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===National politics===

===National politics===

In the [[United States presidential election, 1932|1932 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> However, he criticized Hoover following the president's election defeat, asserting in a speech:<ref>''Mississippi Black History Makers'', p. 57.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election, 1932|1932 presidential election]], Simmons seconded the party nomination of President [[Herbert Hoover]] at the [[Republican National Convention]]<ref name=p.56/><ref>[https://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6rb8pr8 Simmons, Roscoe Conkling, 1881-1951]. ''Social Networks and Archival Context''. Retrieved November 21, 2021.</ref> 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> However, he criticized Hoover following the president's election defeat, asserting in a speech:<ref>''Mississippi Black History Makers'', p. 57.</ref>

{{cquote|Speak Mr. President, and tell us Lincoln is not dead. Speak and say there is no higher theme than liberty. Tell us again that our president loves justice and will do it.}}

{{cquote|Speak Mr. President, and tell us Lincoln is not dead. Speak and say there is no higher theme than liberty. Tell us again that our president loves justice and will do it.}}