Alfred E. Smith & William Gibbs McAdoo were 2 of the candidates for this party's presidential nomination in 1924
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they simply ob- ... over, given the two-thirds rule, each commanded enough sup- 
... 60-61; Lee N. Allen, "The McAdoo Campaign for the Presidential Nomination in 
... 6 Humphrey to McAdoo, April 11, 1924, William Gibbs McAdoo Papers (Manu-.