Campaigning at Case: Presidential Elections,
1892-2008
1968: Demonstrations
Students demonstrated, picketed, and heckled during Cleveland
appearances by Hubert Humphrey (D), George C. Wallace (American
Independent), and Richard M. Nixon (R). “They must be teaching
anarchy in the universities today,” was Wallace’s
response to hecklers. On November 1, Students for a Democratic
Society (SDS) protested the presidential election. Carrying
two caskets, meant to symbolize the Democratic and Republican
parties, they expressed their disenchantment with the national
elections.
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Congressman (and future president) Gerald
R. Ford gave a lecture on "The American Political
Scene."
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Socialist Workers Party presidential candidate
Fred Halstead spoke on campus.
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Students protested at an appearance by
Vice President Humphrey in downtown Cleveland.
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Members of SDS protested the 1968 election
with a mock funeral procession.
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Anti-Wallace demonstrators were attacked
and arrested during a George Wallace rally at Cleveland's
Public Auditorium. Several Mather students were assaulted.
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Ohio Popular Vote |
National Popular Vote |
Electoral Vote |
Richard M. Nixon (R) 1,791,014 (45.2%)
Hubert H. Humphrey (D) 1,700,586 (43%)
George C. Wallace (American Independent) 467,495 (11.8%)
Dick Gregory (Peace and Freedom) 372
Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 120
Fred Halstead (Socialist Workers) 69
Charlene Mitchell (Communist) 23
E. Harold Munn (Prohibition) 19 |
Richard M. Nixon (R) 31,785,148 (43.42%)
Hubert H. Humphrey (D) 31,274,503 (42.72%)
George C. Wallace (American Independent) 9,901,151 (13.53%)
Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 52,591 (.07%)
Dick Gregory (Peace and Freedom) 47,097 (.06%)
Fred Halstead (Socialist Workers) 41,390 (.06%)
E. Harold Munn (Prohibition) 14,915 (.02%)
Charlene Mitchell (Communist) 1,076 |
Richard M. Nixon (R) 301
Hubert H. Humphrey (D) 191
George C. Wallace (American Independent) 46 |
Information was compiled by staff of the Case Western Reserve
University Archives, September 2004.
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