The Pineapple Primary was the name given to the primary election held in Illinois on April 10,1928. The campaign was marked by numerous acts of violence,mostly in Chicago and elsewhere in Cook County. In the six months prior to the primary election,62 bombings took place in the city,and at least two politicians were killed. The term "Pineapple Primary" originates with the contemporary slang term "pineapple" to describe a hand grenade.
Ruth McCormick,was an American politician,activist,and publisher. She served one term in the United States House of Representatives,winning an at-large seat in Illinois in 1928. She gave up the chance to run for re-election to seek a United States Senate seat from Illinois. She defeated the incumbent,Senator Charles S. Deneen,in the Republican primary,becoming the first female Senate candidate for a major party. McCormick lost the general election. A decade later,she became the first woman to manage a presidential campaign,although her candidate,Thomas E. Dewey,failed to capture his party's nomination.
The 1928 Republican National Convention was held at Convention Hall in Kansas City,Missouri,from June 12 to June 15,1928.
Oak Woods Cemetery is a large lawn cemetery in Chicago,Illinois. Located at 1035 E. 67th Street,in the Greater Grand Crossing area of Chicago's South Side. Established 170 years ago on February 12,1853,it covers 183 acres (74 ha).
Lawrence Yates Sherman was a Republican politician from the State of Illinois. He served as United States Senator,the 28th Lieutenant Governor,and as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives.
Joseph Medill McCormick was part of the McCormick family of businessmen and politicians in Chicago. After working for some time and becoming part owner of the Chicago Tribune, which his maternal grandfather had owned,he entered politics.
Richard Yates Jr. was the 22nd Governor of Illinois from 1901 to 1905—the first native-born governor of the state. From 1919 to 1933,he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois. Although he failed to receive his party's nomination in 1928 to the Seventy-first Congress,he was later appointed nominee and elected in place of Henry R. Rathbone who died prior to the election. In 1932,he was unsuccessful in his bid for reelection to the Seventy-third Congress.
Bina Deneen (1868–1950),born Bina Maloney,was the first two-term first lady of Illinois,and the first to give birth in the Illinois Executive Mansion. She was the wife of Charles S. Deneen. Known at the time as "the ideal wife for a governor" for her calm and unassuming style,she was also an active participant in her husband's campaigns,and in the woman's club movement.
Ferdinand Lee Barnett was an American journalist,lawyer,and civil rights activist in Chicago,Illinois,beginning in the late Reconstruction era.
The 1924 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 4,1924.
The 1930 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 4,1930.
The 1928 United States Senate special election in Illinois took place on November 6,1928. The election was held due to the U.S. Senate's refusal to seat 1926 election winner,Republican Frank L. Smith,due to allegations of election fraud. The election saw the election of Republican Otis F. Glenn.
William "Froggie" James,an African-American man,was lynched and his dead body mutilated on November 11,1909 by a mob in the Illinois town of Cairo after he was charged with the rape and murder On November 2,1909 of 23-year-old shop clerk Anna Pelley.
The 1904 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 8,1904.
The 1908 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 3,1908.
The 1912 Illinois gubernatorial election was held on November 5,1912. Incumbent second-term Republican governor Charles S. Deneen was defeated by Democratic nominee,former mayor of Chicago Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne.
