Fifth day chaos at San Francisco convention hall
Delegates gather late as the convention stalls. Bryan and Nugent present planks amid disorder. The crowd chants, band plays, and leaders debate three hour floor limits while suffrage and League of Nations planks draw cheers and opposition.
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Cochran and Bryan Clash Over Prohibition Platform
At the San Francisco convention, Bryan defends a strong pro prohibition stance while W Bourke Cochran injects a wet plank backing cider beer and home consumption. The exchange features spirited applause and sharp rhetoric as debate on the platform continues.
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Dem Democratic battle over wet dry plank in San Francisco
At the Democratic convention in San Francisco Richard H. Long sparked a clash when he tried to display a Bay State banner. Patrick Bowen tore it away and Senator Walsh brokered a peace as Bryan supporters and anti Prohibition factions argued over national policy and self determination.
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