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- 1831 Anti-Masonic Convention—Why start with one of the most obscure third parties in American history? Because they invented nominating conventions. The Anti-Masons, who feared the growing political and financial power of the secret society of Freemasons, formed in upstate New York; among their members was future president Millard Fillmore.
- 1856 Republican Convention—The first national convention of the Republican Party marks the beginning of the two-party system as we know it. Meeting in Philadelphia, the new party chose John C. Frémont –the “Pathfinder” who mapped the way West for a generation of pioneers.
- 1860 and its Four Conventions—This was the year of not one but four of the most important conventions, producing four candidates—two of them Democrats.
- 1880 Republican Convention—The post-Civil War period produced lively conventions but few fireworks as Republicans dominated presidential politics for a generation.
When the Republican Party held its presidential nominating convention in Philadelphia in July 2000 it was renewing strong, old historic bonds. While most large American cities in the late 19th and early 20th centuries were run by Democrats — New York City's Tammany Hall organization being the most infamous — Philadelphia was a solid bastion ...
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Apr 19, 2012 · The 1960 Democratic National Convention in Los Angeles was crammed with the political superstars of the day — John F. Kennedy, Adlai Stevenson — as well as key staff members like Andrew Hatcher. Garry Winogrand took pictures of all of them, but his primary interest was elsewhere. ‘‘He photographed the life, the back corners, the ...
LIFE’s Best Convention Photos: The GOP. The 1960 Republican National Convention in Chicago. Time and again, LIFE photographers such as Alfred Eisenstaedt, Bill Ray, Thomas McAvoy, Ed Clark, Gjon Mili and others found ways to capture the drama, tension and, occasionally, the humor inherent in big-time politics.
Philadelphia hosted two conventions in 1856, first the American or “Know-Nothing” Party and then the first national nominating convention of the new Republican Party. The anti-immigrant Know-Nothings were so called because of their origins as a secret society whose members denied knowledge of their party when asked.
1960 Republican National Convention Delegates (may be incomplete!) At-Large: George I. Bloom , Washington - Jay Cooke , Blue Bell - Gilbert O. Day , Mifflinburg - Gaynelle M. Dixon , Butler - Thomas B. McCabe , Swarthmore - Thomas H. McIntosh , Pittsburgh - Ruth Glenn Pennell , Mifflintown - Joseph N. Pew, Jr. , Ardmore - Hugh Scott ...
Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas. ‹ 1956 · 1964 ›. The 1960 Democratic National Convention was held in Los Angeles, California, on July 11–15, 1960. It nominated Senator John F. Kennedy of Massachusetts for president and Senate Majority Leader Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas for vice president . In the general election that November, the Kennedy ...
