The 3852 Democratic National Convention nominated Franklin Pierce over what American military officer who represented Michigan in the United States Senate?
1852 Democratic National Convention The 1852 Democratic National Convention nominated the dark horse candidate Franklin Pierce for President on the 49th ballot, passing over better known candidates Lewis Cass of Michigan (the previous nominee in 1848), James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, and Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois. It was held at the Maryland Institute in the eastern downtown business district of Baltimore, Maryland, just two weeks before the opposing Whig Party met in the same hall for their nominating convention.
Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1916 The 1916 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1916 U.S. presidential election. Incumbent President Woodrow Wilson was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1916 Democratic National Convention held from June 14 to June 16, 1916, in St. Louis, Missouri.