Democratic Convention in Baltimore and nominated Breckenrldge. The platforms Of both conventions reaffirmed that of 1856. The Second National Republican Convention met In The Wigwam, Chicago, May 16-18, under the chairmanship of ex-Congressman George Ashmun of Massachusetts. There were three ballots for the presidential nomination. The result of the first was: U. S. Senator William H. Seward of New York, 173; Abraham Lincoln, 102; U. S. Senator Simon Cameron of Pennsylvania, 50; ex-Governor - Salmon P. Chase of Ohio, 49; ex-Congressman Edward Bates of Missouri, 48; Gen. William L. Dayton of New Jersey, 14; U. S. Supreme Court Justice John McLean of Ohio, 12, and U. S. Senator Jacob Collamer of Vermont, 10. On the second ballot Seward got^84 and Lincoln 181. During the third ballot--when Seward had fallen to 180 and Lincoln had risen to 231--William M. Evarts, chairman of the New York delegation, moved that the nomination of Lincoln be made unanimous. The 465 delegates so voted. The nomination for vice president went on the second ballot to U. S. Senator Hannibal Hamlin of Maine. The platfofm denounced the Lecompton constitution (Kansas); denounced slavery and denied the right of congress to legalize it; called for the admission of Kansas, and spoke for a tariff for revenue and to protect industrial development. The popular vote of the election of I860 was: Lincoln. 1.866,352; Douglas, 1,375,157; Breckentldge, 845,763; Bell (Union) 589,581. Of the 80S electoral votes 180 were cast for Lincoln; 72 for Breckenrldge; 39 for Bell, and 12 for Douglas. The election and inauguration of Lincoln brought the slavery Issue to a head. The Civil war began with the fall of Fort Sumter, April 13, 1860. The Republican Convention of 1864 met In Balti- . more and unanimously renominated Lincoln on the first ballot. Andrew Johnson of Tennessee wss (dominated for vice president. Lincoln got 2,216.067 votes and McClellan, the Democratic candidate, 1,808,725. In this election the following states did Hot vote; Alabama. Arkansas, Florida. Georgia. 'Mississippi, North Carolina, S*uth Carolina. Texas and Virginia. Louisiana and Tennessee held elections and were carried for Lincoln, but their vote was not recognized. Lincoln was assassinated April 14, 1865. Johnson thereupon became president. He was Impeached in 1868 and escaped by a vote of 35 to 19, one vote short of the necessary two-thirds for a conviction. v "" Chicago was the seeos of the Republican Convention of 1868. which nominated Grant and Colfax. They won over the Democratic nomi n e e s , S e y t n o u r qfnd Blair. The Republican Convention of 1872 met In Philadelphia, renominated .Grant and replaced Colfax with Wilson. They won over Greeley and Brown, nominees of a Liberal Republican Convention held In Cincinnati and endorsed by the Democrats In their Baltimore Convention. Greeley died Nov. 29; his electoral vote was cast mostly for . Hendricks of Indiana. » • The year 1876 saw the contested election between Hayes and THdea. It was also a great year for conventions. The American National Contention at Pittsburgh nominated Walker of Illinois ; the platform demanded prohibition, Sunday observance, and direct presidential elections. The Greenback Convention at Indianapolis nominated Peter Cooper of New tort The Prohibition Reform Convention at Cleveland, Ohio, nominated Smith of Kentucky, on a plitform much similar to that of the Pittsburgh Convention. The Democratic Convention &t St. Louis nomlnati Samilel J. TII< York. The Republican Convention met In Cincinnati and on the seventh ballot nominated ex-Gov. Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio over Congressman James G. Qlalne of Maine, his close competitor. 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Veg» tables and all products ol our kitchens are aglet ; only by Regular Rctajl"' Grocers who own an<|:; i* operate their own atones, We never tell to Chain Slate* REID, MURDOCH & CO. Eitabllshrd 1853 ": ' Chicago Boston Pittsburgh New York party won; when nominated, he was defeated. The election was close and the returns were contested. Congress appointed an electoral commission. Congress In Joint session March 2, 1877, declared Hayes and Wheeler elected over Tllden and Hendricks by nn electoral vote of 185 to 184. in the Republican Convention of 1880 at Chicago the adherents of ex-President Grant prolonged the contest until the thirty-sixth ballot, when the field combined on Garfield, who got 399 votes to 306 for Grant. Blaine was again a prominent candidate. In the platform the "Solid South" was called a menace. Garfield was assassinated and Arthur became president September 19, 1881. Blaine was nominated over Arthur at the Republican Convention of 1884. The platform demanded a protective tariff; a gold money standard; federal regulation of transportation rates; civil service reform, and a merchant marine, it was Rev. Dr. Qurchard, heading a delegation of ministers to congratulate Blaine, who used the phrase, "rum,- Rouian'.sm and rebellion," held largely responsible for Blaine's defeat by Cleveland. The year 1888 saw the nomination