1892 Republican National Convention
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The 1892 Republican National Convention was held at the Industrial Exposition Building, Minneapolis, Minnesota, from June 7 to June 10, 1892. The party nominated President Benjamin Harrison for re-election on the first ballot and Whitelaw Reid of New York for vice president.[1]
1892 presidential election | |
Convention | |
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Date(s) | June 7–10, 1892 |
City | Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Venue | Industrial Exposition Building |
Chair | William McKinley |
Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Benjamin Harrison of Indiana |
Vice presidential nominee | Whitelaw Reid of New York |
Other candidates | James G. Blaine William McKinley |
Voting | |
Total delegates | 906 |
Votes needed for nomination | 454 |
Results (president) | Harrison (IN): 535.17 (59.07%) McKinley (OH): 182 (20.09%) Blaine (ME): 181.83 (20.07%) Reed (ME): 4 (0.44%) Lincoln (IL): 1 (0.11%) |
Ballots | 1 |
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James S. Clarkson of Iowa was the outgoing chairman of the Republican National Committee. J. Sloat Fassett of New York was the temporary chairman, and Governor William McKinley Jr. of Ohio was the permanent chair of the convention.
Harrison's Secretary of State James G. Blaine, who had resigned from the cabinet on June 4, 1892, the eve of the convention, had his name submitted for consideration by the delegates, but drew little support. Future president William McKinley barely edged out Blaine for second place among the delegates.
Although successful in his bid for re-nomination, President Harrison's performance was underwhelming for an incumbent, due in part to the crushing defeat that the party had suffered in the 1890 mid-term elections. He and Reid would lose the fall 1892 election to former President Grover Cleveland and Adlai Stevenson.
The 1892 RNC was also the first convention where women were allowed to be delegates. Therese Alberta (Parkinson) Jenkins, delegate from Wyoming, cast the first vote by a woman for president; Wyoming had granted full suffrage for women at statehood in 1890.