Remembering the 1924 Democrat National Convention

[JGalt]

The 1924 Democrat National Convention was held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, from June 24 to July 9, 1924. The convention is often called the “Klanbake” because one of the front-runners, Democrat William G. McAdoo, was supported by the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan was a major source of power within the Democrat party, and McAdoo did not repudiate its endorsement. The other front-runner, New York Governor Al Smith, a Catholic who represented the party’s anti-Klan, anti-Prohibition wing (McAdoo also backed Prohibition.

During the convention, the Ku Klux Klan had a large presence. On Independence Day, the 10th day of the convention, 20,000 Klansmen amassed across the Hudson River in New Jersey to burn crosses and punish effigies of Smith.

 

[1srelluc]

Dems hate history lessons.

 

[okfine]

Dems hate history lessons.

So do losers of the Civil War.

 

[JGalt]

Dems hate history lessons.

I'm pretty sure one of them will be along to contest this with their unproven theory of the "Great Liberal Switcheroo."

That's when the two parties supposedly magically became each other.

 

[yidnar]

So do losers of the Civil War.

Dems lost the civil war .

 

[yidnar]

I'm pretty sure one of them will be along to contest this with their unproven theory of the "Great Liberal Switcheroo."

That's when the two parties supposedly magically became each other.

yep ... because Sen Thurmond switched parties ... one Senator is proof according to dims ..

 

[shockedcanadian]

The 1924 Democrat National Convention was held in Madison Square Garden, New York City, from June 24 to July 9, 1924. The convention is often called the “Klanbake” because one of the front-runners, Democrat William G. McAdoo, was supported by the Ku Klux Klan. The Klan was a major source of power within the Democrat party, and McAdoo did not repudiate its endorsement. The other front-runner, New York Governor Al Smith, a Catholic who represented the party’s anti-Klan, anti-Prohibition wing (McAdoo also backed Prohibition.

During the convention, the Ku Klux Klan had a large presence. On Independence Day, the 10th day of the convention, 20,000 Klansmen amassed across the Hudson River in New Jersey to burn crosses and punish effigies of Smith.

Might make for an interesting historical election campaign attack ad. Especially since some parties repeat the same old "they want to send y'all back to the 50s". Usually in some poorly enunciated southern drawl by a politician who was not born there (Hillary comes to mind with these forced accents).

 

[okfine]

Dems lost the civil war .

Must suck. The Confederates lost, Idnar.

 

[JGalt]

Might make for an interesting historical election campaign attack ad. Especially since some parties repeat the same old "they want to send y'all back to the 50s". Usually in some poorly enunciated southern drawl by a politician who was not born there (Hillary comes to mind with these forced accents).

"Phone call for Mr. Trump. Will Donald Trump please pick up the courtesy phone?"

 

[JGalt]

Must suck. The Confederates lost, Idnar.

And the Republicans won.

Do you have a point?

 

[okfine]

And the Republicans won.

Do you have a point?

I made it already. Pay attention, ya moron.

 

[whitehall]

FDR appointed a KKK member to the Supreme Court, Justice Black.

 

[ozro]

Will 1924 be used a lesson or will it be used as a pattern in 2024?
It took 16 days and 103 votes to choose a candidate. It split the Democrats and became a three-way election.
Republicans nominated Coolidge who ran on the slogan "Coolidge or chaos" and won every state outside of the deep south. The slogan was a direct statement on the convention.
There were riots, not to mention the KKK marched in support of their democratic candidate McAdoo.
Will Rogers said, "I belong to no party, I am a Democrat."
It sure looks to me like the Democrats are following this as a pattern for 2024.

 

[Redheaded Stranger]

I like that name McAdoo, tho.