RICHMOND, [VA.], June 11th, 1856.
MY DEAR SIR: We are to have a ratification meeting in this
City next Friday night; and I write to entreat a speech from you on the
occasion. Your presence is absolutely indispensable, not to the interests of
the candidates, but to the fortunes of our wing of the party
in the State. You will understand me without further explanation. Come, with
the warmest speech your conscience will allow. Bring Mr. Mason and others of
our friends. Bob, by all means come yourself. Write
me an affirmative reply. Don't disappoint me and neglect your own interests.
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* A Representative in Congress from Virginia, 1859-1861; editor of the Richmond South, 1857-1859.
SOURCE: Charles Henry Ambler, Editor, Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1916, in Two Volumes, Vol. II, Correspondence of Robert M. T. Hunter (1826-1876), p. 196
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The Democratic Party needed to ratify James Buchanan’s nomination as their presidential candidate for the 1856 Presidential Election, along with the platform adopted at their national convention. Held in Cincinnati, Ohio, from June 2 to June 6, 1856, the convention concluded with Buchanan securing the nomination on June 5 after multiple ballots. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky was later chosen as the vice-presidential nominee. In the days that followed, the party’s national committee and state delegations formally ratified the ticket and platform, leading to widespread endorsements and public ratification rallies.
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