1888 Democratic National Convention
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1888 presidential election |
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Nominees
Cleveland and Thurman |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | June 5–7, 1888 |
| City | St. Louis, Missouri |
| Venue | Exposition Building |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Grover Cleveland of New York |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Allen G. Thurman of Ohio |
The 1888 Democratic National Convention was a nominating convention held June 5 to 7, 1888, in the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri.
St. Louis won the convention after a presentation in February 1888.
Stephen M. White served as temporary chairman and Patrick A. Collins served as the convention's permanent president.
President Cleveland was renominated by acclamation. An event few could directly remember, as the last time such a thing happened was forty years previous. Presidents Franklin Pierce and Andrew Johnson lost the nomination in 1852 and 1868 respectively, and Presidents James K. Polk and James Buchanan refused to run for a second term.
After Cleveland was renominated, Democrats had to choose a replacement for Thomas A. Hendricks. Hendricks ran unsuccessfully as the Democratic nominee for vice-president in 1876, but won the office when he ran again with Cleveland in 1884. Hendricks served as vice-president for only eight months before he died in office on November 25, 1885.
Candidates for Vice President:
Former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio
Former Governor Isaac P. Gray of Indiana
U.S. Commissioner of Pensions John C. Black of Illinois
Former Senator Allen G. Thurman of Ohio was nominated for vice-president over Isaac P. Gray, his nearest rival, and John C. Black, who trailed behind. Gray lost the nomination to Thurman primarily because his enemies brought up his actions while a Republican.
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