1884 Democratic National Convention

1884 Democratic National Convention

1884 presidential election
Nominees Cleveland and Hendricks
Convention
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.

Democratic candidates:

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  Governor Grover Cleveland of New York
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  Senator Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware
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  Former Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana
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  Former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio
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  Representative Samuel J. Randall of Pennsylvania
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  Senator Joseph E. McDonald of Indiana

File:Crazy quilt in support of President Cleveland and Vice President Thomas Hendricks.png

A crazy quilt in support of the Democratic ticket from the collection of the American Folk Art Museum, featuring the Democratic Rooster (precursor of the Donkey) at center and photos of Cleveland and Hendricks below.

Presidential Ballot
Ballot	1st	2nd Before Shifts	2nd After Shifts
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
Abstaining	4

Source: US Vice President - D Convention. Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).

See also

• History of the United States Democratic Party

External links

• Democratic Party Platform of 1884 at The American Presidency Project

Preceded by 1880 Cincinnati

Democratic National Conventions

Succeeded by 1888 Saint Louis