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Stevenson Nomination Seals Tough Civil Rights Debate
Adlai Stevenson secured the nomination amid a tense civil rights crossroads at the Democratic convention. Kennedy urged a stronger plank while southern delegates staged demonstrations limited to twenty minutes. Possible running mates surfaced as Kefauver Humphrey Gore and Kennedy were floated, with Kefauver favored by some observers.
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Stevnson
Stevenson
Alabama
Alaska
Washington
State
Henry M. Jackson
Warren Magnuson
Magnuson
United States
Adlai Stevenson
John McCormack
Massachus
Stevens
Sam Rayburn
Texas
Kennedy
Sens
Estes Melauver
Albert Gore
Tennessee
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Finnegan
Sen. Kennedy
Robert F. Wagmer Jy
New York City
Vermont
Roger Tubby
Gore
Wagner
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
Mefauver
Sen
Richard Neuberger
Oregon
Kefauver
Humphrey