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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING. JULY 5, 1908.
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FIRST CONVENTION OF
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Came Into Existence During Second Administration of
Washington In 1796 Reigned Supreme for Over
60 Years--CivU War Changed Situation.
By FREDERIC J. IIASKIN.
(Copyright 108 by Frederlo J. Hakln.)
' Washington, Julr 8eventy-slx
years ago the first 'Democratic na
tional convention met In Baltimore.
The Democratic party was old, even
then, but conventions were new.
The most, remarkable feature of the
Democratic party, historically con
sidered, is Its vitality. It came into
a definite and separate existence dur
ing the second Washington adminis
tration and placed its first candidate
for president in the field in 1796.
Four years later-it was successful
Ther was tome dispute, however, about
second place on the ticket Therefore
Old Hickory decided have a conven
tion called to settle the dispute, mace
rate John Calhoun and give the stamp
of approval to hla own personal cholee
Martin Van Buren of New York.
The very flrat action of the first
Democratic convention waa to admit i
delegation from the Dlatrlct of Colum
bia. despite the fact that the cltlaena
or tne district Had no vote. The sec
ond action taken waa the adoption of i
resolution inviting Charles Carroll of
Carrollton, the only surviving sinner
of the Declaration of Independence, to
take a seat In the convention. The ven
erable patriot declined the honor on ac
count, or hla physical weakness, put re
ceived' tne delegates in a Doay at ni
In th nloctlnn nn1 mtfrorf linnn a I home. The convention appointed a com-.
in me election ana enterea upon ,a i ,tte6 OBM,rg,anMtion and adjourned
until the next day.
That committee on organisation was
composed of but throe men, and their
report waa less than a hundred words
ion, but it wan a hlstory-makln docu
ment. The report recommended Robert
Lucas of Ohio for chairman ana pro
posed a rule "that ,two thirds of the
whole number of votes given be required
for nomination." The rule waa adorit-
lease of power that was all but un
broken for 60 rears. It burled the
Federalist party, witnessed the death
of the Whigs, smothered a half
dozen smaller opposition parties and
was supreme until I860
Dividing- within itself In that year,
the party permitted the succeas of the
then four-year-old Republican ' party.
The civil war followed, and for 41 years
the Republicans have had practically
unbroken control of ' the government.
But deapltV defeats, despite dlasenslons,
deeplte disorganisations, the Democratic
farty etui lives ana win gamer in
wentleth quadrennial convention in
Denver this week.
It has been said that the Democratlo
party 'Is a sentiment, the Republican
party an organisation. However true
uoh a characterization may be in this
day, the Democrats were the authors
of the Dolltlcal organizations and meth
ods which are universally practiced, if
not approved, in American pomios. Tne
nrt convention held at Baltimore to
years ago was the beginning of the
present era, or political procedure.
The honor of holding the first dele
gated national nominating convention
belongs to the defunct antl-MaeonJo
party. That body met in Baltimore In
September, 1881, and nominated Wil
liam Wirt as a candidate to oppose An
drew Jackson for reelection In the cam
paign of 1882. The Whigs held the
seoond convention, meeting In Balti
more on May 11, 1882, nominating
Henry Clay. The Democrats held thelr
Seetlng on May 21. Thus It was that
altlmora entertained the first three
national conventions within a period of
V few months. The national conven
Uon system dates from this period, al
though the Federalists did hold a sort
of mas convention In 1812, to nominate
DeWItt Clinton, a bolting Democrat, for
president.
The Democrats at Denver will meet
in a great auditorium prepared espe'
dally for the purpose of entertaining
vast assemblages. The first Democratlo
oonventlon met In Athenaeum hall in
Baltimore, but it proved too small, so
the delegates voted to adjourn to tne
UnlversaTlst church, at which the ses
sions were held.
The first convention was called for
the express and only purpose of noml
- eating a candidate for vice-president
Andrew Jackson was to be the nominee
for president and nobody questioned it
ed. and this was the beginning of
famous two thirds rule which still ob
tains in the Democratic conventions.
Toted by Ballot.
