Though some Republicans opposed Harrison 's re-nomination, Harrison defeated James G. Blaine and William McKinley on the first presidential ballot of the 1892 Republican National Convention. Cleveland defeated challenges by David B. Hill and Horace Boies on the first presidential ballot of the 1892 Democratic National Convention, becoming the first Democrat to win his party 's presidential nomination in three different elections. The new Populist Party, formed by groups from The Grange, the Farmers ' Alliances, and the Knights of Labor, fielded a ticket led by former Congressman James B. Weaver of Iowa.
in the presidential election of 1892 the populist candidate
former Congressman James B. Weaver of Iowa