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Harding and the Republicans promised a new start for the nation and a disassociation from Europe's political troubles that most voters found appealing. As a result, the Republicans picked up 63 seats in the House of Representatives, with most of the gains coming from Democratic-leaning districts in the big industrial cities and the border states.
Before his unexpected death, he was a leading candidate for the 1920 nomination. Criticism of the Fourteen Points as idealistic or an abrogation of national sovereignty was a major focus of the Republican campaign of 1918. The leading critic was former President Theodore Roosevelt, by now the early favorite for the 1920 presidential nomination.
Republican: 1824–1902 George E. Adams: 1883–1891: Illinois: Republican: 1840–1917 George Madison Adams: 1867–1875: Kentucky: Democratic: 1837–1920 Green Adams: 1847–1849 Kentucky Whig 1812–1884 1859–1861 Oppositionist: Henry Cullen Adams: 1903–1906: Wisconsin: Republican: 1850–1906 John Adams: 1815 New York Democratic ...
Gilmore, Glenda E. Gender and Jim Crow: Women and the politics of white supremacy in North Carolina, 1896-1920 (UNC Press Books, 2019). Heard, Alexander, and Donald S. Strong. Southern Primary and General Election Data, 1920-1949 (Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research, 1984) compendium of county-level votes. Janick, Herbert.
The Republican Party absorbed many of the previous traditions of its members, who had come from an array of political factions, including Working Men, [Note 1] Locofoco Democrats, [Note 2] Free Soil Democrats, [Note 3] Free Soil Whigs, [Note 4] anti-slavery Know Nothings, [Note 5] Conscience Whigs, [Note 6] and Temperance Reformers of both parties.
The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. It emerged as the main political rival of the then-dominant Democratic Party in the 1850s, and the two parties have dominated American politics since then.
The 1920 Republican National Convention nominated Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding for president and Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge for vice president. The convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Coliseum from June 8 to June 12, 1920, with 940 delegates. Under convention rules, a majority plus one, or at least 471 of the ...
Member Party Years District Notes Fred G. Aandahl: Republican: January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1953 At-large: Elected in 1950 Retired to run for U.S. senator. Mark Andrews: Republican: October 30, 1963 – January 3, 1973 1st: Elected in 1963 to finish Nygaard's term Retired to run for U.S. senator. January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 At-large ...