After the election , Dougherty continued his successful legal career . In 1887 , he represented New York alderman Thomas Cleary in a bribery case , and Cleary was found not guilty . He moved to New York the next year and became affiliated with the Tammany Hall branch of the Democratic party . That same year , he traveled to St. Louis with the New York delegation to the Democratic National Convention . Again , Dougherty was chosen to give a nominating speech , this time of the incumbent , President Grover Cleveland . Again , his speech was well-received : Cleveland , too , was nominated , but was defeated in his bid for re-election that November
Democratic National Convention
1888 Democratic National Convention
Daniel Dougherty