1880 Democratic National Convention
| 1880 Presidential Election | |
|---|---|
  Nominees Hancock and English |
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| Convention | |
| Date(s) | June 22-June 24 |
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Venue | Cincinnati Music Hall |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential Nominee | Winfield Hancock of Pennsylvania |
| Vice Presidential Nominee | William English of Indiana |
The 1880 Democratic National Convention met June 22 to 24, 1880, at the Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio. Delegates nominated Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania for President (on the second ballot) and William H. English of Indiana for Vice President (unanimously).
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The Convention [edit]
George Hoadly served as temporary chairman and John W. Stevenson served as permanent president.
Presidential Candidates [edit]
Declined [edit]
At the Democratic national convention in Cincinnati on June 22-24, 1880, Winfield Scott Hancock emerged as the leading candidate after Samuel J. Tilden of New York withdrew his name from consideration.
The Pennsylvanian who nominated Hancock said, "I present to the Convention one who on the battlefield was styled 'the superb,' yet whose first act when in command of Louisiana and Texas was to salute the Constitution by proclaiming that, 'the military rule shall ever be subservient to the civil power.' I nominated one whose name will suppress all faction and thrill the republic."[1]
On the first ballot, Hancock led with 171 votes to 153.5 for Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware, 81 for Henry B. Payne of Ohio, 68.5 for Allen G. Thurman of Ohio, 65 for Stephen J. Field of California, 62 for William R. Morrison of Illinois, 49.5 for Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana, and the rest scattered. On the next ballot, Tilden supporters pushed Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvania to second place with 128.5 votes, but Hancock held such a commanding lead with 320 votes that masses of delegates bolted to him before the second ballot was recorded, giving him 705 votes and the nomination.
The motion to have Hancock's nomination be declared unanimous was carried unanimously.[2]
| Presidential Ballot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1st Before Shifts | 1st After Shifts | 2nd Before Shifts | 2nd After Shifts | Unanimous | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winfield Scott Hancock | 171 | 171 | 320 | 705 | 738 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas F. Bayard | 153.5 | 153.5 | 112 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel J. Randall | 6 | 6 | 128.5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Henry B. Payne | 81 | 81 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Allen G. Thurman | 68.5 | 68.5 | 50 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Stephen J. Field | 64.5 | 65 | 65.5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| William R. Morrison | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas A. Hendricks | 49.5 | 49.5 | 31 | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel J. Tilden* | 38 | 38 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| James E. English* | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Ewing* | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Horatio Seymour* | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| William A. H. Loveland* | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joel Parker* | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph E. McDonald* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| George B. McClellan* | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Jeremiah S. Black* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hugh J. Jewett* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| George V. N. Lothrop* | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Blank | 12 | 11.5 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
* The candidate was not formally nominated.
Source: Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention Held in Cincinnati, O., June 22d, 23d, and 24th, 1880. (September 3, 2012).
Vice Presidential Candidates [edit]
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Former Governor Richard M. Bishop of Ohio (Withdrawn)
William Hayden English, an anti-Greenback Indiana banker, was unanimously declared the candidate for vice-president without a formal ballot after the name of Richard M. Bishop was withdrawn from consideration.[3] Historian Emma Lou Thornbrough suggests that, following the uncontested nomination of English as the vice-presidential candidate, the Democratic infatuation with the money question in Indiana ceased and "a political era had ended."[4]
| Vice Presidential Ballot | |
| Unanimous | |
|---|---|
| William Hayden English | 738 |
Source: Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention Held in Cincinnati, O., June 22d, 23d, and 24th, 1880. (September 3, 2012).
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ They Also Ran
- ^ Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention Held in Cincinnati, O., June 22d, 23d, and 24th, 1880 (Pg. 118)
- ^ Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention Held in Cincinnati, O., June 22d, 23d, and 24th, 1880 (Pg. 137)
- ^ Emma Lou Thornbrough, Indiana in the Civil War Era, pg. 317.
External links [edit]
- The Political Graveyard
- 1880 Democratic Platform
- Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention Held in Cincinnati, O., June 22d, 23d, and 24th, 1880
| Preceded by 1876 |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1884 |
