Photo: #The Exposition Building - the site of the 1892 Republican convention in Minneapolis.
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The Exposition Building - the site of the 1892 Republican convention in Minneapolis. (Image courtesy of Hennepin History)
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Past GOP convention in Minnesota roiled like a 'boiling cauldron'

by Cathy Wurzer, Minnesota Public Radio
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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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