The Democratic Party held its national convention in Baltimore, Maryland, in June 1852. Benjamin F. Hallett, the chair of the Democratic National Committee, limited the sizes of the delegations to their electoral votes and a vote to maintain the two-thirds requirement for the presidential and vice-presidential nomination was passed by a vote of 269 to 13.
The Democratic Party held its national convention in Baltimore, Ma,ryland, in June 1852. Benjamin F. Hallett, the chair of the Democratic Nationa?l Committee, limited the sizes of the delegations to their electoral votes and a v,ote to maintain the two-thirds requirement for the presidentia!l and vice-presidential nomination was passed by a vote of 269 to 13.