Photograph of the convention
Admission ticket featuring an illustration of Philadelphia City Hall
Admission ticket featuring illustrations of Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell (both being Philadelphia landmarks)

The 1900 Republican National Convention was held June 19 to June 21 in the Exposition Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Exposition Auditorium was located south of the University of Pennsylvania, and the later Convention Hall was constructed along the building's east wall. It was demolished in 2006.

Each state was allotted two delegates per electoral vote, and territories were granted from two to six delegates. Altogether, there were 926 delegates and an equal number of alternates.

Mark Hanna opened the convention, and proposed that Senator Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado serve as temporary chairman: this was to show that the party had overcome its division in 1896, when the Colorado delegation walked out of the Republican Convention after a dispute over federal subsidies for the silver industry. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts served as the convention's permanent chairman.

President William McKinley was unanimously nominated for reelection after no candidate ran against him, although Admiral George Dewey considered a run.

Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York, who was a delegate, was nominated for vice president by a vote of 925 to zero; he abstained from the vote.

State delegates

Layout of convention hall during convention

The 1900 Republican National Convention included a historic first for the Republican Party: Frances Warren of Wyoming served as the party's first-ever female convention delegate.[1] Additionally Jennie L. McCargar Jones, of Utah, and Susan Henderson West of Idaho served as alternate delegates.[2][3][4]

Speakers

Illustration depicting the exterior of the venue during the convention
Photograph of an entrance to the venue during the convention
Photograph of the convention floor

The convention's speakers included:

June 19

June 20

June 21

Balloting: President McKinley was nominated unanimously. This was the first unanimous nomination since President Grant in 1872.

  • John W. Yerkes, IRS Commissioner from Kentucky
  • George A. Knight, attorney and businessman from California
  • James A. Mount, Governor of Indiana

Boss Platt of New York wanted to be rid of reformist governor Roosevelt. He persuaded Roosevelt to accept nomination for the vacant office of Vice President.

  • Lafayette Young, newspaper reporter from Iowa, Roosevelt nominating speech
  • M. J. Murray, local politician from Massachusetts, Roosevelt seconding speech
  • General James M. Ashton, lawyer and soldier from Washington, Roosevelt seconding speech

Balloting: Roosevelt was nominated for vice president, though he abstained from voting on his own nomination.

Vice-presidential nomination

Vice-presidential candidates

Candidates considered

Vice President Garret Hobart had announced in September 1899 that he would not seek re-election due to declining health. He died in office on November 21, 1899.

Entering the convention, many had expected that the ticket would consist of President McKinley and New York Governor Theodore Roosevelt.[5] Roosevelt's nomination was spearheaded by bosses Matthew Quay of Pennsylvania and Thomas C. Platt of New York; bcause Roosevelt was a progressive reformer who often clashed with Platt, Platt hoped to remove him as governor by elevating him to the vice presidency.[6] However, Ohio Senator Mark Hanna maneuvered to keep Roosevelt off the ballot, instead proposing Navy Secretary John D. Long of Massachusetts or Iowa Representative Jonathan P. Dolliver.[5] Without McKinley's support, Hanna's efforts fell short.[6] Roosevelt himself did not particularly want to abandon the governorship, but he desired to run for president in 1904, so when the party nominated him, he accepted.[6]

Vice Presidential Balloting
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Roosevelt 925
Not Voting 1


Vice-presidential balloting / 3rd day of convention (June 21, 1900)

Platform

The Republican party supported the current administration's actions in the Philippines, while the Democratic party promoted "anti-imperialism".

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Milestones for Women in American Politics". cawp.rutgers.edu. Center for American Women and Politics (Rutgers University). Retrieved April 28, 2023.
  2. ↑ Freeman, Jo (2000). A Room at a Time: How Women Entered Party Politics. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 65. ISBN 0-8476-9804-1. Retrieved May 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ Thiriot, Amy Tanner (August 2019). "Jennie McCargar Jones: "Women Know Their Own Convictions"". Utah Women's History. BetterDays2020. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ Blumenberg, Milton W. (1900). Official Proceedings of the Twelfth Republican National Convention, Held in ... Philadelphia, June, 19, 20 and 21, 1900. Philadelphia: Dunlap Printing Company. pp. 62, 77. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  5. 1 2 "Roosevelt's Fate is Still in Doubt". New York Times. June 19, 1900. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 "Theodore Roosevelt, 25th Vice President (1901)". US Senate. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved October 8, 2015.

Bibliography

  • Richard C. Bain and Judith H. Parris, Convention Decisions and Voting Records (Washington DC: Brookings Institution, 1973), pp. 158–161.
  • Andrews, E. Benjamin (1912). History of the United States. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 301–325.
Preceded by
1896
St. Louis, Missouri		 Republican National Conventions Succeeded by
1904
Chicago, Illinois
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