1884 Democratic National Convention
| 1884 presidential election | |
  Nominees Cleveland and Hendricks | |
| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | July 8–11, 1884 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | Exposition Building |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Grover Cleveland of New York |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana |
In 1884, the Democrats gathered in Chicago for their National Convention. The leading candidate for the presidential nomination was New York Governor Grover Cleveland. Cleveland's reputation for good government made him a national figure. The Republican Party nominated James G. Blaine for president in 1884, although he had been implicated in a financial scandal. Many influential Republicans were outraged, thought the time had come for a national reform administration and withdrew from the convention. These Republicans are called mugwumps, and declared that they would vote for the Democratic candidate based on his integrity. The Democrats made Cleveland their presidential nominee with the former Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as the vice presidential nominee.[1]
Democratic candidates:
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Former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio -
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Senator Joseph E. McDonald of Indiana
| Presidential Ballot | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballot | 1st | 2nd Before Shifts | 2nd After Shifts | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Grover Cleveland | 392 | 475 | 683 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas F. Bayard | 170 | 151.5 | 81.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Allen G. Thurman | 88 | 60 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel J. Randall | 78 | 5 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joseph E. McDonald | 56 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| John G. Carlisle | 27 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Roswell P. Flower | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| George Hoadly | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas A. Hendricks | 1 | 123.5 | 45.5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel J. Tilden | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Abstaining | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Source: US President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).
| Vice Presidential Ballot | |
| Thomas A. Hendricks | 816 |
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| Abstaining | 4 |
Source: US Vice President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).
See also
References
External links
- Democratic Party Platform of 1884 at The American Presidency Project
| Preceded by 1880 Cincinnati |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1888 Saint Louis |
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