Chicago as the Republican nomination hub through history
The article details Chicago as the venue for six of the thirteen Republican quadrennial conventions since the party’s birth, noting Lincoln’s 1860 nomination and subsequent GOP nominees like Grant Garfield Harrison and Roosevelt who reached the White House via Chicago. It highlights Chicago’s role and its ties to presidential nominees.
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Chicago
United States
Illnois
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses
Grant
James A. Garfield
James G. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Lake Michigan
Theodore Roosevelt
Blaine
Lincoln
Garfield
Harrison
Roosevelt
White House
Chicago as Convention City and Its Rising Power
The piece traces Chicago from its 1830s origins to a population around two million, detailing its rail and water transport strength, hotel capacity, and status as a natural convention hub. It notes the 1893 World's Fair, the great fire, skyscraper innovation, and the Coliseum as a major venue, while forecasting a Taft ticket at the 1908 Republican convention.
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Sangamon County
William H. Seward
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Missouri
Mississippi
O’leary
America
Lincoln Park
Lake Shore Drive
Jackson Park
Newberry
United States
Kansas City
Lake Michigan
Abraham Lincoln
Hannibal Hamlin
Philippines
Lorto Rive
Mawati
Alaska
Coliseum
Wabash Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Libby
Tetmond
Madison Square Garden
William H. Taft
Charles Warren Fairbanke
Republican National Convention Highlights and Historic Moments
The piece recalls the 1904 Republican convention plans in Chicago with 980 delegates, listing likely presidential contenders such as Cannon Fairbanks Foraker Hughes Knox La Follette and Taft. It traces past conventions in Philadelphia and Chicago with figures like Lincoln Dayton Seward and Hamlin, noting key ballot outcomes and notable speakers.
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Republican Party
Chicago
United States
Meno
Joseph G. Cannon
Charles W. Fairbanks
Joseph B. Foraker
Charles E. Hughes
Philander C. Knox
Robert M. la Follette
Wiliam H. Taft
Harry
Republican National Committee
Philadelphia
Robert Emmet
New York
Musical Fund Hall
Locust Street
Henry
S. Lane
Indiana
William H. Seward
William Mo Rvarts
Norman Judd
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
Carl Schurz
Wisconsin
Seward
de- Mine
Olive
Arai Lincoln
Liveahy
Armel
National conventions and early political campaigns in the United States
The article recalls multiple presidential nominating conventions from 1868 through 1884, naming Johnson of the Union cause, Grant, Colfax, Hayes, Wheeler, Hendricks, Blaine, Garfield, Sherman, and Arthur. It highlights key figures, speeches, and notable moments including Otis Ingersoll’s praise of Blaine, the Chicago Exposition setting, electoral plays, and Theodore Roosevelt’s 1904 emergence. It notes the electoral commission deciding Hayes over Tilden by one vote and Roosevelt’s 1904 rise observed by reporters.
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Drew Johnson
Johnson
Chicago
Crosby Opera House
Carl Sehurz
John A. Logan
Inois
Grant
Henry S. Lane
Indiana
Schuyler Colfax
National House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Colfax
Henry Wilson
Massachusetts
Cincinnati
Theodore M. Pomeroy
New York
Edward Mef*berson
Pennnsylvania
Exposition
Rutherford B. Waves
Ohio
Wiliam A. Wheeler
Demoncrata
Samuel J. Tihlen
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hayes
Wheeler
James J. Blaine
Maine
Robert G. Ingersoll
Tenofis
Wright
Blaine
House of Representatives
Ingersoll
Roscows Conkling
Conkling
Giarfield
John Sherman
James FL Joy
Michigan
James II
James GG
Bradeht
Lagersel
Griot
Garfield
Chester Ahin Arthur
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Republica
Theodore Roosevelt
George Willian Curtis
Mr. Roosevelt
Early Nineteenth Century Convention Wanderings and Nominations
A historic survey traces the 1888 Chicago convention nominating Blaine and Logan with Depew a leading candidate, and the 1892 Minneapolis event featuring women delegates from Wyoming, McKinley’s leadership, and Roosevelt’s vice presidential bid amid a gold standard shift.
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John 8. Lynch
James G. Blaine
Maine
John A. Logan
Ilinois
Chicago
Chauncey M. Depew
John Sherman
Blaine
Ingerselll
Europe
Ingersoll
Walker Q. Gresham
Indiana
Linois
Depew
McKinley
New York
Benjamin Harrison
Levi. P. Morton
Willian McKinley
J. Sloat Fassett
Minneapolis
Wyoming
Thomas D. Reed
Exposition Hall
Falls of St. Anthony
Mississippi River
Mr. Depew
Medvinley
Napedeon
Bhar Visiu
Whitchin Reid
Larrison
Miaine
Piaved
Harrison
Skeid
Cleveland
Acai E. Stevensan
Tinoix
St. Louis
Sach
Charles W. Fairbanks
Senator Voorhees
Thurston
Nebraska
McWinley
Garret A. Elhart
New Jersey
Senater Leller
Colorado
Senator Walcott
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Philadelphia
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Cannon
Cullom
R. R. Ritt
Tilmore
Senier Fairbanks
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Robert J. Breckinridge
William Dennison
Front Street
Jasue
Brownlow
Tennessee
House
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