The delegates voted by ballot, each
man having one vote. Those were the
days of stagecoach ond horseback
travel, so that the distant states were
not so well represented as the nearer
ones. Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey had a vast majority
over all the other states. But there
was little question of the scheme of
apportionment, and the delegates voted
by ballot, walking to the secretary's
desk and depositing a folded and secret
ballot if that system had obtained
until now there is little doubt but that
the conseauences of many a preliml-
mary presidential raoe wojild have
been different.
The first ballot resulted: Martin Van
Buren 208, It. M. Johnson 26 and Philip
B. Barbour 49. The fciage of Kinder
hook had received two thirds an) was
declared the nominee for vice-president,
by a resolution adopted unanimously.
Another resolution was adopted which
declared that the delegates in conven
tion cordially concurred in the repeated
nominations of Andrew Jackson as a
candidate for reelection, as made by
various state legislatures and conventions.
Party In Power.
The convention on the next day laid
the foundation of a continuing party
organization by creating a national com
mittee. It was styled "general corre
spondence committee," and was com
posed of several men from each state.
Th'is committee did not have the author
ity of the national committee of today.
but it waa entrusted with the work of
pushing the campaign for the Jackson
electors in the various states. Sixteen
years later the national convention re
organized this committee by limiting
its membership to one for each state,
giving it the power to fill vacancies,
and changing Its name to the Demo
cratlo national committee, which has
maintained. Its organization ever slnceT
Having fulfilled the purpose for
which it was created, the convention
adjourned. It was a small affair, com
pared to the immense gatherings at
Chicago and Denver In ths good year
1908, but that first convention wss a
sample of many which have followed It
in ths first place, its actions were dic
tated from the While House, just as
other convention have been ruled from
that mansion In later days. Jackson
thoroughly dominated the meeting, and
uone but tried and true Jackaonlans
were put on guard. John H. Katon of
Tennessee. Jackson's secretary of war,
waa In the oonventlon and It was he
who pullod the strings, saalsted by John
Overton" another Tennesseean and a
neighbor of Jackson's.
Ths Spoils System.
Jackson had Uit "recently Introduced
the "spoils system" and federal of
fice holding wa begnlnlng to be a prize
onject of political activity. Until after
the civil war the old colonial system of
arranging the roll of states was In gen
eral use; mat is, tne list was read
geographically from the north to the
south. Thus Maine had the first place
on the roll now occupied by Alabama,
by reason of Its alphabetical advantage.
In the list of delegates to that first
convention the Maine contingent comes
rirst. Ana leading that oolegatlon was
"Jeremiah Goodwin. Esq.. Postmaster
of Alfred."
The opposition papers immediately
denounced the convention and the nomi
nation of Van Buren as the work of
handful of office holders who were
subservient to theSvlll of the White
House tyrant, and whose patriotism had
been swallowed up and lost in their
greed. Verily, the big stick and the
steam roller anL the uses thereof are
neither new nor strange to the careful
readers of political history. s
Anutaer noteworthy moment or this
first conventloh was that it marked
the last time the Democratlo party used
the title "Republican." When the partv
first came Into existence during Wash
ington's administration it assumed the
name "Democratic-Republican" as rep
resentative of Its faith in the dual na
ture of the government under the con
stltution, which guaranteed Democratic
seir-governnient to tne states, ana es
tabllshed a Republican representative
government for the federal union.
Popular Vsaffst
In popular usage the name was too
long, so it became the fashion to use
only the latter half, "Republican." This
custom prevailed for many years, and
while tne rirst Baltimore convention
officially styjed Itself a convention of
the Democratlc-iepuDllcan party," it
was known by the delegates themselves
and by the press as "the Jackson Re
publican convention." Under the Mon
roe administration the last vestige of
opposition to the party had died out;
but whun John Qulncy Adams was
elected president by the house of repre
sentatives, a division soon took place.
The Adams followers assumed the name
'National Republican as the title of
their organization which opposed the
old party.
