| 1920 presidential election | |
  Nominees Harding and Coolidge | |
| Convention | |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | June 8–12, 1920 |
| City | Chicago, Illinois |
| Venue | Chicago Coliseum |
| Candidates | |
| Presidential nominee | Warren G. Harding of Ohio |
| Vice-presidential nominee | Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts |
| Voting | |
| Total delegates | 984 |
| Votes needed for nomination | 493 |
| Ballots | 10 |
The 1920 Republican National Convention nominated Ohio Senator Warren G. Harding for president and Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge for vice president. The convention was held in Chicago, Illinois, at the Chicago Coliseum from June 8 to June 12, 1920, with 940 delegates. Under convention rules, a majority plus one, or at least 471 of the 940 delegates, was necessary for a nomination.
Many Republicans sought the presidential nomination, including General Leonard Wood, Illinois Governor Frank Lowden and California Senator Hiram Johnson. Dark horse Harding, however, was nominated. Many wanted to nominate Wisconsin Senator Irvine L. Lenroot for vice president, but Coolidge was nominated instead, because he was known for his response to the Boston Police Strike in 1919.[1]
The convention also adopted a platform opposed to the accession of the United States to the League of Nations.[2] The plank was carefully drawn up by Henry Cabot Lodge to appease opponents of the League such as Johnson, while still allowing eventual American entry into the League.[3]
- ^ Margulies, Herbert F. (1977). "Irvine L. Lenroot and the Republican Vice-Presidential Nomination of 1920". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 61 (1): 21–31. ISSN 0043-6534. JSTOR 4635197.
- ^ "Platform Adopted With Anti-Wilson League Plank; 'My Victory,' Says Johnson; Balloting Starts Today; Wood Men Claim the Lead; Midnight Move for Lowden". New York Times. 11 June 1920. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
- ^ Miller, Karen A.J. (1999). Populist Nationalism: Republican Insurgency and American Foreign Policy Making, 1918–1925. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 87–89. ISBN 9780313307768. Retrieved 9 October 2015.