1928 Democratic National Convention

The 1928 Democratic National Convention was held at Sam Houston Hall in Houston, Texas, June 26–28, 1928. Keynote speaker was Claude G. Bowers. The convention[1] resulted in the nomination of Governor Alfred E. Smith of New York for president and Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas for vice president.

1928 Democratic National Convention
1928 presidential election
Nominees
Smith and Robinson
Convention
Date(s)June 26–28, 1928
CityHouston, Texas
VenueSam Houston Hall
Candidates
Presidential nomineeAlfred E. Smith of New York
Vice Presidential nomineeJoseph T. Robinson of Arkansas
Photograph of the convention

The convention was the first held by either party in the South since the Civil War. It was also the first to nominate a Roman Catholic for President, Al Smith. The Texas delegation, led by Governor 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 since Reconstruction to lose more than one southern state in the general election, due to his "wet" stance, his opposition to the Ku Klux Klan, and his Catholicism.

Candidates for the nomination before and during the convention
Presidential Balloting, DNC 1928
First ballotbefore shiftsafter shifts
Gov. Al Smith724.67849.17
Sen. Walter F. George52.552.5
Sen. James A. Reed4852
Rep. Cordell Hull71.8350.83
Jesse H. Jones4343
Judge Richard C. Watts1818
Sen. Pat Harrison208.5
Evans Woollen327
Gov. A. Victor Donahey55
Rep. William A. Ayres203
Former Sen. Atlee Pomerene473
Former Sen. Gilbert M. Hitchcock162
Sen. Theodore G. Bilbo-1

Candidates for the Vice Presidential nomination

Joseph T. Robinson was chosen as the vice presidential nominee. Among the candidates for nomination were:

See also

References
  1. "The 1928 Democratic Convention". Texas Archive of the Moving Image. Retrieved November 29, 2019.
  2. Warn, WA (June 29, 1928). "Smith Wins Nomination on First Ballot With 849 2/3 Votes After States Shift to Him; Platform With a Dry Plank Is Adopted". New York Times. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
Preceded by
1924
New York, New York		 Democratic National Conventions Succeeded by
1932
Chicago, Illinois
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