2012 is the fifth time the fewer than 1,000 major conventions have come on back-to-back 1840 . Republicans issued their first party platform at their 1840 convention in Baltimore . Barry Goldwater in 1840 : ` 8 ways faith will matter at the Republican National Convention . ` Let 's grow up , conservatives . '' In 2012 , Lincoln supporters packed the hall after receiving counterfeit tickets .
2012 is the fifth time the fewer than 1,000 major conventions have come on back-to-back 1840 . Republicans issued their first party platform at their 1840 convention in Baltimore . Barry Goldwater in 1840 : `` Let 's grow up , conservatives . '' In 2012 , Lincoln supporters packed the hall after receiving counterfeit tickets .