1872 Prohibition National Convention

American political convention

1872 Prohibition National Convention1872 presidential election

Nominees
Black and Russell

Convention
Date(s)| February 22, 1872
City| Columbus, Ohio
Venue| Comstock's Opera House
Candidates
Presidential nominee| James Black of Pennsylvania
Vice-presidential nominee| John Russell of Michigan
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The 1872 Prohibition National Convention was a presidential nominating convention held at Comstock's Opera House, in Columbus, Ohio on February 22, 1872, to select the presidential ticket for the 1872 presidential election. It was the first presidential nominating convention of the newly organized Prohibition Party and would continue nominating presidential candidates in every presidential election leading it to become the longest continuous third party in the United States.

## Presidential nomination

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On December 9, 1871, a national convention was called to occur on February 22, 1872, by the National Prohibition Committee and was attended by 194 delegates.[1] Simeon B. Chase was selected as the chairman of the party after being introduced by incumbent Chairman John Russell.[2]

The delegates at the convention proposed Chairman Simeon B. Chase, Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, former Liberty Party presidential nominee Gerrit Smith, former Portland Mayor Neal Dow, Major general Benjamin Butler, Justice David Davis, James Black, Horace Greeley, and John Russell as presidential nominees and Henry Fish, James Black, John Blackman, Secretary Gideon T. Stewart, Julius A. Spencer, John Russell, and Stephen B. Ransom for the vice presidential nomination.[3]

The candidates were sent to a special committee and it chose James Black for the presidential nomination and former Chairman John Russell for the vice presidential nomination. The committee rejected Greeley, who had won the nominations of both the Liberal Republican and Democratic parties, for not being supportive of women's suffrage and Butler for his stances on alcoholic prohibition; Black and Russell were sent back to the delegates and approved by acclamation.[4]

Presidential Ballot | Unanimous | Vice Presidential Ballot | Unanimous

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James Black | 194 | John Russell | 194

## References

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1. ^ "Page Eighteen of Brief history of prohibition and of the prohibition reform party". p. 18\. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020.
2. ^ "National Prohibition Convention". The Pittsburgh Gazette. February 23, 1872. p. 1\. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Page Twenty Three of Brief history of prohibition and of the prohibition reform party". p. 23\. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020.
4. ^ "Prohibition Convention". The New York Herald. February 24, 1872. p. 4\. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020 - via Newspapers.com.

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Prohibition Party

Chairpersons|

* 1869–1872: John Russell
* 1872–1876: Simeon B. Chase
* 1876–1880: James Black
* 1880–1884: Gideon T. Stewart
* 1884–1887: John B. Finch
* 1887–1899: Samuel Dickie
* 1900–1905: Oliver W. Stewart
* 1905–1908: Charles R. Jones
* 1908–1924: Virgil G. Hinshaw
* 1924–1925: B.E.P. Prugh
* 1925–1932: D. Leigh Colvin
* 1932–1947: Edward E. Blake
* 1947–1950: Virgil C. Finnell
* 1950–1953: Gerald Overholt
* 1953–1955: Lowell H. Coate
* 1955–1971: E. Harold Munn
* 1971–1979: Charles Wesley Ewing
* 1979–2003: Earl Dodge
* 2003–2005: Don Webb
* 2005–2009: Gene Amondson
* 2009–2013: Toby Davis
* 2013–2014: Gregory Seltzer
* 2014–2019: Rick Knox
* 2019–present: Randy McNutt

Presidential tickets|

* 1872: Black / Russell
* 1876: Smith / Stewart
* 1880: Dow / Thompson
* 1884 St. John / Daniel
* 1888: Fisk / Brooks
* 1892: Bidwell / Cranfill
* 1896: Levering / Johnson \- Bentley / Southgate
* 1900: Woolley / Metcalf
* 1904: Swallow / Carroll
* 1908/1912: Chafin / A. Watkins
* 1916: Hanley / Landrith
* 1920: A. Watkins / Colvin
* 1924:Faris / Brehm
* 1928: Varney / Edgerton
* 1932: Upshaw / Regan
* 1936: Colvin / Watson
* 1940: Babson / Moorman
* 1944: Watson / Johnson
* 1948: Watson / Learn
* 1952: Hamblen / Holtwick
* 1956: Holtwick / Cooper
* 1960: Decker / Munn
* 1964: Munn / Shaw
* 1968: Munn / Fisher
* 1972: Munn / Uncapher
* 1976/1980: Bubar / Dodge
* 1984: Dodge / Martin
* 1988/1992: Dodge / Ormsby
* 1996: Dodge / Bubar Kelly
* 2000: Dodge / D. Watkins
* 2004: Amondson / Pletten \- Dodge \- Lydick
* 2008: Amondson / Pletten
* 2012: Fellure / Davis
* 2016: Hedges / Bayes
* 2020: Collins / Parker

Parties by state
and territory|

Law Preservation Party (New York)

National Conventions|

* 1872
* 1876
* 1880
* 1884

Related topics|

Prohibition in the United States \- Anti-Saloon League \- Woman's Christian Temperance Union \- Alcohol Justice \- Temperance movement in the United States
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