Religious movement (they wrote their constitution.)
Rhode Island was the only state to not send representatives
The purpose of the Democratic National Convention of 1968 was to <em>find a new presidential candidate for the Democratic Party</em>, as President Lyndon B. Johnson had announced he would not seek reelection. Finally, Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and Senator Edmund S. Muskie were selected as the new President and Vice President, respectively.