Charles Evans Hughes Campaign Button, 1916
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In 1916, Republicans nominated Charles Evans Hughes for president. Hughes, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was a compromise candidate selected to unite the party's conservative and progressive wings. Hughes and his running mate, former Vice President Charles Fairbanks, seemed a formidable pair. But it wasn't enough. Voters gave incumbent President Woodrow Wilson a narrow victory.
In 1916, Republicans nominated Charles Evans Hughes for president. Hughes, an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, was a compromise candidate selected to unite the party's conservative and progressive wings. Hughes and his running mate, former Vice President Charles Fairbanks, seemed a formidable pair. But it wasn't enough. Voters gave incumbent President Woodrow Wilson a narrow victory.
Artifact
Button (Information artifact)
Date Made
1916
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.31.352
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Celluloid (Cellulosic)
Tin (Metal)
Paper (Fiber product)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Diameter: 1.25 in
Inscriptions
Front: For President | CHARLES E. HUGHES
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