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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;johnmilton, post: 5804816, member: 101855&quot;]The 1924 Democratic Nation Convention required over 100 ballots to select their presidential nominee. The battle was between New York Governor, Al Smith, and Woodrow Wilson’s son in law, William G. McAdoo.&nbsp; Smith was a Catholic and against Prohibition, which made him unattractive for many Democrats. McAdoo was straight laced and conservative. The convention finally nominated John W. Davis who privately acknowledged that he had little chance of winning the election.</p><p><br /></p><p>Years later, Davis would be the opposing attorney in the landmark <i>Brown vs. The Board of Education </i>Supreme Court decision that ended segregation in the public school.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are some buttons</p><p><br /></p><p>William Gibbs McAdoo</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243474[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Al Smith. The brown derby was Smith&#039;s personal symbol. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243480[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>John W. Davis and Charles Bryan, his running mate. Bryan was William Jennings Bryan&#039;s brother.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1243477[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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