1916 Democratic National Convention
{{Short description|U.S. political event held in St. Louis, Missouri}}
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{{Infobox National Political Convention
| year = 1916
| party = Democratic
| image = President_Woodrow_Wilson_portrait_December_2_1912 (3x4).jpg
| image2 = Thomas Riley Marshall headshot (3x4 b).jpg
| caption = Nominees
Wilson and Marshall
| date = June 14–16, 1916
| venue = St. Louis Coliseum
| city = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| presidential_nominee = Woodrow Wilson
| presidential_nominee_state = New Jersey
| vice_presidential_nominee = Thomas R. Marshall
| vice_presidential_nominee_state = Indiana
| previous_year = 1912
| next_year = 1920
}}
The 1916 Democratic National Convention was held at the St. Louis Coliseum in St. Louis, Missouri from June 14 to June 16, 1916. It resulted in the nomination of President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall for reelection.
Presidential nomination
= Presidential candidates =
Image:Woodrow Wilson-H&E (cropped).jpg|President
Woodrow Wilson
of New Jersey
Senator Hughes of New Jersey made the motion to suspend the rules and nominate Woodrow Wilson by acclamation. The motion was seconded in all parts of the house, but Robert Emmett Burke, the uninstructed delegate from Chicago, made a point of order and demanded a roll call. The point of order was not taken into account by Chairman James, who put the motion before the convention. He called for the "ayes" and there was a great shout. "Contraries," demanded Burke. Chairman James called for the "nays" and Burke voted "nay" in a loud voice. There was some hissing, but it was drowned by cheers when, at 11:54pm, Chairman James declared Woodrow Wilson nominated for president by the convention.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="2" | Presidential Nomination |
| Candidate||Voice Vote |
|---|
| Pro-Wilson
|style="background:#5cb3ff"|1,091 |
| Anti-Wilson
|style="background:#82caff"|1 |
Presidential Nomination / 2nd Day of Convention (June 15, 1916)
File:1916DemocraticPresidentialNominationVoiceVote.png|Presidential Nomination
(Voice Vote)
Demonstrations
Women's suffrage activists in Missouri staged a demonstration for the convention.{{Cite web|last=Cooperman|first=Jeannette|date=2020-04-28|title=St. Louis suffragists played a key role in advocating for the 19th Amendment 100 years ago|url=https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/8bbfef86-7a73-11ea-8af9-1244d5f7c7c6/|access-date=2020-09-21|website=St. Louis Magazine|language=en-us}} Suffragists Emily Newell Blair and Edna Gellhorn came up with the idea and organized a "walkless, talkless parade," also called the "Golden Lane."{{Sfn|Van Es|2014|p=30}}{{Cite web|title=Missouri and the 19th Amendment|url=https://www.nps.gov/articles/missouri-and-the-19th-amendment.htm|access-date=2020-09-21|website=U.S. National Park Service|language=en}} Around 3,000 suffragists lined twelve blocks of Locust Street in St. Louis, wearing white dresses, "votes for women" sashes and holding yellow umbrellas.{{Cite web|title=Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft|url=https://tam.missouri.edu/MHCTC/exhibit_suffrage.html|access-date=2020-09-22|website=University of Missouri}}{{Sfn|Van Es|2014|p=30}} Democratic delegates had to walk past the suffragists to reach the convention hall. The demonstration was meant to represent how women were silenced by not being allowed to vote and received national attention in the press.{{Sfn|Van Es|2014|p=30-31}} The Democratic delegates did decide to support women's suffrage on a state by state basis.{{Cite web|last=O'Neil|first=Tim|date=7 June 2016|title=Events will remember suffragists who lined Locust Street in demonstration 100 years ago|url=https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/events-will-remember-suffragists-who-lined-locust-street-in-demonstration-100-years-ago/article_5e885b80-78ad-5d56-b355-555740af9c87.html|access-date=2020-09-23|website=St. Louis Post-Dispatch|language=en}}
Images
File:1916 Democratic National Convention St Louis.jpg
File:Review of reviews and world's work (1890) (14598159317).jpg
File:St. Louis (4295271045) (cropped).jpg
File:Delegates to the Democratic National Convention walk on the Golden Lane 1916.jpg|alt=File:Delegates to the Democratic National Convention walk on the Golden Lane 1916
See also
References
{{Reflist|30em}}
= Sources =
- {{Cite thesis|last=Van Es|first=Mark A.|title=Peculiar History of Women's Suffrage in Jasper County, Missouri|date=April 2014|degree=Master of Arts|publisher=Pittsburg State University|url=https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/119/}}
External links
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- [http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1916/index.html The Political Grave Yard: 1916 Democratic National Convention]
- [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29591 Democratic Party Platform of 1916] at The American Presidency Project
- [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=65393 Wilson Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC] (transcript) The American Presidency Project
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Category:1916 United States presidential election
Category:Conventions in St. Louis
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