Invasion at Conventions Break Old Political Etiquette
The piece recalls Theodore Roosevelt and Champ Clark violating the unwritten rule against overtly attending conventions they could be nominated at. Roosevelt and Clark entered Chicago and Baltimore with little fanfare, while Bryan likewise attended the 1896 Chicago convention and helped push his name into nomination.
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Liberty Bell Crack Widening Sparks Museum Stance
Wilfred Jordan curator of Independence Hall Museum cites a Philadelphia news item as authority that the Liberty Bell should not be moved again after the crack extended more than six inches in recent weeks.
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