From March 12 to May 17, 1940, voters of the Republican Party chose delegates to nominate a candidate for president at the 1940 Republican National Convention. The nominee was selected at the conventi
Robert Taft 1939 stands at microphone
Portrait of Wendell Lewis Willkie Sitting by Wall
(From left to right) Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, Manhattan District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey, and Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of Michigan at a 1939 Gridiron Dinner. The three men were considered leading candidates for the Republican nomination through 1940.
Wendell Willkie
Arthur James (politician)
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Arthur Horace James was an American lawyer, politician, and judge. A Republican, he served as the 14th lieutenant governor and the 31st governor of Pennsylvania.
Photo used in James's 1938 campaign and 1939 inaugural mementoes
