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Political chess at Chicago convention battle
Washington dispatch notes how Roosevelt and anti-Roosevelt factions outsmarted each other in the pre-convention campaign. It highlights strategic delegate maneuvers, the Barkley/Shouse clash, and the pivotal role of a permanent chairman versus a keynoter. The piece argues the contest hinges on who controls the chair and the flow of rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rodney Dutcher
NEA
Ashington
Chicago
OXF
Roosevelt
Jim Farley
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
Cordell Hull
al Smith
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Jouett Shouse
Arrangements Committee
Raskob
Shouse
Senator Barkley
Kentucky
Roosevelts
Mr. Shouse
Barkley
Hague
Farley