Samuel M. Bell

Samuel M. Bell

VP candidate for Liberty Party 1852

Running mate with nominee: William Goodell (1792-1878)
Popular vote: ?       
Electoral vote: 0/296

The campaign:
After being eclipsed by the Free Soil Party, the Liberty Party was a shadow of what it once was. They had to hold three conventions before finally having enough delegates to nominate a ticket in 1852. The Party selected William Goodell of New York and depending on what source you read, his running mate was either named Samuel M. Bell, or, Samuel M. Piper, or, S.M. Riper. Bell had been active with abolitionist activities in western Virginia since the 1840s. It appears Bell was a substitute VP as the convention originally nominated Charles C. Foote, who was the National Liberty Party VP candidate in 1848.

The voter turnout for the Liberty Party was so low they have to be counted in the "others" category which in 1852 was 2843 (0.1%).

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