1876 Republican National Convention

American political convention February 2026 1876 Republican RP1876.png 125 RV1876.png 125 Nominees Hayes and Wheeler June 14–16, 1876 Exposition Hall Cincinnati, Ohio Rutherford B. Hayes Ohio William A. Wheeler New York James G. BlaineBenjamin H. Bristow 1872 1880 The 1876 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Exposition Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 14–16, 1876. President Ulysses S. Grant had considered seeking a third term, but with various scandals, a poor economy and heavy Democratic gains in the House of Representatives that led many Republicans to repudiate him, he declined to run.McFeely 1981 McFeely William S. William S. McFeely Grant: A Biography Norton 1981 440–441 0-393-01372-3 https://books.google.com/books?id=cv5IbR5f9oMC&pg=PA440 Patrick Patrick Rembert W. The Reconstruction of the Nation Oxford University Press New York 1968 255 0-195-01016-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=EkJCAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA255 The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio for president and Representative William A. Wheeler of New York for vice president. The Republican ticket of Hayes and Wheeler went on to lose the popular vote to Democrats Samuel J. Tilden and Thomas A. Hendricks in the election of 1876, but won the electoral vote after a controversy which was allegedly resolved by the Compromise of 1877. Overview The convention was called to order by Republican National Committee chairman Edwin D. Morgan. Theodore M. Pomeroy served as the convention's temporary chairman and Edward McPherson served as permanent president. The principal candidates at the convention included Senator James G. Blaine of Maine, the former Speaker of the House; Senator Oliver P. Morton of Indiana; Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin H. Bristow of Kentucky; Senator Roscoe Conkling of New York; Governor Rutherford B. Hayes of Ohio; and Governor John F. Hartranft of Pennsylvania. James Russell Lowell, well-known poet and a professor at Harvard College, spoke on behalf of Hayes.Heymann C. David American Aristocracy: The Lives and Times of James Russell, Amy, and Robert Lowell New York Dodd, Mead & Company 1980 136 0-396-07608-4 https://archive.org/details/americanaristocr00heym registration Two candidates, Benjamin Bristow and Marshall Jewell of Connecticut, were serving as Cabinet members in the Grant administration. Presidential nomination Presidential candidates right|350px|thumb|Interior of the Exposition Hall of Cincinnati during the announcement of Rutherford B. Hayes as the party's nominee for president Blaine led after the first ballot, but had only 285 of the 378 delegates required to secure the nomination. Morton, Bristow, and Conkling each had around 100 delegates, while Hayes and Hartranft each had around 60. The second, third, and fourth ballots saw similar results, but Hayes began to surge on the fifth ballot, passing Morton and Conkling to secure third place after Blaine and Bristow. The sixth ballot saw Blaine rise to 308, but, with the other candidates fading, Hayes continued his surge, moving into second place. After the sixth ballot, the Bristow, Conkling, Morton, and Hartranft supporters withdrew their candidates' names from consideration, leaving Hayes as the sole focus of opposition to Blaine. With the other candidates gone, Hayes won a narrow majority on the seventh ballot and secured the nomination. Presidential Ballot Ballot1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7thHayes 61646768104113384Blaine 285296293292286308351Bristow 11311412112611411121Morton 12412011310895850Conkling 9993908482810Hartranft 5863687169500Jewell 11000000Washburne 0113340Wheeler 3322220Not Voting 2212120 Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 16, 1876) Vice Presidential nomination Vice Presidential candidates Five names were presented to the convention for the vice presidential nomination. Stewart L. Woodford of New York withdrew his own name from consideration as it was not done at his suggestion. Representative William A. Wheeler of New York was thirteen votes shy of a majority on a partial first ballot when the rules were suspended so that he could be nominated by acclamation. Wheeler defeated Frederick T. Frelinghuysen of New Jersey, Marshall Jewell and Joseph R. Hawley of Connecticut for the nomination. Vice Presidential Ballothttps://archive.org/details/proceedingsrepu00nelsgoog Proceedings of the Republican national convention, held at Cincinnati, Ohio ... June 14, 15, and 16, 1876 .. Cincinnati Republican party. National convention. 6th A. M. Clancy William Nelson 10 April 1876 Concord, N.H., Republic press association 10 April 2018 Internet Archive Ballot 1st (Partial Roll-Call)Wheeler 366Frelinghuysen 89Jewell 86Woodford 70Hawley 25Not Called 120 Vice Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 16, 1876) See also History of the United States Republican Party List of Republican National Conventions United States presidential nominating convention 1876 United States presidential election 1876 Democratic National Convention References 30em External links Republican Party Platform of 1876 at The American Presidency Project Proceedings of the Republican National Convention, Held at Cincinnati, Ohio, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, June 14, 15, and 16, 1876 1872Philadelphia Republican National Conventions 1880Chicago Category:Republican National Conventions Category:1876 United States presidential election Category:1876 in Ohio Category:1876 conferences Category:June 1876 in the United States Category:United States presidential nominating conventions in Cincinnati Category:19th-century political conferences Category:Rutherford B. Hayes Category:James G. Blaine Category:William A. Wheeler