The Great Parker Meeting in New York. Where Does He Come In?

The Great Parker Meeting in New York. Where Does He Come In?

McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949

Political cartoons

Political candidates

Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908

Elections

Presidential candidates

Presidents--Elections

Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926

Democratic Party (U.S.)

Democratic National Convention

A large crowd cheers for Grover Cleveland, lending their support for a possible third nomination for president in 1904.

Alton B. Parker, a New York judge, ran for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1904 against newspaper tycoon William R. Hearst. With the Democrats splintered, delegates at the Democratic National Convention in St. Louis (1904) saw Parker as a compromise candidate, but delegates also threw around such names as former president Grover Cleveland. Cleveland, Governor of New York (1885-1889) and the twenty-second (1885-1889) and twenty-fourth President of the United States (1893-1897), danced to a unique political beat for his era. As a conservative Democrat, Grover supported business by opposing high tariffs and found fault with American imperialism in the Philippines and elsewhere. However, Cleveland strongly opposed political patronage and corruption as Governor of New York and as president, and had a reputation as a reformer, drawing many like-minded Republicans to vote Democrat.

McCutcheon, John T.

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum

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