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Beginning of the Republican Party: nomination of their first Presidential candidate...
Beginning of the Republican Party: nomination of their first Presidential candidate...
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June 19, 1856
NEW YORK TRIBUNE, June 19, 1856
* Republican Party is created
* John C. Fremont's nomination
* 1st GOP nominated for U.S. president
A very historic issue for the Republican party as it reports their first Presidential nominee, John Fremont. The newly created political party held the prohibition of slavery as the principal issue of their platform.
The top of page 4 has a nice print of: "Col. John Charles Fremont" with the following text, taking a full column then carrying over to taking the entirety of page 5, is headed: "THE PEOPLES' CONVENTION" "The Platform" "Col. J. C. Fremont Nominated for President".
Of significance is the full text of "The Platform" of the party.
Complete in 8 pages, a few minor margin tears, in exceptionally good condition.
AI notes: The Republican Party was founded in the mid-1850s, emerging from anti-slavery factions like former Whigs and Free Soilers, in response to the growing divide over slavery in the United States. John C. Fremont became the party's first presidential candidate in 1856, running on an anti-slavery platform, though he lost to James Buchanan. Despite the defeat, the Republican Party gained momentum and would go on to win the presidency with Abraham Lincoln in 1860, marking a significant shift in American politics and setting the stage for the Civil War.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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