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William Wade Dudley (1842–1909), an Indianapolis lawyer, was a tireless campaigner and prosecutor of Democratic election frauds. In 1888, Benjamin Harrison made Dudley Treasurer of the Republican National Committee. The campaign was the most intense in decades, with Indiana dead even.
All contemporary 38 states were part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose 36 electors to the Electoral College , which selected the president and vice president . New York was won by the Republican nominees, former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana and his running mate former Congressman Levi P. Morton of New York .
In the presidential election, Democratic President Grover Cleveland was defeated by Republican former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana. [5] At the 1888 Republican National Convention , Harrison was nominated on the eighth ballot, defeating Ohio Senator John Sherman , former Governor Russell A. Alger of Michigan, and several other candidates.
Benjamin Harrison's tenure as the president of the United States lasted from March 4, 1889, until March 4, 1893. Harrison, a Republican, took office as the 23rd United States president after defeating Democratic incumbent President Grover Cleveland in the 1888 election.
The 1888 United States presidential election in Wisconsin was held on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. State voters chose 11 electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
Benjamin Harrison Statue, Indianapolis, Indiana Victory Portraits of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton for the 1888 election, from Judge Historian Charles Calhoun gives Harrison major credit for innovative legislation in antitrust, monetary policy and tariffs.
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 Representative and Minister to France, for vice president.
The 1888 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1888, as part of the 1888 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .