Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 140, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1920 — SOME OTHER CONVENTIONS. [ARTICLE]

SOME OTHER CONVENTIONS.

In view of the convening of the Republican National Convention in Chicago yesterday, a brief review of previous conventions may be of interest Since the Civil War conventions have been held aa follows: 1868,* Chicago, May 20-22; 'delefates, 650; U. S. Grant of Illinois, nominated unanimously on first ballot; Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana, for vice president 1872, Philadelphia, June* 5-6; delegates, 686;. Grant nominated unanimously; Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, for vice president. 1876, Cincinnati, June 14-16; delegates, 756; James G. Blaine of Maine led until the seventh ballot when Rutherford B. Hayes, of Ohio was nominated, the vote standing 351 for Blame and 384 for Hayes; William A. Wheeler of New York for vice president. 1880, Chicago, June 2-8; delegates, 757; Grant ledjwith Blaine a close second until the thirty-sixth ballot when Garfield of Ohio was nominated by a vote of 339 as against 306 for Grant. Chester A. Arthur, of New York for vice president ■ ===== 1884, Chicago, June 8-6; delegates, 819; Blaine led, having 334 votes on the first ballot to 278 for Arthur, his nearest rival, and was nominated on the fourth ballot. John A. Logan, of Illinois, for vice president. 1888, Chicago, June 19-25; delegates, 830; there- were fourteen names voted, for on the first ballot, with John Sherman of Ohio leading by a vote of 229, with 111 for Walter Q. Gresham; 99 for Chauncey M. Depew; 84 for R. A. Alger; 80 for Benjamin Harrison. On the fourth ballot Harrison, attained second place and was nominated on the eighth ballot. Levi P. Morton for vice president. 1892, Minneapolis, June 7-10; delegates, 905; Harrison renominated on first ballot, with Blaine and McKinley receiving 182 votes each. Whitelaw Reid of New York for vice president. .1896, St. Louis, June 16-18; delegates, 940; William McKinley nominated on first ballot by a vote of 661. Garrett .A. Hobart of New Jersey for vice president. 1900, Philadelphia, June 19-21; delegates, 924; McKinley and Roosevelt unanimously nominated on the first ballot. 1904, Chicago, June 21-23; delegates, 994; Roosevelt-and Fairbanks unanimously pominated on first ballot. 1908; Chicago, June 16-19; delegates, 979; William H. Taft, of Ohio, nominated on first 'ballot, with complimentary votes cast for Knox, Hughes, Cannon, Fairbanks, Lafollette and Foraker. James S. Sherman of New York for vice president. . , 1912, Chicago, June 18-22; delegates, 1,078; Taft nominated on first ballot, with 344 delegates withholding their votes. Herbert S. Hadley, of Missouri, for vice president. i ‘ , 1916, Chicago, June. 9-19; delegates, 986; Charles E. Hughes of New York led first ballot with 253 votes, with Weeks, Root, Cummins, Burton, Fairbanks, Sherman, Roosevelt and Knox following in the order named. On the third ballot Hughes was nominated by a vote of 949.’ Fairbanks for vice president. The 1920 convention has 984 delegates; necessary for a choice, 493.