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Mr. Cochrane inquired if Greeley had a majority. The Chair replied in the affirmative and declared Greeley's nomination as the presidential candidate of the Convention. Mr. Case moved that the nomination be declared unanimous but the motion was lost as there were many noes from Adams' more ardent supporters.
The only major things that President Cleveland did for his campaign are writing a " letter of acceptance (in September) and a few publicized letters on policy." [3] The 74-year-old Allen G. Thurman (Cleveland's Vice Presidential pick) did heavily campaign in favor of the Democratic ticket, mostly in the Midwest and Northeast. [3]
Balloting was usually held on the third day, with the nomination and acceptance made on the last day, but even some of these traditions have fallen away in 21st-century conventions. The only constant is that the convention ends with the nominee's acceptance speech.
Franklin D. Roosevelt accepted his party's nomination after the convention had closed. Shortly after midnight Eastern time on July 19, 1940, Roosevelt delivered his acceptance speech from the White House in front of news radio microphones and newsreel cameras. [20]
The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for president and Speaker of the House John N. Garner from Texas for vice president. Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley was a member of the Democratic National Committee and Chair of the Democratic Party of Florida. She seconded the nomination of Franklin ...
But his third Republican National Convention speech — the longest nomination acceptance address in modern history, at 93 minutes — included a series of false claims on topics from taxes to ...
The nomination was immediately attacked by politicians and commentators from across the political spectrum. At Miers's request, Bush withdrew the nomination on October 27, ostensibly to avoid violating executive privilege by disclosing details of her work at the White House. [50] Four days later, Bush nominated Samuel Alito to the seat. Alito ...
Another nominee (nominated in 1951) with the same surname have been merged with him at the nomination archive. [23] Merlin Hector [o]? France ? France 1901, 1902 Nominated by J.Allemane only. [24] [25] Gustave Moynier [p] September 21, 1826 Geneva, Switzerland August 21, 1910 Geneva, Switzerland 1901, 1902, 1903, 1905 Nominated by R.Kleen only ...