Refimprove date March 2008 Infobox National Political Convention year 1944 party Democratic date July 19 July 21 image Franklin Roosevelt Presidential portrait.jpg image2 HarryTruman.jpg image size2 88 caption Nominees br Roosevelt and Truman venue Chicago Stadium city Chicago , Illinois presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee Harry Truman vice presidential nominee state Missouri previous year 1940 next year 1948 The 1944DemocraticNationalConvention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 19 July 21, 1944. The convention resulted in the re nomination of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented ... albertctr archives kerr kerrdnc.htm Kerr Exhibit, 1944DemocraticNationalConvention Bot generated ... strategy with General Douglas MacArthur , and thus didn t attend the convention. This was the last time that a presidential nominee failed to attend a nationalconvention during the 20th century. Robert E. Hannegan , the chairman of the DemocraticNational Committee who had worked feverishly to secure ... mate James Cox, it was the fifth time Roosevelt had been nominated on a national ticket. Roosevelt s fourth nomination as President was largely unchallenged. The contention lay in the The Democratic vice president nomination of 1944 vice presidential nomination . Although the party s conservatives ... 26 Scattering 118.5 20 7 References Reflist Literature Robert H. Ferrell , Choosing Truman The DemocraticConvention of 1944 1994 , Columbia University of Missouri Press, ISBN 0 8262 1308 1 sequence prev 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention 1940 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1948 DemocraticNationalConvention 1948 DemocraticNationalConvention United States presidential election, 1944 Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category Political conventions in Chicago, Illinois Category United States presidential election, 1944 Category 1944 in Illinois US poli stub ... more details
The 1944 Republican NationalConvention was held in Chicago, Illinois , from June 26 to 28, 1944. It nominated Thomas Dewey Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York for President and John Bricker Governor John Bricker of Ohio for Vice President. When the convention opened, Governor Dewey was the front runner for the nomination. Former presidential candidate Wendell Wilkie again vied for the nomination, but when he lost the Wisconsin primary, the lack of support from the Republican Party United States Republican Party became evident. Dewey was nominated on the first ballot. He became the first Republican candidate to accept his party s nomination in person at the convention. Franklin Roosevelt had become the first of either party to do so in 1932. gallery Image Thomas E. Dewey.jpg Governor of New York Governor Thomas E. Dewey of New York Image John William Bricker Gov., Sen. OH .jpg Governor of Ohio Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio Image MacArthur Manila.jpg General United States General Douglas MacArthur of New York Image Harold E. Stassen.jpg Former Governor of Minnesota Governor Harold Stassen of Minnesota Image Robert a taft.jpg US Senate Senator Robert Taft of Ohio Image Wendell Willkie NYWTS.jpg Businessman and 1940 nominee Wendell Willkie of New York gallery During the convention ... 1940 Republican NationalConvention 1940 br Philadelphia, Pennsylvania list Republican NationalConvention s next 1948 Republican NationalConvention 1948 br Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Republican NationalConvention United States presidential election, 1944 Category Republican National Conventions Category United States presidential election, 1944 Category Political conventions in Chicago, Illinois Republican NationalConvention Category 1944 in Illinois US poli stub ... history.html Our History Birth of a legend ref In 1944, Republicans added a line to their platform ... again every four years at the GOP convention until 1980 presidential election 1980 , ref name ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1948 party Democratic date July 12 July 14 image 34 Harry Truman 3x4.jpg image2 35 Alben Barkley 3x4.jpg image size2 caption Nominees br Truman and Barkley venue Philadelphia Civic Center Convention Hall city Philadelphia , Pennsylvania presidential nominee Harry Truman presidential nominee state Missouri vice presidential nominee Alben W. Barkley Alben Barkley vice presidential nominee state Kentucky previous year 1944 next year 1952 The 1948 DemocraticNationalConvention was held at Philadelphia Civic Center Convention Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , from July 12 to July 14, and resulted in the nominations of incumbent Harry S Truman for President and United States Senate U.S. Senator Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky for Vice President in the United States presidential election, 1948 Presidential election of 1948 . The convention was televised on the East Coast by CBS and NBC . Hubert Humphrey s Address When Minneapolis, Minnesota Minneapolis Mayor of Minneapolis mayor Hubert Humphrey addressed the convention, he urged the Democratic Party to get out of the shadow of states rights and walk forthrightly into the bright sunshine of human rights, prompting a walkout by Southern United States Southern delegates ... 