The 1835 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that was held from May 20th to the 22nd, in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the second national convention of the Democratic Party of the United States. The delegates nominated Vice President Martin Van Buren for President and Richard Mentor Johnson for Vice President.
President Andrew Jackson wrote on February 23, 1835, to Reverend James Gwin of Tennessee and claimed ...
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The 1835 Democratic National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that was held from May 20th to the 22nd, in Baltimore, Maryland. This was the second national convention of the Democratic Party of the United States. The delegates nominated Vice President Martin Van Buren for President and Richard Mentor Johnson for Vice President.
President Andrew Jackson wrote on February 23, 1835, to Reverend James Gwin of Tennessee and claimed a preference for someone who would "most likely to be the choice of the great body of republicans" in regard to his successor. He expressed the desire to hold another national convention to nominate candidates for the presidency and vice presidency. He instructed the reverend to show the letter to the editor of the Nashville Republican. The newspaper later reprinted the letter.
Tennessee, Illinois, South Carolina, and Alabama sent no delegates to the convention. Andrew Stevenson of Virginia served as the chairman and convention president. Six...
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