I Feel as Strong as a Bull Moose!

[The Govanah Jake]

Dakota Farmers' Leader
The South Dakota Primary
By Jere Gehon: March 25th, 1924

Earlier this week the Democratic primary swept the state in the second of the nation after our Northern Twin held theirs as the first in the nation. The contenders of course was the President, McAdoo, and Smith and they all vied for our states delegates. Well our great state of farming voted to choose which democrat they want in Washington and a record of 5,503 voters voted in the primary on March 23th and lasted till late yesterday when the votes were counted and the winners of our 10 delegates were decided. As known by the corruption scandal, Smith already held 3 of our 10 delegates on his own and goes in with the 3 delegates and 5 he won in North Dakota. And even though Glass won most people's here votes gaining about half of the peoples vote with McAdoo gaining 40% of the peoples vote, Smith still held 3 delegates with 10% of the peoples vote so still holds a delegate lead with 8 delegates to McAdoo's 6 and Glasses 6 however that is just from the Primary's alone and Glasses strong delegate base in the south is sure to give him a big boost ...

South Dakota Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 49,36%, 5 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 39,31% 2 Delegates
Al Smith------- 10,21%, 3 Delegates

[The Govanah Jake]

The April Primary's

The primary's finally would take a heat in April when the big states arrived and it decided who was in and who out of having a good shot at the nomination and of course the still popular (56% as of March 1st, 1924) Carter Glass was expected to win the primary's but the April primary's were not the best fit for him as they were mostly in the Northeast and West where his opponents were strongest. The first primary in the Month was on the fifth and from there a destruction for the undesirable candidates began



Michigan Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 51.63%, 14 Delegates
Al Smith------- 39.25%, 13 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 8.10%, 3 Delegates




New York Democratic Primary, 1924

Al Smith------- 47.93%, 81 Delegates
Carter Glass------- 29.51%, 8 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 16.37%, 1 Delegates




Wisconsin Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 63.84%, 10 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 34.17%, 10 Delegates
*Smith not on Ballot



Illinois Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 38.59%, 40 Delegates
William McAdoo-------29.42%, 1 Delegate
Al Smith-------20.47%, 17 Delegates



Georgia Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 90.25%, 28 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 7.29%, 0 Delegates
*Smith not on Ballot



Nebraska Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 68.39%, 9 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 18.42%, 4 Delegates
Al Smith------- 8.11%, 2 Delegates



Montana Democratic Primary, 1924

William McAdoo------- 91.49%, 4 Delegates
Al Smith------- 3.55%, 4 Delegates



Massachusetts Democratic Primary, 1924

Al Smith------- 58.37%, 23 Delegates
Carter Glass------- 32.50%, 13 Delegates
*William McAdoo not on Ballot



New Jersey Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 40.16%, 12 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 23.25%, 6 Delegates
Al Smith------- 23.21%, 10 Delegates




Ohio Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass-------- 80.27%, 39 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 12.53% 9 Delegates




Alaska Democratic Primary, 1924

William McAdoo-------- 51.49%, 4 Delegates
Al Smith------- 45.12%, 2 Delegates
*Carter Glass not on Ballot

[The Govanah Jake]

The Final Democratic Primary's

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- The Presidency of Carter Glass, The Library of Congress
 
California Democratic Primary, 1924

William McAdoo------- 69.36%, 24 Delegates
Carter Glass------- 20.47%, 0 Delegates
Al Smith------- 10.19%, 2 Delegates

Alabama Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 89.57%, 24 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 5.36%, 0 Delegates
*Al Smith not on Ballot

Pennsylvania Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 59.99%, 59 Delegates
Al Smith------- 38.43%, 17 Delegates
*William McAdoo not on Ballot

Vermont Democratic Primary, 1924

William McAdoo------- 49.31%, 6 Delegates
Carter Glass------- 40.28%, 2 Delegates
Al Smith------- 6.26%

Oregon Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 48.51%, 6 Delegates
William Gibbs McAdoo------- 44.13%, 4 Delegates
Al Smith------- 5.28%, 0 Delegates

