The 1884 general campaign was remarkably similar to the 2016 election, dominated by respective attacks on each candidate’s personal character. As with Trump, allegations of sexual misconduct ...

FILE - President Grover Cleveland poses for a photo. Cleveland won the 1884 election. The Gazette endorsed his opponent James G. Blaine (AP Photo, File) The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

The 1884 general campaign was remarkably similar to the 2016 election, dominated by respective attacks on each candidate's personal character. As with Trump, allegations of sexual misconduct were ...

James Blaine, who swept those five states but lost the 1884 election by a sliver; he would have defeated Grover Cleveland had he garnered just 1,150 more votes in the state of New York.) In ...

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He's been convicted of felony crimes.

But a closer correlation is with what happened at a Republican presidential rally that took place across from the original Madison Square Garden exactly 140 years ago, on Oct. 28, 1884.

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He's been convicted of felony crimes.

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He’s been convicted of felony crimes.

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He's been convicted of felony crimes.

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He's been convicted of felony crimes.

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He's been convicted of felony crimes.

That was Grover Cleveland, who served as the 22nd president after the 1884 election, and as the 24th president after the campaign of 1892. He's been convicted of felony crimes.