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Second Place Given To F D Roosevelt Convention Tale
Edward W. Pickard notes the Democratic National Convention in San Francisco produced a hard fought and unbossed race for the 1920 ticket Cox and Roosevelt ultimately fell behind McAdoo and Palmer on the ballot. The platform backed League of Nations and progressive reforms while women played prominent roles in the proceedings.
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San Francisco
Democratic Party
Golden Gate City
Cox
William G. McAdoo
Palmer
Congresman Carlin
Mr. Palmer
McAdoo
Ohioan
Kansas
Chicago
Ohio
Si Chdow
Sie
J. Bruce Skremer
National Committee
Homer S. Cummings
Kremer
Republican Party
League of Nations
Georgia
Hoke Smith
Tom Watson
James Reed
Missouri
Reed
Joseph Shannon
Joseph T. Robinson
Arkansas City
Robinson
Cummings
Committee On Resolutions
Arizona
Oklahoma
Robert L. Owen
Shallenberger
Florida
Pennsylvania
John H. Bigelow
Friends
Labor Party
Simeon M. Johnson
Coxites
Bedlam
Pat Harrison
Mississippi
Harrison
Rourke Cochran
Democracy
al Smith
New York
Smith
Reading Clerk
Burris Jenkins
Kansas City
Charles F. X. O'Brien
New Jersey
Edward S. Edwards
Edwards
Bourke Cockran
Bryan
Cochran
EB. L. ‘Doheny
National Bulletin
Mr. Glass
Afta
Colby
Owen
Marshall
Davis
Meredith
Glass
Simmons
Gerard
Hitchcock
Committee On Resolution
Carter Glass
William Jennings Bryan
Europe
George Bass
Bessie Dwyer
Washington
Manila
Philippines
Julia Brown
West Virginia
Izetta Jewel
Martha Nelson McCann
Rocky Mountains
California
Civic Auditorium
Ediand
Chicago Coliseum
Univesity
Corts