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Francis Granger for Vice-President, by a Whig State Convention at Harrisburg, Pa. Gen. Harrison also received nominations in Maryland, New York, Ohio, and other States.

A Whig National Convention, representing twenty-one States, met at Harrisburg, Pa., December 4th, 1839. James Barbour, of Virginia, presided, and the result of the first ballot was the nomination of Gen. William H. Harrison, of Ohio, who received 148 votes, to 90 for Henry Clay, and 16 for Gen. Winfield Scott. John Tyler, of Virginia, was unanimously nominated as the Whig candidate for Vice-President.

A Convention of Abolitionists was held at Warsaw, N. Y., on the 13th of November, 1839, and nominated for President James G. Birney, of New York, and for Vice-President, Francis J. Lemoyne, of Pennsylvania. These gentlemen declined the nomination. Nevertheless, they received a total of 7609 votes, in various Free States.

A Democratic National Convention met at Baltimore, May 5th, 1840, to nominate candidates for President and Vice-President. The Convention then unanimously nominated Mr. Van Buren for re-election as President.

A Whig National Convention assembled in Baltimore on the 1st of May, 1844, in

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which every State in the Union was represented, and Mr. Clay was nominated for President by acclamation.

A Democratic National Convention assembled at Baltimore on the 27th May, 1844, adopted the two-thirds rule, and, after a stormy session of three days, James K. Polk, of Tennessee, was nominated for President, and Silas Wright, of New York, for Vice-President. Mr. Wright declined the nomination, and George M. Dallas, of Pennsylvania, was selected.

The Liberty Party National Convention met at Buffalo on the 30th of August, 1843. James G. Birney, of Michigan, was unanimously nominated for President, with Thomas Morris, of Ohio, for Vice-President

A Whig National Convention met at Philadelphia on the 7th of June, 1848. After a rather stormy session of three days, Gen. Zachary Taylor, of Louisiana, was nominated for President, and Millard Fillmore, of New York, for Vice-President.

The Democratic National Convention for 1848 assembled in Baltimore on the 22d of May. The two-thirds rule was adopted, and Gen. Lewis Cass was nominated for President on the fourth ballot.

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On the 9th of August, 1848, a Free Democratic or Free Soil Convention was held at Buffalo, which was attended by delegates from seventeen States. Charles Francis Adams, of Massachusetts, presided, and the Convention nominated Messrs. Van Buren and Adams as candidates for President and Vice-President.

The Whig National Convention of 1852 assembled at Baltimore on the 16th of June, and after an exciting session of six days, nominated Geu. Winfield Scott as President, on the fifty-third ballot.

The Democratic Convention of 1852 assembled at Baltimore on the 1st of June, and the two-thirds rule was adopted. Gen. Franklin Pierce, of New Hampshire, was nominated for President, on the forty-ninth ballot.

The Free Soil Democracy held a National Convention at Pittsburg, on the 11th August, 1852, Henry Wilson, of Mass., presiding. All the Free States were represented, with Delaware, Virginia, Kentucky, and Maryland. John P. Hale, of N. H., was nominated for President, with Geo. W. Ju ian, of Indiana for Vice-President. The Republican National Convention of 1856 met at Philadelphia on the 17th of June. Col. John C. Fremont was unanimously nominated, having received 359 votes on the first ballot against 196 for John McLean.

On February 22d, 1856, the American National Nominating Convention organized at Philadelphia, with 227 delegates in attendance. Millard Fillmore was declared to be the nominee, with Andrew Jackson Donelson, of 'I enn., for Vice-President. The Democratic National Convention of 1856 met at Cincinnati on the 2d of June, and nominated James Buchanan on the seventeenth ballot. John C. Breckinridge, of Ky., was unanimously nominated for Vice-President.

A Republican National Convention assembled at Chicago on May 16th, 1860, delegates being in attendance from all the Free States, as also from Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, and Missouri. Abraham Lincoln was nominated for the Presidency on the third ballot, receiving 354 out of 466 votes; his principal competitors being William H. Seward, Salmon P. Chase, and Edward Bates.

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A Democratic National Convention assembled at Charleston, S. C., on the 23d of April, 1860, with full delegations present from every State. Dissensions arising, chiefly out of the question of slavery in the Territories, 100 great to be reconciled, the delegations from seven Southern States withdrew,and the convention adjourned, after fifty-seven ineffectual ballots for a candidate, to meet at Baltimore, June 18th. Here Stephen A. Douglas was nominated for President, and B. Fitzpatrick for Vice-President. The latter declined, and H. V. Johnson was substituted by the National Committee. The Convention of Seceders nominated John C. Breckinridge and Joseph Lane.

A "Constitutional Union" Convention from twenty States met at Baltimore, May 9th, 1860, and nominated John Bell and Edward Everett for the Presidency and Vice-Presidency.

1864.

The REPUBLICAN National Convention met at Baltimore, June 7th. The renomination, for Pres dent, of Abraham Lincoln, of Illinois, was made unanimous, he having received the votes of all the States except Missouri, cast for Gen. Grant.

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For Vice-President, Andrew Johnson, of Tennessee, was nominated on the second ballot, his principal competitors being D. S. Dickinson and H. Hamlin.

The DEMOCRATIC National Convention met at Chicago, Ill., August 29th. Nominations-President, George B. McClellan, of New Jersey; Vice-President, George H. Pendleton, of Ohio.

1868.

The REPUBLICAN National Convention met at Chicago, Ill., May 20th. Nominations-President, Ulysses S. Grant, of Illinois; Vice-President, Schuyler Colfax, of Indiana.

The DEMOCRATIO National Convention met at New York, July 4th. Nominations -President, Horatio Seymour, of New York; Vice-President, Francis P. Blair, Jr., of Missouri.

1872.

The LIBERAL REPUBLICAN Convention met at Cincinnati, Ohio, May 1st. Nominations-President, Horace Greeley, of New York, on the sixth ballot, by 482 votes, against 187 for David Davis, of Illinois; Vice-President, B. Gratz Brown, of Missouri, on the second ballot.

The REPUBLICAN National Convention met at Philadelphia, Pa., June 5th. Nominations-President, Ulysses S. Grant, on the first ballot, unanimously; VicePresident, Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, receiving 3642 votes against 3211⁄2 for Schuyler Colfax.

The DEMOCRATIC National Convention met at Baltimore, Md., July 9th. Nominations-President, Horace Greeley, on the first ballot, receiving 686 votes to 38 scattering; Vice-President, B. Gratz Brown, who received 713 votes.

The DEMOCRATIC (" Straight Out ") Convention met at Louisville, Ky., September 3d. Nominations-President, Charles O'Conor, of New York; Vice-President, John Q. Adams, of Massachusetts. The nominations were declined.

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