It's been exactly 100 years since Denver hosted the last (and only other) Democratic Convention in its history. The candidate was William Jennings Bryan, the great orator. Wally Podrazik, the DNCC director of media logistics, gave us a few fascinating factoids.
*The featured technologies were the telegraph, a telephone filing center in the basement and 3,500 incandescent lights.
*The nominee never appeared at the convention. It was considered in poor taste. This didn't happen until much later. FDR, in a radical move, flew to the convention in 1932 and gave an acceptance speech that was broadcast live via radio.
*So what happened on the fourth night, in lieu of a speech? The delegates cheered for one hour and ten minutes!
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