1924 Democratic National Convention, at Madison Square Garden in New York City from June 24 to July 9, 1924. The alphabetical process of nominating candidates begins with Alabama and Forney is seen Johnston, putting Senator Oscar Underwood's name into consideration. View of men at the podium. Bernard Baruch, a supporter of William McAdoo, is seen standing in background. View of the crowded Madison Square Garden, filled with delegates. Some carry a banner reading: "Wilson 1916 for McAdoo 1924." The various State delegations are identified by signs with their State names on them. Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Hawaii (U.S. territory) are seen. As the camera pans the gathering, many more State signs are seen. Outside , in Madison Square Park, a loudspeaker is set up on a truck and a crowd is gathered to listen to events. Back inside Franklin D. Roosevelt, Al Smith's campaign manager, is seen giving a speech nominating Smith for President. Supporters hold up Posters displaying Smith's picture. Closeups of some of the banners. Ticker tape being thrown to celebrate the end of the convention, which ended on July 9th after the 103rd vote finally carried for compromise candidate, John W. Davis of West Virginia. Governor Charles W. Bryan of Nebraska was selected as the vice-presidential nominee.
An anti-gambling campaign is launched by Mayor Fiorello La Guardia in New York. Views of smashed slot machines. People smash slot machines and carry them away. Mayor La Guardia and then others on a boat throw the smashed machines into the Long Island Sound. Part of a "25 years ago today" UN newsreel story issued September 24, 1959.
A tower topples in New Jersey. Views of the tower which is one of the country's highest radio towers. A man cuts down the tower. The tower topples down on the ground. Damaged tower and debris.
Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer of Monaco at a gala benefit in New York. They arrive at the gala benefit hall. They draw a lottery ticket from a box and announce the winner. People at a dining table applaud. Views of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainer.
A commuter train gets derailed on a New York Central elevated train track. Views of the derailed train and wrecked railroads. Vehicles and people near a bridge for the central tracks. Passengers of the derailed train await help. Engineers talk standing next to the derailed train. The passengers are transferred to another train. The train starts and moves.
The annual visit to the Will Rogers Memorial Hospital by its Board of Directors at Saranac Lake, New York. The building of the hospital. The Board of Directors visit the hospital. They attend an annual meeting. In the meeting a man shows X-rays and explains about the treatment given. The Board of Directors inspects the sanitarium and meets the patients. They take lunch and climb down the stairs. A statue of Will Rogers in the foreground.
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