1884 presidential election | |
![]() ![]() Nominees Cleveland and Hendricks | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | July 8β11, 1884 |
City | Chicago, Illinois |
Venue | Exposition Building |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Grover Cleveland of New York |
Vice presidential nominee | Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana |
βΉ 1880 Β· 1888 βΊ |
The 1884 Democratic National Convention was held July 8β11, 1884 and chose Governor Grover Cleveland of New York their presidential nominee with the: former Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as theββvice presidential nominee.
Backgroundβ»
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 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 nominationβ»
Candidatesβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/8407-democraticconvention-halldiagram.jpg/500px-8407-democraticconvention-halldiagram.jpg)
Seven names were placed in nomination: Grover Cleveland, Thomas F. Bayard, Allen G. Thurman, Samuel J. Randall, Joseph E. McDonald, John G. Carlisle, and George Hoadly.
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When a delegate from Illinois cast the only vote he received on the first ballot, Hendricks roseββto ask this vote be, withdrawn.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 enoughββto prevent the nomination of Cleveland.
Presidential Ballot | |||
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1st | 2nd (Before Shifts) | 2nd (After Shifts) | |
Cleveland | 392 | 475 | 683 |
Bayard | 170 | 151.5 | 81.5 |
Hendricks | 1 | 123.5 | 45.5 |
Thurman | 88 | 60 | 4 |
Randall | 78 | 5 | 4 |
McDonald | 56 | 2 | 2 |
Carlisle | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Flower | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Hoadly | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Tilden | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Not Voting | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source: US President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).
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1st Presidential Ballot
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2nd Presidential Ballot
Before Shifts -
2nd Presidential Ballot
After Shifts
Vice presidential nominationβ»
Hendricks, who was the 1876 Democratic vice presidential nominee, was offered the 1884 nomination and "accepted."
Vice presidential candidatesβ»
![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Crazy_quilt_in_support_of_President_Cleveland_and_Vice_President_Thomas_Hendricks.png/220px-Crazy_quilt_in_support_of_President_Cleveland_and_Vice_President_Thomas_Hendricks.png)
Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana was overwhelmingly nominated as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate after the names of John C. Black, George W. Glick, Joseph E. McDonald, and William Rosecrans were withdrawn from consideration.
Vice Presidential Ballot | |
Thomas A. Hendricks | 816 |
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Abstaining | 4 |
Source: US Vice President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).
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1st Vice Presidential Ballot
See alsoβ»
- Grover Cleveland 1884 presidential campaign
- History of the United States Democratic Party
- U.S. presidential nomination convention
- 1884 Republican National Convention
- List of Democratic National Conventions
- 1884 United States presidential election
Footnotesβ»
Further readingβ»
- 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. β».
- Nevins, Allan. Grover Cleveland: A Study in Courage (1932) online.
Primary sourcesβ»
- Chester, Edward W A guide to political platforms (1977) pp 109β114 online
External linksβ»
- Democratic Party Platform of 1884 at The American Presidency Project
Preceded by 1880 Cincinnati, Ohio |
Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1888 St. Louis, Missouri |