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John W. Davis John W. Davis walks outside the Supreme Court building, 1952. As a law student, Thurgood Marshall skipped classes to hear Davis argue before the Supreme Court. Courtesy of Supreme Court of the United States. November 21, 1952. Bulah v. Gebh ...
John W. Davis campaigned for Alfred E. Smith, the Democratic nominee for president in 1928, and backed Franklin D. Roosevelt for president in 1932. Shortly after the 1932 election, however, he began attacking the New Deal and sought to upset some of its activities in the courts as unconstitutional.
John W. Davis. 1924 Democratic Presidential Nominee. Address Accepting the Democratic Presidential Nomination in Clarksburg, West Virginia . August 11, 1924. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: You will understand, with little explanation on my par ...
It follows that John W. Davis offers no support to those who think that the inequalities of wealth can be reduced by an increasing economic activity of the Federal Government. He looks for relief ...
John William Davis (April 13, 1873 – March 24, 1955) was an American politician, diplomat and lawyer. He served under President Woodrow Wilson as the Solicitor General of the United States and the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom. He was the Democratic nominee for president in 1924 but lost to Republican incumbent Calvin Coolidge.
campaign of John W. Davis. The 1924 campaign of 1924 Democratic Party nominee John W. Davis is one of the most obscure of the twentieth century. Davis was defeated in a landslide by President Calvin Coolidge who had taken office upon the death of the popular Warren G. Harding. Relatively few promotional items were made to support the candidacy ...
JOHN W. DAVIS, Democratic candidate for the Presidency, has deserved the honor which his party has bestowed upon him and the confidence with which the people regard him. He has a record of long, honorable and efficient public service which began with his election to the House of Delegates (Legislature) of his native State and continued for more than 20 years thereafter. His great abilities ...
