Thus the Republican advertisement in Collier's Magazine for October 30, 1920, demanded, "Let's be done with wiggle and wobble." The image presented in the ads was nationalistic, using catch phrases like "absolute control of the United States by the United States," "Independence means independence, now as in 1776," "This country will remain American.
Harding's victory margin of 26.2% in the popular vote remains the largest popular-vote percentage margin in presidential elections since the unopposed re-election of James Monroe in 1820, though other candidates have since exceeded his share of the popular vote.
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Grant claimed it in 1868. Even though Cox lost badly, his running mate Franklin D.
Watkins came in fifth with 189,339 votes (0.7%), the poorest showing for the Prohibition party since 1884.
Democratic Nominee for President 1896, 1900, 1908 from Nebraska Robert H.
Great is democracy." False rumors circulated that Senator Harding had "Negro blood," but this did not greatly hurt Harding's election campaign. Governor Cox made a whirlwind campaign that took him to rallies, train station speeches, and formal addresses, reaching audiences totaling perhaps two million, whereas Senator Harding relied upon a "Front Porch Campaign" similar to that of William McKinley in 1896.
Democratic Nominee for President 1896, 1900, 1908 from Nebraska Robert H.
The Democrats carried only 1,101 counties, a smaller number than Alton Parker had carried in 1904 and consequently the smallest number during the Fourth Party System until that point (Al Smith would carry even fewer in 1928).
The Democratic Party was obviously still a significant opposition on national terms, even though Cox won only eleven states and had fewer votes in the electoral college than Parker had won in 1904.
Democratic Nominee for President 1896, 1900, 1908 from Nebraska Robert H.
Debs received double this percentage in the election of 1912.
Events such as the anti-British Black Tom and Kingsland Explosions in 1916 on American soil (in part the result of wartime Irish and German co-ordination) and the Irish anti-conscription crisis of 1918 were all embarrassing to recall in 1920. Britain had already passed an Irish Home Rule Act in 1914, suspended for the war's duration.
It was also the first election in which women had the right to vote in all 48 states, which caused the total popular vote to increase dramatically, from 18.5 million in 1916 to 26.8 million in 1920.
Attention then turned to the party's unsuccessful 1916 candidate, Charles Evans Hughes, who had narrowly fallen short of defeating Wilson that year, but Hughes remained aloof as to the prospect of another run, and ultimately ruled himself out following the death of his daughter early in 1920. On June 8, the Republican National Convention met in Chicago.
Additionally, the international responsibilities engendered by the Allied victory in World War I and the Treaty of Versailles proved deeply unpopular, causing a reaction against Wilson, who had pushed especially hard for the latter. === Ethnic issues === Irish Americans were powerful in the Democratic party, and groups such as Clan na Gael opposed going to war alongside their enemy Britain, especially after the violent suppression of the Easter Rising of 1916.
Wilson had won the presidential election of 1916 with strong support from German-Americans and Irish-Americans, largely because of his slogan "He kept us out of war" and the longstanding American policy of isolationism.
Events such as the anti-British Black Tom and Kingsland Explosions in 1916 on American soil (in part the result of wartime Irish and German co-ordination) and the Irish anti-conscription crisis of 1918 were all embarrassing to recall in 1920. Britain had already passed an Irish Home Rule Act in 1914, suspended for the war's duration.
However the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin had led to increased support for the more radical Sinn Féin who in 1919 formed the First Dáil, effectively declaring Ireland independent, sparking the Irish War of Independence.
Irish- and German-American voters who had backed Wilson and peace in 1916 now voted against Wilson and Versailles.
He remained in power until his death in 1945 as the longest-serving American president in history. ===Results === The total vote for 1920 was roughly 26,750,000, an increase of eight million from 1916.
The Democratic vote was almost exactly the vote from 1916, but the Republican vote nearly doubled, as did the "other" vote.
Not a single county was carried by the Democrats in the Pacific section, where they had carried 76 in 1916.
In the Mountain section Cox carried only thirteen counties, seven of them located in New Mexico bordering Texas, whereas Wilson carried all but twenty-one Mountain Section counties in 1916.
Wilson won them over in 1917 by promising to ask Britain to give Ireland its independence.
Roosevelt's health declined seriously in 1918, however, and he died on January 6, 1919.
Events such as the anti-British Black Tom and Kingsland Explosions in 1916 on American soil (in part the result of wartime Irish and German co-ordination) and the Irish anti-conscription crisis of 1918 were all embarrassing to recall in 1920. Britain had already passed an Irish Home Rule Act in 1914, suspended for the war's duration.
Former President Theodore Roosevelt had been the front-runner for the Republican nomination, but he died in 1919 without leaving an obvious heir to his progressive legacy.
At home, the year 1919 was marked by major strikes in the meatpacking and steel industries and large-scale race riots in Chicago and other cities.
The Irish Catholic and German communities were outraged at Wilson's perceived favoritism of their traditional enemy Great Britain, and his political position was critically weakened after he suffered a stroke in 1919 that left him severely disabled. Harding all but ignored Cox in the race and essentially campaigned against Wilson by calling for a "return to normalcy".