Hawaii Democratic Primary, 1924

William McAdoo------- 97.61%, 6 Delegates
(Uncontested)

Texas Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 59.74%, 31 Delegates
Al Smith------- 29.68%, 9 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 19.57%, 0 Delegates

West Virginia Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 51.85%, 16 Delegates
William McAdoo------- 30.02%, 0 Delegates
Al Smith-------17.77%, 0 Delegates

Florida Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 71.20%, 11 Delegates
William McAdoo-28.28%, 1 Delegates
*Al Smith did not contest

Washington D.C. Democratic Primary, 1924

Carter Glass------- 66.83%, 6 Delegates
Al Smith------- 33.02%, 5 Delegates
*William McAdoo did not contest

[The Govanah Jake]

A Democratic Primary's reach a conclusion

Delegates from the Primary's alone:

Carter Glass: 355 Delegates, and 57.48%
Al Smith: 184 Delegates, and 27.21%
William Gibbs McAdoo: 92 Delegates, and 13.48%

From the looks of it with 549 delegates needed to win, this looks like a contested convention.

However a large amount of the 1,097 Delegates in total came from the other states conventions and
466 Delegates were selected in those state party conventions due to this, these delegates were added to each candidates total number without any people's vote

Carter Glass: 591 Delegates
Al Smith: 294 Delegates
William Gibbs McAdoo: 212 Delegates

With these, all 1097 Delegates had been counted and Glass now held a majority off around 55-60% of all Delegates and would now be heading to the convention with confidence on a easy re-election. Smith meanwhile worked over drive in "Smoke filled rooms" trying to convince McAdoo delegates to come over to him along with Glass delegate to elect him.

Meanwhile McAdoo all the way in California was disgruntled at the results and the once rising star and "Sneaky Californian" as mentioned by the NYT in 1921 after his work in helping elect Glass in 1920 with a wide array of persuasion techniques after he failed himself to take the nomination. Now at 61 Years old he knew that his time at running for elections was nearly a close and knew he couldn't win in this election and decided to not pursue anymore of the nomination and pledged when he got to the convention he would assign his delegates to someone else and dropping his name from being officially nominated.

Reports soon surfaced of potential plans from McAdoo to run for Senator of California but they were suppressed (for now) by him and his team. All in all the party going in to the 1924 convention was not nearly as contentious as the 1920 nominating process.

[The Govanah Jake]

New York World
The Democratic National Convention closes!



Alfred Smith Delegation at the convention

By Frank Sullivan: July 9, 1924

NEW YORK, Earlier today the Democratic National Convention closed and from it elected Carter Glass as its nominee and the current United States President has secured his right from the party to lead it for a potentially 4 more year term. Glass left the convention as one of the last and greeted supporters. Journalists from "The New York World" asked for how he felt and he responded "I'm glad the democratic party has endured me with the honor of a second term.

I will not let them down". As is widely known and as is obviously seen, the convention was in Madison Square Garden and started on June 26 and lasted for a little over a week with a estimated 5,500 People showing up which is down from a high of 21,000 4 years earlier. It opened with Secretary of War Franklin Roosevelt telling to the delegates the candidates on the ballot of which were Carter Smith, Al Smith, and William McAdoo with a slew of smaller democratic runner-ups.

It should be noted here that it is obvious they he was struck by polio and the Newspaper didn't spare him on that day.

Then the balloting occurred. He was denied a first ballot nomination due to Smiths effective campaigning with the delegates but it was really much a lost cause with Glass being almost 200 Delegates ahead and by the third ballot was elected after McAdoo dropped out and endorse Glass for President:

1st Ballot:
Carter Glass: 540 Delegates
Al Smith: 319.5 Delegates
William Gibbs McAdoo: 185.0 Delegates

2nd Ballot:
Carter Glass: 519 Delegates
Al Smith: 350.5 Delegates
William Gibbs McAdoo: 190.5

3rd ballot:
Carter Glass: 700.9 Delegates
Al Smith: 310.6%

Final Ballot:
Carter Glass: 751.0 Delegates
Al Smith: 346.0 Delegates

After being elected, 4 days of speeches praising the president and vilifying Republicans occurred. Senator Underwood of Alabama on the 4th was even noted to have said "We shall drive the Republican menace back up north, all the way north to oblivion".

