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Wood engraving illustrating the Charleston convention. The front-runner for the nomination was Douglas, who was considered a moderate on the slavery issue. With the 1854 Kansas–Nebraska Act, he advanced the doctrine of popular sovereignty: allowing settlers in each Territory to decide for themselves whether slavery would be allowed—a change from the flat prohibition of slavery in most ...
4 [1860 June] Caleb Cushing resigned as permanent chair. 5 [1860 June] Douglas and Johnson were chosen as the candidates of the Front Street Theater convention after most of the Southern delegations walked out. The convention bolters soon formed their own convention, located at the Maryland Institute, also in Baltimore, on June 28, 1860.
May 9, 1860: Constitutional Union Party National Convention held in Baltimore, Maryland, nominating John Bell for president. [3] May 18, 1860: Republican National Convention held in Chicago, Illinois, nominating Abraham Lincoln for president. June 18–23, 1860: Democratic Party reconvened in Baltimore, Maryland, nominating Stephen A. Douglas ...
The Democratic Party has held a national convention every four years since 1832 to nominate its chosen candidates, and Chicago has a storied history of hosting conventions on both sides of the ...
The 2016 Democratic National Convention, where Hillary Clinton (at podium, left) became the first female presidential nominee of a major party in the United States. The Democratic National Convention (DNC) is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years since 1832 by the United States Democratic Party.
Here are eight takeaways from the fourth and final night of the Democratic National Convention: Harris offers a return to pre-Trump normalcy Harris delivered a simple message to Americans: You don ...
PHOTO: Democratic presidential nominee and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris applauds on Day 4 of the Democratic National Convention at the United Center on Aug. 22, 2024 in Chicago.
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