Topics in Chronicling America - The Election of 1888: Harrison vs. Cleveland

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Important Dates:

• June 5-7, 1888 The Democratic National Convention is held in St. Louis, incumbent President Grover Cleveland is nominated by acclamation. Former senator Allen G. Thurman wins the nomination for Vice President.
• June 19-25, 1888 The Republican National Convention is held in Chicago, former senator Benjamin Harrison wins the nomination on the eighth ballot. Levi P. Morton is chosen as his running mate.
• September 13, 1888 British Ambassador Lord Lionel Sackville-West endorses President Cleveland in response to a letter from a purported “Charles F. Murchison.” This causes a scandal among voters with anti-British sentiments.
• October 24, 1888 Republican National Convention treasurer W. W. Dudley writes a letter to Republican workers including instructions bribing voters in the state of Indiana.
• November 6, 1888 Harrison is elected, becoming the third president to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote.

Suggested Search Strategies:

• [Try the following terms in combination, proximity, or as phrases using Search Pages in Chronicling America.] Harrison, Cleveland, Republican National Convention, Democratic National Convention, Allen G. Thurman, Levi P. Morton, Charles Murchison, Dudley, Sackville
• It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Sample Articles from Chronicling America:

• "Again at the Front," The Washington Critic (Washington, DC), June 06, 1888 Page 1, Image 1, col. 3-8.
• "The Second Day," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), June 07, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-6.
• "Renominated!," The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), June 07, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-5.
• "They Waved the Red," Omaha Daily Bee (Omaha, NB), June 08, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
• "Harrison and Morton," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), June 26, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5-6.
• "At Last," The Daily Times (Richmond, VA), June 26, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-4.
• "General Harrison," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), July 05, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-2.
• "Levi P. Morton," The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), June 27, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
• "The British Lion's Paw Thrust Into American Politics To Help Cleveland," New-York Tribune (New York, NY), November 04, 1888, Page 13, Image 13, col. 2-5.
• "Sackville's Sack," The Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, UT), October 30, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-2.
• "The Party's Course," Los Angeles Daily Herald (Los Angeles, CA), November 04, 1888, page 12, Image 12, col. 1-2.
• "Malodorous Dudley," St. Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, MN), November 01, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-2.
• "That Ominous Letter," The Evening World (New York, NY), November 02, 1888, Sporting Edition, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
• "Burchard Dudley," Lancaster Daily Intelligencer (Lancaster, PA), Novemeber 05, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1.
• "Grover Must Go," The Evening Bulletin (Maysville, KY), November 09, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5.
• "We're Whipped," St. Paul Daily Globe (Saint Paul, MN), November 08, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 1-7.
• "It Is Harrison," The Evening Post (Washington, DC), November 07, 1888, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2-5."