Then finally on the 8th, Glass spoke declaring "The American people have grown in prosperity over the last 4 years. The American people have received the greatest period of growth from a deep economic burden for a long time in the history of the American Democracy.

I now say to the American People, do you want 4 more years of growth and prosperity or do you want to return to the old ways of excessive government and horrible economic growth". Vice President Francis also spoke that day and echoed similar sentiments.

He too was elected easily on the 4th though faced a tough challenge from a write in Roosevelt campaign from progressives

[The Govanah Jake]

Where the Socialists went wrong: A American Socialist's Perceptive
By Bernard Johnpoll, Published August 17th, 1970
Excerpt from Pages 49-56

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[The Govanah Jake]

Where the Socialists went wrong: A American Socialist's Perceptive
By Bernard Johnpoll, Published AUgust 17th, 1970
Excerpt from Pages 49-56

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[The Govanah Jake]

Washington Times-Herald
Harding to Republican Party: Nominate a Conservative or the ACP will run again 



By Frank Munsey, February 15th, 1923

TOLEDO, This morning, coming off almost 3 years of isolation from the media, Warren G. Harding of Ohio broke the silence to the Toledo press on Wednesday and talked about the 1924 nominating process for the Republicans. He said "It is in the American Conservative Party's best interest to represent conservatives of all stripes and creeds. We will not back down to pressure from outside forces and will continue to fight for conservative causes unless our demands are meet".

Harding later said what those demands were "Our demands are plain and simple and this falls for the Republican Party, nominate a conservative. Nominate a McKinley Conservative, a Lincoln conservative, or nominate someone in one of there molds. We will not take a progressive republican party and we will not take a progressive republican candidate.

We the people of the American Conservative Party demand the party return to its roots in small government conservatism or else they wont join into the party again". This being the first major thing he was said in up to three years caused a large uproar in the political sphere and the RNC responded saying "The Republican Party will not cave to radical interests.

If you want a conservative in those themes to be nominated, then go find a candidate and go through the nominating process like everyone else will do. You can just barge in and demand us, the Republican Party, to just give you a candidate". These tensions have continued to grow after Johnson was defeated and is becoming more and more unlikely these two factions can coalesce. Time is running out however and the election is in little over a year ...

[The Govanah Jake]

The New York Times
Insider Reports: If either La Follette or Hughe's wins the nomination then the ACP will "indefinably" run a candidate
By John Corbin, January 15th, 1924

NEW YORK CITY, Following months of speculation of the future of the ACP after Harding's comments, a report released earlier last week tuned up the speculation even more. Inside reports within the the ACP high command were released to the Times personally. The leak was off the memo in which it said "Just to be clear our main mission is to see if either La Follette or Hughes wins in the Republican Primary.

If either of them win then that's our cue to run indefinably". After being leaked the ACP put out a official comment neither denying or accepting the memo to be a actual party memo. Real or fake, this has tuned up speculation and rumors of who the potential nominee would be. Could it possibility be Harding again or another new face?

Maybe Coolidge who could make a very strong candidate. Both Bobby La Follette and Charles Hughes responded to this leak with La Follette calling Harding and his buddy's "disgraceful" and "showing of authoritarian tendency to demand a independent party to bend to there whims". Hughes on the other hand showed similar feelings saying the party showed signs of a fascistic system.

But if these memo's were real, when this would be decided is unknown and the election is less then 10 months away ...

[Don Vito Corleone]

A) Does the ACP draw more supporters from the Republicans or the Democrats?
B) Are the Republicans left of the Democrats at this point?

[The Govanah Jake]

A) Does the ACP draw more supporters from the Republicans or the Democrats?
B) Are the Republicans left of the Democrats at this point?