of Harrison at Chicago by the Republicans and his victory over Cleveland. Harrison was renominated at Minneapolis in 1892 and beaten by Cleveland. McKinley was npminated by the Republicans In 1896 st St. Louis and was successful over Bryan, who had been nominated by the Democrats at Chicago In the excitement following his famous "Cross of Gold" speech. McKinley was renominated in 1900 at Philadelphia, with Gov. Theodore Roosevelt for running mate. President McKinley was shot and Roosevelt became president September 14, 1901. Roosevelt was unanimously nominated by the Republicans at Chicago In 1904. William H. Taft and James S. Sherman were the Republican nominees In 1908 at Chicago; they won ov6r 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 Chicago and renominated Taft. The Progressive (Republican) Convention met In August at Chicago and nominated Roosevelt and Johnson. Chicago saw two Republican Conventions again in 1916. This time they were in session at the same time. The Progressive (Republican) Convention failed to get the Republican Convention to agree on Joint nominations and June 10 nominated Roose\elt four minutes before the Republican Convention nominated Hughes. Roosevelt, June 26, declined to run and advised concentrating on Hughes. ' Wilson had been renominated at St Louis. The campaign was carried on while the World war raged In Europe. Women delegates and alternates to the number of 140 were In attendance at the Chicago Republican Convention of 1920 which nominated Warren G. Harding over Wood, Lowden and Johnson on the tenth ballot, and Gov. Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts, for vice president on the first ballot. The platform denounced the Wilson administration and the League of Nations. The platform of the Democratic Convention, which at San Francisco nominated Gov. James M. Cox of Ohio over McAdoo, Palmer and Smith, indorsed the Wilson administration and the League of Nations The popular vote was: Harding and Coolidge. 1(V 152.209; Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, 9,147.358. Of the 531 electoral votes 404 were cast for Harding and Coolidge and 127 for Cox and Roosevelt Harding died August 2 at San Francisco and Coolidge 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. It would be Interesting could the framers of the Constitution come back and Bee what modern politics has developed out of their simple directions for electing the president of the United States Still Utmful Judge I.indsey. the friend of youth, Is always Interested in prison»reform and a staunch advocate of vocational systems. It Is his theory that a prisoner should, as far s as possible, be allowed to follow the- same line of work that had Interested him before his commitment. "Fine," said a friend one day, "but supposing the fellow was a dancing teacher?" "Woll,"-said the judge, "perhaps he conld teach the boys a new lock step." Their Condition "How are yore children coming onT* asked an acquaintance from over be* yond Chlckatanzy. "Have they all had the mumps?" "Not yet," replied Gap Johnson of Rumpus Ridge. "Sdme uave domi mumped, some of "em are still mump*., inj;, and the test are lowing to mpmp pretty soon." ^ Our little misfortunes wotild amount to so much were ft not for comments of our friends. 0 Send for free booklet mThe Art of Baking Breads Good bread makers everywhere prefer it Northwestern Yeast Ox 1730 N. Ashland Ave., Chicago 4 4 Various Ideas of Fun Work Is play when It Is the work "we' love i The English novelist, H. A. Va chell, in his book of memoirs, "Fellow Travelers," makes the point In this little story: I remember a rare old boy In California, a pioneer who had crossed the plains in a prairie schooner, 1 found him digging post holes under a blazing sup. And he was a rich man. « "Why do you do this?" 1 asked. He looked at me with twinkling jeyes. "Why do you drive tandem ?"he demanded. "Because it's such fun," I replied. "And that," he observed, solemnly, "Is why 1 dig po8tholes."--Youth's Companion. 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The doc mads a careful examination, and "Dojc- Sperry then he caTTetf up a neighbor who owned s corn shelter, and asked him If he would set up the machine under Mrs. Gosha way's window and start It working that night at nine o'clock. Then .he had a barrel of water put in the hall before the old lady's door with a boy to draw out and shove back the bung every half minute, so thst the fluid would make s horrible gurgling, sucking sound. Finally be arranged for snother boy to go on the roof and haul a board across tbje shingles. "Well, this queer prescription started at nine sharp, and the noise was •Imply Infernal. But the widow just smiled peacefully, closed her eyes, and slept like s iamb till morning. " *You see,' old Doc Sperry explained afterward, the deacon and that poor bereaved woman had lived together for 43 years, and when the deacon snored he made all those noises st the same time. She's all right now. It was the silence that was killing her.'"--Detroit Free Press. 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