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Rayburn Faces Gavel Help to Clear Hall at Democratic Convention
Report from Chicago outlines clashes between Sam Rayburn and noisy delegates at the Democratic National Convention. Delegates shouted banners and disordered aisles while Rayburn used his gavel to restore order as Truman attended. Kerr spoke as banners and interruptions marked the evening before Stevenson support banners appeared nearby.
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Chicago
Payna Atte
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Truman
House of Representatives
Robert 8. Kerr
Oklahoma
Kerr
Sen. Kerr
Muskogee
Okla
Soonerland
Kere
Aiite
New York
Stevenson
Sam
Sen. Kéti
Congress
United States of America
Berty
Harry
San Francisco
NBC
Effie
Dave Garroway
Berman