1948 democratic convention.html?utm source feedburner&utm medium feed&utm campaign Feed 3A smithsonianmag 2Fhistory archaeology 28History 26 Archaeology 29 1948 DemocraticNationalConvention at Smithsonian ... DemocraticNationalConvention http www.youtube.com watch?v 8nwIdIUVFm4 Hubert Humphrey s Civil Rights Speech YouTube sequence prev 1944DemocraticNationalConvention1944 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1952 DemocraticNationalConvention 1952 DemocraticNationalConvention United States presidential election, 1948 Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category United States presidential ... out of the convention with Thurmond, 947 Democrats voted to nominate Truman as their candidate against ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The NationalDemocratic and Social Convention Lang fr Conventionnational d mocratique et sociale is a political party in Chad . At the last legislative elections in Chad elections , 21 April 2002, the party won according to Inter Parliamentary Union IPU Parline 1 out of 155 seats. Chadian political parties DEFAULTSORT NationalDemocratic And Social Convention Category Political parties in Chad Africa party stub Chad stub ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1840 party Democratic image MartinVanBuren.png caption Nominee br Van Buren date May 5 May 6 venue The Assembly Rooms city Baltimore, Maryland Baltimore , Maryland presidential nominee Martin Van Buren New York NY vice presidential nominee None previous year 1835 next year 1844 The 1840 DemocraticNationalConvention was held in Baltimore. The Democrats nominated Van Buren for reelection in 1840 in spite of his unpopularity. Vice President Johnson had so many enemies that he failed to gain renomination. The Democrats could not agree on any vice presidential candidate. As a result, Van Buren became the only presidential candidate in American history to seek election without a running mate. James K. Polk was an unsuccessful candidate for the vice presidential nomination. He received one electoral vote for vice president in the general election. See also History of the United States Democratic Party References no ref date March 2011 Reflist sequence prev 1835 DemocraticNationalConvention 1835 BR Baltimore list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1844 DemocraticNationalConvention 1844 BR Baltimore DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of Baltimore, Maryland Category Political conventions in Baltimore, Maryland Category United States presidential election, 1840 Category 1840 in Maryland US party stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The NationalDemocratic and Federal Convention Lang fr Convention nationale d mocratique et f d rale is a political party in Chad . At the last legislative elections in Chad elections , 21 April 2002, the party won according to Inter Parliamentary Union IPU Parline 1 out of 155 seats. The party leader is Ali Golhor . Chadian political parties DEFAULTSORT NationalDemocratic And Federal Convention Category Political parties in Chad Africa party stub Chad stub ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1900 party Democratic image WilliamJBryan1902.png image size 100 image2 23 Adlai E. Stevenson 3x4.jpg image size2 90 caption Nominees br Bryan and Stevenson date July 4 July 6 venue Convention Hall city Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City , Missouri presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan William J. Bryan presidential nominee state Nebraska vice presidential ... year 1896 next year 1904 The 1900 DemocraticNationalConvention was a U.S. presidential nominating convention United States presidential nominating convention that took place the week of July 4, 1900 at Convention Hall in Kansas City, Missouri Kansas City , Missouri . The convention nominated William ... in the Spanish American War. Image Kc convention hall.jpg thumb left 150px Convention Hall Kansas City had the convention thanks to its new Convention Hall, which opened on February 22, 1899. The hall was destroyed in a fire on April 4, 1900, but was rebuilt in 90 days in time for the convention. Harry S. Truman served as a page at the convention. References reflist http books.google.com books?id 5WkPAAAAYAAJ Official Report of the Proceedings of the DemocraticNationalConvention, Held in Kansas ... rfp032304c.htm Wind River history of convention http www.harpweek.com 09Cartoon RelatedCartoon.asp?Month July&Date 4 Harpers Weekly Cartoon and History of Convention sequence prev 1896 DemocraticNationalConvention 1896 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1904 DemocraticNationalConvention 1904 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History ... convention diary diaryprint.html ref Bryan s strongest opposition at the convention came from Richard Croker of New York s Tammany Hall . The convention marked the first time that a member of royalty attended a U.S. national nominating convention as a delegate. David Kawananakoa , heir to the throne ... a tie about inserting a free silver plank into the convention platform. The Democrats included ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1904 party Democratic image AltonBParker.png image2 HenryGDavis.png image size caption Nominees br Parker and Davis date venue St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall city St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis , Missouri presidential nominee Alton B. Parker New York NY vice