1864 Democratic National Convention
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1864 presidential election |
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Nominees
McClellan and Pendleton |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | August 29–31, 1864 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | The Amphitheater |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee |
George B. McClellan of New Jersey |
| Vice Presidential nominee |
George H. Pendleton of Ohio |
The 1864 Democratic National Convention was held at The Amphitheatre in Chicago, Illinois.
The Convention nominated Major General George B. McClellan from New Jersey for President, and Representative George H. Pendleton of Ohio for Vice President. McClellan, age 37 at the time of the convention and Pendleton, age 39, are the youngest presidential ticket ever nominated as of 2016.
The Democratic Party was bitterly split between the War Democrats and the Peace Democrats. Also making matters complicated were the factions that existed among the Peace Democrats. Moderate Peace Democrats who supported the war against the Confederacy, such as Horatio Seymour, were preaching the wisdom of a negotiated peace. After Gettysburg, when it was clear the South could no longer win the war, moderate Peace Democrats proposed a negotiated peace that would secure Union victory. They believed this was the best course of action because an armistice could finish the war without destroying the South. Radical Peace Democrats known as Copperheads, such as Thomas H. Seymour, declared the war to be a failure and favored an immediate end to hostilities without securing Union victory.
Major General George B. McClellan of New Jersey
Former Governor Thomas H. Seymour of Connecticut
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