Roosevelt's health declined seriously in 1918, however, and he died on January 6, 1919.
At the Paris Peace Conference in 1919, however, he reneged on his commitments to the Irish-American community, who vehemently denounced him.
However the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin had led to increased support for the more radical Sinn Féin who in 1919 formed the First Dáil, effectively declaring Ireland independent, sparking the Irish War of Independence.
The American Committee for Relief in Ireland was set up in 1920 to assist victims of the Irish War of Independence of 1919–21.
The 1920 United States presidential election was the 34th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 2, 1920.
Cox won the 1920 Democratic National Convention on the 44th ballot, defeating William Gibbs McAdoo (Wilson's son-in-law), A.
Harding emerged as a compromise candidate between the conservative and progressive wings of the party, and he clinched his nomination on the tenth ballot of the 1920 Republican National Convention. The election was dominated by the American social and political environment in the aftermath of World War I, which was marked by a hostile response to certain aspects of Wilson's foreign policy and a massive reaction against the reformist zeal of the Progressive Era.
It was also the first election in which women had the right to vote in all 48 states, which caused the total popular vote to increase dramatically, from 18.5 million in 1916 to 26.8 million in 1920.
Attention then turned to the party's unsuccessful 1916 candidate, Charles Evans Hughes, who had narrowly fallen short of defeating Wilson that year, but Hughes remained aloof as to the prospect of another run, and ultimately ruled himself out following the death of his daughter early in 1920. On June 8, the Republican National Convention met in Chicago.
The 1920 election was Debs's fifth and last attempt to become president. {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- | colspan="2" | Presidential Ballot |- ! Eugene V.
Ferguson, a former Governor of Texas, announced his candidacy on April 21, 1920 in Temple, Texas under the badge of "American Party".
Events such as the anti-British Black Tom and Kingsland Explosions in 1916 on American soil (in part the result of wartime Irish and German co-ordination) and the Irish anti-conscription crisis of 1918 were all embarrassing to recall in 1920. Britain had already passed an Irish Home Rule Act in 1914, suspended for the war's duration.
Britain was to pass the Government of Ireland Act in late 1920, by which Ireland would have 2 home-ruled states within the British empire.
The American Committee for Relief in Ireland was set up in 1920 to assist victims of the Irish War of Independence of 1919–21.
Thus the Republican advertisement in Collier's Magazine for October 30, 1920, demanded, "Let's be done with wiggle and wobble." The image presented in the ads was nationalistic, using catch phrases like "absolute control of the United States by the United States," "Independence means independence, now as in 1776," "This country will remain American.
Its next President will remain in our own country," and "We decided long ago that we objected to foreign government of our people." On election night, November 2, 1920, commercial radio broadcast coverage of election returns for the first time.
This allowed the Republicans to mobilize the ethnic vote, and Harding swept the big cities. This was the first election in which women from every state were allowed to vote, following the passage of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution in August 1920 (just in time for the general election). Tennessee's vote for Warren G.
He remained in power until his death in 1945 as the longest-serving American president in history. ===Results === The total vote for 1920 was roughly 26,750,000, an increase of eight million from 1916.
"The porch and the stump: Campaign strategies in the 1920 presidential election." Quarterly Journal of Speech 55.3 (1969): 256–267. Daniel, Douglass K.
"Ohio Newspapers and the “Whispering Campaign” of the 1920 Presidential Election." Journalism History 27.4 (2002): 156-164. Frederick, Richard G.
—Socialist campaign leaflet. == External links == Presidential Election of 1920: A Resource Guide from the Library of Congress 1920 popular vote by counties 1920 Election Links How close was the 1920 election? — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Presidency of Warren G.
Roosevelt November 1920 events
Both vice presidential nominees would eventually become president in their own right: Harding would pass away in 1923 and be succeeded by Vice President Calvin Coolidge, while the Democratic vice presidential nominee, Franklin D.
In 1928, he was elected Governor of New York, and in 1932 he was elected president.
The Democrats carried only 1,101 counties, a smaller number than Alton Parker had carried in 1904 and consequently the smallest number during the Fourth Party System until that point (Al Smith would carry even fewer in 1928).
Roosevelt, would eventually win an unprecedented four consecutive presidential elections starting in 1932, dying shortly into his fourth term. == Nominations == === Republican Party nomination === Republican candidates: Following the return of former president Theodore Roosevelt to the Republican Party after the previous election, speculation quickly grew as to whether he would make another run for the presidency.
In 1928, he was elected Governor of New York, and in 1932 he was elected president.
Roosevelt's in 1932.
He remained in power until his death in 1945 as the longest-serving American president in history. ===Results === The total vote for 1920 was roughly 26,750,000, an increase of eight million from 1916.
Parris, Convention Decisions and Voting Records (Washington DC: Brookings Institution, 1973), pp. 200–208. === Democratic Party nomination === Democratic candidates: It was widely accepted prior to the election that President Woodrow Wilson would not run for a third term, and would certainly not be nominated if he did make an attempt to regain the nomination.
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