Cleveland/Hendrix Campaign Plaque, 1884

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Object Details

associated person

Cleveland, Grover

Description

In 1884, Grover Cleveland and Thomas Hendricks ran for president and vice president as Democratic Party nominees. Cleveland was a prominent governor of New York, seen as a conservative and steady representative of the Democratic party which had spent years struggling to recover from the stain of disloyalty during the Civil War and Reconstruction. In a close, ugly race, Cleveland was able to defeat Blaine, with help from Republican-defectors in the key state of New York.

Credit Line

Ralph E. Becker Collection of Political Americana

ID Number

PL.227739.1884.J19

catalog number

227739.1884.J19

accession number

227739

Object Name

Plaque

Physical Description

inorganic material (unspecified) (overall material)

brown (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 3 3/4 in x 3 1/4 in x 1/4 in; 9.525 cm x 8.255 cm x .635 cm

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Political History: Political History, Campaign Collection

Government, Politics, and Reform

American Democracy: A Great Leap of Faith

Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source