Show ILLUSTRIOUS MEN MENA ANNOUNCEMENT L A of tho the death at I 1 Pittsburgh Pa of Col Archibald Archibald Archibald Archi Archi- bald Blakeley at tho the advanced age of 88 years as ns the last survivor of a n group of pr prominent men who met in that city February 22 1856 and took steps which resulted in the tho formation of the tho Republican party probably will arouse several other claimants for foi being founders of the party who were present at nt its birth I IThe The meeting at Pittsburgh was held th the same year the tho first Republican national convention was held and John C. C Fremont Premont one of the tho pathfinders pathfinders path path- finders of the tho new western country was nominated for President June 17 1856 1850 in Philadelphia A meeting was held at Ripen Ripon Wis early in 1854 which took pioneer steps stepa toward the formation of the tho party which later Inter followed Lincoln's Lincoln s 's banner In May of the tho same year thirty members of of- Congress who opp opposed sed the 4 Nebraska Anti bill at a conference arc aro said to havo considered the tho name nama Rep Republican n for a n. party design designation and the suggestion is attributed t to William Villiam H. H Seward then a n. member ol of the tho U. U S. S Senate from New York It was at a convention held at Jackson Jackson Jackson Jack Jack- son Mich July G 1854 that the name Republican was adopted d by the new party formed in that state and tho the site sito has bps been dedicated in recent yc years ls l's as the tho birthplace of tho the Republican party Tho The Pittsburgh meeting had large largo part in iii amalgamating tho the scattered f forces s that wore welded ed into a national national na na- ia- ia unit that year Peace Pence to the tho ashes of Col Archibald Archi Archi- bald Blakeley he ga ye his life to a n good cause CRUSO and to the service of the party part of Abraham Lincoln and thousands thousands thou thou- sands of illustrious men in the naion's nations nation's nations nation's na- na tion's ions history since sinea that memorable meeting on OIl Washington's birthday in 1856 1556 |