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1880 Democratic National Convention

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The result was: scheduled for Today's featured article/July 25, 2016 by Brianboulton (talk) 18:50, 11 July 2016 (UTC)



The 1880 Democratic National Convention met June 22 to 24, 1880, at the Cincinnati Music Hall in Cincinnati, Ohio and nominated Winfield S. Hancock of Pennsylvania for President and William H. English of Indiana for Vice President in the United States presidential election of 1880. Six men were officially candidates for nomination at the convention, and several more also received votes. The two leading candidates were Hancock and Thomas F. Bayard of Delaware. Not officially a candidate, but wielding a heavy influence over the convention, was the Democratic nominee from 1876, Samuel J. Tilden of New York. Many Democrats believed Tilden to have been unjustly deprived of the presidency in 1876 and hoped to rally around him in the 1880 campaign. Tilden, however, was ambiguous about whether he would run again. Before the second round of balloting, Tilden's withdrawal from the campaign became known for certain and delegates flocked to Hancock, a career soldier and Civil War hero, who was nominated. English, a conservative from a swing state, was nominated for Vice President. Hancock and English were narrowly defeated in the race against Republicans James A. Garfield and Chester A. Arthur that autumn.
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 * Promoted: June 4, 2014
 * Reasons for nomination: This is the only FA about a Democratic National Convention, so it might be of interest as the 2016 DNC is happening. The convention opens July 25, 2016, which is my preferred date, but it runs through July 28, so any of the 26th, 27th, or 28th would also be appropriate.
 * Support as nominator. Coemgenus (talk) 23:01, 3 July 2016 (UTC)
 * Support good timing Cas Liber (talk · contribs) 11:09, 7 July 2016 (UTC)