A) There Support is virtually all Conservative Republicans

B) Basically but not yet. With the Republican Old Guard of McKinley and Lincoln dying out and the remaining major conservatives joining Harding, the remaining factions are able to moderate and make the party more progressive in nature. In the Democratic Party, the opposite occurs. With the nomination of Clark instead of Wilson in 1912, the Bourbon Democrats survive and successfully return the democratic policy to that of Cleveland but with a more progressive twist in allowing of some progressive era reforms which results in the election of Carter Glass. But this is still not in full yet and it will take a future crisis to push this to fruition.

[The Govanah Jake]

The New York Times
Its Official: Harding says to Ohio press that the ACP will host a ticket this year. Says he will not run for it though.
By Josiah Sharpless April 21st, 1924

CLEVELAND, (April 18th) After months of speculation on the fate of the 4 year old American Conservative Party, earlier this week we were able to receive some answers. The founder of the Party and its 1920 candidate Warren Harding today announced as an also official spokesmen for the party that the ACP will host a candidate this cycle.

He stated to multiple newspapers including ours "After months of careful thought and planning, we have decided to continue on with the party's message of offering a conservative alternative to the American people. We have seen that the Republican Party has chosen the path of progressives and have ignored the conservative majority of this country's advice. Due to this the party will continue into this election with a candidate.".

He later said that the party will hold a convention and it was there were the nominee would be chosen "We will hold a national party convention on June 16th and it will last to the 19th and this will occur in Chicago. If any conservative feels like he wants to properly represent the conservative cause, that he should come down to the convention and get your name on the ballot. Populist and Nationalist Conservatism will not go down without a fight".

He, however denyed any speculations that he would run again and when asked the question by reporters said "No. I have no intention to run again, it is past my time and we need new fresh faces to represent the cause".

He finally puts to rest the rumors that have been speculated for more then a year now after his early 1923 press conference. Rumors of the nominee however have continued and without Harding, many people are speculating if a big name will run.

We conducted a poll to see how a random sample size of 550 people tested to a array of candidate names

Who do you want to be the ACP nominee?

Calvin Coolidge: 45%
Frank Orren Lowden: 20%
Albert B. Cummins: 11%
Arthur Capper: 5%
Irvine Lenroot: 4%
Elihu Root: 3%
Other: 13%

As expected the overwhelming favorite according to the polling is Calvin Coolidge at 45% with Frank Lowden down at 20%. However none has declared yet and we will see if Coolidge takes kindly to a friendly offer by the ACP to be there nominee ...

[The Govanah Jake]

Chicago Daily News
The ACP National Convention in Chicago



Drake Hotel in Chicago near the convention center

By Henry Justin Smith: June 19th, 1924

Chicago (June 19th) The ACP convention wrapped up its convention in Chicago today with the final nominating speech of Frank Orren Lowden who became the party nominee yesterday after successful balloting. The convention held up to 7,000 people at its peak on the 18th and was very contentious.

As is known it began on the 16th with no major canidates declaring there run for the nomination. This all changed inside however. The first to declare was Frank Orren Lowden who was the former governor of our state of Illinois. The 63 year old retiree of politics decided to get into politics with a successful attempt at getting the party's nominee.

He successfully touted his conservative achievements as governor and his famous attractions at calming the Chicago race riot of 1919. When he entered he was polling second to Coolidge who did not declare anything about the nomination yet and was viewed as a strong contender. After him however instead of announcements, many major politicians and conservative activists began to declare they would not run.

Calvin Coolidge, who was at the convention, declared he would not run for the nomination and endorsed Lowden for President saying "I rather enjoy being a governor of a tiny state and don't want to have to have the whole burden of this America upon my shoulders". After him Senator Albert Cummins of Iowa said he would not run and would stay as a Republican senator and not switch to the ACP while Capper and Root also said they would not run.

The only person who did decide to run who had a shot was the 55 year old Republican senator Irvine Lenroot. He was not what many would call a conservative however and was quite progressive in many regards. But he also touted his moderate and conservative legislation.

