Despite poor economic conditions , Hoover faced little opposition at the 1932 Republican National Convention . Roosevelt was widely considered the front-runner at the start of the 1932 Democratic National Convention , but was not able to clinch the nomination until the fourth ballot of the convention . The Democratic convention chose a leading Southern Democrat , Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas , as the party 's vice presidential nominee . Roosevelt united the party around him , campaigning on the failures of the Hoover administration . He promised recovery with a " New Deal " for the American people
1932 Democratic National Convention
1932 Democratic National Convention
1932 United States presidential election