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Merchants' Head Wins Illinois Primary Nomination
Joseph Ty Meek, a 50 year old Illinois merchants leader, won the Republican senatorial nomination in the state’s first primary of 1954. He will face Democrat Paul H. Douglas in November, after defeating Edward A. Hayes and other rivals in a nine man field. Also renominated were 25 Illinois House members, including committee chairmen Robert B. Chiperfield Leo Allen Harold Velde Chauncy Reed, who won comfortable re nominations.
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Chicago
Joseph Ty Meek
Illinois
Meek
Eisenhower
Paul H. Douglas
Senate
Edward A. Hayes
Hayes
American Legion
Robert B. Chiperfield
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Atty
Lawrence Stickell
Harold H. Velde
Un-American Affairs Committee
Robert Allison
Leo Allen
Rules Committee
Chauncy Reed
Judiciary Committee