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The 1884 Democratic National Convention was held July 8–11, 1884 and chose
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of New York their presidential nominee with the former
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Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as the vice presidential nominee. World Book


Background

The leading candidate for the presidential nomination was
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. Cleveland's reputation for good government made him a national figure. The Republican Party nominated James G. Blaine for president in June 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 were called mugwumps, and declared that they would vote for the Democratic candidate based on his integrity.


Presidential nomination


Candidates

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of New York Image:Thomas F. Bayard, Brady-Handy photo portrait, circa 1870-1880.jpg, Senator Thomas F. Bayard of
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Thomas A. Hendricks of
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 Seven names were placed in nomination:
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, Thomas F. Bayard, Allen G. Thurman, Samuel J. Randall, Joseph E. McDonald, John G. Carlisle, and
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. Thomas A. Hendricks professed that he was not a candidate for the presidential nomination. When a delegate from Illinois cast the only vote he received on the first ballot, Hendricks rose to ask this vote be withdrawn because it "wrongly" placed him before the convention. Nonetheless, Hendricks made an impressive showing on the second ballot but it was not enough to prevent the nomination of Cleveland. Source
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Vice Presidential nomination

Hendricks, who was the 1876 Democratic vice presidential nominee, was offered the 1884 nomination and accepted.


Vice Presidential candidate

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Withdrawn candidates

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John C. Black of
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was overwhelming nominated as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate after the names of John C. Black,
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, Joseph E. McDonald, and
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were withdrawn from consideration. Source
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See also

* Grover Cleveland 1884 presidential campaign * History of the United States Democratic Party *
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* 1884 Republican National Convention * List of Democratic National Conventions * 1884 United States presidential election


Footnotes


Further reading

* Edward B. Dickinson (ed.)
''Official Proceedings of the National Democratic Convention Held in Chicago, Ill., July 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th, 1884.''
New York: Douglas Taylor's Democratic Printing House, n.d. 884 * Nevins, Allan. ''Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage'' (1932
online


Primary sources

* Chester, Edward W ''A guide to political platforms'' (1977) pp 109–11
online


External links


Democratic Party Platform of 1884
at ''The American Presidency Project'' {{Democratic National Convention 1884 conferences 1884 United States presidential election 1884 in Illinois 1880s in Chicago Political conventions in Chicago Democratic Party of Illinois Political events in Illinois Democratic National Conventions July 1884 events