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Lines of Party Appears Ready to Break Down
Washington dispatch notes party lines soften under economic and social pressures. Republicans show leadership gaps with no clear 1940 candidate, while Democrats split over Roosevelt court plan and labor measures. Regional splits emerge with southern conservatives resisting federal labor standards while northern urban members largely back New Deal labor reforms.
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George &. Holmes
Washington
INS
Congress
Iliam Allen White
Alf ‘Landon
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Anther
Roosevelt Supreme Court
South
Mr. Roosevelt
Robert Ramspeck
Georgia
John L. Lewis
CIO
Lewis
Roosevelt
North
Ard West
George W. Norris
Nebraska
la Follettes
Wiconsin
Bob” la Follette
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
Kentucky