The 1916 Progressive National Convention was held in July 1916, in conjunction with the Republican national convention. This was to facilitate a possible reconciliation. Five delegates from each conve
Former President Theodore Roosevelt of New York (Refused nomination)
Former Representative Victor Murdock of Kansas (Not formally nominated)
Former Chief of the Forest Service Gifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania (Declined interest)
Hiram Johnson
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Hiram Warren Johnson was an American attorney and politician who served as the 23rd governor of California from 1911 to 1917 and represented California in the U.S. Senate for five terms from 1917 to 1
Johnson, c. 1926
Theodore Roosevelt and Johnson shake hands after their nominations as president and vice president, respectively.
"Refusing to give the lady a seat" Cartoon by Rollin Kirby mocking senators Borah, Lodge, and Johnson for their opposition to the Treaty of Versailles c. 1919–1920
"'Gainst the League, Aint' You, Warren?" Another cartoon by Kirby depicting Johnson coercing presidential candidate Warren G. Harding into opposing the League of Nations, July 26, 1920