> gMoney wrote: > It would be ironic if the "democratic" party in this country would choose > not to nominate the person who received the most votes through the party's > own "democratic" process. > > > > On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Gruss Gott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > In 1912, the Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Champ > > Clark, went to the Baltimore convention with the largest number of > > delegates, around 440, Woodrow Wilson was second with 324, trailed by > > a few others -- with two thirds of the convention vote required for > > nomination. Champ Clark was not then allowed to proclaim himself > > victorious simply because he led the pack. Rather the proceedings went > > through almost 50 ballots over a week's period that, after much > > maneuvering, resulted in Wilson accumulating enough delegates to > > secure the nomination. > > > > In 1932, Franklin Roosevelt arrived at the Democratic Convention this > > time with the most delegates -- having won them through some primaries > > and some Democratic state organizations -- but still short of the > > requisite two-thirds majority. Despite this lead, the party did not > > hand him the nomination. He had to proceed through four ballots to > > achieve it. > > > > Finally in the 1952 Democratic race, Senator Estes Kefauver went > > through the primary process, beat President Truman in New Hampshire, > > won Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, New Jersey, Massachusetts and > > Maryland and entered the Chicago convention with a lead of 257 votes, > > with four other contenders trailing behind, including Adlai Stevenson. > > On the first actual ballot, Kefauver held the lead but by now > > Stevenson had crept up to second place. Then ultimately Stevenson > > grabbed the designation from Kefauver on the third ballot -- all of > > this, despite his failure to contest a single primary, with no > > accumulated Democratic votes compared to those of Kefauver's, and in > > spite of his late entry into the race. But the party thought he would > > be the better nominee. > > > > > > >
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