1924 New York state election
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The 1924 New York state election was held on November 4, 1924, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the Secretary of State, the state comptroller, the attorney general, the state treasurer and the state engineer, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate.
Image: Unsuccessful 1928
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Al Smith
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Alfred Emanuel Smith was an American politician who served four terms as the 42nd governor of New York and was the Democratic Party's presidential nominee in 1928.
Smith c. 1920s
Al Smith attended St. James school through the eighth grade, his only formal education.
Charles F. Murphy and Smith in 1915
Smith at his desk in the New York Assembly in 1913