At the 1936 Democratic Convention, the rule requiring candidates for President and Vice President to have a majority of two-thirds of the delegates votes to win nomination, which had existed since 1832, was abolished.
Roosevelt had long pushed for the rule's abolition, in part due to past deadlocks: for example, the 1924 convention had required 103 ballots over roughly two weeks to nominate John W. Davis. [1]
The conventioneers provided that a simple majority of delegates would be required to win nomination, allowing for candidates to more easily be nominated and thus produce less balloting. In this regard, only one Democratic Convention after 1932 has required multiple ballots (that of 1952, which required three).
This also began the decline of the South's clout at Democratic conventions, making it easier for the Democrats to begin adopting civil rights and other liberal ideas into their platforms, since the two-thirds rule had long given the South a de facto veto power on presidential nominees.
With the rule's abolition, Missouri Senator Bennett Champ Clark noted that "the Democratic Party is no longer a sectional party, it has become a great national party."[1] Southern Democrats would continue to decline in power,[1] ultimately leading to the Dixiecrat movement and Nixon's 1968 Southern strategy.
^ abcSchulman, Bruce (1994). From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt: Federal Policy, Economic Development, and the Transformation of the South, 1938-1980. Duke University Press. pp. 44–46. ISBN0822315378. Retrieved 8 October 2015.
^. Time. 1944-08-07. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-05-09.
External linksedit
Democratic Party Platform of 1936 at The American Presidency Project
Roosevelt Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC (transcript) at The American Presidency Project
A film clip "Democrats Cheer, 1936/06/24 (1936) is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
1936, democratic, national, convention, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, sch. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1936 Democratic National Convention news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1936 Democratic National Convention was held in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from June 23 to 27 1936 The convention resulted in the nomination of President Franklin D Roosevelt and Vice President John N Garner for reelection 1936 Democratic National Convention1936 presidential electionNominees Roosevelt and GarnerConventionDate s June 23 27 1936CityPhiladelphia PennsylvaniaVenueConvention HallFranklin FieldCandidatesPresidential nomineeFranklin D Roosevelt of New YorkVice presidential nomineeJohn N Garner of Texas 1932 1940 Contents 1 Changes to rules 2 Results 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksChanges to rules editAt the 1936 Democratic Convention the rule requiring candidates for President and Vice President to have a majority of two thirds of the delegates votes to win nomination which had existed since 1832 was abolished Roosevelt had long pushed for the rule s abolition in part due to past deadlocks for example the 1924 convention had required 103 ballots over roughly two weeks to nominate John W Davis 1 The conventioneers provided that a simple majority of delegates would be required to win nomination allowing for candidates to more easily be nominated and thus produce less balloting In this regard only one Democratic Convention after 1932 has required multiple ballots that of 1952 which required three This also began the decline of the South s clout at Democratic conventions making it easier for the Democrats to begin adopting civil rights and other liberal ideas into their platforms since the two thirds rule had long given the South a de facto veto power on presidential nominees With the rule s abolition Missouri Senator Bennett Champ Clark noted that the Democratic Party is no longer a sectional party it has become a great national party 1 Southern Democrats would continue to decline in power 1 ultimately leading to the Dixiecrat movement and Nixon s 1968 Southern strategy South Carolina Senator Ellison D Smith walked out of the convention once he saw that a black minister Marshall L Shepard was going to deliver the invocation 2 Results editThe Balloting Democratic National Convention presidential vote 1936 Candidates nbsp Name Franklin D Roosevelt Certified Votes Voice Vote 100 00 Margin 0 0 00 President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner were renominated by acclamation without need for a roll call vote In his acceptance speech on June 27 at the adjacent Franklin Field Roosevelt remarked This generation of Americans has a rendezvous with destiny See also editHistory of the United States Democratic Party 1936 Democratic Party presidential primaries List of Democratic National Conventions United States presidential nominating convention 1936 Republican National Convention 1936 United States presidential electionReferences edit a b c Schulman Bruce 1994 From Cotton Belt to Sunbelt Federal Policy Economic Development and the Transformation of the South 1938 1980 Duke University Press pp 44 46 ISBN 0822315378 Retrieved 8 October 2015 Curtains for Cotton Ed Time 1944 08 07 Archived from the original on October 23 2012 Retrieved 2012 05 09 External links editDemocratic Party Platform of 1936 at The American Presidency Project Roosevelt Nomination Acceptance Speech for President at DNC transcript at The American Presidency Project A film clip Democrats Cheer 1936 06 24 1936 is available for viewing at the Internet Archive Preceded by1932Chicago Illinois Democratic National Conventions Succeeded by1940Chicago Illinois Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1936 Democratic National Convention amp oldid 1209564558, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
