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Cathy Wurzer

Past GOP convention in Minnesota roiled like a 'boiling cauldron'

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The Exposition Building.
The Exposition Building - the site of the 1892 Republican convention in Minneapolis.
Image courtesy of Hennepin History

Minnesota last hosted a national political convention in 1892, when Republicans bickered over the re-election of President Benjamin Harrison. MPR's Cathy Wurzer talked with local historian Iric Nathanson about Minnesota's moment in the political spotlight.

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The Exposition Building.
The Exposition Building - the site of the 1892 Republican convention in Minneapolis.
Image courtesy of Hennepin History
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The arrival of the GOP in Minneapolis
The arrival of the GOP in Minneapolis.
Image courtesy of Hennepin History