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Prohibition Debate Rages at Democratic Convention
At the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on June 30, a heated contest over the repeal plank drew loud cheers and boos. Ex-Gov Alfred E. Smith and Sen David Walsh led the repeal side against supporters of submission led by Sen Cordell Hull and W. C. Fitts. The gallery roared as Walsh declared the 18th amendment doomed and Hull argued the minority plank was weaker than current proposals.
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Chicago
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
David I. Walsh
Massachusetts
Cordell Hull
Alabama
W. C. Fitts
Senator Walsh
Hull
Woodrow Wilson
Robert H. Anderson
Jacksonville
Fla
H. Pollard
Fort Madison
Anderson
Smith
Walsh
Happy Warrior
Alfred 3. Smith
New Yorker
Michael I. Agee
Illinois
Maury Hughes
Dallas
Texas
Moore
T. A. Walters
Idaho