Presidential Election of 1884

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:election
gptkbp:campaigns Corporate donations
Focus on reform
Personal appeal
gptkbp:challenges Economic issues
Party unity issues
gptkbp:controversy Illegitimate child allegations
Mulligan letters
gptkbp:date November 4, 1884
gptkbp:diplomatic_relations Expansionist
gptkbp:economy Fiscal conservatism
Protectionist tariffs
gptkbp:election_year 219
4,874,986
Republican Party's challenges
Restoration of Democratic control
Shifted Republican strategies.
gptkbp:final_standings Less than 1% of the popular vote
gptkbp:has_achievements gptkb:conference
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Gilded_Age_America
gptkb:Post-Reconstruction_America
gptkbp:historical_impact Set the stage for the Progressive Era
Influenced future Republican strategies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Presidential Election of 1884
gptkbp:involved_countries Non-interventionist
gptkbp:issues Protectionism
Tariff reform
gptkbp:legacy First Democrat elected after Civil War
Influence on Republican Party dynamics
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:loser gptkb:James_G._Blaine
gptkbp:motto gptkb:The_Great_Reformer
A public office is a public trust.
gptkbp:notable_teams gptkb:Interstate_Commerce_Act
gptkbp:political_party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:political_position gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Police_Department
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkb:Republicans
gptkb:Democrats
gptkb:Charismatic
Pragmatic
22nd and 24th President of the United States
Continued in politics after the election
gptkbp:president gptkb:Thomas_A._Hendricks
gptkb:John_A._Logan
gptkbp:receives_funding_from Grassroots donations
gptkbp:reputation Controversial figure
Mixed due to controversies
gptkbp:rival gptkb:James_G._Blaine
gptkbp:significance First Democratic victory since the Civil War
gptkbp:social_responsibility Support for labor rights
Support for business interests
gptkbp:state gptkb:Maine
gptkb:New_York
gptkbp:supports Urban voters
Rural voters
gptkbp:tactics Negative campaigning
Appeal to business interests
gptkbp:term_start 1885-1889
gptkbp:voter_turnout 70.5%
Influenced future elections
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Grover_Cleveland
gptkbp:year 1884
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:George_Washington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3