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Democratic Roundup Gathers for Harriman Bid at New York Dinner
Democratic candidates except Russell converge in New York for a $100-a-plate dinner that signals strong backing for Harriman and his bid for the White House. Kefauver McMahon Kerr and Barkley attend as Stevenson hedges, with Russell’s delegates and party splits shaping the race.
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Russell
Harriman
Associated
New York
W. Averell Harriman
New York State
Democratic Committee
Mutual Security
Truman
Roncevelt
Democratic Organization
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Kefauver
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Alben W. Barkley
Adlai Stevenson
Iilneis
Herbert H. Lehman
Barkley
Stevenson
Feren Pean
Hind Harriman
South
Kerr
McMahon
White House
Democratic Central Committee
Russell Russell
South Carolina
Democratic Convention
National Party
Vention
Mississippi
Chicago
National Press Club
Harold Stassen
Nancy
Florida
Paul G. Hoffman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Allan Hunter
R.-Calif
Earl Warren
California
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
R.mass
Eisenhower
Ardmore
Okio
Gen
Senate
Taft
Massachusetts
GOP
Lansing
Mich
U. S
America
New Jersey
Stassen