presidential nominee Henry G. Davis West Virginia WV previous year 1900 next year 1908 The 1904 DemocraticNationalConvention was a U.S. presidential nominating convention United States presidential nominating convention that took place during the Louisiana Purchase Exposition 1904 World s Fair and the 1904 Summer Olympics in the Coliseum of the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri . The convention nominated Alton B. Parker of New York for President and Henry G. Davis of West Virginia for Vice President. The ticket lost the United States presidential election, 1904 1904 presidential election to the Republican Party United States Republican Party ticket of Theodore Roosevelt and Charles Warren Fairbanks . See also 1904 Republican NationalConvention United States presidential election, 1904 References reflist http kdl.kyvl.org cgi t text text idx?sid 1ebd4033d53717e3eea48cbdbf578458 idno b92 77 27211776 c kyetexts cc kyetexts view toc Official report of the proceedings of the Democraticnationalconvention held in St. Louis, Mo., July 6, 7, 8, and 9, 1904 sequence prev 1900 DemocraticNationalConvention 1900 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1908 DemocraticNationalConvention 1908 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of St. Louis, Missouri Category United States presidential election, 1904 Category Political conventions in Missouri Category 1904 in Missouri ja 1904 ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1916 party Democratic image President Woodrow Wilson portrait December 2 1912.jpg image2 Thomas Riley Marshall headshot.jpg image size2 100 caption Nominees br Wilson and Marshall date June 14 June 16, 1916 venue St. Louis Coliseum city St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis , Missouri presidential nominee Woodrow Wilson presidential nominee state New Jersey vice presidential nominee Thomas R. Marshall vice presidential nominee state Indiana previous year 1912 next year 1920 The 1916 DemocraticNationalConvention was held at the St. Louis Coliseum in St. Louis, Missouri from June 14 June 16, 1916. It resulted in the nomination of President Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey for President and Thomas R. Marshall of Indiana for Vice President. See also 1916 Republican NationalConvention United States presidential election, 1916 DemocraticNationalConvention sequence prev 1912 DemocraticNationalConvention 1912 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1920 DemocraticNationalConvention 1920 DemocraticNationalConvention External links http politicalgraveyard.com parties D 1916 index.html The Political Grave Yard 1916 DemocraticNationalConvention Category United States presidential election, 1916 Category History of Houston, Texas Conventions Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category Political conventions in Missouri Category 1916 in Missouri US poli stub ja 1916 ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1908 party Democratic image WilliamJBryan1902.png image size 100 image2 JohnWKern.jpg image size2 90 caption Nominees br Bryan and Kern date July 7 July 10 venue Ellie Caulkins Opera House Denver Auditorium Arena city Denver , Colorado presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan William J. Bryan Nebraska NE vice presidential nominee John W. Kern Indiana IN previous year 1904 next year 1912 The 1908 DemocraticNationalConvention was the quadrennial DemocraticNationalConvention , the United States presidential nominating convention presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party United States Democratic Party . It took place from July 7 to July 10, 1908 at Ellie Caulkins Opera House Denver Auditorium Arena in Denver , Colorado . The delegates to the convention nominated William Jennings Bryan of Nebraska for President of the United States President and John W. Kern of Indiana for Vice President of the United States Vice President as the Democratic Ticket election ticket in the United States presidential election, 1908 1908 presidential election . The event is widely considered a significant part of Denver s political and social history. The 1908 convention was the first Political conventionconvention of a major political party in a Western United States Western state. The city would not host another nominating convention until a century later, at the 2008 DemocraticNationalConvention . The convention was the second DemocraticNationalConvention to include female delegates. ref http www.cnn.com 2008 POLITICS 08 25 dems.convention.trivia index.html CNN Think you know your Democraticconvention trivia? ref ref http www.smithsonianmag.com ... Photos People.Cfm More Photos of 1908 DemocraticNationalConvention http www.denverpost.com search ... was bathed in red lights 1908 Gathering was Bathed in Red Lights DemocraticNationalConvention Category United States presidential election, 1908 Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1940 party Democratic date July 15 July 18 image FDR in 1933.jpg image2 33 Henry Wallace 3x4.jpg image size2 88 caption Nominees br Roosevelt and Wallace venue Chicago Stadium city Chicago , Illinois presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee Henry A. Wallace Henry Wallace vice presidential nominee state Iowa previous year 1936 next year 1944 The 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention was held at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois from July 15 18, 1940. The convention resulted in the re nomination of President Franklin Roosevelt as the Democratic Party United States Democratic Party candidate ..., Wallace was ultimately nominated. ref name CHS cite web title The 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention publisher Chicago Historical Society url http www.chicagohs.org history politics 1940.html accessdate 2008 03 27 ref Democratic candidates gallery Image John Nance Garner.jpg VPOTUS Vice ... lost to Roosevelt who would be drafted at the convention. Henry Wallace was Roosevelt s preferred choice ... supported by Thomas Jefferson , founder of the Democratic Party. ref name CHS Roosevelt, however ... sealed the deal with an elaborate stunt during the convention itself. Chicago Superintendent of Sewers ... liberal, was strenuously opposed by many delegates at the convention, particularly the more ... President because both he and Roosevelt were from New York State. See also 1940 Republican NationalConvention United States presidential election, 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention 22nd Amendment References Reflist sequence prev 1936 DemocraticNationalConvention 1936 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1944DemocraticNationalConvention1944Democratic Party United States United States presidential election, 1940 DEFAULTSORT 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category Political conventions in Chicago, Illinois Category United States presidential ... more details
for the next convention 2012 DemocraticNationalConvention refimprove date March 2008 File Roll call ... call of the states during the third day of the 2008 convention. The DemocraticNationalConvention ..., which occurred 5 years after the 1835 nationalconvention. ref They have been administered by the DemocraticNational Committee since the 1852 nationalconvention. The primary goal of the Democratic ... , the DemocraticNationalConvention marks the formal end of the primary election period and the start ... year, the party s presidential nominee is usually known months before the DemocraticNationalConvention ... famous dark horse candidates nominated at a DemocraticNationalConvention was James Knox Polk ... delegate ballot. History File 1876 DemocraticNationalConvention Missouri.jpg thumb 250px Illustration of the United States presidential election, 1876 1876 DemocraticNationalConvention in St. Louis ... privately carried out the plan for the first DemocraticNationalConvention the public call for the first ... nationalconvention of the Democratic Party began in Baltimore on May 21, 1832 DemocraticNational ..., most famously at the 1860 DemocraticNationalConvention 1860 convention , when the convention ... groups a short time later, and the 1924 DemocraticNationalConvention 1924 convention , when ... Bryan delivered his Cross of Gold speech at the 1896 DemocraticNationalConvention 1896 convention ... coincidentally, McGovern himself won the nomination in 1972. The 1972 DemocraticNationalConvention ... . The nature of Democratic and Republican NationalConvention Republican conventions has changed considerably ... until early June, did not change the modern function of the convention . The 1980 DemocraticNational ... to vote for Jimmy Carter . The 1976 DemocraticNationalConvention 1976 convention was the last ..., after the fiasco of the 1972 DemocraticNationalConvention , which saw the presidential nominee, George ... Convention 2008 DemocraticNationalConvention , the most recent. Notes references External ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1892 party Democratic image StephenGroverCleveland.png image size 100 image2 23 Adlai E. Stevenson 3x4.jpg image size2 98 caption Nominees br Cleveland and Stevenson date July 8 July 11, 1884 venue Wigwam Chicago The Wigwam city Chicago , Illinois presidential nominee Grover Cleveland presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson I Adlai E. Stevenson vice presidential nominee state Illinois previous year 1888 next year 1896 The 1892 United States Democratic Party DemocraticNationalConvention was held in Chicago , Illinois, June 21 23, 1892 and renominated Grover Cleveland , who had been the party s standard bearer in 1884 and 1888. This marked the first time a former president was renominated by a major party in 36 years Millard Fillmore had been nominated by the Whig Party United States Whigs in 1856 . Adlai E. Stevenson I Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois was nominated for Vice President of the United States . The ticket was victorious in the general election. External links http www.archive.org details officialproceedi00demoiala Official proceedings of the NationalDemocraticConvention, held in Chicago, Ill., June 21st, 22nd and 23rd, 1892 sequence prev 1888 DemocraticNationalConvention 1888 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1896 DemocraticNationalConvention 1896 DemocraticNationalConvention Category United States presidential election, 1892 Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category Political conventions in Chicago, Illinois Category 1892 in Illinois US poli stub ja 1892 ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1884 party Democratic image StephenGroverCleveland.png image size 100px image2 Thomas Andrews Hendricks.jpg image size2 91px caption Nominees br Cleveland and Hendricks date July 8 July 11, 1884 