1932 Republican National Convention
{{Short description|American political convention}}
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{{Infobox National Political Convention
| year = 1932
| party = Republican
| logo =
| logo_size =
| image = RP1932.png
| image_size = 125
| image2 = RV1932.png
| image_size2 = 125
| caption = Nominees
Hoover and Curtis
| date = June 14–16, 1932
| venue = Chicago Stadium
| speakers =
| presidential_nominee = Herbert C. Hoover of California
| vice_presidential_nominee = Charles Curtis of Kansas
| previous_year = 1928
| next_year = 1936
| ballots =
| totaldelegates =
| votesneeded =
| presidenttotals = Herbert Hoover (CA): 1126.5 (98.5%)
John J. Blaine: 13
Calvin Coolidge: 4.5
Joseph Irwin France: 4
James W. Wadsworth: 1
| vicepresidenttotals =
}}
The 1932 Republican National Convention was held at Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, from June 14 to June 16, 1932. It nominated President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis for reelection.{{sfn|Shi|Tindall|2010|p=1081}}
Hoover was virtually unopposed for the nomination. Despite the economic crisis facing the country, the convention praised Hoover and pledged itself to maintain a balanced budget.
Presidential nomination
= Presidential candidates =
File:President Hoover portrait.jpg|President
Herbert Hoover
of California
File:John J. Blaine.jpg|Senator
John J. Blaine
of Wisconsin
(Not Nominated)
File:Calvin Coolidge photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg|Former President
Calvin Coolidge
of Massachusetts
(Not Nominated)
Image:Joseph France, photo portrait head and shoulders.jpg|Former Senator
Joseph I. France
of Maryland
File:Hoover accepts Republican nomination (1) (cropped1).jpg
Republicans gloomily gathered in Chicago for the 20th Republican National Convention. Los Angeles attorney Joseph Scott delivered President Hoover's nominating address, praising him as the man who taught the nation to resist the temptations of governmental paternalism. Hoover was re-nominated on the first ballot without significant opposition. To have repudiated the incumbent would have destroyed what little chance of victory the party had amid the worst economic depression in U.S. history.
Former Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland attempted to engineer a "draft Coolidge" movement, but the former president expressed no interest in the nomination.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="3" | Presidential Ballot | ||
| Candidate | 1st | Unanimous |
|---|---|---|
| Hoover
|style="background:#fbb;"|1,126.5 |style="background:#fbb;"|1,154 | ||
| Blaine
|style="background:#fdd;"|13 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | ||
| Coolidge
|style="background:#fee;"|4.5 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | ||
| France
|4 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | ||
| Dawes
|1 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | ||
| Wadsworth
|1 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | ||
| Not Voting
|3 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | ||
| Absent
|1 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| |
Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 16, 1932)
File:1932RepublicanPresidentialNomination1stBallot.png|1st Presidential Ballot
Vice Presidential nomination
= Vice Presidential candidates =
Image:Charles Curtis-portrait.jpg|Vice President
Charles Curtis
of Kansas
Image:Hanford MacNider.jpg|Ambassador
Hanford MacNider
of Iowa
Image:James Harbord.jpg|Major General
James Harbord
of New York
Image:Alvin T Fuller.png|Former Governor
Alvan T. Fuller
of Massachusetts
Image:Bertrand Snell cph.3c04408.jpg|House Minority Leader
Bertrand Snell
of New York
(Declined Consideration)
Image:Chas G Dawes-H&E (cropped).jpg|Former Vice President
Charles G. Dawes
of Illinois
(Not Nominated -
Declined Consideration)
Vice President Curtis experienced more difficulties than President Hoover in securing his party's re-nomination. It took the fervid appeals of Hoover's cabinet members to keep the Illinois delegation from nominating former Vice President Charles Dawes for his old office. Curtis nonetheless still had to fight for his re-nomination despite the disorganization of his opposition by the advance refusal of Dawes to accept the nomination for second place. Ambassador Hanford MacNider and RCA Chairman James Harbord, both military professionals, were the primary beneficiaries of the opposition to Curtis.{{cite book |editor-last=Kalb |editor-first=Deborah |date= December 24, 2015|title=CQ Press Guide to U.S. Elections |edition=seventh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JDjrCQAAQBAJ&pg=PR48-IA227 |location=Washington, DC |publisher=CQ Press |page=227 |isbn=978-1-4833-8038-4 |via=Google Books}}
The initial roll call revealed Curtis to be 18 votes shy of securing re-nomination. At this point, Pennsylvania switched its 75 votes from favorite son Edward Martin to Curtis. After Curtis had secured the vice presidential nomination, the delegates moved to make his re-nomination unanimous.
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! colspan="4" | Vice Presidential Ballot | |||
| Candidate | 1st (Before Shifts) | 1st (After Shifts) | Unanimous |
|---|---|---|---|
| Curtis
|style="background:#fbb;"|559.25 |style="background:#fbb;"|634.25 |style="background:#fbb;"|1,154 | |||
| MacNider
|style="background:#fdd;"|178.75 |style="background:#fdd;"|178.75 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Harbord
|style="background:#fee;"|161.75 |style="background:#fee;"|161.75 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Martin
|75 |style="background:#d3d3d3"|0 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Fuller
|57 |57 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Snell
|56 |56 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Replogle
|23.75 |23.75 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Couzens
|11 |11 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Dawes
|9.75 |9.75 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Ingalls
|5 |5 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Hurley
|2 |2 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Kenyon
|2 |2 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Bingham
|1 |1 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Morgan
|1 |1 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Not Voting
|9.75 |9.75 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| | |||
| Absent
|1 |1 |style="background:#d3d3d3"| |
Vice Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 16, 1932)
File:1932RepublicanVicePresidentialNomination1stBallotBefore.png|1st
Vice Presidential Ballot
(Before Shifts)
File:1932RepublicanVicePresidentialNomination1stBallotAfter.png|1st
Vice Presidential Ballot
(After Shifts)
See also
References
{{reflist|30em}}
= Bibliography =
{{refbegin}}
- Pietrusza, David 1932: The Rise of Hitler & FDR: Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal and Unlikely Destiny Lyons Press Guilford, CT 2015.
- {{cite book|last1=Shi|first1=David E.|last2=Tindall|first2=George Brown|editor=Jon Durbin|title=America: A Narrative History|publisher=W. W. Norton & Company|location=New York|isbn=978-0-393-11700-4|edition=8th|volume=1|year=2010}}
{{refend}}
External links
- [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=29638 Republican Party platform of 1932] at The American Presidency Project
- [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=23198 Hoover acceptance address] at The American Presidency Project
- [http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=23129 Hoover acceptance letter] at The American Presidency Project
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