1888 Republican National Convention

1888 Republican National Convention

The 1888 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Exposition Hall in Chicago, Illinois, on June 19-25, 1888. It resulted in the nomination of Benjamin Harrison and Levi P. Morton for President and Vice President of the United States. During the convention, Frederick Douglass was invited to speak and became the first African-American to be nominated for President of the United States in a major party's roll call vote, receiving one vote from Kentucky in the fourth vote.

The ticket won in the election of 1888.

tate Delegates

State Delegates to the 1888 Republican National Convention

ee also

* History of the United States Republican Party

References

* Official Proceedings of the Republican National Convention Held at Chicago, June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25, 1888

External links

* [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29627 Republican Party Platform of 1888]

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