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The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)

The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 von John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)

The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)

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A study of how the Democratic and Republican parties changed the manner in which they selected their candidates for elective office. In the nineteenth century this was accomplished in nominating conventions, but shortly after 1900 states began mandating that voters choose the nominees in an election - a direct primary.

The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 Zusammenfassung

The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)

During the nineteenth century American political parties selected their candidates for elective offices in conventions. Around 1910 most states established a system of direct primaries whereby the voters selected their parties' nominees for public office. This book examines the transition from the indirect to the direct primary, as well as its implications for American politics. It offers a systematic analysis of the convention system in four states (New Jersey, Michigan, Colorado and California) and the legislative history of the regulation of political parties during the Progressive Era. It argues that the major political parties themselves were chiefly responsible for doing away with the nominating convention. Candidates played a pivotal role in inaugurating the new nominating system as they became more open and aggressive in pursuit of their parties' nominations. The convention system was never designed to withstand the pressures exerted on it by a more competitive nominating process.

The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 Bewertungen

Impressively researched, analytically sophisticated, persuasively argued, this book revises much of what scholars have believed about American political parties and political reform around the turn of the twentieth century. By carefully examining the interaction between party structures and political candidates, John Reynolds clarifies the evolution of nominating practices from the convention system to the direct primary and more broadly illuminates the disputed relationship between behavioral and institutional changes in American politics. Both historians and political scientists will welcome this fresh and provocative work. Peter H. Argersinger, Southern Illinois University
John Reynolds's book is of central importance for all political scientists and historians who are interested in party development. A richly detailed study of how the nomination process was transformed at the state level in the late 19th century, it shows that the origins of a candidate-centered style of politics in America are much older than many scholars have believed them to be. It is a book that should be read widely and it will deserve all the praise that will surely come its way. Alan Ware, Oxford University
A most informative political and historical analysis. - Choice
An important study that adds considerably to our knowledge of party practices and party organization between 1880 and 1911. R. Hal Williams, The Journal of American History

Über John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)

John F. Reynolds is an associate professor of history at the University of Texas at San Antonio. He received his B.A. and M.A. from Michigan State University and his Ph.D. from Rutgers University. He is the author of Testing Democracy, Electoral Behavior and Progressive Reform in New Jersey, 1880-1920 and has published articles in the Journal of American History, Social Science History, Historical Methods, and The Historian.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. The search for harmony; 3. Emergence of the hustling candidate; 4. Coping with competition; 5. The pivot of reform; 6. The direct primary in the reform tradition.

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The Demise of the American Convention System, 1880-1911 John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)
John F. Reynolds (University of Texas, San Antonio)
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Cambridge University Press
20061207
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