ALFRED E. SMITH - PRINTED CARD SIGNED IN INK - HFSID 320814
Sale Price $85.00
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ALFRED E. SMITH
A card identifying Smith as the Former Governor of New York
Printed card signed in ink: "Alfred E. Smith", in blue ink,
6¼x3¼. Alfred E. Smith (1873-1944), a vigorous reformer as Governor of
New York (1919-1920, 1923-1928), was first suggested as a presidential
possibility in 1920. His supporters were more numerous in 1924, when his name
was placed in nomination by Franklin D. Roosevelt, who dubbed him the "happy
warrior". Al Smith lost the nomination to John W. Davis on the 103rd ballot.
As a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1928, he had no
serious opposition and was nominated on the first ballot. In so doing, Smith
became the first Roman Catholic presidential nominee of a major party. In
the election, he was defeated by Herbert Hoover, winning only eight states and
losing New York. After leaving politics, Smith became President of Empire
State, Inc., the corporation that erected and operated the Empire State
Building. Although he gave belated support to Franklin D. Roosevelt in the
1932 presidential election, Smith soon broke with his old friend and supported
Republicans Landon in 1936 and Willkie in 1940. A forceful opponent to
Roosevelt's New Deal, Smith died a month before the 1944 election at the age
of 70. Light surface creases. Fine condition.
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