Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . OLD GATES AT BT. AUGUaTIJNiE, lEOXllUA. CHAPTER XII. FAVIOUS PRESIDKNTIAL CAIS/IPAIGNS PREVIOUS TO 18-40. Tlie Origin of the Caucus —The Election of 1702—The First Stormy Election—The ConstitutionAmended—Improvement of the Method of Nominating Presidential Candidates—The First Presiden-tial Convention—Convention in Baltimore in 1832—Esciting Scenes—The Presidential Campaign of1S20— Old Hickory —Andrew Jacksons Popularity—Jack
Home school of American history; embracing the growth and achievements of our country from the earliest days of discovery and settlement to the present eventful year .. . OLD GATES AT BT. AUGUaTIJNiE, lEOXllUA. CHAPTER XII. FAVIOUS PRESIDKNTIAL CAIS/IPAIGNS PREVIOUS TO 18-40. Tlie Origin of the Caucus —The Election of 1702—The First Stormy Election—The ConstitutionAmended—Improvement of the Method of Nominating Presidential Candidates—The First Presiden-tial Convention—Convention in Baltimore in 1832—Esciting Scenes—The Presidential Campaign of1S20— Old Hickory —Andrew Jacksons Popularity—Jackson Nominated— Old Hickory De-feated—The Log-Cabin and Hard-Cider Campaign of 1840— Tippecanoe and Tyler Too —Peculiar Feature of the Harrison Campaign. The presidential nominating convention is a modern institution. In theearly days of the Republic a very different method was pursued in order toplace the candidates for the highest office in the land before the people. THE ORIGIN OF THE CAUCUS. In the first place, as to the origin of the caucus. In the early part ofthe eighteenth century a number of caulkers connected with the shippin
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