During the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_Republican_National_Convention" id="mw-Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1920 Republican National Convention">U.S. Republican National Convention</a> in Chicago, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" id="mw-g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Republican Party (United States)">U.S. Republican Party</a> leaders gathered in a room at the <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackstone_Hotel" id="mw-w" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Blackstone Hotel">Blackstone Hotel</a> to come to a consensus on their candidate for the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election" id="mw_A" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="1920 United States presidential election">U.S. presidential election</a>, leading the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Associated_Press" id="mw_Q" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Associated Press">Associated Press</a> to coin the political phrase "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smoke-filled_room" id="mw_g" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Smoke-filled room">smoke-filled room</a>".