In 1916 , Cummins again ran for the Republican presidential nomination at the 1916 Republican National Convention . This time , with no incumbent president of his own party , delegates were split among over a dozen candidates on the first ballot on which Cummins finished fifth . After Cummins again finished fifth on the second ballot , he released his delegates , contributing to the third-ballot victory of Supreme Court Justice Charles Evans Hughes
1916 Republican National Convention
1916 Republican National Convention
Albert B. Cummins