The names or tne two parties oeing
so much alike, it wasn't long until the
people tired of the confusion. In 1832
when both parties held their first con
vrmHnna ther rhinff to the names "Dpm-
ocrn tic-Republican" and "National Re
publican." Before another election came
around the old party had dropped the
word "Republican" and became known i
by its present title of "Democratic,"
while the opposition hijd discarded tli
clumsy "National Republican" for the
simple title of "Whig."
It is a far cry from Raltlmore in
1832 to Denver in 1908. In that inter
val there have been many battles, many
victories, many defeats. But the Democratic-party
has survived the corruption
bred of long-wlelded power, the wreck
of civil wor. the discouragement of
repeated defeats, the decimation of in
ternecine strife. The Baltimore con-'
ventlou was its flrt. but whether No-'
vember brings defeat or victory the
Denver convention will not be Its last
Through Sleeper to Ohloago.
On Monday morning, July 6. the O.
R. & N. will run an additional sleeper
from Portland to Chicago, leaving Port
land at 8-30 o'clock. This Is on the fast
train which runs through to Chicago in
0 hours. Excursion tickets and sleep
ing oar reservations can be had at the
city ticket office, Third and Washing
ton streets.
S FORECAST
OF WHIG WEEK
Democratic Convention and
the Fleet's Start-Conventions
and Sports.
(SpeeUt Dispatch to The JoonuL)
Washington, July 4. During ths com
ing week, a large part of public atten
tion will be absorbed In ths proceedings
of the Democratic national convention
In Denver. Ths apparent certainty of
the nomination of William J. Bryan for
the presidency is not expected to lessen
public Interest in the oonventlon. The
completion of ths ticket Is awaited with
eager Interest, as is slso ths oonstruo
tlon of the psrty olstform. The ses
sions will begin Tuesday end probably
will continue until Friday.
On the same day that ths Democratlo
convention is called to order In Denver
the American battleship fleet will sail
from Ean Francisco for the trip around
the world. The first stopping place
of tho fleet win te Honolulu, wnicn
port " will be reached July 16.
The battleship South Carolina, now
building at the Cramps shipyard, will
be launched next Saturday. The ves
sel Is of 18,000 tons displacement and Is
a sister ship to the Michigan, launohed
several weexs ago.
A number of large conventions sre
scheduled for the week, among them be
ing a national rood roads and legislative
convention at liutraio, tne annual con
gress of the American Whist league In
New York City, the convention of the
national Baptist Toung Peoples union
In Cleveland, and the annual meeting, of
the Federation ol American Zionists In
Atlantic City.
Abroad there will be a number of
events of more or less interest to Amer
ican readers. The international rifle
meeting, in which both the United
States and Canada will be represented,
will begin at Bisley, Wednesday, and
continue three days.
At Bristol King Edward will attend
the formal inauguration of the new
Royal Edward dock, which has been
constructed by the corporation of Bris
tol at a cost of about 920. 000.000.
The automobile grand pels Is to be
run Monday and Tuesday over the
Dieppe circuit In France. Germany,
France, England, Belgium, Italv and the
United States will be represented In the
contest.
The so-callod Lambeth conference of
Anglican bishops will be in session in
London, with delegates present from all
parts of the world.
mmperor wuiiam win depart Tuesday
on his usual summer cruise In Norwe
gian waters. It is understood that his
majesty will, during the cruise, have a
meeting with King Haakon.
EAGLE IS SCREAMING
IN THE CANAL ZONE
(Ualted Prm leased Wire.)
Anoon, Canal Zone. July 4. Ameri
cans In the canal tone are celebrating
Independence d with all the enthusi
asm pf a 10-year-old boy "back home."
Practically every American on the
Isthmus Is here today witnessing the
amateur races, which began at 8 o clock
this morning, and are scheduled to end
at 6 o'clock this afternoon. The cele
bration today la the most successful
event of the kind ever held on the Isth
mus, more than 81,500 having been ex
pended by the committee on arrange
ments. The program Includes races.
wall scaling contests, tests In marks
manship, a run )- the fire department,
broncho busting and hurdles.
VESSEL NOT HEARD OF
SINCE TnE COLLISION
(United PrtM LMd Wire.)
