DAMON RUNYON ON THE 1920 PRESIDENTIAL CONVENTIONS: 27 Newspaper Columns about the Republican and Democratic National Conventions of 1920 by Damon Runyon

Damon Runyon, best known today for authoring the stories behind "Guys and Dolls" and other fiction, is also remembered as a journalist who wrote about sports and politics. As a prominent newspaper writer in 1920 he covered that year's Republican and Democratic conventions. Released as the 2020 presidential conventions are about to begin, this collection of Damon Runyon's 1920 columns offers an accessible, contemporary look at the conventions of one hundred years ago. The Republicans held their 1920 convention at the Chicago Coliseum from June 8 to June 12, when Ohio Senator Warren Harding was nominated on the 10th ballot. The Democratic 1920 convention was at San Francisco's Civic Auditorium from June 28 to July 6, when Ohio Governor James Cox was nominated on the 44th ballot. This book is a collection of 27 newspaper columns written by Damon Runyon about the 1920 presidential conventions, published between June 6 and July 11, 1920—including commentary before and after each convention, and a series of observations made between conventions.