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	Franklin Pierce - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Democrats' slogan was "We Polked you in 1844; we shall Pierce you in 1852!" (a reference to the victory of James K. Polk in the 1844 election).
		Pierce was also helped by Irish support of the Democratic Party and their disdain from the Whig Party.
		The Whigs' platform was almost indistinguishable from that of the Democrats, reducing the campaign to a contest between the personalities of the two candidates and helping to drive down the turnout rates in the election to their lowest level since 1836.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Franklin%5FPierce (2246 words)

	Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party.
		The most historically notable--and tumultuous--convention of recent memory was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which was fraught with highly emotional battles between conventioneers and Vietnam war protesters and a notable outburst by Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.
		The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention (2246 words)

	Democratic National Convention - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The primary goal of the Democratic National Convention is to nominate and confirm a candidate for President and Vice President, adopt a comprehensive party platform and unify the party.
		The most historically notable convention of recent memory was the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, which was fraught with highly emotional battles between conventioneers and Vietnam war protesters and a notable outburst by Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley.
		The Democratic National Convention is a series of presidential nominating conventions held every four years administered by the Democratic National Committee of the United States Democratic Party.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Democratic_National_Convention (2246 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Mahoning County, Ohio
		Ohio Democratic State Executive Committee, 1944-46; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
		Ohio state senate, 1950; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
		1860; Governor of Ohio, 1862-64; defeated, 1844, 1846.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/OH/MA.html (676 words)

	Henry Clay
		On 1 May, 1844, the Whig national convention nominated Clay by acclamation.
		The democratic national convention nominated not Van Buren, but James K, Polk for the presidency, with George M. Dallas for the vice-presidency, and adopted a resolution recommending the annexation of Texas.
		A convention of antislavery men was held at Buffalo, New York, which put forward as a candidate for the presidency James G. Birney.
	www.famousamericans.net /henryclay (676 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bradley, J.
		Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
		Vermont state senate from Orleans County, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
		Alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Nevada,
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/bradley5.html (523 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Richland County, Ohio
		Ohio Democratic state chair, 1927-31; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
		justice of Ohio state supreme court, 1856-71; alternate delegate to Republican National Convention from Ohio,
		U.S. Representative from Ohio 21st District, 1843-44; died in office 1844.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/OH/RI.html (734 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Lycoming County, Pa.
		Pennsylvania state senate, 1895-1910; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
		Newspaper publisher; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Pennsylvania,
		U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 16th District, 1833-37; district judge in Pennsylvania, 1844-51; died in office 1851.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/PA/LY.html (725 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Smyth
		Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
		Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
		Smyth, John Henry (1844-1908) — also known as John H. Smyth — Born in
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/smyth.html (541 words)

	Encyclopedia: List of Democratic National Conventions
		1844 Democratic National Convention Baltimore, Maryland James Knox Polk/ George M. Dallas W
		1856 Democratic National Convention Cincinnati, Ohio James Buchannan / John C. Breckenridge W
		1920 Democratic National Convention San Francisco, California James M. Cox / Franklin D. Roosevelt L
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Democratic-National-Conventions (541 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Bradley, J.
		Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio,
		Vermont state senate from Orleans County, 1943-47; delegate to Republican National Convention from Vermont,
		Son of Philo Bradley and Mercy (Gardiner) Bradley; married 1844 to Mary Hornblower.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/bradley5.html (541 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Glynn County, Ga.
		U.S. Representative from Georgia, 1839-43, 1845-50 (at-large 1839-43, 1st District 1845-50); delegate to Whig National Convention from Georgia, 1844; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Georgia,
		Delegate from Georgia to the Confederate Provisional Congress, 1861-62.
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/GA/GL.html (564 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Tuckerman to Turnbull
		Democratic National Committee from Delaware, 1937-47; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Delaware,
		Tunnell, Ebe Walter (1844-1917) -- also known as E.
		Tunnell, James Miller (1879-1957) -- also known as James M. Tunnell -- of Georgetown,
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/tuckerman-turnbull.html (564 words)

