Among those considered for the VP spot by Stevenson included : After the delegates nominated Stevenson , the convention then turned to selecting a vice-president . The main candidates for this position were Kefauver , Russell , Barkley , Senator John Sparkman , and Senator A. S. Mike Monroney . After narrowing it down to Senator Sparkman and Senator Monroney , President Truman and a small group of political insiders chose Sparkman , a conservative and segregationist from Alabama , for the nomination . The convention largely complied and nominated Sparkman as Stevenson 's running mate , though nominations were made for two other candidates for the Vice Presidency , Vice Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee India Edwards of California , and District Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Texas . Both withdrew their names in favor of Sparkman . Stevenson then delivered an eloquent acceptance speech in which he famously pledged to " talk sense to the American people . " Adlai Stevenson and running mate John Sparkman lost the election to Dwight D. Eisenhower and Richard M. Nixon on November 4 , 1952 . Despite the defeat , Stevenson was four years later again selected as the Democratic presidential nominee at the 1956 Democratic National Convention , with Kefauver as his running mate
1956 Democratic National Convention
1956 Democratic National Convention
1952 Democratic National Convention