<P> Senator Stephen A. Douglas from Illinois </P> <Li> <P> Former Secretary of War William L. Marcy </P> </Li> <P> Former Secretary of War William L. Marcy </P> <P> As Democrats convened in Baltimore in June 1852, four major candidates vied for the nomination: Lewis Cass of Michigan, the nominee in 1848, who had the backing of northerners in support of the Compromise of 1850; James Buchanan of Pennsylvania, popular in the South as well as in his home state; Stephen A. Douglas of Illinois, candidate of the expansionists and the railroad interests; and William L. Marcy of New York, whose strength was centered in his home state . Throughout the balloting, numerous favorite son candidates received a few votes . </P>

Which of the following is true of the presidential campaign of 1852