The 1928 Democratic National Convention was held at Sam Houston Hall in Houston, Texas, June 26–28, 1928. The keynote speaker was Claude G. Bowers. The convention resulted in the nomination of Governo
Photograph of the convention
Governor Al Smith of New York
Representative Cordell Hull of Tennessee
Senator Walter F. George of Georgia
Alben W. Barkley
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Alben William Barkley was an American lawyer and politician from Kentucky who served as the 35th vice president of the United States from 1949 to 1953 under President Harry S. Truman. In 1905, he was
Barkley in 1913
J. Campbell Cantrill defeated Barkley in the 1923 Democratic gubernatorial primary.
Richard P. Ernst, Barkley's opponent in the 1926 Senate race