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25th Quadrennial Race Preview for 1952 Conventions
The piece outlines the 1952 Republican and Democratic national conventions in Chicago with dates, delegate counts, and method of selecting delegates. It notes the Republican 15th victory target and Democratic 11th, details primary and convention roles, and reports 1,205 Republican delegates, up 111 from 1948 due to bonus delegates and reapportionment from the 1950 census.
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