1932 Democratic National Convention

The 1932 Democratic National Convention was held in Chicago, Illinois June 27 – July 2, 1932. The convention resulted in the nomination of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for president and Speaker of the House John N. Garner from Texas for vice president. Beulah Rebecca Hooks Hannah Tingley was a member of the Democratic National Committee and Chair of the Democratic Party of Florida. She seconded the nomination of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, becoming the second woman to address a Democratic National Convention. According to the White House Historical Association, Happy Days Are Here Again was the campaign song of the convention.^[1]

Convention

June 27 – July 2, 1932

Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Stadium

Franklin D. Roosevelt of
New York

John N. Garner of Texas

Smith was supported by the machine in New York City, and had many supporters in the Democratic National Committee, as well as in Chicago, where Chicago mayor Anton Cermak packed the hall with Smith supporters.

Tammany Hall

Roosevelt was supported by a solid majority of the delegates, and also had the support of Senators , Cordell Hull, Alben Barkley, and Huey Long, who held the Deep South for Roosevelt.

Burton Wheeler

Garner had support from two powerful individuals: California newspaper magnate and Senator William Gibbs McAdoo. While he was never a serious threat, and never bothered to campaign for the position, the faction that supported Garner was important because it could break a potential deadlock between Smith and Roosevelt.

William Randolph Hearst

History of the United States Democratic Party

Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1932

List of Democratic National Conventions

U.S. presidential nomination convention

1932 Republican National Convention

Happy Days Are Here Again

1932 United States presidential election

1932 Democratic Convention

(transcript) at The American Presidency Project

Roosevelt Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC

at The American Presidency Project