He would represent the left wing of the party but was easily casted out as a progressive and many wondered why he was there. But since he was the only real opposition he could have a shot. But that shot never came to fruition. On the first ballot, Lowden won a majority of the 500 delegates at the convention with 401 delegates and was easily nominated by the party

1st Ballot of the Nominating process for the American Conservative Party

Former Governor Frank Orren Lowden: 401.0 Delegates
Senator Irvine Lenroot: 72.5 Delegates
Others: 16.5 Delegates

And with that he was nominated by the party on the second day on the 17th.

In his final nominating speech today he mentioned how "the evil forces of big government has changed America into something its not and has overburdened the american people with taxes and regulations" and then said "I hope the american people will see the light and elect true conservatives to Washington to fight the progressive establishment"

After the speech, the final balloting of the convention for the Vice Presidential slot was allocated out of 500 delegates and though a successful write in Coolidge campaign put his name in second place, ultimately the popular ACP representative from Iowa's 1st district and House minority leader for the party Charles A. Kennedy carried the day.

1st ballot for the American Conservative's Party Vice Presidential Nominee for 1924

Representative : Charles A. Kennedy: 397.0 Delegates
Governor : Calvin Coolidge: 60.5 Delegates
Senator : Irvine Lenroot: 30.5 Delegates
Others: 12.0 Delegates

Coming out of the convention however the Orren/Kennedy ticket will need a find a way to get there brand of populist conservatism across to the American people ...

[The Govanah Jake]

 
Candidates kick of there campaigns as election looks to be competitive: August 17th, 1924


  By Mid August, the conventions had been wrapping to a close and had become more and more of a memory. Out of them came the nominees of Charles E. Hughes of New York, former governor of the state and the self proscribed political progressive moderate. A reformist governor he took inspiration from the New Liberal ways that reformed the old Gladstonian liberalism in the United Kingdom around the time he was governor.

  He offered to continue the progressive reforms and increased standards of living the Progressive era brought though was very uncontroversial and would heavily relied on surrogates to campaign for him in the swing states including the former president Hiram Johnson out west in California to help him win the swing state of California which it had become after 4 years of a successful Glass policy being successfully implemented in the state allowing for the states inland empire of democratic dominance to expand to the Bay Area where San Francisco moderates liked the Presidents agenda and many liked the prosperous times he had brought to the United States. When Charles Hughes did leave his campaign headquarters in New York was the situation was desperate in a state or if the state was close to his headquarters. And with him being in the swing state of New York, he visited his home state the most to campaign out of the other 48 states.

  He held wide popularity and "The Governor" as he was often called was seen as a strong nominee and the party needed that if they were to go up against the other side's nominee of Carter Glass. This was needed because Carter Glass was popular. He held a 57% approval rating after the democratic convention and he administration up that point was seen as a success. He had successfully coalesced many people from 1920 who were unsure of him and he was able to take the governor's appeal among moderates to a stand still as he was the champion of the moderate majority. He would enter the election as a political behemoth and was polling well above both La Follette and Hughes in the primary's and continued to do so after the conventions. He was leading in most of the major swing states except New York where its former governor was able to hold his ground.

  But the election did seem lost. Glass decided to campaign actively in this election and wanted the American People too give him a mandate of approval. He wanted to finish his last 4 years like his first 4 as in the success. He actively wanted to be remembered as a great president and perhaps one of the greatest and didn't make this any more clearer when he said in his 1924 nominating speech "My highest honor is too be viewed by the American people to the likes the presidents of Lincoln and Washington".

  The race for the first time in more then 10 years was expected to really be just a two way race. A return to normalcy did occur but it occurred to what it seemed in the political sense of the two party system between the Democrats and Republicans. The minor party's all expected great gains but weren't polling well enough for this to occur. The split in the Socialist party ensured that they would never get to there 1912/16 highs again in this election and the American Conservative Party's hopes of making this there election was too being tested by a low polling number and failed to surpass Hughes at any point in the election.

