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The 1888 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at the Auditorium Building in Chicago, Illinois, on June 19–25, 1888. It resulted in the nomination of former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana for President and former Representative Levi P. Morton of New York for Vice President. During the convention, Frederick Douglass was invited to speak and became the first African-American to have his name put forward for a presidential nomination, in a major party's roll call vote, receiving one vote from Kentucky in the fourth vote. The ticket won in the election of 1888, defeating President Grover Cleveland and Allen G. Thurman. ==Issues addressed== Issues addressed in the convention included support for protective tariffs, repeal of taxes on tobacco, support for the use of gold and silver as currency and support for pensions for veterans. The party also expressed its opposition to polygamy.〔(Official Proceedings of the Republican National Convention Held at Chicago, June 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 25, 1888 )〕 ==State delegates== MICHIGAN: (Incomplete Listings of District Delegates to the State Convention) Edward Cowley Wellesley from Colon Mi. was a delegate to the State Convention held in Hartman's Hall in Grand Rapids on May 8, 1888. For the purpose of electing 4 Delegates at Large & 4 alternate delegates at large to go to the Republican National Convention to be held in Chicago. Also electing 2 District delegates from each district to go to the National Convention as listed. 4 Delegates at Large are: William Quincy Atwood from Saginaw J.K. Boies from Hudson Thomas B. Dunstan from Hancock R.E. Frazier from Detroit 2 District Delegates are chosen for each District District #1 John Atkinson from Detroit Henry M. Duffield from Detroit District #2 Charles T. Mitchell from Hillside George Spaulding from Monroe District #3 William A. Coombs from Coldwater Charles E. Townsend from Jackson District #4 Bishop E. Andrews from Three Rivers L.M. Ward from Benton Harbor District #5 C.P. Brown from Spring Lake A.B. Watson from Grand Rapids District #6 William B. McCreery from Flint William McPherson Jr. from Howell District #7 Harrison Geer from Lapeer Edgar Weeks from Mt. Clemens District #8 Roswell G. Horr from East Saginaw S. Perry Youngs from Stanton District #9 George W. Crawford from Big Rapids Edwin O. Shaw from Newaygo District #10 Green Pack from Oscoda N.M. Richardson from Caro District #11 Perry Hannah from Traverse City Samuel M. Stephenson from Menominee 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1888 Republican National Convention」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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