1888 Republican National Convention
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1888 presidential election |
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Nominees
Harrison and Morton |
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| Convention | |
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| Date(s) | June 19–25, 1888 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | Auditorium Theatre |
| Chair | Morris M. Estee |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana |
| Vice Presidential nominee | Levi P. Morton of New York |
| Other candidates |
John Sherman Russell A. Alger Walter Q. Gresham |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 832 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 417 |
| Results (President) |
Harrison (IN): 544 (65.38%) Sherman (OH): 118 (14.18%) Gresham (IN): 59 (7.09%) Alger (MI): 100 (12.02%) Blaine (ME): 5 (0.60%) McKinley (OH): 4 (0.48%) Douglass (MD): 1 (0.12%) Others: 1 (0.12%) |
| Results (Vice President) |
Morton (NY): 592 (71.15%) Phelps (NJ): 119 (14.3%) Bradley (KY): 103 (12.38%) Bruce (MS): 11 (1.32%) Abstaining: 6 (0.72%) Walter S. Thomas: 1 (0.12%) |
| Ballots | 8 |
The 1888 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Auditorium Building in Chicago, Illinois, on June 19–25, 1888. It resulted in the nomination of former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana for President and Levi P. Morton of New York, a former Congressman and Minister to France, for Vice President. During the convention, Frederick Douglass was invited to speak and became the first African-American to have his name put forward for a presidential nomination in a major party's roll call vote; he received one vote from Kentucky on the fourth ballot.
The ticket won in the election of 1888, defeating President Grover Cleveland and former Senator Allen G. Thurman from Ohio.
Issues addressed in the convention included support for protective tariffs, repeal of taxes on tobacco, support for the use of gold and silver as currency and support for pensions for veterans. The party also expressed its opposition to polygamy.
Former Congressman and Minister to France Levi P. Morton from New York was asked if he wanted the second spot. He had been asked in 1880, but had declined. This time Morton decided to accept. He was easily elected on the first ballot.
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