	How Britain's treason machine made war against Mexico
		George Bancroft wrote to James Polk on July 6, 1844, explaining in polite terms, for the official record, how Bancroft had just manipulated the Democratic National Convention to get the party's nomination for Polk.
		It was Bancroft's plot that made Polk the surprise, ``dark horse'' candidate of the Democratic Party in 1844.
		Bancroft's false reputation as a ``patriotic'' writer, and the textbooks' silence on his perfidy in the fateful 1840s, are due to the continued power of Bancroft's own treason faction of historians at Harvard and other locations (see article).
	members.tripod.com /~american_almanac/chaispot.htm (3058 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Lockwood
		Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
		Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1947; delegate to Republican National Convention from Michigan,
		Lockwood, Daniel Newton (1844-1906) — also known as Daniel N. Lockwood — of New York.
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/lockwood.html (3058 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Brant to Braxton
		Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
		Delegate to Iowa state constitutional convention from Van Buren County, 1844.
		Delegate to Texas state constitutional convention, 1845; member of
	politicalgraveyard.com /bio/brant-braxton.html (3058 words)

	James Buchanan
		In 1843 he was elected to the senate for a third term, and in 1844 his name was brought forward as the democratic candidate of Pennsylvania for the presidential nomination; but before the national convention met he withdrew in order that the whole strength of the party might be concentrated upon one candidate.
		McLane, to make a "Treaty of Transit and Commerce" and a "convention to enforce treaty stipulations, and to maintain order and security in the territory of the republics of Mexico and the United States." But congress took no notice of the president's recommendation, and refused to ratify the treaty and the convention.
		He favored the treaty of commerce, and, though there was much opposition to it from some members of the Russian ministry, it was finally concluded on 18 December, 1832.
	www.virtualology.com /zacharytaylor.net/millardfillmore.org/jamesbuchanan.net (3058 words)

	George Bancroft
		Despite his unsuccessful campaign for governor of Massachusetts in 1844, his strong support of James K. Polk in the National Democratic Convention brought political reward.
		Too, Bancroft had departed from the traditional conservative Whig demeanor of the Brahmin stereotype and had become active in the Massachusetts Democratic Party.
		He was courted by Democratic officials who relished his support of the Jacksonian anti-bank philosophy and exulted at his campaign biography written for Martin Van Buren.
	xroads.virginia.edu /~MA01/Lisle/dial/bancroft.html (820 words)

	James Buchanan
		In 1843 he was elected to the senate for a third term, and in 1844 his name was brought forward as the democratic candidate of Pennsylvania for the presidential nomination; but before the national convention met he withdrew in order that the whole strength of the party might be concentrated upon one candidate.
		Whether this was to happen would depend upon the ability of the Democratic Party to avoid a rupture into factions that would themselves be representatives of irreconcilable dogmas on the subject of slavery in the territories.
		Buchanan was a candidate for the democratic nomination; but General Franklin Pierce received the nomination and was elected.
	www.franklinpierce.org /JamesBuchanan.org (820 words)

	Welcome to The American Presidency
		The national convention became the chief vehicle for reincorporating the South into the party and the nation during Reconstruction.
		By 1844 its rules were exploited to veto the renomination efforts of former president Van Buren.
		In 1992, after 12 years of Republican presidential rule, Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas reclaimed the presidency for the Democratic Party after a close and bitterly fought campaign against incumbent George Bush and independent H. Ross Perot.
	ap.grolier.com /article?assetid=0123810-00&templatename=/article/artic... (4349 words)

