not yet certain whether Bryan would publicly declare his support for Cox. Democratic strategists acknowledged that if Bryan threatened to accept the Prohibition nomination, it would pressure Cox to declare support of the prohibition platform. Ultimately, however, Bryan declined the nomination, perhaps because after he had lost three times on a major party ticket, he feared losing a fourth time on a minor party ticket. Bryan sent a telegraph to the convention declaring he could not accept the nomination, but the resolution passed anyway. Bryan's brother, Charles W. Bryan, sent a letter to the convention and was invited to appear to explain the refusal. As the convention considered new candidates upon Bryan's refusal, party leaders continued to attempt to persuade him. Ultimately, the nomination went to Aaron S. Watkins for president and D. Leigh Colvin for vice president. 1920 California State Senate run In 1920, Brehm was nominated by the Democratic and Prohibition parties to run for California State Senate for the Thirty-third District. The primary tenets of her platform were a complete abolition of alcohol trafficking, and supporting legislation that protected women and children. She ran a "spirited" campaign against her opponent, the incumbent Richard Rominger, as their race was the only one in which a woman was running. Many Los Angeles women's clubs campaigned for Brehm, eager to have a woman representing them in the State Legislature. As ballots were cast, Rominger maintained a healthy lead. Ultimately, he won the race with 64 percent of the votes. 1924 Vice presidential campaign Brehm was the first female candidate to run for the vice-presidency of the United States after women were allowed to vote in national elections, thus enabling her to vote for herself. Marietta Stow had run for vice-president in 1884 on an all female ticket, but many argue that Brehm was the first to run legally, because of the passage of the 19th amendment in 1920. Brehm ran in 1924 on the ticket of the Prohibition Party running with Herman P. Faris. The vice presidential nominee was initially Dr. A.P. Gouthey, with Brehm in second, and Colonel A.L. Moudy in third. Gouthey withdrew and Brehm was nominated by acclamation. Her running mate, H.P. Faris, praised her abilities during the campaign with several memorable comments:"[Miss Brehm] is the peer of any candidate now running, although she doesn’t wear a skull cap or smoke an upside down pipe." "Why adopt