Liberals Aren't Liking This Newly-Discovered Photo Of The 1924 Democratic Convention...: "The above picture was taken during the 1924 Democratic Convention.
It was also known as “Klanbake.”
In Madison Square Garden, New York City, from June 24 to July 9, a dispute during came up revolving around an attempt by non-Klan delegates, led by Forney Johnston of Alabama, to condemn the organization for its violence in the Democratic Party’s platform.
But Klan delegates defeated the platform plank in a series of floor debates.
To celebrate, tens of thousands of hooded Klansmen rallied in a field in New Jersey, across the river from New York City.
This event, known subsequently as the “Klanbake”, was also attended by hundreds of Klan delegates to the convention, who burned crosses, urged violence and intimidation against African Americans and Catholics, and attacked effigies of Smith.
The final vote was 546.15 for the Klan, 542.85 against it."
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Completely bogus article. The picture is of a funeral march in Wisconsin on December 5th 1924, not a political convention. It's taken from the Wisconsin Historical Society and it's in no way "newly discovered".
The convention is not known as "Klanbake" -- that's the name given to the KKK gathering across the river in New Jersey to demonstrate. And in that convention there was indeed a Senator from Alabama leading the charge to denounce the Klan but his name was Oscar Underwood. Forney Johnston had been dead for over a decade.
When Underwood and Al Smith on one side and McAdoo on the other came to a deadlock the nomination went to dark horse John Davis --- who then promptly denounced the Klan anyway. After that the KKK supported Calvin Coolidge, the only major candidate who did not publicly denounce them.
Moreover in that same election (1924) Republicans Brewster (Maine), Morley and Means (Colorado) and Jackson (Indiana) were all elected to high office, and scores more to local offices, with overt support of the Klan.
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