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Getting my info from this article: http://www.phmc.state.pa.us/portal/communities/governors/1876-1951/martin-brumbaugh.html

Of the several men considered for the Republican nomination for President in 1916, one of the men who turned it down has struck my interest somewhat: Pennsylvania Governor Martin Grove Brumbaugh.

Much like Wilson, Brumbaugh had a background in academia, specializing in pedagogy. He was appointed by President McKinley to be commissioner of education for Puerto Rico, and was chosen by the Penrose political machine to run for governor of Pennsylvania. Brumbaugh is described as a conservative, but he seems to have been a decidedly weird one: he came from a firmly pacifist upbringing, and while he supported prohibition, he also supported women's suffrage.

If Hughes declines the nomination, could Brumbaugh become the Republican nominee for 1916?
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