This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Roosevelts Nomination Fight Dominates Democratic Convention
Thousands of delegates converge in Chicago to back Franklin D Roosevelt and John Garner while battle lines form over repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. Al Smith boosts pro Smith faction as debates heat over the party platform and wet plank as credentials battles test Roosevelt strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
John N. Garner
Texas
Roosevelt
California
Alfred I. Smith
John J. Raskob
National Committee
Jouett Shouse
Executive Committee
Raskob
Charles Michaelson
Evangeline Booth
Salvation Army
United States
Mme. Rose Ene
Cermak
America
Massachusetts
al Smith
Jimmy Walker
John W. Davis
Isadore Dockweiler
Thomas Jefferson
Rome
Coliseum
Mgr
F. G.ostrowski
Howard Austin
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
State Central Committee
Stere
Long
W. Emery Lancaster
Senate
North Carolina
Iowa
Tindy
Missouri
Connecticut
Minnesota
Credentials Committee
Barkley
Berniee S. Pyke
Ohio
Shouse
Franklin Roosevelt
Senator Walsh
Walsh
Montana
Clarence C. Dill
Washington
Rockies
Roosevelt Ngan
Duncan H. Browne
Eddie Dowling
Kiddie
Nebraska
Gilbert Hitchcock
Committee On
Bedlam
Delaware
Kansas
Oklahoma
Virginia
Hitchcock
Cordell Hull
Tennessee
Bill Murray
William G. McAdoo
Senator Hull
T. A. Walters
Idaho
W. C. Fitts
Alabama
Smith
Hawaii
New York State
Mack
Tom Connally
Garner
J. B. Ely
Ely
Winson