Alarums & Excursions

Election day brought the campaign to an abrupt demise.

Candidate Coolidge terminated his inactive campaign by an Election eve radio speech inviting voters to vote— and ceased to be a candidate.

Candidate Dawes made a last stumping tour through the East, hopped back to Missouri, ended with a finale in Indiana—and ceased to be a candidate, having traveled 17,000 miles.

Candidate Davis terminated his contest with a number of speeches in and about Manhattan. Like Coolidge, he made an Election eve radio address—and ceased to be a candidate.

Candidate Bryan ceased to be...

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