Denver Sets Record with Mile-High Democratic Convention
A mile above sea level Denver hosts the Democratic national convention beginning July 7 with 1,008 delegates. The city pledged 100000 to cover expenses and built the Denver Auditorium, a stone steel and brick hall seating 12500 in the business center, aiming for future major conventions.
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Kansas City
Denver
Jack Robinson
United States
Iisit
Madison Square Garden
New York
Garden
Great
Mormon Tabernacle
Salt Lake City
Cincinnati Music Hall
Metropolitan Opera House
Auditorium
Coliseum
Chicago
United Sttes
Denver Auditorium
Denver Hosts 1908 Democratic National Convention Preview
The article surveys Denver as the convention site for the 1908 Democratic National Nominations. It highlights the city’s growth since 1857, the grand Denver Auditorium, electric lighting for security, and nearby attractions such as Georgetown Loop and Cripple Creek. It notes Colorado’s voting equality for women and governor Henry Buchtel’s leadership.
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United States
Democratic Party
Denver
St. Charles
James W. Denver
Ikansas
Colorado Country
Colorado
Rocky Mountain
Ignatius J. Dunn
Omaha
Nebraska
William J. Bryan
Rocky Mountain Plateau
E.ocivic
State Library
Georgetown Loop
Silver Plame
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Serbotis Merechap
Cripple Creax
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Tike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Manitou Springs
South Platte River
Cherry Creek
Twentieth National Democratic Convention Recall
The article reviews past Democratic conventions from Baltimore 1835 to 1904, tracing two thirds rule, dark horse nominees like Polk and Pierce, and key candidates such as Jackson Van Buren Buchanan Cleveland Bryan. It notes the 1904 context with William Jennings Bryan as leading candidate yet again.
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Robertus Love
Denver
Colorado
Democratic Party
United States
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Nebraska
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Lewis Shader
New York
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Martin van Paven
Baltimore
Missouri
Martin van Buren
Richard M. Johnson
America
Andrew Jackson
van Buren
John C. Calhoun
Old Hickory
Johnson
William Henry Harrison
United States Senate
James K. Polk
Tennessee
Silas Wright
Wright
George M. Dallas
Pennsylva
Nia
Polk
Lewis Cass
Michigan
William O. Butler
Kentucky
Franklin Pierce
New Hampshire
Cass
James Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Pierce
Virginia
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Piersa Sonechr
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Buchan
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Entucky
Shivery
Charleston
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
Richmond
Benjamin Fitzpatrick
Alabama
Fitzpatrick
National Committee
Herschel V. Johnson
George H. Pendleton
Ohio
Horatio Seymour
Frank P. Blair
Horace Greeley
B. Gratz Brown
Cincinnati
Carl Schurz
Greeley
Grown
Grant
Brown
St. Louis
Samuel J. Tilden
Thomas A. Hendricks
Indiana
Tilden
Hendricks
Slendricks
Rutherford B. Hayes
Hayes
Winfield S .Ancock
William FL. English
Grover Cleveland
Chicago
Allen GG. Yhurmar
Adlai BE. Stevenson
Illinois
Richart P. Bland
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Sethie Sewall
Maina
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Foruia
Stevetisen
Pelea
St. Dvodis
Coneros
Hepa Clark Oar
Miisseuri
Herinielletat
Ehoitnia Dudes
Altoni Parker
Priesi- Gemt
Kenry G. Davis
West Virginia
Skelis
Democratic Nations
Lie
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Prankitt Pierce
James Buchman
Cleveland
Electoral Commission
Bryan
Advisory Boards on Art for Cities and Towns
Advisory boards on art have been formed in several cities to study and report on plans for public structures monuments and fountains. These committees aim to check undue influence and advance the country and local areas toward a more beautiful urban environment. The average citizen lacks training in art to judge such important civic projects.
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Five Act Plot Twist at the Theater
A lawyer on opening night questions drawing the piece into five acts. The author explains the first act shows the hero entering a flaw suit, hinting at a longer dramatic structure to unfold.
Newspaper Men Excluded From Famous Trial Debate
Exchange notes that journalists would be barred from a landmark trial, with one writer saying he hates to be hampered by facts in reporting. The remark reflects tensions between imagination and factual restraint in coverage.
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