During the 1892 presidential campaign , there was talk of Russell being the Vice Presidential nominee if Senator John M. Palmer were to receive the Democratic Presidential nomination . In early February 1892 , Palmer and Patrick A. Collins , a former Democratic Massachusetts Congressman , agreed to make Palmer the Democratic Presidential candidate and Russell , Collins ' personal and political friend , the Vice Presidential candidate . Palmer ended up rejecting the bid , and argued against it at the 1892 Democratic National Convention . Russell received one vote for President on the first ballot
1892 Democratic National Convention
1892 Democratic National Convention
William E. Russell (politician)