Senator Alben W. Barkley Speaking to Sparse Convention Crowd

(Original Caption) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Although the front of the auditorium is packed, there are plenty of empty seats in evidence in Convention Hall as Kentucky's Senator Alben W. Barkley delivers his spirited keynote address to the Democratic National Convention. The heat and state delegation caucuses were blamed for the absence of delegates form opening day sessions. (Photo by © Bettmann/CORBIS/Bettmann Archive)