1924 Republican National Convention
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The 1924 National Convention of the Republican Party
of the United States
was held in Cleveland, Ohio
at the Public Auditorium
from June 10 to June 12. For this convention
the method of allocating delegates changed in order to reduce the overrepresentation of the South
. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/NatDelegates2004.html This effort proved only partly successful as Southern delegates would actually be more overrepresented than they had been in 1916 or 1920; however, they were not as overrepresented as they had been before 1912.
It also made history by being the first GOP convention to give women equal representation. The Republican National Committee
approved a rule providing for a national committee-man and a national committee-woman from each state. http://members.aol.com/votebuzz/cr/wmled.html More controversy ensued over whether to condemn the Ku Klux Klan
with the result ultimately being to say nothing either way.
Incumbent President
Calvin Coolidge
was renominated and went on to win the general election. The convention nominated Illinois Governor
Frank Lowden for Vice President
on the second ballot, but he declined the nomination. The convention then selected Charles G. Dawes
. Also considered for the nomination was Senator
Charles Curtis
of Kansas
, a future Vice President
.
Republican Candidates
Republican Party (United States)
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of the United States
United States
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was held in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
at the Public Auditorium
Public Auditorium
Public Auditorium is located in the central business district of downtown Cleveland, Ohio. Since it was opened in 1922, it has served as a concert hall, sports arena and convention center. Although it was planned and funded prior to World War I, construction did not begin until 1920. Designed by...
from June 10 to June 12. For this convention
Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention is the presidential nominating convention of the Republican Party of the United States. Convened by the Republican National Committee, the stated purpose of the convocation is to nominate an official candidate in an upcoming U.S...
the method of allocating delegates changed in order to reduce the overrepresentation of the South
Southern United States
The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States...
. http://www.thegreenpapers.com/Hx/NatDelegates2004.html This effort proved only partly successful as Southern delegates would actually be more overrepresented than they had been in 1916 or 1920; however, they were not as overrepresented as they had been before 1912.
It also made history by being the first GOP convention to give women equal representation. The Republican National Committee
Republican National Committee
The Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
approved a rule providing for a national committee-man and a national committee-woman from each state. http://members.aol.com/votebuzz/cr/wmled.html More controversy ensued over whether to condemn the Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan
Ku Klux Klan, often abbreviated KKK and informally known as the Klan, is the name of three distinct past and present far-right organizations in the United States, which have advocated extremist reactionary currents such as white supremacy, white nationalism, and anti-immigration, historically...
with the result ultimately being to say nothing either way.
Incumbent President
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge
John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state...
was renominated and went on to win the general election. The convention nominated Illinois Governor
Governor of Illinois
The Governor of Illinois is the chief executive of the State of Illinois and the various agencies and departments over which the officer has jurisdiction, as prescribed in the state constitution. It is a directly elected position, votes being cast by popular suffrage of residents of the state....
Frank Lowden for Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
on the second ballot, but he declined the nomination. The convention then selected Charles G. Dawes
Charles G. Dawes
Charles Gates Dawes was an American banker and politician who was the 30th Vice President of the United States . For his work on the Dawes Plan for World War I reparations he was a co-recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He served in the First World War, was U.S...
. Also considered for the nomination was Senator
United States Senate
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Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis
Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States...
of Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
, a future Vice President
Vice President of the United States
The Vice President of the United States is the holder of a public office created by the United States Constitution. The Vice President, together with the President of the United States, is indirectly elected by the people, through the Electoral College, to a four-year term...
.
