The Republican Convention was held on June 10 – 12 , 1924 , in Cleveland , Ohio ; Coolidge was nominated on the first ballot . Coolidge 's nomination made him the second unelected president to win his party 's nomination for another term , after Theodore Roosevelt . Prior to the convention , Coolidge courted progressive Senator William Borah to join the ticket , but Borah refused to relinquish his Senate seat . Republicans then nominated Lowden for vice president on the second ballot , but he also declined . Finally diplomat and banker Charles G. Dawes was nominated on the third ballot
Republican Convention
1924 Republican National Convention
Presidency of Calvin Coolidge