  The return to normalcy Glass had been talking about for 4 years was coming true, though not in the sense many had expected.

[The Govanah Jake]

The New York Times
Hughes tours the Northeast, Glass to visit the Upper South



Hughe's for President campaign button

By John Corbin, August 25th, 1924

RICHMOND, (August 23rd) As the campaigns start to get started we have gotten our first plans for campaigning for each major candidate.

In official telegram's from the Hughes and Glass campaigns, we personally at the the New York Times have gotten the locations where they will go. For Charles Hughes he has planned to hold campaign events scattered throughout the Northeast for Late August and Early September.

He will be holding 5 campaign events personally in the New York City area and there will be 15 more scattered throughout the state where he will not attend but there are speakers that will speak for the campaign including Robert La Follette who is expected to speak with Hughes in the first rally tomorrow. He will also attend fundraisers in Philadelphia, Trenton, and Boston and will appear at a campaign event with Hiram Johnson in Pittsburg on the 29th of August.

Carter Glass meanwhile will attend most of the campaign events personally throughout the upper south and will be holding 4 rally's in the swing state of West Virginia throughout September and Late August, 3 Rally's in the swing state of Kentucky, 2 Rally's in the bellwether state of Missouri, and 1 rally in the swing state of Indiana. He will also be attending several fundraisers and meetings with top southern democrats and is expecting to meet Senator Underwood in Birmingham on the 5th of September.

This is a change of strategy from the 1920 election where Glass was mainly campaigning in the Northeastern Swing states but now is campaigning, as of right now, in the upper and deep south.
This is probably due to Hughes advantage being from New York but could this perceived over advantage the president's campaign view of Hughes as actually hurt the president ...

[The Govanah Jake]

New York Tribune
New Polls: Glass leads by +7%
By Edwards Donovan, September 10th, 1924

WASHINGTON DC, (September 10th) As the campaigning leaves its 1st month of active life, a new sweep of new polling by the media industry of newspapers and radio stations have instituted new polls. We at the Tribune have too and have done some polling on who the people want for president and the state of different states. We have 1000 people who were in this survey of of the state mentioned, all are from that state which a minimum of 50 people:

Who do you want to be President?

President Carter Glass------- 44%
Former Governor Charles Hughes------- 37%
Frank Lowden------- 9%
Morris Hillquit------- 7%
C.E. Ruthenburg------- 1.5%

Carter Glass leads by 7% with Charles Hughes at 37% to Glasses 44% with the third party's lagging behind by alot. However we also did state polls:

(New Yorkers) Who do you want to be President?

Former Governor Charles Hughes------- 40%
President Carter Glass------- 35%
Morris Hillquit------- 13%
Frank Lowden------- 9%
C.E. Ruthenburg------- 3%

(Pennsylvania Residents) Who do you want to be President?

Former Governor Charles Hughes------- 38%
President Carter Glass------- 37%
Frank Lowden------- 16%
Morris Hillquit------- 8%
C.E. Ruthenburg------- 1%

(Kentucky Residents) Who do you want to be President?

President Carter Glass------- 43%
Former Governor Charles Hughes------- 33%
Frank Lowden------- 15%
Morris Hillquit------- 8%
C.E. Ruthenburg------- 1%

(Indiana Residents) Who do you want to be President?

President Carter Glass------- 41%
Former Governor Charles Hughes------- 32%
Frank Lowden------- 18%
Morris Hillquit------- 9%
C.E. Ruthenburg------- 0%

(Missouri Residents) Who do you want to be President?

President Carter Glass------- 47%
Former Governor Charles Hughes------- 30%
Frank Lowden------- 14%
Morris Hillquit------- 8%
C.E. Ruthenburg------- 1%

From this we can conclude that Hughe's leads in all but two states: He home state and Pennsylvania which also have the most electoral votes of any states together. However we can conclude that the President leads moderately nationwide as of know ...

