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Windy City Host To 20 Conventions Starting In 1860
Chicago hosts the major party conventions amid rich history and superstition. The piece traces past venues from the Wigwam to the Auditorium and Stadium, noting Chicago’s unique record of convention outcomes and landmark sites, while predicting more gatherings to come.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windy City
Chicago
Baltimore
Wootraw Wilson
Philadelphia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wendall Willkie
GOP
Thomas EB. Dewey
Truman
Henry Wallace
St Lewis
Cincinnati
New York
Kansas City
Houston
Minneapolis
San Francisco
Grover Clevedard
Crosby
Howe
Washington
State
Dearborn
U. S. Grant
Michigan
Adams
James
James Bisinever
Scone
Theodore Rouse
Howard Wal
Charles