Democrats See Frontlash Over Civil Rights In 1964 Race
An Associated Press survey of Democratic leaders at the national convention finds most deny fear of white backlash over civil rights actions but expect a larger moderate Republican frontlash against Goldwater. They differ on how to respond, with Stevenson urging lawful conduct and Brown advocating avoidance of the backlash while highlighting civil rights gains.
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Stanley Meisler
Atlantic City
N.J
Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Lyndon B. Johnson
Goldwater
Albertis S
Harrison
Virginia
U.N
Adlai E. Stevenson
Stevenson
Edmund G. Brown
California
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Brown
Humphrey
John Pastore
Georgia Foe Of Compromise
Georgia Governor Carl E. Sanders led a brief, futile protest against seating two Mississippi Freedom Party delegates at the Democratic National Convention. North Carolina delegates backed the Credentials Committee vote to seat both the regular Mississippi delegation and the rival group, a move Sanders condemned as improper and irregular.
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Don McKee
Associated Press
Atlantic City
Georgia
Mississippi Freedom Party
Carl E. Sanders
North Carolina
Credentials Committee
Mississippi
Sanders
Mississippi Delegation Walks Out At Democratic Convention
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party members sought seating while Alabama delegates refused loyalty pledges. The Credentials Committee proposed seating regular Mississippi delegates with a pledge and seating two Negro at large delegates, but three white Mississippi leaders balked and left after the Negroes began to enter the hall. The scene unfolded amid questions of official participation and party loyalty.
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Alabama
John M. Bailey
Mississippi
Freedom Democratic Party
Freedom Democrats
Doug Wynn
Fred Berger
Randy Halladay
Aaron Henry
Clairksdale
Edwin King
Tougaloo
Ladies Day at Races Divides Democratic Delegation
Report from Mississippi describes Democratic National Convention delegates at a horse-race outing. A Utah delegate debated bets while tensions rose between regulars and Freedom Democrats over party loyalty. Governor Paul Johnson reiterates opposition to Johnson and Goldwater looming in party splits.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Atlantic City
N.J
Lyndon B. Johnson
Utah
Paul Johnson
Jackson
Miss
Johnson
Freedom Democrats
Goldwater
Freedom Party
White House
Wilson
Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Monte Carlo
Las Vegas
Alice Narducci
Lambertville
Arkansas
Inez Jones
State Auditor
Louise Porter
Arkansas Democratic Women’s Club
Loyalty Oath Controversy Hits Alabama Delegates
Atlantic City AP reports J R Stallworth of Tuscaloosa says loyalty oaths for Democratic convention delegates are unfair as delegates dispute the legal link to unpledged electors. The piece mixes the oath dispute with convention wagering anecdotes from the Atlantic City course.
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Atlantic City
J. R. Stallworth
Alabama
Stallworth
Tuscaloosa
Loyalty oath sparks split in Alabama Democratic delegation
Alabama voters react to a loyalty oath demanded for delegation seating at the Democratic National Convention. Some back Goldwater, citing the oath as insulting. others urge compliance. Figures include James Wilson, Charles Coleman, Eugene Connor, Gov. George Wallace, and John Britton voicing varied loyalties amid constitutional battles over seating.
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Birmingham
Ala
Eugene
Bull) Connor
Atty
Richmond Flowers
Alabama
Connor
George Wallace
Montgomery
James Folsom
You Need To Know The Players You Need To Know The Players
A humorous explainer of common political convention terms. It defines delegation caucus and platform with light critique of how they function and how they are perceived by laypeople. The piece also notes the inflated or symbolic roles and the way some terms are used in publicity versus practice.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Cats traced from ancient Egypt to Europe via trade routes
The lineage of the common cat spans from ancient Egypt to Europe around 700 to 600 B.C. via Phoenician trade ships, where domestic cats interbred with the European wildcat. The text ends with an unrelated promotional slogan about want ads.
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Egypt
Europe
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Hattiesburg
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Owl
Riley
Pat Brown
Connecticut
Tom Dodd
Louise Campolo
Roselle Park
Tion
Wallace
John F. Britton
Dynamic Lancer
Bendix
McCrory
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