| 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 ofNew York |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Thomas A. Hendricks ofIndiana |
| ‹ 1880 · 1888 › | |
The1884 Democratic National Convention was held July 8–11, 1884 and chose GovernorGrover Cleveland of New York their presidential nominee with the formerGovernorThomas A. Hendricks of Indiana as the vice presidential nominee.[1]
The leading candidate for the presidential nomination wasNew York GovernorGrover Cleveland, as Cleveland's reputation for good government made him a national figure.
The Republican Party nominatedJames G. Blaine for president in June 1884, although he had been implicated in a financial scandal: many influential Republicans were outraged, believing the time had come for a national reform administration, and walked out of the convention. These Republicans were calledmugwumps, and declared that they would vote for the Democratic candidate based on his integrity.
Seven names were placed in nomination:Grover Cleveland,Thomas F. Bayard,Allen G. Thurman,Samuel J. Randall,Joseph E. McDonald,John G. Carlisle, andGeorge Hoadly.
Thomas A. Hendricks professed that he was not a candidate for the presidential nomination. When a delegate from Illinois cast the only vote he received on the first ballot, Hendricks rose to ask this vote be withdrawn because it "wrongly" placed him before the convention. Nonetheless, Hendricks made an impressive showing on the second ballot but it was not enough to prevent the nomination of Cleveland.[citation needed]
| Presidential Ballot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2nd (Before Shifts) | 2nd (After Shifts) | |
| Cleveland | 392 | 475 | 683 |
| Bayard | 170 | 151.5 | 81.5 |
| Hendricks | 1 | 123.5 | 45.5 |
| Thurman | 88 | 60 | 4 |
| Randall | 78 | 5 | 4 |
| McDonald | 56 | 2 | 2 |
| Carlisle | 27 | 0 | 0 |
| Flower | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Hoadly | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tilden | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Not Voting | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Source:US President - D Convention.Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).
Hendricks, who was the 1876 Democratic vice presidential nominee, was offered the 1884 nomination and accepted.
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Thomas A. Hendricks ofIndiana was overwhelmingly nominated as the Democratic vice-presidential candidate after the names ofJohn C. Black,George W. Glick,Joseph E. McDonald, andWilliam Rosecrans were withdrawn from consideration.
| Vice Presidential Ballot | |
| Thomas A. Hendricks | 816 |
|---|---|
| Abstaining | 4 |
Source:US Vice President - D Convention.Our Campaigns. (August 26, 2009).
| Preceded by 1880 Cincinnati, Ohio | Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1888 St. Louis, Missouri |
