Cox and Roosevelt Named Democratic Ticket in San Francisco
The Democratic national convention nominated James M. Cox of Ohio for president and Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York for vice president after a marathon balloting that peaked on the forty fourth ballot. The platform fight on liquor and the League of Nations ended with adoption as reported by the committee. The convention then pivoted to credentials and rules as it moved toward unity behind the ticket.
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San Francisco
James M. Cox
Ohio
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Cox
Stephen A. Douglas
Horatio Seymour
Woodrow Wilson
Committee On Resolutions
League of Nations
Bryan
Tourke Cockran
Plank
Ryan
Bog
Cockronm
Kremer
Tomer
Cummings
Wilson
Ile
Order of Business
Robert L. Owen
Oklahoma
James W. Gerard
Party convention debates platform delay and 14 presidential hopefuls named
The convention postponed balloting to adopt the platform with extra time for the resolutions committee. Orators presented nominees for president including Owen, Gerard, Cummings, Hitchcock, Palmer, Cox, McAdoo, and others. The list later grew to fourteen as Simmons, Glass, Davis, and Harrison were added. Clark Howell of Georgia was re elected as national committeeman.
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F. W. Simmons
North Carolina
Carter Glass
Virginia
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Francis Burton Harrison
New York
Resolutions Committee
National Committee
Clark Howell
Georgia
Education Law Grows in Favor Across States and Army Reform
The article traces the 1917 federal vocational education act adoption in eight states and outlines part time schooling rules for minors, exemptions, penalties, and funding. It also details treasury losses totaling 11 500.61 from forged checks and unaudited currency, plus a note on the army preceding national prohibition with a dry Navy.
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Washington
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Wisconsin
California
Arizona
Illinois
Michigan
Missouri
Montana
Nevada
New Mexico
Oregon
Utah
Nebraska
Oklahoma
West Virginia
New York State
New Hampshire
Rhode Island
South Dakota
U. S
United States Treasury
Nnts
Houston
Congress
The
Treasury
Chase National Bank of New York
Liyod’s
First National Bank of
Bethlehem
Democratic Platform Highlights and War Era Policies
The platform endorses ratifying the peace treaty with reservations on league obligations, praises wartime administration, and calls for tax surveys. It blames low production for high prices, proposes prosecutions for profiteers, and defends tariff policies. It supports postal raises, opposes sweeping strikes, backs foreign policy limits, and lauds railroad management and the Federal Reserve.
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United States
League Associates
Choi Urrine
Tn Dbs
Kixtols
Federal Reserve System
Hiidvet Syvstei
Trio of Women Candidates Break Historic Party Convention
Mrs. Wison Stewart of Morehead Kentucky becomes the first woman to receive a presidential vote at a major party national convention. She joins Laura Clay and Annette Adams as the three women honored with ballots, reflecting a milestone in 1920 partisan politics. Stewart leads Kentucky school work as state education chief and chairs the National Education association.
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Wison Stewart
Morehead
J. T. Griffin
Owensboro
Laura Clay
Lexington
Annette Adams
San Francisco
Washington
United States
Mrs. Stewart
Stewart
Kentucky State School Commission
Na Onal Education Association
Woman praises Lydia E. Pinkham remedy in letter from Summit
Victoria Rport of Summit New Jersey states Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound helped her digest food reduce pain burn and heat flashes and improve sleep and energy. She grants permission to publish the letter and urges others with warning symptoms to start the remedy at once.
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Summit
N. J
Lede. E. Pinkham
Victoria Rport
Oak Ridge Ave
Lydia E. Pinkham
To Mend Broken China With Lime and Egg White Cement
A simple home repair mix uses lime with the white of an egg to fix a single china piece at a time. Thoroughly combine a small amount of lime with just enough egg white, apply to the break, and the cement sets quickly into a hard bond.
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China
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Tolgeen
Thivik
Simmons
Harrison
Williams
Marshall
Wood
Clark
Underwood
Hearst
Colby
Daniels
McAdoo
Palmer
Sod Owuos
Ann
F. D. Roosevelt
Robinson Takes Chair
Committee On Credentials
Senaator Reed
Robinson
Arkansas
Committee On Permanent Organization
Committee On Rules
Homer S. Cummings
Gilbert M. Hitchcock
A. Mitchell Palmer
Edwin T. Meredith
Iowa
A. E E. Smith
William G. McAdoo
Edward I. Edwards
U. S. Treasury
Sam
James P. Hornaday
Lee McClung
United States Army
John Barleycorn
Army
John 8. Chambers
Adjutant General's Office
Great West
Secretary of War
Chambers
Doan
Texas
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Baker Laboratories
Memphis
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