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What did the southern state delegates do when Stephen Douglas was nominated for president?
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Many Southern delegates did not participate in the eventual choice of Douglas. Others walked out of the second meeting in Baltimore.
The first meeting of the national convention of the Democratic Party was held in Charleston, South Carolina in April, 1860, but 50 Southern delegates would not participate because a pro-slavery platform was voted down. This led to a deadlock among the remaining delegates, because Stephen Douglas could not get a 2/3 majority of all registered delegates.
The convention adjourned and reconvened in Baltimore two months later, where new delegates were seated, prompting many of the remaining Southern delegations to also withdraw. With Douglas the choice of 99% of those voting, the 2/3 rule was suspended and he was declared the nominee.
Southern Democrats met separately and nominated their own candidate, sitting Vice President John Breckenridge.
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When stephen douglas was nominated for president southern delegates at the democratic convention?
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Who was the 1860 democratic candidate for president?
Northern Democrats nominated Sen. Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois; Southern Democrats nominated Vice Pres. John C. Breckinridge of Kentucky.
When did Abraham Lincoln go against Douglas for president?
In the electoral campaign of 1860, Lincoln was nominated by the Republican Party to run for President against Steven A. Douglas.
Was Stephen Douglas a Confederate?
No. He was from Illinois, a northern Democrat. Because he was from the north, the Democratic Party split in 1860. The northern faction nominated Douglas to run against Lincoln. The southern faction would not accept Douglas, and held their own convention and nominated the sitting Vice President, John C. Breckenridge. A third faction formed the Constitutional Union Party and nominated John Bell. With those three dividing the Democratic vote, Lincoln won the election with only 40% of the popular vote, and carried not a single southern state.
Who was nominated for president by the northern democrats in the election 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
Who was nominated president by the northern democrats in the election in 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
The Southern Democrats organized their own convention in 1860 and nominated?
John C. Breckinridge. Stephen A. Douglas was the nominee for the Northern Democrats.
In the 1860 election who did the Southerners nominate for president?
The Northern Democratic candidate for president in 1860 was Stephen Douglas from Illinois. The Southern Democratic candidate was John Breckinridge from Kentucky. Republican Party candidate Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas.
Who was nominated for president by the northern democrats in the election of 1860?
Stephen A. Douglas, US senator from Illinois was their candidate in 1860.
When Victoria Woodhull ran for president with whom did she run?
Victoria Woodhull ran for president in 1872 as the candidate of the Equal Rights Party. Frederick Douglass was nominated as her running mate, but it is unclear whether he actually accepted or campaigned for the ticket.
Was Douglas a northern or southern Democrat?
Stephan Douglas was a northern democrat
What was Stephen A Douglas' southern strategy to win the 1860 presidential election?
Stephen A. Douglas believed that to keep the presidency in the hands of the Democratic Party, he needed to execute a "southern" strategy. He had to convince southern Democrats that they needed Democratic support in the northern states that gave President Buchanan the White House in 1856. This meant the Democrats had to carry Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Illinois and Indians plus the southern states. Douglas was unable to convince them and southern Democrats focused on sectionalism. This cost them the presidency, and gave the edge to the Republican, Abraham Lincoln. If Douglas had succeeded, there may have not been a Civil War.
