The 103rd ballot

Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.)Politics and governmentDemocratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N. Y.) mnDemocratic National Convention (1924 : New York)Democratic party (u.s.)United states, politics and government, 1919-1933Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99055989Democratic National Convention (1924 : New York, N.Y.) (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no99055989 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|no99055989

"Divided over the contentious issues of Prohibition and the Ku Klux Klan, a fractured Democratic Party met in the summer of 1924 to elect a presidential nominee. With drastically opposing views between frontrunners William Gibbs McAdoo of California and Governor Al Smith of New York, and the "Favorite sons" -- candidates running without national support -- rigid division amongst the party led to the need for a 103rd ballot. Robert Keith Murray expertly captures the upheaval of the convention and the detrimental impact it had on the party long after a candidate had been officially selected. The riveting narrative and exceptional analysis provides a captivating look on one of the most controversial presidential conventions in American history, on that will highly resonate with readers given the state of political dissonance today"-- Page four of the cover of the paperback edition.

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