page_title: Albert B. Cummins
section_title: Pursuit of the presidency
hierarchical_section_title: Albert B. Cummins / Political career / Pursuit of the presidency
caption_attribution_description: English: Headquarters of Family Matters of Greater Washington located at 1509 16th Street, N.W., in the Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Built in 1909 to the designs of architectural firm Averill, Hall &amp; Adams, the Italianate-style former apartment building and hotel is designated as a contributing property to the Sixteenth Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. Former occupants include Albert S. Burleson, Timothy T. Ansberry, Champ Clark, Christian Inn, Christian Service Corporation, Albert B. Cummins, John W. Davis, Charles B. Howry, Frances P. Keyes, William F. McDowell, National Association for the Education of Young Children, and John K. Shields.
context_page_description: Albert Baird Cummins was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 18th Governor of Iowa elected to three consecutive terms and U.S. Senator for Iowa serving for 18 years.
context_section_description: In January 1912, Cummins announced his intention to run for the Republican presidential nomination. He was considered as a candidate at the 1912 Republican National Convention. However, during the turmoil following the walkout of Theodore Roosevelt's supporters, Cummins's name was not placed in the presidential ballot. In the national election, Cummins supported Roosevelt rather than Taft, even though he opposed Roosevelt's creation of a third party.
  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.
caption: Cummins's former residence in Washington, D.C.
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