Chicago Hosts Republican Conventions Through History
The piece traces Chicago as the meeting place for six of the thirteen Republican conventions since the party's birth, noting Lincoln's 1860 nomination, Grant, Garfield, Harrison, Roosevelt, and a 1900s gathering. It contrasts with the Democrats, highlights Chicago’s growth after the 1871 fire, and recalls the 1893 Columbian Exposition and its impact.
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Milnois
Abraham Lincoln
Ulysses Srant
James A. Garfield
James G. Blaine
Benjamin Harrison
Lake Michigan
Theodore Roosevalt
Blaine
Lincoln
Grant
Garfield
Harrison
Roosevelt
White House
Cogee
America
New York
Iincoln
Jackson Park
Newberry
Drew Johnson
Johnson
Crosby Opera House
Cert Schurz
John A. Logan
Illnois
Henry S. Lane
Indiana
Schuyler Colfax
House of Representatives
Philadelphia
Colfax
Henry Wilson
Mlassachusetts
Cincinnati
Theodore M. Pomeroy
Edward McPherson
Pennsylvania
Exposition
Rutherford B. Hayes
Ohio
William A. Wheeler
Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
Hayes
Wheeler
Maine
Robert G. Ingersoll
Illinois
Ingersoll
American Congress
Exposition Building
Roscoe Conkling
Conkling
John Sherman
Michigan
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Chester Alan Arthur
Theodore Roosevelt
George William Nervously
Chicago a natural convention magnet with strong rail and hotel base
The city’s central location and vast hotel capacity make Chicago the inevitable convention hub. Rail and lake trade secure its status as America’s top railroad center, with easy access from all states. The Coliseum near Wabash and Fifteenth hosts 10 000 seats, while Taft and Fairbanks are poised for early nominations.
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Fourteenth Republican National Convention Preview
A historical survey notes the 14th Republican convention set for June in Chicago’s Coliseum to nominate presidential and vice presidential candidates. It lists potential leaders like Cannon Fairbanks Foraker Hughes Knox La Follette and Taft among 980 delegates and recalls past Chicago meetings and key figures.
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Chicago
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Wabash Avenue
Fifteenth Street
Libby
Betiaing
Richmond
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Madison Square Garden
Republican Party
Joseph G. Cannon
Charles W. Fairbanks
Joseph B. Foraker
Charles E. Hughes
Philander C. Knox
Robert M. la Follette
William H. Taft
Harry
New
Republican National Committee
Philadelphia
Hubert Emmet
New York
Musical Fund Hall
Locust Street
Henry 8. Lane
Indiana
William Sl. Seward
William M. Evarts
Norman Judd
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln
John R. Lynch
James G. Blaine
Maine
John A. Logan
Hitnois
Chéenge
Chauncey M. Depew
John Sherman
Blaine
Ingersoll
Phiamed Knight
Europe
Walter Q. Gresham
Illiois
Depew
McKinley
Benjamin Harrison
Levi B Morton
William Mci
Hinley
J. Sloat Fassett
Minneapolis
Wyoming
Thomas B. Reed
Exposition Hall
Falls of St. Anthony
Mississippi River
Napoleon
Harrison
Whitsuw Reid
New York Tribune
Vdepew
Thurston
Nebraska
Garret A. Hobart
New Jersey
Eller
Collorado
Ailver
Walcott
Colorado
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Theodore
Roosevelt
Elihu Root
Cannon
Culleny
Jed
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Robertus Love
Hannibal Hamlin
Cassius Marcelus Clay
Kentucky
Baltigeore
Robert J. Breckinridge
Willam Dennison
National Union Convention
Robertus, Love
LA Follette
Taft
Joan C. Fremont
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