San Pedro, Cal., July 4. It was re
ported here today that ths steamer Sag
inaw Is believed to have been badly
damaged and possibly sent to the bot
tom Tn s collision with the steam
schooner Zampa In a dense fog off Ban
Pedro harbor yesterday afternoon.
The Zampa collided with a strange
steamer in the fog, and waa so badly
damaged ahs had to signal for help.
Ths schooner Dslsy- rrmn rams t
the Stamps s Ms4tano and towed her
lots port
Nothing mors wa sees of ths strsng.
sr, which is believed hers to hsve been
ths Ssglnaw, bound from Saa fsdro to
Han rranoleco in ballast ,
Klamath Tennis Tournament,
(SpecUl Dispatch to Ths Joarsali '
Klamath Falls, Or.. July A temls
tournament known as ths Middle Pa
cific tournament Is now being held
here. . Several out-of-town players srs
participating.
Henry Crosby seems to be ths strong
est player. The Klamath agency has
sent down six plsysrs. A silver cup
will be presented ths winner, and other
silver pieces will be awarded ths win
ners of the individual games.
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a very extensive acquaintance through
out the state. Mr. Carter will move
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are now being prepared. Ha wljl be
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ex-Senator E. B. Pufur, formerly of
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Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars Have Been Mined From
the Placers Fed by the Quartz in Our Mountains.
This is where the fine gold came from. Everybody knows that there must be quartz
where placer gold migrates from. It is eroded from the rock, and carried along by
swiftly flowing water. And it does not travel far. Gold is sluggish and ob
stinate. When separated by erosion from its mother, the rock called quartz, the
place'r particles seek the lowest level and there find lodgment. Near these frag
ments look for quartz. That's what the prospector who found our mines did and
not in vatn. Well might he have exclaimed "EUREKA!" meaning "I HAVE
FOUND IT!" He did find it, and
We Believe That Millions in Gold Will Yet Be Milled From the Mon
ster Quartz Deposits in the Poticie Mines!
They are of marvelous richness. We have ptoven this by actual tests of ore.
Assays running at $23.62, $46.56, $62.23, $108.56 and $240.71 ought to satisfy the most
veracious commercial or monetary appetite. .When it is considered that the ore
is free milling, save from $8 to $12 per ton as compared with smelting, it is easy
for the mining man to see that our claims are almost as full of fortunes as the
sky is of stars.
But These Prices and These Terms Will Not Last Long, We Can
Tell You That.
Yet there are some who will not believe this. Every gold mine proposition yet
placed upon this market has had the same experience. Warning has been given
that prices would be raised or stock taken from the market, and some intending to
buy 'later on" would comfort themselves with the reflection that "they don't mean
it I'll wait a while." They waited and lost. .WILL THE READER OF
THESE WORDS BE ANOTHER OF THESE?
IT IS THE QUARTZ THAT FEEDS THE PLACERS
PRICES OF SHARES AND
$ 25 buys
50 buys
60 buys
70 buys
80 buys
90 buys
250 shares $
500 shares $
600 shares $
700 shares $
800 shares $
800 shares $
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1.00 monthly.
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$100 buys 1000 shares $10.00 down and $10.00 monthly.
TERMS OF PAYMENTS
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The same proportion of payments will prevail on larger amounts of stock pur
chased. Five per cent discount where purchises are made on the all-cash basis.
These prices are subject to increase wtihout notice, but will hofd stock a reasonable
time upon receipt of letter or wire.
See the Placers af the base of the Quartz Claims? Just notice that there are creeks skirting both ends of
them. There is a heap of meaning to this. It tells the story of the Quartz within the mountain fastnesses..
This is the treasure we are going after. Don't you want your share of it? Won't you join us in the search?
P. L. AUSTIN,
President and Trosartr.
fotld
MMmg Compmy
Room 3, Raleigh Building', Sixth and Washington
LOUIS MEYER,
Ylct-Pra is i SecrrUry.
Incorporated jJnder.the laws of Washington for $1,500,000; $9QO,000 in Treasury Stock. All Shares at Par Value of $1 Each, Fully Paid and Non-Assessab!;