 As Democrats convened in Chicago, Illinois on June 8–June 11, 1892, Cleveland was the frontrunner for the nomination, but faced formidable opposition.He had come out against the free coinage of silver, thereby earning the enmity of Western and Southern Democrats.Most damaging of all was the opposition of his home state; the New York delegation, packed with Tammany men, frequently demonstrated their hostility to Cleveland's candidacy on the convention floor.