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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (view source)
Revision as of 04:50, November 21, 2021
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===Illinois GOP politics===
===Illinois GOP politics===
In the [[1930 Midterm Elections|1930 midterms]], Simmons ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Illinois]]' 1st congressional district, challenging incumbent black Republican congressman [[Oscar De Priest]] for the party nomination. Receiving bare support from the local party organization,<ref name=p.56/> he finished second in a field of five candidates, he polled around 5,000 votes to De Priest's 17,103.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=573164 IL District 1 - R Primary Race - Apr 08, 1930]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>
In the [[1930 Midterm Elections|1930 midterms]], Simmons ran for [[United States House of Representatives]] from [[Illinois]]' 1st congressional district, challenging incumbent black Republican congressman [[Oscar De Priest]] for the party nomination. Receiving bare support from the local party organization,<ref name=p.56/> he finished second in a field of five candidates, he polled around 5,000 votes to De Priest's 17,103.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=573164 IL District 1 - R Primary Race - Apr 08, 1930]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>
In the following 1932 elections, Simmons sought a state Senate seat based in [[Chicago]] and received support from the Second Ward Republican Club.<ref name=p.56/> Although his oratory proved to be effective in drawing a massive crowd in a speech, he lost the race.
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