	John Tyler
		Tyler was strong enough to prevent his nomination in the Democratic national convention, which met at Baltimore on 27 May, 1844, on the other hand he was able to prevent the nomination of Mr.
		Tyler was appointed a commissioner to President Buchanan, while Judge John Robertson was appointed commissioner to the state of South Carolina, the object being to persuade both parties to abstain from any acts of hostility until the proposed peace convention should have had an opportunity to meet and discuss the situation.
		Tyler made a speech on the steps of the Exchange hotel in Richmond, and declared his belief that no arrangement could be made, and that nothing was left for Virginia but to act promptly in the exercise of her powers as a sovereign state.
	stanklos.com /virtualwarmuseum.com/uscivilwarhall/johntyler.net (4349 words)

	dark horse on Encyclopedia.com
		Probably the best-known example of a dark horse is James K. Polk, who was selected at the Democratic convention of 1844 on the ninth ballot, although he had not been nominated until the eighth ballot.
		A presidential dark horse is usually chosen at a party national convention and often has acquired only a local or limited reputation at the time of his nomination.
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	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d1/darkhors.asp (615 words)

	dark horse on Encyclopedia.com
		Probably the best-known example of a dark horse is James K. Polk, who was selected at the Democratic convention of 1844 on the ninth ballot, although he had not been nominated until the eighth ballot.
		A presidential dark horse is usually chosen at a party national convention and often has acquired only a local or limited reputation at the time of his nomination.
		DARK HORSE [dark horse] in U.S. politics, a person unexpectedly chosen by a major party as a candidate for public office, especially for the presidency.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/d1/darkhors.asp (1016 words)

	MILLEDGE LUKE BONHAM - Original Member of the Aztec Club of 1847
		Bonham was again elected to the South Carolina House of Representatives, 1865-1867 and was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1867 and 1876.
		He was a member of South Carolina's taxpayers' convention in 1871 and 1874, He resumed the practice of law in Edgefield, engaged in planting, and conducted an insurance business in Edgefield and Atlanta, 1865-1878.
		He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Edgefield in 1837 and embarked on a political career in 1840, in the State House of Representatives, 1840-1844.
	www.aztecclub.com /bios/bonham.htm (418 words)

	Today in History: November 5
		Democrats nominated dark horse candidate Polk on the ninth ballot of the Democratic National Convention after party favorite Martin Van Buren lost the bid because of his opposition to annexing Texas, a position deemed unacceptable by Southerners and by former president Andrew Jackson.
		On November 5, 1844, Democratic candidate James K. Polk defeated Whig party candidate Henry Clay to become the eleventh president of the United States.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/today/nov05.html (674 words)

	Barnburners
		In 1848, after a contest in the Democratic national convention, the former joined the Free-soilers and voted for Van Buren, and thus made possible the election of Taylor, the Whig candidate.
		Barn'burn'ers, the name given, in American history, to a faction of the Democratic party in New York state, so-called from their radical tendencies, in allusion to the story of the Dutchman who burned down his barn to clear it from rats.
		The division of the party was in 1844, the followers of Van Buren being termed Barnburners, and those of Polk, Hunkers.
	www.factopia.com /practical-reference/barnburners.htm (674 words)

	NYStateHistory.html
		New York is an uncertain State both in national and State elections, and the influence exerted by its large electoral vote on the outcome of Presidential contests has given it the well-earned name of the "pivotal State." Notable cases were the elections of 1844, 1848, and 1884.
		In the Presidential election of 1844 James K. Polk, the Democratic candidate, received 170 votes in the electoral college as against 105 votes cast for Henry Clay, the Whig candidate.
		Of the thirty-four amendments submitted to the people by the Constitutional Convention of 1894, the most important among those adopted were concerned with the reform of the judiciary, the shortening of the Governor's term to two years, and the reapportionment of the legislative districts of the State.
	www.bklyn-genealogy-info.com /NYStateHistory.html (674 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Branch County, Mich.
		Michigan state house of representatives, 1849; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
		Michigan state house of representatives from Branch County, 1844-45;
		Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
	politicalgraveyard.com /geo/MI/BN.html (908 words)

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