Fourteen men declared themselves to be candidates for the Republican nomination. A leading candidate was Senator John Sherman of Ohio. Another was former Senator Benjamin Harrison of Indiana.

14名男子宣布自己是共和党候选人。俄亥俄州参议员约翰·谢尔曼是主要的候选人，另一位是印第安纳州的前参议员本杰明·哈里森。