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Wickard named by Democrats to contest Indiana Senate race
Indiana Democrats nominated Wickard, former secretary of agriculture, for the U.S. Senate at the convention in Indianapolis. factional fights over leadership dominated, with Paul Butler and Frank McKinney failing to assert control. Ralph Tucker won the gubernatorial nod amid nine ballots. Republican hopes center on Gov Craig and Sen Jenner clashes. Wickard defeated Caughran 1,362 to 377 for the nomination. A separate note reports a Badger Fruit & Extract executive Schwartz convicted on short-weight chicken charges. sentence set at 180 days with a $1,000 fine. A do it yourself pencil cost about $0.50 in raw materials.
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Indianapolis
Claude Wickard
U.S. Senate
Indiana
Paul Butler
Butler
Frank E. McKinney
Wickard
Camden
McKinney
Ralph Tucker
Terre Haute
Indiana Fairgrounds Coliseum
Matthew Welsh
Vincennes
South Bend
S. Hugh Dillin
Petersburg
Dillin
Tucker
Estes Kefauver
Averell Harriman
New York
Adlai E. Stevenson
B. Howard Caughran
U.S
Schwartz
Kenneth P. Grubb
Kenosha
Badger Fruit & Extract Co
Grubb