Waddell remained active in the Democratic Party after his defeat , becoming a highly sought after political speaker and campaigner . He was a delegate to the Democratic National Conventions in 1880 , where he supported Union General Winfield Scott Hancock for president and was also a member of the platform committee . In 1888 , he was an elector-at-large and canvassed for Grover Cleveland 's presidential campaign . In 1896 , he was , again , a delegate at the 1896 Democratic National Convention . And when a statewide White Supremacy campaign began , in 1898 , Waddell was at its forefront , in Wilmington
1896 Democratic National Convention
1896 Democratic National Convention
Alfred Moore Waddell