Roosevelt was nominated unanimously on the first ballot with 994 votes.
Black of New York and seconded by Senator Albert J. Roosevelt's nomination speech was delivered by former governor Frank S. A dump-Roosevelt movement had centered on the candidacy of conservative Senator Mark Hanna from Ohio, but Hanna's death in February 1904 had removed this obstacle. He had effectively maneuvered throughout 19 to gain control of the party to ensure it. It was also the first presidential election since 1860 and the second presidential election in United States History in which both major party candidates were registered in the same home state, the others being 1920, 1940, 19.Īs Republicans convened in Chicago on June 21–23, 1904, President Theodore Roosevelt's nomination was assured. With Roosevelt's landslide victory, he became the first presidential candidate in American history to receive at least 300 electoral votes in a victorious campaign in which the votes have not been disallowed. Roosevelt's popular vote margin of 18.8% was the largest since James Monroe's victory in the 1820 presidential election, and would be the biggest popular vote victory in the century between 1820 and Warren Harding's 1920 landslide. Roosevelt easily defeated Parker, sweeping every US region except the South, while Parker lost multiple states won by Bryan in 1900, as well as his home state of New York. Parker triumphed on the first ballot of the convention, defeating newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst.Īs there was little difference between the candidates' positions, the race was largely based on their personalities the Democrats argued the Roosevelt presidency was "arbitrary" and "erratic." Republicans emphasized Roosevelt's success in foreign affairs and his record of firmness against monopolies.
Parker, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. The conservative Bourbon Democrat allies of former President Grover Cleveland temporarily regained control of the Democratic Party from the followers of William Jennings Bryan, and the 1904 Democratic National Convention nominated Alton B. After the February 1904 death of McKinley's ally, Senator Mark Hanna, Roosevelt faced little opposition at the 1904 Republican National Convention. Roosevelt took office in September 1901 following the assassination of his predecessor, William McKinley.
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Roosevelt's victory made him the first president who ascended to the presidency upon the death of his predecessor to win a full term in his own right. Incumbent Republican President Theodore Roosevelt defeated the Democratic nominee, Alton B. The 1904 United States presidential election was the 30th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1904. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state. Red denotes those won by Roosevelt/Fairbanks, blue denotes states won by Parker/Davis.
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