HARDING, Warren (1865-1923), President . Autograph draft telegram signed ("Warren G. Harding") as President-elect, to VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT CALVIN COOLIDGE, Marion, [OH], 2 November 1920. 1 page, 4to (9 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.), in pencil, on brown paper likely torn from a tablet, stain in lower right corner, evidence of mounting on verso. HARDING CONGRATULATES HIS RUNNING-MATE ON ELECTION DAY "My heartiest congratulations over the great Republican victory to which your strength added so notably. You are to expect to play a full part in the coming Republican administration. Good wishes." In the celebratory aftermath of the Election of 1920, the newly elected President quickly wrote out this telegram to his running mate in Boston on the very day that the votes were cast. The ballot of Harding and Coolidge was an unlikely consideration as the delegates filed into the Republican Convention held in Chicago in 1920. Harding was a dark-horse candidate who was barely even considered on the first ballots. However, after successive ballots only produced a deadlock, Harding's campaign manager Harry Daugherty began negotiations to promote the Ohio Senator as a compromise candidate. Since Harding was well-liked and had few enemies, he was nominated by an overwhelming margin on the following day. Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge was selected as his running mate. Harding did not travel during the campaign and Coolidge did so only moderately, but despite the fact that their opponent James Cox actively campaigned across the country, the Republican ticket won by a considerable margin. Despite his promise that Coolidge would play an active part in the Administration, the Vice-President remained in the shadows until the death of Harding thrust him into the Presidency.
HARDING, Warren (1865-1923), President . Autograph draft telegram signed ("Warren G. Harding") as President-elect, to VICE PRESIDENT-ELECT CALVIN COOLIDGE, Marion, [OH], 2 November 1920. 1 page, 4to (9 3/16 x 7 7/8 in.), in pencil, on brown paper likely torn from a tablet, stain in lower right corner, evidence of mounting on verso. HARDING CONGRATULATES HIS RUNNING-MATE ON ELECTION DAY "My heartiest congratulations over the great Republican victory to which your strength added so notably. You are to expect to play a full part in the coming Republican administration. Good wishes." In the celebratory aftermath of the Election of 1920, the newly elected President quickly wrote out this telegram to his running mate in Boston on the very day that the votes were cast. The ballot of Harding and Coolidge was an unlikely consideration as the delegates filed into the Republican Convention held in Chicago in 1920. Harding was a dark-horse candidate who was barely even considered on the first ballots. However, after successive ballots only produced a deadlock, Harding's campaign manager Harry Daugherty began negotiations to promote the Ohio Senator as a compromise candidate. Since Harding was well-liked and had few enemies, he was nominated by an overwhelming margin on the following day. Massachusetts Governor Calvin Coolidge was selected as his running mate. Harding did not travel during the campaign and Coolidge did so only moderately, but despite the fact that their opponent James Cox actively campaigned across the country, the Republican ticket won by a considerable margin. Despite his promise that Coolidge would play an active part in the Administration, the Vice-President remained in the shadows until the death of Harding thrust him into the Presidency.
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