Republican Candidates
| Calvin Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the 30th President of the United States . A Republican lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state... | 1065 | All other states |
|---|---|---|
| Robert LaFollette Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Robert Marion "Fighting Bob" La Follette, Sr. , was an American Republican politician. He served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, was the Governor of Wisconsin, and was also a U.S. Senator from Wisconsin... | 34 | 24 from Wisconsin Wisconsin Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is... , 10 from North Dakota North Dakota North Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America, along the Canadian border. The state is bordered by Canada to the north, Minnesota to the east, South Dakota to the south and Montana to the west. North Dakota is the 19th-largest state by area in the U.S.... |
| Hiram Johnson Hiram Johnson Hiram Warren Johnson was a leading American progressive and later isolationist politician from California; he served as the 23rd Governor from 1911 to 1917, and as a United States Senator from 1917 to 1945.-Early life:... | 10 | 10 from South Dakota South Dakota South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over... |
Vice Presidential nomination
Former Illinois Governor Frank O. Lowden was nominated for Vice-President, but he declined, an action, that as of 2010, has never been repeated. Charles Dawes, a prominent Republican businessman was nominated instead.| Vice-presidential ballot | 1 | 2 Before shifts | 2 After shifts | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White House Budget Director Charles Dawes of Illinois | 149 | 111 | 49 | 682.5 |
| Former Illinois Governor Frank O. Lowden | 222 | 413 | 766 | 0 |
| Ohio Congressman Theodore E. Burton Theodore E. Burton Theodore Elijah Burton was a Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and U.S. Senate.... | 139 | 288 | 94 | 0 |
| Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover Herbert Hoover Herbert Clark Hoover was the 31st President of the United States . Hoover was originally a professional mining engineer and author. As the United States Secretary of Commerce in the 1920s under Presidents Warren Harding and Calvin Coolidge, he promoted partnerships between government and business... of California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 234.5 |
| Iowa Senator William S. Kenyon William Squire Kenyon William Squire Kenyon was a Republican U.S. Senator from Iowa, and a judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit.-Background:... | 172 | 95 | 68 | 75 |
| Pennsylvia Congressman George S. Graham | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Indiana Senator James E. Watson | 79 | 55 | 7 | 45 |
| Kansas Senator Charles Curtis Charles Curtis Charles Curtis was a United States Representative, a longtime United States Senator from Kansas later chosen as Senate Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues, and the 31st Vice President of the United States... | 56 | 31 | 24 | 0 |
| Missouri Governor Arthur M. Hyde Arthur M. Hyde Arthur Mastick Hyde was an American Republican politician who served as the 35th Governor of Missouri and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.-Biography:... | 55 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
| Nebraska Senator George W. Norris | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iowa Senator Smith W. Brookhart Smith W. Brookhart Smith Wildman Brookhart , was twice elected as a Republican to represent Iowa in the United States Senate. He was considered an "insurgent" within the Republican Party; his criticisms of the Harding and Coolidge Administrations and of business interests alienated others within the Republican... | 0 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| Utah delegate Frank T. Hines | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles A. March | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tennessee Congressman James W. Taylor J. Will Taylor James Willis Taylor was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee.Born near Lead Mine Bend in Union County, Tennessee, Taylor attended the public schools, Holbrook Normal College, Fountain City, Tennessee, and the American Temperance University, Harriman, Tennessee.He taught school for several years.He... | 21 | 20 | 27 | 27 |
| Former Maryland Senator William P. Jackson William P. Jackson William Purnell Jackson was a Republican member of the United States Senate, representing the State of Maryland from 1912-1914. His father, William Humphreys Jackson, was a U.S... | 23 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ambassador to Japan Charles B. Warren Charles B. Warren Charles Beecher Warren was an American diplomat and politician.Charles B. Warren was born in Bay City, Michigan. During World War I, He served in the U.S... of New York | 10 | 1 | 23 | 14 |
| Former Delaware Senator Thomas C. DuPont | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| Montana Governor Joseph M. Dixon Joseph M. Dixon Joseph Moore Dixon was a Republican politician from Montana. He served as a Representative, Senator, and the seventh Governor of Montana. A businessman and a modernizer of Quaker heritage, Dixon was a leader of the Progressive Movement in Montana and nationally... | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Indiana Congressman Everett Sanders Everett Sanders Jmes Everett Sanders was an American political figure. He was Presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge and chairman of the Republican National Committee.-Biography:... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Former U.S. Army Major General James G. Harbord of New York | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Former Indiana Senator Albert J. Beveridge Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana.-Early years:Albert J. Beveridge was born October 6, 1862 in Highland County, Ohio and his parents moved to Indiana soon after his birth, and his boyhood was one of hard work... | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| John L. Coulter of North Dakota | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| California Businessman William Wrigley Jr. William Wrigley Jr. William Wrigley Jr. was a U.S. chewing gum industrialist. He was founder and eponym of the Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company in 1891. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.... | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Army Chief of Staff John J. Pershing John J. Pershing John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB , was a general officer in the United States Army who led the American Expeditionary Forces in World War I... of Missouri | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
See also
- 1924 Democratic National Convention1924 Democratic National ConventionThe 1924 Democratic National Convention, also called the Klanbake, held at the Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, took a record 103 ballots to nominate a presidential candidate. It was the longest continuously running convention in United States political history...
- United States presidential election, 1924United States presidential election, 1924The United States presidential election of 1924 was won by incumbent President Calvin Coolidge, the Republican candidate.Coolidge was vice-president under Warren G. Harding and became president in 1923 when Harding died in office. Coolidge was given credit for a booming economy at home and no...