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1932 Republican National Convention

American political convention

Field	Value
year	1932
party	Republican
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
city	Chicago, Illinois
presidential_nominee	Herbert C. Hoover of California
vice_presidential_nominee	Charles Curtis of Kansas
previous_year	1928
next_year	1936
presidenttotals	Herbert Hoover (CA): 1126.5 (98.5%)
John J. Blaine: 13
Calvin Coolidge: 4.5
Joseph Irwin France: 4
James W. Wadsworth: 1

Hoover and Curtis John J. Blaine: 13 Calvin Coolidge: 4.5 Joseph Irwin France: 4 James W. Wadsworth: 1

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.

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

Hoover accepts his nomination from Washington

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.

Presidential Ballot	Candidate	1st	Unanimous	Hoover	Blaine	Coolidge	France	Dawes	Wadsworth	Not Voting	Absent
1,126.5	1,154
13
4.5
4
1
1
3
1

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.

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.

Vice Presidential Ballot	Candidate	1st (Before Shifts)
559.25	634.25	1,154
178.75	178.75
161.75	161.75
75	0
57	57
56	56
23.75	23.75
11	11
9.75	9.75
5	5
2	2
2	2
1	1
1	1
9.75	9.75
1	1

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)

References

Bibliography

Pietrusza, David 1932: The Rise of Hitler & FDR: Two Tales of Politics, Betrayal and Unlikely Destiny Lyons Press Guilford, CT 2015.

References

(December 24, 2015). "CQ Press Guide to U.S. Elections". CQ Press.

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