venue Exposition Building city Chicago , Illinois presidential nominee Grover Cleveland presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee Thomas A. Hendricks vice presidential nominee state Indiana previous year 1880 next year 1888 In 1884, the Democrats gathered in Chicago for their NationalConvention. The leading candidate for the nomination was New York Governor Grover Cleveland . Cleveland s reputation for good government made him a national figure. The Republican Party nominated James G. Blaine for president in 1884, even though he had been implicated in a financial scandal. Many influential Republicans were outraged. They thought the time had come for a national reform administration. These Republicans, called mugwumps, withdrew from the convention and declared that they would vote for the Democratic candidate if he were an honest man. The Democrats answered by nominating Cleveland. They chose Governor Thomas A. Hendricks of Indiana for vice president. ref World Book ref See also History of the United States Democratic Party Notes Reflist sequence prev 1880 DemocraticNationalConvention 1880 BR Cincinnati list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1888 DemocraticNationalConvention 1888 BR Saint Louis DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of Chicago, Illinois Category Political conventions in Chicago, Illinois Category United States presidential election, 1884 Category 1884 in Illinois US party stub ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1848 party Democratic image LewisCass portrait.png image size image2 WilliamOButler.png image size2 108 caption Nominees br Cass and Butler date May 22 May 25, 1848 venue Universalist Church city Baltimore , Maryland presidential nominee Lewis Cass presidential nominee state Michigan vice presidential nominee William O. Butler vice presidential nominee state Kentucky previous year 1844 next year 1852 Unreferenced date May 2008 The 1848 DemocraticNationalConvention , a presidential nominating convention of United States Democratic Party United States Democratic Party delegates representing all thirty states in the union at the time, met in Baltimore on May 22, 1848. Former Speaker of the House Andrew Stevenson of Virginia was made the president chair of the convention. After readopting the two thirds rule for selecting the nominee, the assembly turned to the thorny problem of competing delegations representing different factions of the New York party. The convention adopted a compromise by a vote of 126 to 125 of splitting the thirty six votes between the pro Martin Van Buren Van Buren faction and the Hunkers that opposed them. Unsatisfied, the pro Van Burenite Barnburners withdrew and the remaining New Yorkers refused to vote. The major ... on the 26th, this convention also appointed the first 1848 DemocraticNational Committee DemocraticNational Committee . See also History of the Democratic Party United States External links http www.presidency.ucsb.edu ws index.php?pid 29574 Democratic Party Platform of 1848 sequence prev 1844 DemocraticNationalConvention 1844 BR Baltimore list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1852 DemocraticNationalConvention 1852 BR Cincinnati DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of Baltimore, Maryland Category Political conventions in Baltimore ... mate, the convention picked General William O. Butler of Kentucky over General John A. Quitman ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1888 party Democratic image StephenGroverCleveland.png image size 100px image2 AllenGThurman.png image size2 107px caption Nominees br Cleveland and Thurman date June 5 June 7, 1888 venue Exposition Building city St. Louis , Missouri presidential nominee Grover Cleveland presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee Allen G. Thurman vice presidential nominee state Ohio previous year 1884 next year 1892 The 1888 DemocraticNationalConvention was a nominating convention held June 5 to 7, 1888, in the St. Louis Exposition and Music Hall in St. Louis, Missouri . The convention re nominated incumbent Grover Cleveland for President the first time an incumbent Democratic president had been given this honor since Martin Van Buren in 1840 and Allen G. Thurman for Vice President. Stephen M. White served as temporary chairman and Patrick Collins mayor Patrick A. Collins served as the convention s permanent president. Cleveland was unanimously nominated. For Vice President, Thurman had 690 votes, Isaac P. Gray had 105 and John C. Black had 25. Patrick Collins mayor was president of the body. ref http books.google.com books?id a7UxUutCclMC&pg PA316&dq 1888 DemocraticNational Convention&lr &sig hsbpJkLf kFgKiOc1r 7zIIhXqM PPA316,M1 Our Presidents and How We Make Them by Alexander K. McClure Ayer Co Pub February 1988 ISBN 0 8369 5532 3 ref St. Louis won the convention after a presentation in February 1888. See also United States presidential election, 1888 1888 Republican NationalConvention Notes Reflist References http books.google.com books?id 0d3QVVgbeZEC Official Proceedings of the NationalDemocraticConvention, Held in St ...?pid 29583 Party Platform sequence prev 1884 DemocraticNationalConvention 1884 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1892 DemocraticNationalConvention 1892 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of St. Louis, Missouri Category United States presidential ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2008 Infobox National Political Convention year 1936 party Democratic date July 23 July 27 image FDR in 1933.jpg image2 John Nance Garner.jpg image size2 97 caption Nominees br Roosevelt and Garner venue Philadelphia Civic Center Convention Hall city Philadelphia , Pennsylvania presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee John Nance Garner John N. Garner vice presidential nominee state Texas previous year 1932 next year 1940 The 1936 DemocraticNationalConvention was held in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania from June 23 to 27, 1936. The convention resulted in the re nomination of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President John Nance Garner . Change in Rules Prior to 1936, the rule for nominating candidates for President of the United States President and Vice President of the United States Vice President required a two thirds vote of the delegates. However, this rule was abolished at the 1936 DemocraticConvention and conventioneers adopted a rule which provided that a majority could nominate. This would allow for candidates to more easily be nominated and would thus produce less balloting. It also began to diminish the Southern United States South s clout at the convention, making it easier for Democrats to begin adopting civil rights and other liberal ideas into their party platform platforms . An African American minister delivered the invocation , causing South Carolina Senator Ellison D. Smith to walk out of the convention. Results President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner were ... NationalConvention United States presidential election, 1936 DemocraticNationalConvention ..., 1936 06 24 1936 sequence prev 1932 DemocraticNationalConvention 1932 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention 1940 DemocraticNationalConvention United States presidential election, 1936 Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category United States presidential ... more details
refimprove date June 2011 Infobox National Political Convention year 1872 party Democratic image HoraceGreeley.png image2 BGratzBrown.png image size2 90 caption Nominees br Greeley and Brown date July 9 July 10 venue Ford s Grand Opera House city Baltimore , Maryland presidential nominee Horace Greeley presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee B. Gratz Brown vice presidential nominee state Missouri previous year 1868 next year 1876 File 1872 DemocraticNationalConvention Maryland.jpg thumb Interior of Ford s Grand Opera House of Baltimore during the 1872 convention The 1872 DemocraticNationalConvention was a presidential nominating convention held at Ford s Opera House in Baltimore, Maryland on July 9, 1872. It resulted in the nomination of Horace Greeley and B. Gratz Brown for President and Vice President of the United States, a ticket first nominated by the Liberal Republican Party . The convention was called to order by DemocraticNational Committee chairman August Belmont . Thomas Jefferson Randolph served as the convention s temporary chairman and James R. Doolittle served as permanent president. At six hours in length, stretched over two days, the convention was the shortest major political party convention in history. ref http www.cnn.com 2008 POLITICS 08 25 dems.convention.trivia index.html CNN.com Think you know your Democraticconvention trivia? ref ... false Official proceedings of the NationalDemocraticconvention, held at Baltimore, July 9, 1872 sequence prev 1868 DemocraticNationalConvention 1868 br New York list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1876 DemocraticNationalConvention 1876 br St. Louis DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of Baltimore, Maryland Category United States presidential ... aggressive attacker of the Democratic party, its principles, its leadership, and its activists cooled ... S. Groesbeck 2 See also History of the United States Democratic Party References reflist http ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1896 party Democratic image WilliamJBryan1902.png image size 100 image2 ArthurSewall.png image size2 98 caption Nominees br Bryan and Sewall date July 7 July 11 venue Chicago Coliseum city Chicago , Illinois presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan William J. Bryan presidential nominee state Nebraska vice presidential nominee Arthur Sewall vice presidential nominee state Maine previous year 1892 next year 1900 The 1896 DemocraticNationalConvention , held at the Chicago Coliseum from July 7 to July 11, was the scene of William Jennings Bryan s nomination as Democratic Party United States Democratic presidential candidate for the U.S. presidential election, 1896 1896 U.S. presidential election . At age 36, Bryan was the youngest Presidential nominee in American history, only one year older than the constitutional minimum. Bryan s keynote Cross of gold speech Cross of Gold address , delivered prior to his nomination, lambasted Eastern monied classes for supporting the gold standard at the expense of the average worker. This was a repudiation of Grover Cleveland Cleveland administration policy, but proved popular with the delegates to the convention. Bryan secured the nomination on the fifth ballot over Richard P. Bland . As the nominee, Bryan declined to choose a specific Democratic vice presidential nominee and left the decision to his fellow