After the delegates nominated Stevenson, the convention then turned to selecting a vice president.
Those delegates to the national convention officially nominated the President.
On resignation, a delegate nominates a successor for approval by the other delegates and the General Secretary.
The delegates, preparing to return home, unanimously nominated Frémont on the 11th ballot.
After the delegates nominated Humphrey, the convention then turned to selecting a vice-president.
Clark had to produce written authorization from Ross to convince the delegates to nominate someone else.
And for the first time, delegates could nominate half of the slate from the floor, rather than rubber-stamping a list provided by the party chairman.
This week these freely chosen delegates have been nominating the candidates, exercising the franchise.
On June 5, delegates unanimously nominated Pierce on the 49th ballot.
The 120 delegates nominate every 2 years to attend the annual forum.