Garner sought the Democratic presidential nomination in the 1932 presidential election , but he agreed to serve as Franklin D. Roosevelt 's running mate at the 1932 Democratic National Convention . Roosevelt and Garner won the 1932 election and were re-elected in 1936 . A conservative Southerner , Garner opposed the sit-down strikes of the labor unions and the New Deal 's deficit spending . He broke with Roosevelt in early 1937 over the issue of enlarging the Supreme Court , and helped defeat it on the grounds that it centralized too much power in the President 's hands . Garner again sought the presidency in the 1940 presidential election , but Roosevelt won the party 's presidential nomination at the 1940 Democratic National Convention . Garner was replaced as Vice President by Henry A. Wallace and retired from public office in 1941
1932 Democratic National Convention
1932 Democratic National Convention
John Nance Garner