1952 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection

none 1952 Democratic vice presidential nomination primary 1948 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1948 1956 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection 1956 1952 07 10 160x160px John Sparkman 1E90FF Alabama Vice Presidential nominee Alben W. Barkley John Sparkman This article lists those who were potential candidates for the Democratic nomination for Vice President of the United States in the 1952 election. After winning the presidential nomination on the third ballot of the 1952 Democratic National Convention, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson consulted with Democratic Party leaders such as President Harry S. Truman and Speaker Sam Rayburn. Stevenson chose Alabama Senator John Sparkman, a Southern centrist, as his running mate.Gore Leada Wallace, Sparkman and Underwood (who?): 3 Alabamians came out on losing end of presidential races http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2014/07/wallace_sparkman_and_underwood.html 6 October 2015 AL.com 7 July 2014 Sparkman won the vice presidential nomination on the first ballot as no serious rival tried to displace Stevenson's choice.White William Sparkman Chosen by Democrats as Running Mate for Stevenson; Senator Hails Party Solidarity http://partners.nytimes.com/library/politics/camp/520727convention-dem-ra.html 6 October 2015 New York Times 27 July 1952 However, many Northerners were not enthused with the choice of Sparkman due to Sparkman's stance on civil rights. During the 1952 convention, Sparkman, who had supported Senator Richard Russell for president, played a part in watering down the party's platform on civil rights.https://www.nytimes.com/1985/11/17/us/john-sparkman-85-ex-senator-dies.html John Sparkman, 85, Ex-Senator, Dies 1985-11-17 The New York Times 0362-4331 2016-05-04 New York Representative Adam Clayton Powell Jr. and others walked out of the convention after the choice of Sparkman was announced. The Democratic ticket lost the 1952 election to the Republican ticket of Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard Nixon. Candidates See also 1952 Democratic Party presidential primaries 1952 Democratic National Convention Notes References Category:Democratic Party (United States) vice presidential nominees Category:1952 United States presidential nominating conventions