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Fifty Candidates Certified for Places on State Primary Ballot
Fifty candidates were certified for the July 27 Democratic primary from Austin. The certification list shows mostly unopposed races and notes possible removal of Sam Houston from the slate for Senate eligibility. The stormy meeting also covered resolutions on labor strikes FEPC and political interference, with debate and committee action pending for August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Ecutive Committee
Austin
Dallas Morning News
William M. Thorton
Austin News Bureau
Giles
Woods
Supreme Court
Joe Hickman
United States
Floyd E. Ryan
A. B
Davis
Sam Houston
Tom Connally
Laverne Somerville
Terrell Sledge
C. R. Shaw
Walter Scott McNutt
Reese Turner
John Smith
Homer P. Rainey
B Hutchison
Floyd Brinkley
W. J. Minton
Beauford Jester
Jerry Sadler
Grover Sellers
A. J. Burks
William V. Brown
Case March
State Democratic Committee
San Antonio
Itree
FEPC
Texas
CIO
Harry Seay
Dallas
W. H. Kittrell
Seay
Kittrell