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US President - Am Home Progressive Party Convention

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> United States > U.S. Executive

Office

President

Honorific

President - Abbr: President

Type

Primary Election

Filing Deadline

October 01, 1928 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

October 01, 1928 - 06:00am Central

Polls Close

October 01, 1928 - 10:00am Central

Term Start

March 04, 1929 - 12:00pm

Term End

March 04, 1933 - 12:00pm

Contributor

Chronicler

Last Modified

Chronicler November 23, 2008 03:03pm

Data Sources

New York Times, 10/3/1928

Description

American Home Progressive Party National Convention

Little information is available about this political party. Its leader was Conrad Reno of Massachusetts. The party held a national convention in Springfield MA on 10/1/1928. By the time the convention was held, the party had missed the filing deadline in many states. It appears that the party did not adopt a platform.

The party nominated Henry Ford for President and Edward A. Filene MA for vice president. Filene was President of William Filene's Sons Company in Boston.

The day after the convention, Ford sent a telegram to Reno declining to run. Reno considered offering the nomination to Sen. George W. Norris, but it was already too late in the campaign. Filene later declined to run, since he had already announced his support of Alfred E. Smith for President.

Popular Vote of 1928

Electoral Vote of 1928