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Beginning of the Republican Party: their first Presidential Convention begins... "Bleeding Kansas...

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June 17, 1856

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 17, 1856 A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports on their very first Presidential nominating convention, held in Philadelphia. Or rather, it reports on the events the day prior to the beginning of the meetings.
Page 5 has: "The People's Convention" with a dateline of Phila., June 16, and begins: "A large number of delegates to the Convention ion to be held to-morrow had arrived in town..." with much more. This is followed by: "State Of Feeling At Philadelphia" which begins: "The Republican National Convention will convent at 10 to-morrow morning. I have hear suggested as most likely to be pitched upon, the names of John A. King...Rufus P. Spalding..." with more. This article is followed by: "The Republican Convention" which begins: "The nomination of Fremont seems to be inevitable. The General conviction is that he is the man to beat...". John Fremont would become their choice. Further reports as well.
The newly created political party held the prohibition of slavery as the principal issue of their platform.
Page 5 also has a report: "Action of the Connecticut Baptist Convention on the Aggressions of Slavery". And there is also content on "Bleeding Kansas" with: "KANSAS - Another Invasion--More Law & Order--Osawattamie Sacked" which is quite lengthy. Also: "Proclamation by the Governor of the Territory of Kansas" "What Shall Be Done" "The Congressional Investigation" and more.
Complete in 8 pages, nice condition.