The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, March 7, 1929, Page 12

om ee emt Fa Co RAN SOR PSE BoM THE BISMARCK TRIBUNE By RODNEY DUTCHER {manent president, (NEA Service Writer) Washington, March 7.—The first Republican state organization was formed at Jackson, Michigan, on July 6, 1854. At the same time the first Republican state ticket was named, which afterward became victorious. ‘Thus Jackson lays claim to being the birthplace of the Republican party. Ripon, Wisconsin, the rival claimant in this 75th anniversary year of the G. O. P,, had produced a local Republican organization in February, as narrated in a preceding article. The joining of a moral and econo- mic issue in the north produced the new movement and the first Repub- lican state convention was attended by hundreds of leading business and professional men from all over Mich- igan. A similar combination was later to place prohibition in the fed- eral statutes, but without creating an important new party or starting a war. * oe * Anti-slavery Democrats of Michi- gan met at Jackson in February, 1854, and adopted strong resolutions against the spread of slavery and the pro- posed repeal of the Missouri Compro- mise in Congress. These were the “Free Democrats” and they nomin- ated their own state ticket, which in- cluded some former Whigs. The Detroit Tribune was inspired to begin a campaign for a new po- litical coalition of all anti-slavery ele- ments to oppose the regular Demo- crats in the 1854 elections. Joseph Warren, the editor, was largely _in- strumental in persuading the~Free and combine with the anti-slavery ‘Whigs in launching a new party. Ten thousand persons subsequently Democrats to withdraw their ticket ee of 90, with three members - signed a call for a nonpartisan meet- ing at Jackson July 6 “to take such measures as shall be thought best to concentrate the popular sentiment of this state against the aggression of _ the slave power.” This call stated that the “slave power” had triumphed, that Liberty had been trampled un- derfoot, that a vast territory dedi- cated to freedom had been opened to slavery, that the great wrong must be righted if the north were to figure in the councils of the nation and that northern rights, national safety, in- terests of free labor and “the high aspirations of humanity for universal freedom” were involved in the issue. The crowd that came to Jackson was so large that the meeting had to be held in an oak grove on the out- skirts, where there was a rude plat- form erected for speakers. The lead- ers of the movement had formulated their plans secretly and thoroughly in advance. Everything was well greased; a Free Soiler was made tem- porary chairman and a Whig per- whereafter the crowd was divided up to represent the four congressional districts and each section chose its representatives on the resolutions committee, of which Jacob M. Howard, a Detroit Whig, who was later a Republican senator, was chairman. A great deal of fervid oratory followed. Howard had previously prepared the draft of a platform, which was considered by the committee under a clump of trees and later adopted by the convention virtually without alter- ation. This named the new party “Republican.” The platform declared slavery to be a “relic of barbarism” and “except in punishment of crime a great moral, social and political evil.” It pro- claimed a determination to oppose all attempts at extension of slavery and denounced the Kansas-Nebraska Bill The convention demanded repeal of the fugitive slave law and abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. * * * “In view of the necessity of bat- tling for the first principles of re- publican government,” it was resolved “and against the schemes of an aris- tocracy, the most revolting and op- pressive with which the earth was ever cursed, or mankind debased, we will co-operate and be known as Re- publicans until the contest be ter- minated.” A correspondence committee of five was named to encourage the move- ment in other states. The announce- ment of the withdrawal of the “Free” Democratic state ticket was formally made and the convention appointed a from each senatorial district, to nom- inate a Republican state ticket, which was later in the day unanimously en- dorsed. Kinsley S. Bingham, who who had headed the withdrawn {“Free" ticket was made up of five Whigs,) three Free Soilers and two anti-Nebraska Democrats. This ticket { was subsequently endorsed by a Whig convention, leaving only two tickets in the field. In the election the Re- publicans elected their entire state ticket, their senatorial candidate, three out of four congressmen and an anti-slavery legislature. * * * Meanwhile other states had begun to fall into linc. Although most important events happened in Jackson, it appears that Ripon really furnished the name for the party. The Jackson convention accepted “Republican” after it had been proposed by Horace Greeley in a letter to Warren, who sold the idea to Howard. In a preceding story it was brought out that Alvan E. Bovay, leading spirit of the new movement in Ripon. had persistently ‘recom- mended the name to Grecley. It. was the shock of relief, not of horror, which so completely unnerved Faith Hathaway. She, even more ac- curately than Tony Tarver, had read the storm signals in Cherry's too- bright eyes, her flushed cheeks, her shamelessly open flirtation with Alan Beardsley. From the first moment of knowirig that the three members of the triangle—Cherry, her husband, Nils Jonson, and her ardent admirer, Alan Beardsley—were closeted in the sun parlor, Faith's horror-stricken imagination had been picturing every conceivable denouement—except the one she had just witnessed. For the two men who might have been incited to a fist fight or to mur- der by Cherry's conduct had emerged from the sun parlor—smiling! ‘What in the world had happened? Faith wondered, as she clung weakly to her husband. Whatever it was, it had been enough to make Cherry flee from the party and the house. “Don't worry, sweet!” Bob whis- pered urgently, as he half-carried her along with him in the dance. “She'll be back ... Better see about eats, hadn't you, honey?” She wished all of them would go now. Release came sooner than Faith 2 ° to the limit. There are, I believe, few cities up- (Ui a ee | IN NEW YORK ' | social attitudes of those involved. New York, March 7—In a city so large and ramified as Manhattan, the game of pretense can be played could have hoped for. George Pruitt, determinedly corraling his sister, who was evidently enjoying the submerged drama and was loath to leave, led in the breaking-up movement. As he took Faith's hand and uttered the conventional phrases, his small, deep- set black eyes gave her a mute mes- sage of undying love and sympathy. And Faith felt comforted, for al- though she was not in love with him and never had been, his unfaltering devotion was precious to her. With a friendly courtesy that held no hint of restraint, George Pruitt offered Alan Beardsley a lift to his hotel. When the three had left, Nils Jonson addressed his sister-in-law with unassumed cheerfulness: “May I phone for a taxi, Faith? 1 rather think Cherry has left Rhoda and me stranded.” “I'll drive you home,” Bob offered. and overrode their objections with such vigor that Faith smiled. She knew he was jumping at the chance not to be present if—or rather when —Cherry should return, vowing she had come “home,” and never wanted to see her husband again. NEXT: A heart ex-rayed. (Copyright, 1929, NEA Service, Inc.) 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