delegates. Arthur Sewall of Maine was nominated on the fifth ballot. The ticket ultimately ... http politicalgraveyard.com parties D 1896 1896 DemocraticNationalConvention at the Political Graveyard References reflist sequence prev 1892 DemocraticNationalConvention 1892 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1900 DemocraticNationalConvention 1900 DemocraticNationalConvention Category United States presidential election, 1896 Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category Political ... to Chicago to end the strike. At the convention he lost the renomination due to that response. ref ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1996 party Democratic image Bill Clinton.jpg image2 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg image size2 105 caption Nominees br Clinton and Gore date August 26 August 29 venue United Center city Chicago , Illinois keynote speaker Evan Bayh speakers Christopher Dodd br Mario Cuomo br Hillary Rodham Clinton br Christopher Reeve br Ted Kennedy presidential nominee President Bill Clinton Arkansas AR vice presidential nominee Vice President Al Gore Tennessee TN ballots 1 totaldelegates 4,289 votesneeded 2,147 presidenttotals Bill Clinton Clinton Arkansas AR 4,277 99.72 br Abstaining 12 0.28 vicepresidenttotals Al Gore Gore Tennessee TN 4,289 100 previous year 1992 next year 2000 The 1996 DemocraticNationalConvention of the was held ... any political convention since the violent 1968 DemocraticNationalConvention . Notable speakers The convention s keynote speaker was Governor of Indiana Governor Evan Bayh of Indiana The nomination .... Lyndon LaRouche Prior to the primaries the Chair of the DemocraticNational Party ruled that fringe candidate Lyndon LaRouche is not to be considered a qualified candidate for nomination of the Democratic ... Democratic Party United States Democrat Bill Clinton was renominated for President of United States ... finalist, San Antonio, for the right to host the convention. http www.cnn.com ALLPOLITICS 1996 ... cast of Rent musical Rent performed Seasons of Love at the end of the Convention. Al Gore and Bill Clinton famously danced to the Macarena while standing still. See also 1996 Republican NationalConvention Sequence prev 1992 DemocraticNationalConvention 1992 br New York list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 2000 DemocraticNationalConvention 2000 br Los Angeles DemocraticNationalConvention Category United States presidential election, 1996 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category Political conventions in Chicago, Illinois Category 1996 in Illinois ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 2000 party Democratic image Al Gore, Vice President of the United ... next year 2004 The 2000 DemocraticNationalConvention was a quadrennial United States presidential nominating convention presidential nominating convention for the Democratic Party United States Democratic Party . The convention nominated Vice President of the United States Vice President Al Gore as its ... 17, the final night of the convention. This was the second DemocraticNationalConvention hosted by Los Angeles, the first being in 1960. Site selection The DemocraticNational Committee DNC initially invited 28 cities to bid for the convention. Nine cities submitted proposals, seven of which Boston ... 3 DemocraticNationalConvention presidential vote, 2000 ref name TGP cite web url http www.thegreenpapers.com ... States Supreme Court Supreme Court . sequence prev 1996 DemocraticNationalConvention 1996 br Chicago list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 2004 DemocraticNationalConvention 2004 br Boston DemocraticNationalConvention United states presidential election and recount, 2000 See also 2000 Republican NationalConvention U.S. Democratic Party U.S. presidential primaries, 2000 References Reflist External links http www.fifer.net convention The 2000 DemocraticNationalConvention by Craig Fifer Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of Los Angeles, California DemocraticNationalConvention, 2000 Category Politics of California DemocraticNationalConvention, 2000 Category United States presidential election, 2000 DemocraticNationalConvention, 2000 Category National ... Lakers won the 2000 National Basketball Association NBA Championship only a few months before the convention ... Joe Lieberman as its candidate for Vice President. The convention was held at the Staples Center .... Philadelphia withdrew its bid after being selected as the host of the 2000 Republican NationalConvention . Boston, Denver and Los Angeles were named as finalists. On March 15, 1999, the DNC announced ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1964 party Democratic date August 24 August 27 image 37 Lbj2 ... , Salon.com ref See also DemocraticNationalConventionDemocratic Party United States presidential primaries, 1964 Notes reflist sequence prev 1960 DemocraticNationalConvention 1960 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1968 DemocraticNationalConvention 1968 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category History of Atlantic City, New Jersey DemocraticNationalConvention, 1964 Category United States presidential election, 1964 Category 1964 in New ... vice presidential nominee state Minnesota previous year 1960 next year 1968 The 1964 DemocraticNationalConvention was the 1964 presidential nominating convention