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Downfall of Crump Machine in Memphis Senate Fight
The Memphis Press-Scimitar recalls the 1940s revolt led by seven citizens including W. M. Barr, Lucius Burch, O. D. Bratton and Ed Meeman against Ed Crump's political machine. Estes Kefauver wins Tennessee Senate bid amid grassroots support and ward vigilance, ending Crump’s dominance.
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Crum Lithal
Emphis
Tennessee
Memphis Press-Scimitar
Crump
Robert Richards
NEA
Memphis
Estes Kefauver
Charles Poe
Kefauver
Chattanooga
Edward J. Meeman
Meeman
U. S. Senate
Poe
Pea Hotel
Firrther
People of Tennessee
Ed Crump
Jim Nance McCord
Gordon Browning
Senate
Tow Stewart
John Mitchell
W. M. Barr
Henry Gotten
Edwin Dalstrom
Paper Company
Labor
Edmund Orgill
Memphis Chamber of Commerce
Lucius Burch
Barr
Burch
Bratton
Dalstrom
Gotten
Cowfever
E Press-Scimitar