Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
The party split over the question of allowing expansion of slavery and ended up nominating two candidates. NOVANET the democrats split into two parties and nominated 2men for president ..
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
The supposed deal was that the Democrats would not protest the very close election of Hayes in 1876 if federal troops were withdrawn from the defeated Southern states.
Many Southern delegates walked out of the Democratic Convention after it refused to include a plank to defend slavery in the platform. They later met and nominated their own pro-slavery candidate. This obviously split the Democrat vote and made it easier for the Republican, Lincoln, to win.
The Democratic National Convention in Chicago was a complete disaster. Robert F. Kennedy was also shot and killed, and that ruined the Democrats' chance of winning the election because he would have probably been nominated by the Party. Nixon won later on in November. 1968 wasn't really a good year for the U.S. ... Tet, MLK, RFK, Dem. Convention, LBJ doesn't go for re-election, and then Nixon.
Four days after Lincoln's election, South Carolina called for a special convention to consider secession.
A. As the 1860 presidential election became closer and closer; the Democratic Party split over slavery. Northern Democrats rallied behind Douglas and Southern Democrats supported Dred Scott.
Richard Nixon resigns from office, as he was spying on the Democrats during the election, which was illegal. That's all I know. :)
It was in 1968 that the Democrats forced significant changes in the nominating process that remain intact today. This happened after the Democratic National Convention.