Stuart Hamblen was the Prohibition Party candidate for President in 1952.  He was best known for being in some old westerns and a string of country hits from the 40's and 50's.  Mark Steyn writes about his signature song "This Ole House" inspired by Hamblen finding a dead body in an abandoned house on a hunting trip.  Sounds morbid but the song is actually more about the fellow going to heaven and thus a bit celebratory.  He quit drinking in 1949, which lead to his running for office as a Prohibition Party candidate.  As Mark Steyn wrote in "The Passing Parade":

"Marvelling at his old drinking buddy’s newfound moral rectitude, John Wayne wanted to know how Stu was managing to stay off the bottle. “Well,” said Hamblen, “it’s no secret what God can do.” “That sounds like a song,” drawled the Duke. So Hamblen made it one – “It Is No Secret (What God Can Do)” – and he had a hit with it, and so did Red Foley and Jo Stafford, and later Elvis."

Hamblen finished 4th in the popular vote.

 

        

 

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