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Roscoe Conkling Simmons (view source)
Revision as of 04:56, November 21, 2021
, 04:56, November 21, 2021→Political career
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.
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.
===National politics===
In the [[United States presidential election, 1928|1928 presidential election]], Simmons seconded the party nomination of President [[Herbert Hoover]] at the [[Republican National Convention]]<ref name=p.56/> in what was described as the biggest highlight of his career.<ref name=findagrave>[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/221171891/roscoe-conkling-simmons Roscoe Conkling Simmons]. ''Find a Grave''. Retrieved November 20, 2021.</ref>
Simmons similarly bolstered party efforts in the [[United States presidential election, 1936|1936 presidential election]], an election cycle where the GOP accused of supposedly driving blacks away from its support base.
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