Political convention
The
1936 Republican National Convention
was held June 9?12 at the
Public Auditorium
in
Cleveland
,
Ohio
. It nominated
Governor Alfred Landon
of
Kansas
for
president
and
Frank Knox
of
Illinois
for
vice president
.
The convention supported many
New Deal
programs, including
Social Security
. The
keynote
address was given on June 9 by
Frederick Steiwer
,
U.S. Senator
from
Oregon
.
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Background
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Republican primaries by state results
Although many candidates sought the Republican nomination, only two, Governor Landon and Senator
William Borah
of
Idaho
, were considered to be serious candidates. Although favorite sons County Attorney
Earl Warren
of California,
Governor
Warren E. Green
of
South Dakota
, and
Stephen A. Day
of
Ohio
won their respective primaries, the 70-year-old Borah, a well-known
progressive
and "insurgent," carried the
Wisconsin
,
Nebraska
,
Pennsylvania
,
West Virginia
, and
Oregon
primaries, while also performing quite strongly in Knox's Illinois and Green's South Dakota. However, the party machinery almost uniformly backed Landon, a wealthy businessman and
centrist
, who won primaries in
Massachusetts
and
New Jersey
and dominated in the
caucuses
and at state
party conventions
.
Other potential candidates included
Robert A. Taft
,
New York
Representative
James W. Wadsworth, Jr.
,
Michigan
Senator
Arthur Vandenberg
,
Iowa
Senator
Lester Dickinson
,
New York
Representative
Hamilton Fish III
, New Jersey Governor
Harold Hoffman
,
Delaware
Governor
C. Douglass Buck
, Supreme Court Justice
Owen Roberts
,
Michigan
auto magnate
Henry Ford
, aviator
Charles Lindbergh
, former
President
Herbert Hoover
,
Oregon
Senator
Frederick Steiwer
, Senate Minority Leader
Charles McNary
, former Treasury Secretary
Ogden L. Mills
and
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
, cousin of Democratic incumbent
Franklin D. Roosevelt
.
Presidential nomination
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Presidential candidates
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At the start of the convention, Landon looked like the likely nominee, but faced opposition from a coalition led by Michigan Senator
Arthur Vandenberg
, Idaho Senator
William E. Borah
, and newspaper publisher
Frank Knox
.
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However, the stop-Landon movement failed.
Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 11, 1936)
Vice presidential nomination
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Vice presidential candidates
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The selection of a vice presidential candidate at the closing session presented some difficulties. The Landon people wanted Vandenberg but the Michigan senator refused repeatedly and firmly.
Colonel Knox, former Ambassador Edge, Colonel Little, and Governor Nice were placed in nomination. It soon became evident the choice of the convention would be Knox as state after state seconded his nomination. Edge, Little, and Nice withdrew their names and the Chicago publisher became the unanimous choice for second place on the ticket.
Vice Presidential Ballot
|
Candidate
|
1st
|
Knox
|
1,003
|
Vice Presidential Balloting / 4th Day of Convention (June 12, 1936)
See also
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References
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External links
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