Golfing Season
5/1/1924
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This cartoon concerns the 1924 Presidential race. After a divisive primary, a political party may be unable to unite voters behind the chosen candidate in the general election. The Democrats faced this problem in 1924, when Calvin Coolidge, the incumbent President, breezed through the Republican primary unopposed. His party advanced unscathed to the "convention putting green," while the Democratic candidates waged a hostile primary battle "off the fairway." The Democrats finally nominated John W. Davis, an obscure former congressman from West Virginia and former Ambassador to Great Britain, as a compromise candidate. Coolidge won the three-way election by a large margin over Davis and Progressive Party candidate Wisconsin Senator Robert M. LaFollette, Sr.
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After a divisive primary, a political party may be unable to unite voters behind the chosen candidate in the general election. In 1924, Calvin Coolidge, the incumbent President, breezed through the Republican primary unopposed. As the Republicans advanced unscathed to the “convention putting green,” the Democratic candidates waged a hostile primary battle “off the fairway.” Coolidge won the election.
This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.
National Archives Identifier: 1693433
Full Citation: Golfing Season; 5/1/1924; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/golfing-season, April 18, 2024]Rights: Public Domain, Free of Known Copyright Restrictions. Learn more on our privacy and legal page.