The 1892 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, from June 21 to 23, 1892. and nominated former President Grover Cleveland, who had been the party's standard-bearer in 1884 and 1888.

The ticket was victorious in the general election, defeating the Republican nominees, President Benjamin Harrison and his running mate, Whitelaw Reid.

Senator who had served as Cleveland's lieutenant governor, won the support of the New York delegation at the state convention on February 22, 1892.

Henry Watterson, editor of the Louisville Courier Journal, wrote that his tour was "imprudent and ill-started" and that his movement had "nothing beneath it".

[3] The California, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Wisconsin parties bound their delegations to Cleveland.

William Jennings Bryan unsuccessfully proposed a free silver plank at the Nebraska convention.

Palmer was able to prevent support for William Ralls Morrison rising and brought the Illinois delegation behind Cleveland.

[14] The anti-Hill New York delegation decided to not push a credentials fight due to a lack of support from Cleveland and Whitney not wanting to divide the party.

[16] By the end of Harrison's term, many Americans were ready to return to Cleveland's hard money policy on the currency question.

Cleveland's cause was aided by his position on the tariff, his perceived electability, a strong organization, and the weakness of his rivals' candidacies.

Walter Q. Gresham suggested to Whitney and Thomas F. Bayard that somebody from Illinois should be selected to help Cleveland win it.

Revised first ballot totals gave Stevenson enough votes to obtain the nomination, after which delegates made the selection unanimous.