[The Govanah Jake]

The New York Times
Republican Party: If the ACP doesn't rejoin the Republican party, both the ACP and Republican party will falter
By Tom Falkmann, September 20th, 1924

WASHINGTON DC, (September 20th) In the Republican National Committee located near the Capital steps yesterday at 4 PM, a official statement from the party was leaked to the newspapers. It read

 " The truth of the matter is in regards to the American Conservative Party is if it continues to be electoral viable then it will continue to destroy both there party and the republican party and it will the end of any conservative hope altogether.  The main support that comes from the ACP are registered republicans and the more they pull, the more the republican vote is split and the more likely the chance the democrats will have a permanent majority. The GOP is a big tent party and will welcome any disaffected conservatives if that helps advance the betterment of the party. Forming a new party will do nothing more then destroy the republican party and without a republican party the ACP will falter as well..."

This comes off the backs of a new slew of polling showing the party under Hughes significantly down. There is a wide spread belief that the ACP is the reason for this ...

[The Govanah Jake]

The Daily Worker
Hillquit and Ruthenburg face off in 1 on 1 debate to decide the future of the Socialist cause
By Eric Thompson, September 30th, 1924

Earlier this week a debate was held between the Socialist candidate Morris Hillquit and the Communist Labor candidate C.E. Ruthenburg over the future of the socialist and workers cause. Ruthenburg, famously, was elected by a group of delegates at this years election due to a split with the now Socialist canidate Morris Hillquit over what true Socialism is.

Morris Hillquit believes in a Democratic Socialist approach to governing denouncing the establishment of capitalism in the official party platform in favor of extreme reforms to the already existing system. This got some in the party upset, and a group of radicals calling themselfs the "Left Socialists" or "True Socialists" broke from the party after there guy Norman Thomas was not nominated and instead formed a new party called Communist Labor exposing true Socialist ideas.

This has cased much criticism from many socialists has it has split the socialist vote and stalled back any future socialist advance into government, to quote Morris Hillquit himself. A debate was too be held earlier this week to truly decide how the socialist cause in america showed continued, as a form of reformist capital or following the true teachings of Marx directly. The debate lasted for hours with each side throwing punches and attacks at each other.

Hillquit called Ruthenburg a "Traitor to the People" and a "out of party agent" splinting the party on purpose. Ruthenburg on the other hand called Hillquit a "whore to capitalism" and not worthy "of portraying himself as the socialist nominee." The Daily Worker commissioned a poll on who won the debate and showed many were split.

Who won the debate?

Morris Hillquit: 39%
C.E. Ruthenburg: 32%
Undecided/Tie: 29%

[The Govanah Jake]

The New York World
New scandal breaks, Hughes revealed to have funneled money into the RNC to ensure his victory in the Primary's
By Donald Henderson, October 5th, 1924


NEW YORK CITY, Scandal strikes the Hughes campaign as it was revealed earlier yesterday that Charles Hughes funneled money into the RNC to ensure his victory in the republican primary's earlier this year. In a effort to finally defeat Robert La Follette, it was revealed that Hughes or someone in the Hughes camp were able to bribe top RNC officials in exchange for there candidate to have won. News of the scandal hit the Hughes campaign hard and they fully denied such events occurring.

A official comment from the Hughes campaign stated "No one in this campaign nor Charles Hughes personally has any knowledge of such a event occurring and we fully deny such claims". This first hit the media when a tip anonymously was sent to the New York Times telling of this scandal. It is yet to be known whether this can from the Hughes or Glass campaign but this has significantly hurt the president.

Robert La Follette stated if true then he is deeply ashamed that anyone in the Hughes camp would do such a thing and called for the primary's to always be fair and free. Many top progressive republicans also are dismayed at such actions with the likes of Former President Hiram Johnson stating he doesn't believe such claims but if they are turned out to be true then he will be ashamed of the Hughes campaign and canceled a event held that Friday in California with Hughes.

With this being such a early news story, we have yet to know the full extent this will hurt Hughes or if it is true or not and we will learn more and tell the reader more as more comes in ...

