1916 Republican National Convention
Chicago, Illinois | |
Venue | Chicago Coliseum[1] |
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Candidates | |
Presidential nominee | Charles E. Hughes of New York |
Vice presidential nominee | Charles W. Fairbanks of Indiana |
The 1916 Republican National Convention was held in
Although several candidates were openly competing for the 1916 nomination—most prominently conservative Senator
Hughes is the only Supreme Court Justice to be nominated for president by a major political party. Fairbanks is the last former vice president to be nominated for vice president.
Then-Senator Warren G. Harding is credited with coining the phrase "Founding Fathers" during his keynote address.
Presidential nomination
Presidential candidates
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Associate Justice Charles Evans Hughes of New York
-
Lawrence Y. Sherman
of Illinois -
(Withdrew after 1st Ballot) -
Robert M. La Follette
of Wisconsin
At the start, Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes was widely seen as the favorite due to his ability to unite the party, though the nomination of a dark horse candidate such as Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge or General Leonard Wood seemed possible.[2] Many Republicans sought to nominate a candidate palatable to Theodore Roosevelt in hopes of averting another third-party run by progressive Republicans, though these Republicans were unwilling to nominate Roosevelt himself.[2] Roosevelt's influence put a stop to the potential presidential candidacies of former Ohio Senator Theodore E. Burton and current Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding.[2] Former Vice President Charles Fairbanks made a run at the presidency and attempted to curry Roosevelt's support, but Roosevelt refused to support Fairbanks.[3] Hughes won the nomination on the third ballot, and Roosevelt chose to forgo a third-party bid.
Presidential Ballot[4] | ||||
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Candidate | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Unanimous |
Hughes | 253.5 | 328.5 | 949.5 | 987 |
Weeks | 105 | 79 | 3 | |
Root | 103 | 98.5 | 0 | |
Fairbanks | 74.5 | 88.5 | 0 | |
Cummins | 85 | 85 | 0 | |
Roosevelt | 65 | 81 | 18.5 | |
Burton | 77.5 | 76.5 | 0 | |
Sherman
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66 | 65 | 0 | |
Knox | 36 | 36 | 0 | |
Ford | 32 | 0 | 0 | |
Brumbaugh | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
La Follette
|
25 | 25 | 3 | |
Taft | 14 | 0 | 0 | |
du Pont | 12 | 13 | 5 | |
Lodge | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
Wanamaker | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
Willis | 4 | 1 | 0 | |
Borah | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Harding | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
McCall | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Wood | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Not Voting | 2.5 | 2 | 1 | |
Not Represented | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 9, 1916)
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1st Presidential Ballot
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2nd Presidential Ballot
Presidential Balloting / 4th Day of Convention (June 10, 1916)
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3rd Presidential Ballot
Vice Presidential nomination
Vice Presidential candidates
Former Vice President Charles Fairbanks had no interest in serving another term as vice president, but when the party nominated him, he accepted the nomination.[5]
Vice Presidential Ballot | ||
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Candidate | 1st | Unanimous |
Fairbanks | 863 | 987 |
Burkett | 108 | |
Borah | 8 | |
Webster | 2 | |
Burton | 1 | |
Johnson | 1 | |
Not Voting | 4 | |
Not Represented | 4 | 4 |
Vice Presidential Balloting / 4th Day of Convention (June 10, 1916)
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1st
Vice Presidential Ballot
Coinciding women's suffrage conventions in Chicago
Coinciding with the Republican convention, both the Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage and the National American Woman Suffrage Association held conventions in Chicago.[6]
See also
- History of the United States Republican Party
- List of Republican National Conventions
- U.S. presidential nomination convention
- Republican Party presidential primaries, 1916
- 1916 United States presidential election
- 1916 Democratic National Convention
References
- ^ "Republicans to Meet in Historic Hall," The New York Times, May 30, 1920
- ^ a b c "Hughes Movement Gains Strength With No Dark Horse Yet In Sight; Dickering With Moose Fruitless". New York Times. 7 June 1916. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Hughes Accepts Republican Nomination for President; Declares for Upholding American Rights on Land and Sea; Roosevelt, Named by Moose, Declines; He's 'Out of Politics'". New York Times. 11 June 1912. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Hart, George L (1916). Official Report of the Proceedings of the Sixteenth Republican National Convention: Held in Chicago, Illinois, June 7, 8, 9 and 10, 1916, Resulting in the Nomination of Charles Evans Hughes, of New York, for President and the Nomination of Charles Warren Fairbanks, of Indiana, for Vice-president. Tenny Press.
- ^ "Charles Warren Fairbanks, 26th Vice President (1905-1909)". US Senate. US Senate. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ "Auditorium Building, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. National Park Service. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
Bibliography
External links
- Republican Party platform of 1916 at The American Presidency Project
- http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/R/1916/index.html
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