<P> In 1831 the Anti-Masonic Party convened in Baltimore , Maryland to select a single presidential candidate agreeable to the whole party leadership in the 1832 presidential election . The National Republican and Democratic Parties soon followed suit . </P>
<P> In 1831 the Anti-Masonic Party convened in Baltimore , Maryland to select a single presidential candidate agreeable to the whole party leadership in the 1832 presidential election . The National Republican and Democratic Parties soon followed suit . </P>
when did national conventions begin in american politics
when did national conventions begin in american politics
1831
1831