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Great Jefferson Banquet Drives Bryan Cheers in New York
Chicago Platform Democrats held a grand dinner at Grand Central Palace, New York, where 8,000 applauded William Jennings Bryan as the keynote speaker. The event featured a large crowd, plain democratic dining, floral tributes, and fervent calls for democracy versus plutocracy, with Bryan defending the 1896 platform, money questions, and bimetallism amid intense public enthusiasm.
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E. V. Brewster
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J. R. Brown
J. H. Girdner
C. P. H. Belmont
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W. J. Abbott
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Brown
Abraham Lincoln
United States
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Croker
Republican Party
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Indianapolis
Democratic Party
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Lincoln
Ite
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Missouri River
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