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Hoover Nomination Dominates Republican Chicago Convention
In Chicago the Republican convention renominated Herbert Hoover for a second term amid debate over his running mate. Charles Dawes declined the nomination, while Curtis was re nominated after opposition failed. The party kept a conservative stance on prohibition, defeating repeal and endorsing moderation. The event featured tense galleries, keynote remarks by Senator Dickinson, and motion toward broader policy reforms.
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Chicago
Republican Party
Herbert Hoover
Joseph I. France
Maryland
Hoover
Curtis
Kansas
Charles Gates Dawes
Dawes
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
National Capital
Mr. Curtis
Pat Hurley
Charles Curtis
Theodore Roosevelt
Philippines
Walter KB. Edge
Gurtis
Platform Committee
White House
Tim
Anton Cermak
James E. Freeman
Washington, D. & I
Lester J. Dickinson
Town
Dickinson
Dickingon
Merbert Hoover
Federal Reserve Board
Wall Street
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Imuch
Cain
India
Dickazon
Bertrand Snell
Bertrand O. Snell
New York
Erty
Snetl
Repubican Party
United States
Democratic Party
Germany
Oregon
Snell
Joseph 2
Rane
Gleason
Uiat
Snel
Jamea ‘R. Garfeld
Garfield
Betond
Bingham
Hiram Bingham
Indiana
Hoosier
Bedlam