Adlai E. Stevenson, the governor of Illinois, had refused to seek the nomination, but he was drafted by the convention as a compromise choice and was nominated on the third ballot.
(There was a wrinkle, but it was a small one: Judge Helene N. White, who was in the majority, was initially nominated by President Bill Clinton and was later renominated by President George W. Bush as part of a compromise involving several nominations).
As a result of this movement, the convention was split and a compromise candidate, James A. Garfield, was nominated and elected.
Phillip Seymour Hoffman ("The Master") could be a compromise candidate: he was nominated more widely than Mr. Waltz, and won more awards than Mr. Jones.
Neither of the other candidates could command a majority, and on the 36th ballot the weary delegates nominated a compromise candidate, Congressman James A. Garfield of Ohio.
After thirty-six Blaines, Blaine's delegates deserted him and combined with those of other candidates to nominate a compromise candidate: Representative James A. Garfield of Ohio.
But like some Democrats, Scott maintained that Boggs' record as a legislator is noteworthy and said Obama compromised too much by nominating him.
Jackson nominated himself as the compromise speaker.
At the Democratic convention in August, a compromise was struck whereby McClellan was nominated as the party's presidential candidate and the Copperheads were allowed authority over the party platform; accordingly, they inserted a plank calling for immediate peace negotiations.
Jaʿfarī eventually abandoned his claim to the position, and the UIA nominated Nūrī al-Mālikī, a compromise candidate, for the post shortly thereafter.
