1892 Democratic National Convention

1892 Democratic National Convention

1892 Presidential Election
Nominees Cleveland and Stevenson
Convention
Date(s)	June 21–23, 1892
City	Chicago, Illinois
Venue	The Wigwam
Candidates
Presidential nominee	Grover Cleveland of New York
Vice Presidential nominee	Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois

The 1892 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, June 21–23, 1892 and nominated former President Grover Cleveland, who had been the party's standard-bearer in 1884 and 1888. This marked the first time a former president was renominated by a major party. Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois was nominated for Vice President. The ticket was victorious in the general election, defeating the Republican nominees, President Benjamin Harrison and his running-mate Whitelaw Reid.

The Convention

Presidential Candidates

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  Former President Grover Cleveland of New York

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  Senator David B. Hill of New York

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  Governor Horace Boies of Iowa

Cleveland/Stevenson campaign poster

By the end of Harrison's term, many Americans were ready to return to Cleveland's harder policies. As Democrats convened in Chicago, Illinois on June 8–11, 1892, Cleveland was the frontrunner for the nomination, but faced formidable opposition. He had come out against the free coinage of silver, thereby earning the enmity of Western and Southern Democrats. Most damaging of all was the opposition of his home state; the New York delegation, packed with Tammany men, frequently demonstrated their hostility to Cleveland's candidacy on the convention floor.

In a narrow first-ballot victory, Cleveland received 617.33 votes, barely 10 more than needed, to 114 for Senator David B. Hill of New York, the candidate of Tammany Hall, 103 for Governor Horace Boies of Iowa, a populist and former Republican, and the rest scattered.

Source: US President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (September 7, 2009).

Vice Presidential Candidates

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  Former Representative Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois

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  Former Governor Isaac P. Gray of Indiana

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  Chief Justice Allen B. Morse of Michigan

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  Representative John L. Mitchell of Wisconsin

Although the Cleveland forces preferred Isaac P. Gray of Indiana for vice-president, they accepted the convention favorite, Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois.^[1] As a supporter of using greenbacks and free silver to inflate the currency and alleviate economic distress in rural districts, Stevenson balanced the ticket headed by Cleveland, the hard-money, gold-standard supporter.^[2]

Source: US Vice President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (September 7, 2009).

See also

• Grover Cleveland Presidential campaign, 1892
• United States presidential election, 1892
• 1892 Republican National Convention

References

External links

• Official proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, held in Chicago, Ill., June 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 1892
• Official proceedings of the National Democratic Convention, held in Chicago, Ill., June 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 1892