[Don Vito Corleone]

How far along from the POD do you plan on taking this TL?

[The Govanah Jake]

How far along from the POD do you plan on taking this TL?

The plan is until at least a Traumatic economic crisis hits America (you probably already know what that means) or until the late 30s or 40s.

[The Govanah Jake]

The Washington Post
Progressive Republicans stride a potential run
By Frederick Carlson, October 11th, 1924

MILWAUKEE, With allegations of the Hughes monetary laundering scandal continuing to make the news, the Progressive caucus within the Republican party is starting to feel a little uneased. Robert La Follette, one of the many leaders of this caucus and the main challenger to Hughes in the 1924 Republican Primary's has stated his growing distrust of Charles E. Hughes and his campaign. He is also Hughes VP pick.

On Tuesday, he stated the Post "With more news of this scandal, it is becoming more clear that it was real and a orchestrated attempt. I hope Hughes himself was not personally involved with this but if he was that my respect for him has gone significantly down". This was followed up by "If Hughes continues to go up against Progressive values and instead goes to the ways of the Big Industrialists then i will have no choice but too withdraw my endorsement of him".

This sudden change of tone by many republicans are giving more and more of these progressive republican types more reasons to dislike Charles Hughes as there progressive candidate. There has even been speculation of a possible progressive third party not seen since the Peoples Party of the 1880s and 1890s. Some Progressive senators like William Borah of Idaho have even called for this calling for a progressive third party against Hughes. When asked to name some possible candidates he stated "Robert La Follette is the one". So will a possible progressive third party, only time will tell ...

[The Govanah Jake]

New York Times
Carter Glass announces if re-elected to investigate, mysterious socialist activity's
By John Bacon, October 17th, 1924

BIRMINGHAM, (October 17th) While campaigning in Birmingham for President in Alabama last Wednesday, the President Carter Glass talked about domestic issue. In this he said "And look what communist elements have done too our country over the last decade. They had blown up how streets and cut down the moral fabric of society.

This is why i promise you today that if i win this election i will investigate mysterious socialist activity's and ensure they don't spread and kill America". This has drawn harsh criticism from many asking what exactly mysterious socialist activity is and who does it include. Prominent Socialist Norman Thomas called the President Tyrannical and wanting to shut up the opposition while former vice president and current US senator from Nebraska George Norris calling him "wanting to create a state of control over differing ideas" .

However the president has also drawn praise from many calling it tough of crime and Charles Kennedy, Vice President for the ACP, said the president was exactly right saying "He is right for something, We as a people need to toughen up or the socialists will kill our American culture forever" The backlash is mixed and will not hurt the president in the polls ...

[The Govanah Jake]

The New York World
Charles Hughes pledges the United States to join the Union of Nations
By Corey Johnson, October 28th

NEW YORK CITY, (October 28th) In a speech to members of high ranking New York City officials, the former governor and current US Republican candidate from President Charles E. Hughes stated to the group of no more then 190 people his views on foreign policy. Towards the end of the speech he stated most importantly

"And we will get this down by joining the Union of Nations if i'm elected and we will participate and follow its guidelines. I think it was a mistake that President Johnson refused to join the League of Nations and that the United States showed join it and show the world how America is a international leader".

This has showed to many his true internationalist intentions however the Isolationist wing of the Party refuses this idea. Former President Hiram Johnson commented "America has no role in international politics and should be decided by other nations" while people like George W. Norris stated "The League of Nations would just entangle us in foreign wars". Though he has gained some support from internationalists, this may as well hurt the governor in a isolationist America ...

[The Govanah Jake]

The Chicago Tribune
Founder of the ACP, Warren G. Harding, dies at 57 due to Heart Attack


Warren Harding campaigning in 1920

By Tary Marks, October 29th


Earlier today, the former Senator from Ohio and founder of the American Conservative Party, died today at the age of 57 due to complications from a heart condition with many saying it was indeed a heart attack.

We hear at the Chicago Tribune mourn and pay respects to the Senator and his family and his dark time.