During his Senate tenure , Poindexter served as chairman of the following committees : Poindexter ran in the 1920 Republican Party presidential primaries , but was not a serious contender for the party 's nomination . He received the votes of 20 delegates on the first ballot at the 1920 Republican National Convention , and the nomination went to Warren G. Harding on the 10th ballot . After losing his 1922 campaign for reelection to the Senate , in 1923 Harding appointed Poindexter as United States Ambassador to Peru . He served until 1928 , when he resigned and returned to Washington . He was an unsuccessful candidate that year for the United States Senate
1920 Republican National Convention
1920 Republican National Convention
Miles Poindexter