A comprehensive history of the Republican National Conventions during a period of tremendous change in American politics, written by John Tweedy. Tweedy provides detailed accounts of each convention, including the key players and issues of the day, as well as the historical context in which they took place. This book is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of the Republican Party or American political history more generally. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Excerpt from A History of the Republican National Conventions: From 1856 to 1908 At the time I began writing these convention papers for the hartford courant, I intended to describe only the conventions I had attended, either as a delegate or a spectator, beginning with the one of 1860 (the first Lincoln convention) and following with those of 1868, 1872, 1876 and 1880. After the last paper was published, I was asked by the courant to write accounts of the later conventions. J Relying upon the official record, as well as upon my own recollections, I complied with the request and wrote of the others in their order; and afterward added the conventions of 1856 and 1864 to complete the series. This will account for a slight repetition in the 1864 paper of what had already appeared in that of 1868. I had no expectation of publishing these papers in book form, but at the request of many friends and with the kind permission of the courant, I have done so (revised and with many additions) and herewith present the volume to the public with the hope that it may be of some interest to its readers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.