The 1864 Democratic National Convention nominated a ticket of George B. McClellan , who favored continuing the war , and Pendleton , who opposed it . The ticket was defeated by the Republican ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson , and Pendleton lost his Congressional re-election race that same year . Pendleton was a strong contender for the presidential nomination at the 1868 Democratic National Convention , but was defeated by Horatio Seymour . After Pendleton lost the 1869 Ohio gubernatorial election , he temporarily left politics
1864 Democratic National Convention
1864 Democratic National Convention
George H. Pendleton