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On which ballot was Tilden selected as the Democratic nominee for president in 1876?
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Samuel J. Tilden was selected as the Democratic nominee for president in 1876 on the second ballot of the Democratic National Convention. His battle against public corruption and electoral success in New York made him a leading candidate.
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