1900 Republican National Convention

American political convention February 2026 January 2025 1900 1896 1904 Republican RP1900.png 125 RV1900.png 124 Nominees McKinley and Roosevelt June 19–21, 1900 Convention Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Henry Cabot Lodge William McKinley Ohio Theodore Roosevelt New York 1 926 464 McKinley (OH): 926 (100%) Roosevelt (NY): 925 (99.9%)Abstaining: 1 (0.1%) thumb|Photograph of the convention thumb|Admission ticket featuring an illustration of Philadelphia City Hall thumb|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 June 2019 thumb|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.Milestones for Women in American Politics https://cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/milestones-women-american-politics cawp.rutgers.edu Center for American Women and Politics (Rutgers University) 28 April 2023 en Additionally Jennie L. McCargar Jones, of Utah, and Susan Henderson West of Idaho served as alternate delegates. Freeman Jo A Room at a Time: How Women Entered Party Politics https://books.google.com/books?id=IM6aOVQWJsgC May 20, 2013 2000 Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Lanham, Maryland 0-8476-9804-1 65https://www.utahwomenshistory.org/2019/08/jennie-mccargar-jones-women-know-their-own-convictions/ Jennie McCargar Jones: "Women Know Their Own Convictions" Thiriot Amy Tanner August 2019 Utah Women's History BetterDays2020 August 18, 2019Blumenberg Milton W. Official Proceedings of the Twelfth Republican National Convention, Held in ... Philadelphia, June, 19, 20 and 21, 1900 May 22, 2013 1900 Dunlap Printing Company Philadelphia https://archive.org/details/12threpubnaticon00blumrich/page/62 62, 77 Speakers thumb|Illustration depicting the exterior of the venue during the convention thumb|Photograph of an entrance to the venue during the convention thumb|Photograph of the convention floor The convention's speakers included: June 19 Prayer by Rev. James Gray Bolton D.D. Senator Mark Hanna (Ohio) Senator Edward O. Wolcott (Colorado) June 20 Prayer by Rev. Charles M. Boswell D.D. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge (Massachusetts) June 21 Prayer by Most Rev. P. J. Ryan, Archbishop of Philadelphia Senator Joseph B. Foraker (Ohio), McKinley nominating speech Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of New York, McKinley seconding speech 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. Senator Chauncey Depew (New York) 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.Roosevelt's Fate is Still in Doubt https://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/19000619convention-gop-ra.html 8 October 2015 New York Times 19 June 1900 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. 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. Without McKinley's support, Hanna's efforts fell short. 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.Theodore Roosevelt, 25th Vice President (1901) https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Theodore_Roosevelt.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150924115053/https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Theodore_Roosevelt.htm US Senate 8 October 2015 24 September 2015 dead Vice Presidential Balloting Candidate 1stRoosevelt 925Not 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 History of the United States Republican Party List of Republican National Conventions United States presidential nominating convention 1900 United States presidential election 1900 Democratic National Convention References 30em Bibliography Richard C. Bain and Judith H. Parris, Convention Decisions and Voting Records (Washington DC: Brookings Institution, 1973), pp. 158–161. Andrews E. Benjamin Elisha Benjamin Andrews History of the United States Charles Scribner's Sons 1912 New York 301–325 External links Republican Party platform of 1900 at The American Presidency Project McKinley acceptance address at The American Presidency Project Official proceedings of the twelfth Republican National Convention, held in ... 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