1916 Democratic National Convention

U.S. political event held in St. Louis, Missouri February 2026 July 2021 1916 Democratic President_Woodrow_Wilson_portrait_December_2_1912 (3x4).jpg Thomas Riley Marshall headshot (3x4 b).jpg Nominees Wilson and Marshall June 14–16, 1916 St. Louis Coliseum St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Thomas R. Marshall Indiana 1912 1920 The 1916 Democratic National Convention was held at the St. Louis Coliseum in St. Louis, Missouri from June 14 to June 16, 1916. It resulted in the nomination of President Woodrow Wilson and Vice President Thomas R. Marshall for reelection. Presidential nomination Presidential candidates Senator Hughes of New Jersey made the motion to suspend the rules and nominate Woodrow Wilson by acclamation. The motion was seconded in all parts of the house, but Robert Emmett Burke, the uninstructed delegate from Chicago, made a point of order and demanded a roll call. The point of order was not taken into account by Chairman James, who put the motion before the convention. He called for the "ayes" and there was a great shout. "Contraries," demanded Burke. Chairman James called for the "nays" and Burke voted "nay" in a loud voice. There was some hissing, but it was drowned by cheers when, at 11:54pm, Chairman James declared Woodrow Wilson nominated for president by the convention. Presidential NominationCandidateVoice VotePro-Wilson 1,091Anti-Wilson 1 Presidential Nomination / 2nd Day of Convention (June 15, 1916) Demonstrations Women's suffrage activists in Missouri staged a demonstration for the convention.Cooperman Jeannette 2020-04-28 St. Louis suffragists played a key role in advocating for the 19th Amendment 100 years ago https://www.stlmag.com/api/content/8bbfef86-7a73-11ea-8af9-1244d5f7c7c6/ 2020-09-21 St. Louis Magazine en-usJune 2026 InternetArchiveBot Suffragists Emily Newell Blair and Edna Gellhorn came up with the idea and organized a "walkless, talkless parade," also called the "Golden Lane."Van Es 2014 30Missouri and the 19th Amendment https://www.nps.gov/articles/missouri-and-the-19th-amendment.htm 2020-09-21 U.S. National Park Service en Around 3,000 suffragists lined twelve blocks of Locust Street in St. Louis, wearing white dresses, "votes for women" sashes and holding yellow umbrellas.Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft https://tam.missouri.edu/MHCTC/exhibit_suffrage.html 2020-09-22 University of MissouriVan Es 2014 30 Democratic delegates had to walk past the suffragists to reach the convention hall. The demonstration was meant to represent how women were silenced by not being allowed to vote and received national attention in the press.Van Es 2014 30-31 The Democratic delegates did decide to support women's suffrage on a state by state basis.O'Neil Tim 7 June 2016 Events will remember suffragists who lined Locust Street in demonstration 100 years ago https://www.stltoday.com/news/local/metro/events-will-remember-suffragists-who-lined-locust-street-in-demonstration-100-years-ago/article_5e885b80-78ad-5d56-b355-555740af9c87.html 2020-09-23 St. Louis Post-Dispatch en Images See also 1916 Democratic Party presidential primaries List of Democratic National Conventions U.S. presidential nomination convention History of the United States Democratic Party 1916 Republican National Convention 1916 United States presidential election References 30em Sources Van Es Mark A. Peculiar History of Women's Suffrage in Jasper County, Missouri April 2014 Master of Arts Pittsburg State University https://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/etd/119/ External links The Political Grave Yard: 1916 Democratic National Convention Democratic Party Platform of 1916 at The American Presidency Project Wilson Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC (transcript) The American Presidency Project 1912Baltimore, Maryland Democratic National Conventions 1920San Francisco, California Democratic Category:1916 in Missouri Conventions Category:United States presidential nominating conventions in St. Louis Category:Missouri Democratic Party Category:Democratic National Conventions Category:June 1916 in the United States