1916 7/8″ Charles Hughes Presidential Campaign Pin Lost by a Whisker to Wilson
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| Type | Button |
| Year | 1916 |
| Theme | Politics |
| Material | pinback button |
| Country/Region | United States |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
Charles Evans Hughes became Governor of New York in 1906 and was re-elected in1908. That year he was also a big GOP presidential hopeful, appearing on many presidential campaign postcards. (We have some of them for sale in our eBay store.) He got put on the U.S. Supreme Court by President Taft in 1910 as an Associate Justice. Then he resigned that seat - (who would ever do THAT?) to become the actual 1916 republican presidential nominee. He came within a whisker (sorry) of defeating democrat incumbent president Woodrow Wilson. If Hughes had carried California, he would have done so. It was so close that some newspapers were running headlines that Hughes had actually won. After that loss he became President Harding's Secretary of State in 1921, continuing there under President Coolidge after Harding died in office. Then he was appointed Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court by President Hoover after Taft retired from the Court in 1930, only to become a thorn in Franklin Roosevelt's side by often ruling against the constitutionality of some New Deal laws. Which is part of the reason why FDR tried to "pack" the Supreme Court with liberal justices, just as some on the left want to today when they don't get their way. Here's a nice 7/8" cello button from Charles Evans Hughes' 1916 presidential campaign even though it has no words to that effect. Evidently, everyone during that time knew who he was and what he was up to. We hope that this will make a nice addition to someone's political collection or be a great Christmas gift to a beginning collector. It is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase. Shipping on it will be $5.50 sent well-protected, first class with tracking. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. And we'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even though eBay says we don't. We just give you a refund for any overpayment. 8112
