| 1928 presidential election | |
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| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | June 26–28, 1928 |
| City | Houston,Texas |
| Venue | Sam Houston Hall |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Alfred E. Smith ofNew York |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Joseph T. Robinson ofArkansas |
| ‹ 1924 · 1932 › | |
The1928 Democratic National Convention was held atSam Houston Hall inHouston,Texas, June 26–28, 1928. Thekeynote speaker wasClaude G. Bowers. The convention[1] resulted in the nomination ofGovernorAlfred E. Smith ofNew York forpresident andSenatorJoseph T. Robinson ofArkansas forvice president.
The convention was the first held by either party in theSouth since theCivil War. It was also the first to nominate aRoman Catholic for president, Al Smith. The Texas delegation, led byGovernor Dan Moody, was vehemently opposed to Smith. Therefore, when Smith was nominated, they rallied against his anti-prohibition sentiment by fighting for a "dry", prohibitionist platform. Ultimately, the convention pledged "honest enforcement of the Constitution".
Smith became the first Democrat sinceReconstruction to lose more than one southern state in thegeneral election, due to his "wet" stance, his opposition to theKu Klux Klan[citation needed], and his Catholicism.
The election was held in very hot summer weather in a venue withoutair conditioning.[2]
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Other candidates for the nomination possibly included:
| Presidential Balloting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1st (Before Shifts) | 1st (After Shifts) |
| Smith | 724.67 | 849.67 |
| Hull | 71.83 | 50.83 |
| George | 52.50 | 52.50 |
| Reed | 48 | 52 |
| Pomerene | 47 | 3 |
| Jones | 43 | 43 |
| Woollen | 32 | 7 |
| Harrison | 20 | 8.50 |
| Ayres | 20 | 3 |
| Watts | 18 | 18 |
| Hitchcock | 16 | 2 |
| Donahey | 5 | 5 |
| Thompson | 2 | 2 |
| Bilbo | 0 | 1 |
| Not Voting | 0 | 2.50 |
Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 28, 1928)
Joseph T. Robinson was chosen as the vice presidential nominee.
Other candidates for the nomination possibly included:
| Vice Presidential Balloting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | 1st (Before Shifts) | 1st (After Shifts) |
| Robinson | 914.17 | 1,035.17 |
| Barkley | 77 | 9 |
| Ross | 33 | 2 |
| Allen | 28 | 21 |
| Berry | 17.50 | 11.50 |
| Moody | 9.33 | 9.33 |
| Fletcher | 7 | 7 |
| Taylor | 6 | 0 |
| Stevenson | 4 | 2 |
| Woollen | 2 | 2 |
| Tumulty | 1 | 0 |
| Not Voting | 1 | 1 |
Vice Presidential Balloting / 3rd Day of Convention (June 28, 1928)
| Preceded by 1924 New York, New York | Democratic National Conventions | Succeeded by 1932 Chicago, Illinois |