1914 Prez Wilson PA Coattail Off Year Election Token Palmer Senate McCormick Gov
There aren't a lot of 1914 off-year election items involving Woodrow Wilson with other candidates. After all, he won the presidency in 1912 with only about 42% of the vote. We have a few postcards which might be called coattails from that year, so we believe this 1.25" brass-colored token to be fairly unusual. Especially when it promotes someone who later ended up in his cabinet, like A. Mitchell Palmer who was running for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania. Palmer, the democrat, came in third behind the GOP incumbent, Boies Penrose and a republican turned Progressive, (just like his friend Theodore Roosevelt), Gifford Pinchot. And remember, after the law which had just recently passed and was signed by Wilson, this was the first time U.S. Senators had to be elected to office instead of being appointed by statewide political bigwigs in local legislatures or by governors. Add to this interest the great campaign slogan on front, "Uphold Wilson" in art deco lettering and the fact that the Pennsylvania democrat candidate, Vance McCormick appears on the back, as well. But Woody's coattails didn't help him much since he was soundly defeated by a new GOP candidate, Martin Brumbaugh, about 53% to 41%. Brumbaugh replaced the republican incumbent, John Tener, who decided not to run. Then throw in the special campaign wording on this piece's back, "I have given $1.00 to the Pennsylvania Democrat Campaign Fund," and you are getting something pretty cool in our book. Perhaps this hasn't surfaced in your neck-of-the-woods. And just how much Woodrow Wilson, 1914, coattail campaign material DO you have in YOUR collection? This is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. We'll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even though eBay says we don't. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.50, carefully packed with tracking. 7166
Specifications
| All Returns Accepted | ReturnsNotAccepted |
| President | Woodrow Wilson |
| Type | token or medal |
| Year | 1914 |
| Term In Office | 1913-21 |
| First Lady | Edith Wilson |
| Theme | Politics |
| Material | brass colored metal |
| Country/Region Of Manufacture | United States |
| Country/Region | United States |
There aren’t a lot of 1914 off-year election items involving Woodrow Wilson with other candidates. After all, he won the presidency in 1912 with only about 42% of the vote. We have a few postcards which might be called coattails from that year, so we believe this 1.25″ brass-colored token to be fairly unusual. Especially when it promotes someone who later ended up in his cabinet, like A. Mitchell Palmer who was running for a U.S. Senate seat from Pennsylvania. Palmer, the democrat, came in third behind the GOP incumbent, Boies Penrose and a republican turned Progressive, (just like his friend Theodore Roosevelt), Gifford Pinchot. And remember, after the law which had just recently passed and was signed by Wilson, this was the first time U.S. Senators had to be elected to office instead of being appointed by statewide political bigwigs in local legislatures or by governors. Add to this interest the great campaign slogan on front, “Uphold Wilson” in art deco lettering and the fact that the Pennsylvania democrat candidate, Vance McCormick appears on the back, as well. But Woody’s coattails didn’t help him much since he was soundly defeated by a new GOP candidate, Martin Brumbaugh, about 53% to 41%. Brumbaugh replaced the republican incumbent, John Tener, who decided not to run. Then throw in the special campaign wording on this piece’s back, “I have given $1.00 to the Pennsylvania Democrat Campaign Fund,” and you are getting something pretty cool in our book. Perhaps this hasn’t surfaced in your neck-of-the-woods. And just how much Woodrow Wilson, 1914, coattail campaign material DO you have in YOUR collection? This is in nice condition but please look at our images to judge condition for yourself so you can be happy with your purchase. We are members of APIC and sell only authentic presidential (and other collectible) material so buy with confidence. We’ll be happy to combine S & H costs on multiple purchases even though eBay says we don’t. We just issue a refund for any overpayment. Shipping on this will be $5.50, carefully packed with tracking. 7166