of the Democratic Party United States Democratic Party . It took place at the Atlantic City Convention Center in Atlantic City, New Jersey ... on November 7, 1962. Mississippi controversy At the nationalconvention the integrated Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party MFDP claimed the seats for delegates for Mississippi, on the grounds that the official ... delegates and the remainder would be non voting guests of the convention the regular Mississippi delegation was required to pledge to support the party ticket and no future Democraticconvention would ... Hall Convention Center city Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City , New Jersey presidential ... for Vice President. The convention took place less than a year after Kennedy s assassination. On the last day of the convention, Kennedy s brother United States Attorney General Attorney General ... on the convention floor, delegates erupted in 22 minutes of uninterrupted applause, causing him ... to the United Nations and twice a Democratic nominee for President, introduced a memorial film ... caucuses and the state convention whereas the MFDP delegates had all been elected in strict ... of them as at large delegates. Many civil rights activists were deeply offended by the convention s outcome ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1920 party Democratic image James M. Cox 1920.jpg image2 Roosevelt20.jpg image size2 121 caption Nominees br Cox and Roosevelt date June 28 July 6 venue San Francisco Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium city San Francisco , California presidential nominee James M. Cox presidential nominee state Ohio vice presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt vice presidential nominee state New York previous year 1916 next year 1924 File GuestPassDemNatlConvSanFran06281920.jpg thumb right 150px Guest pass for June 28 The 1920 DemocraticNationalConvention was held at the San Francisco Civic Auditorium Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California from June 28 July 6, 1920. It resulted in the nomination of James Middleton Cox Governor James Cox of Ohio for President and Franklin Roosevelt Assistant Secretary of the Navy Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for Vice President. Neither President Woodrow Wilson , in spite of his failing health, nor former Secretary of State and three time presidential candidate William Jennings Bryan had entirely given up hope that their party would turn to them, but neither was, in the event, formally nominated. In addition to the eventual nominee, Cox, the other high scoring candidates as the voting proceeded were William Gibbs .... ref The platform adopted by the convention supported the League of Nations , albeit with qualifications, and women s suffrage . See also 1920 Republican NationalConvention United States presidential election, 1920 DemocraticNationalConventionDemocraticNationalConvention sequence prev 1916 DemocraticNationalConvention 1916 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1924 DemocraticNationalConvention 1924 References reflist External links http www.presidency.ucsb.edu showplatforms.php?platindex D1920 1920 Democratic Platform Category United States presidential election, 1920 Category History of Houston, Texas Conventions Category DemocraticNational Conventions Category 1920 in California ... more details
Infobox National Political Convention year 1876 party Democratic image SamuelJonesTilden.png image size2 163 image2 Thomas Andrews Hendricks.jpg image size2 91 caption Nominees br Tilden and Hendricks date June 27 June 29 venue Merchants Exchange Building St. Louis Merchants Exchange Building city St. Louis , Missouri presidential nominee Samuel J. Tilden Samuel Tilden presidential nominee state New York vice presidential nominee Thomas Hendricks vice presidential nominee state Indiana previous year 1872 next year 1880 The 1876 DemocraticNationalConvention assembled in St. Louis just nine days after the conclusion of the Republican NationalConvention. The convention opened with three contenders, Bourbon Democrat Samuel J. Tilden of New York , Thomas Hendricks of Indiana and Union American Civil War Union General Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania . Tilden led on the first vote, but was strongly ... to be Tilden s running mate. It was the first Democratic or Republican nationalconvention west ... . The Convention File 1876 DemocraticNationalConvention Missouri.jpg thumb Interior of the Merchants ... 1876 Republican NationalConvention Notes reflist References http books.google.com books?vid OCLC25857468 Official proceedings of the NationalDemocraticconvention, held in St. Louis, Mo., June ... sequence prev 1872 DemocraticNationalConvention 1872 list DemocraticNationalConvention s next 1880 DemocraticNationalConvention 1880 DemocraticNationalConvention Category DemocraticNational ... of Samuel J. Tilden as the Democratic presidential nominee The convention was called to order by DemocraticNational Committee chairman Augustus Schell . Henry Watterson served as the temporary convention chairman and General John A. McClernand served as permanent convention president. Candidates ... gallery File 1876DemocraticPoster.png thumb upright Tilden Hendricks campaign poster The 12th DemocraticNationalConvention assembled in St. Louis in June 1876. This was the first political convention ... more details