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Hoover Landon ticket proposal at GOP convention
At Philadelphia a Mencken sparked talk of a surprise Republican ticket with Herbert Hoover for president and Alf Landon for vice president. He praised Hoover and Landon though claiming neutrality, while observing convention lobby culture and joking about political sales and a Van Denberg origin story.
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