James A. Garfield was elected President and Chester A. Arthur as Vice-President. During this period Congress was divided politically as follows: Forty-seventh Congress. Senate 37 Democrats, 37 Republicans, 1 Independent, 1 Readjuster.... House-130 Democrats, 152 Republicans, 9 Nationals, 2 .Total, 76 Forty-eighth Congress. Senate 36 Democrats, 40 Republicans House-200 Democrats, 119 Republicans, 4 Independents, 2 Nationals .Total, 76 66 325 Election of 1884 Democratic National Committee: Chairman, WM. H. BARNUM, of Connecticut. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. Chicago, Ill., July 8-11, 1884. Chairman pro tem., RICHARD B. HUBBARD, of Texas. Chairman, WILLIAM F. VILAS, of Wisconsin. NOMINATED For President, Grover Cleveland, of New York. For Vice-President, Thomas A. Hendricks, of Indiana. At this convention an attempt to break down the unitrule was made by the Tammany opposition to Grover Cleveland, but it met with defeat. Two ballots were necessary to effect the nomination of Grover Cleveland, of New York, as President. The following table gives the ballots in detail: |