1900s Charles 'Deneen for Governor,' Illinois Republican Pin / American Badge

Description: 16.00 Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE StLouBrown's Bygone Days "Let Bygones Be back" Antique 1904 or 1908 pinback, “Deneen for Governor,” for the campaign of Republican Charles Deneen, who served from 1905-1913, later ending his career as U.S. senator. Deneen (1863-1940) was the first Illinois governor to serve two consecutive terms totaling eight years. He was governor during the infamous 1908 Race Riot in Springfield, which prompted formation of the NAACP the following year in New York. Deneen served in the Illinois House from 1892-1894, followed by a stint as Cook County state’s attorney. In 1904, he won the GOP nomination for governor from incumbent Gov. Richard Yates Jr. in the state convention. As governor, he supported Illinois’ anti-lynching law in 1905, and when a crowd of 10,000 witnessed a lynching in Cairo in 1909, followed by a second, he mobilized the National Guard to suppress violence and later dismissed Sheriff Frank E. Davis for failing to protect the lynched men. In 1924, he won the Republican nomination for U.S. senator from Medill McCormick, from the family that owned the Chicago Tribune, and won election to the seat. McCormick committed suicide in early 1925, and his wife, Ruth McCormick, who blamed Deneen for her husband’s demise, beat Deneen for the nomination to his seat in 1930, although she lost the general election. Manufactured by American Badge Co., Chicago. Button measures 7/8” in diameter. Items are stored in a smoke-free environment. Any conditions assigned to items listed for sale are based on a conservative, albeit amateur, opinion, so please examine available images closely and come to your own conclusion. Combined shipping available on multiple purchases upon request. That means that if an order contains at least one item with a shipping charge, although other items in the order are listed with free shipping, there will be a charge--the lowest possible given the combined items. On listings where multiple copies of the same item are listed, labels associated with a color such as "Item Name-Yellow” or “Item Name-Purple" refer only to the color of the background used for identification purposes. I want the buyer to be satisfied, so please ask any questions before purchase. Your satisfaction 100% guaranteed, or simply return your purchase within 30 days for a full refund! Thank you for your patronage.

Price: 16.99 USD

Location: Springfield, Illinois

End Time: 2023-11-19T03:30:22.000Z

Shipping Cost: 1.99 USD