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The 1884 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Exposition Hall in Chicago, on June 3–6, 1884. [1] It resulted in the nomination of former House Speaker James G. Blaine from Maine for president and Senator John A. Logan of Illinois for vice president.
The 1884 Republican National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, on June 3–6, with former Secretary of State James G. Blaine from Maine, President Arthur, and Senator George F. Edmunds from Vermont as the frontrunners. Though he was still popular, Arthur did not make a serious bid for a full-term nomination, knowing that his increasing ...
1 This convention was known as the National Union Convention. 2 This convention was known as the National Union Republican Convention. 3 Sherman, who had been elected vice president in 1908, died six days before the 1912 election; he was subsequently replaced as Republican vice-presidential nominee by Nicholas M. Butler of New York.
The 1884 United States elections were held on November 4, electing the members of the 49th United States Congress. The election took place during the Third Party System . The Democratic governor Grover Cleveland of New York defeated Republican secretary of state James G. Blaine in the presidential election .
The Republican party of the early 1880s was divided into two factions: Stalwarts and Reformers. The main issue that divided the two was political patronage. In the months leading up to the 1884 Republican National Convention, James G. Blaine, a Reformer, was considered the favorite for the Republican nomination.
1884 United States presidential election in New Hampshire [2] Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Count % Count % Republican: James Gillespie Blaine of Maine: John Alexander Logan of Illinois: 43,254: 51.14%: 4: 100.00%: Democratic: Grover Cleveland of New York: Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana: 39,198 46.34% 0 0.00% ...
In 1884, he was elected temporary chair of the Republican National Convention and delivered the convention's keynote address. After Democrats regained power in the Mississippi legislature, they disenfranchised much of the majority-black electorate by raising barriers to voter registration. Lynch then studied law and was admitted to the ...
1884 United States presidential election in Maryland [3] Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote Count % Count % Democratic: Grover Cleveland of New York: Thomas Andrews Hendricks of Indiana: 96,866: 52.07%: 8: 100.00%: Republican: James Gillespie Blaine of Maryland: John Alexander Logan of Illinois: 85,748 46.10% 0 0.00% ...