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Newspaper

Helena Independent

Location

Helena, Montana, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1928

Page

3

Bowers Named Democratic National Keynoter in Houston

Claude G. Bowers born in Indiana rose from Indianapolis paper boy to Indiana journalist and Fort Wayne editor before moving to New York Evening World. His Jackson Day speech boosted him to be Houston keynote with national reach via radio, shaping party tone.

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Lindbergh Lands in New York After Foggy Flight

Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh arrived at Curtiss Field New York at 4555 p m after a flight from Detroit via Caxton Pennsylvania and Scranton hampered by dense mist. He landed in heavy fog and then proceeded to the Long Island home of Harry F Guggenheim president of the Guggenheim Fund.

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Past Democratic Conventions St Louis Chicago Kansan

A list of Democratic figures and nominees appears, naming prominent politicians such as Andrew Jackson Martin Van Buren Richard M. Johnson James Buchanan Grover Cleveland William J. Bryan Woodrow Wilson Franklin D. Roosevelt Adlai E. Stevenson and others, with scattered spellings and titles. The fragmentary text references conventions and tickets across multiple years and states.

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Final Nomination Smith Virtually Conceded Before Ballot Result

The article details Smith leading on early ballots as opponents concede around 690 votes. It describes strategic hopes to block him via delegates from key states, with New York managers pushing for an anti Smith coalition across seven Southern and seven favorite states. Delegation caucuses and disputes over 710 claimed Smith votes underscore the contested path to the nomination.

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Hope of Peace at Democratic Party Meet

At the Houston convention disorder looms as Reed of Missouri resists the Smith bloc while aiming to deny the New York governor a majority. Prohibition splits push for a dry plank and federal enforcement. most delegates oppose Smith for various reasons. The meeting marks a major party shift with South and reform leaders guiding a possible compromise by Friday night.

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Democrats in Houston rally for convention amid new hall plan

Houston convention hall is prepared as a national Democratic gathering site with a open viewing runway across the back, wire barriers and press towers. Delegates and alternates from multiple states converge as campaigns push for votes, while leaders discuss platform planks and anticipated balloting among favorite sons and southern factions.

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Blaze in Cheyenne Erupts in Six-Story Weather Bureau Building

In Cheyenne on June 2, a large blaze damaged the rear of a six story building home to the United States Weather Bureau. Fire confined to a small portion of the structure as firefighters battled the flames. Several hundred spectators watched the scene from streets nearby.

Cheyenne United States Weather Bureau

Democratic Convention Delegates and Electoral Votes List

The Associated Press reports the process for appointing delegates to the Democratic National Convention and the allocation of each state's electoral votes for president. The details outline how delegates are chosen and how electoral votes are distributed among states for the nomination process.

Associated Press Fallawes

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