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Alexander Mitchell Palmer was an American attorney and politician who served as the 50th United States attorney general from 1919 to 1921. He is best known for overseeing the Palmer Raids during the R
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President Woodrow Wilson with Attorney General, Mitchell Palmer
"KEEPING WARM" Los Angeles Times November 22, 1919
Palmer on a flag-draped podium during his bid for the Democratic nomination
The 1920 Democratic National Convention was held at the Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, California from June 28 to July 6, 1920. It resulted in the nomination of Governor James M. Cox of Ohio for p
A. Mitchell Palmer
…when a series of attacks on May Day 1920 that he had raised grave concerns about did not materialize. Palmer sought the presidential nomination at the 1920 Democratic National Convention, but he faced strong opposition from labor groups and the nomination went to James M. Cox. He resumed the private practice of law and remained active…
Nominees Cox and Roosevelt
James M. Cox 1920
Governor James M. Cox of Ohio
Former Treasury Secretary William Gibbs McAdoo of California