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Florida Delegates Lose To Lily Whites In Chicago
The Taft controlled Republican National Committee credentials machine seated the pre Taft White delegation from Florida, brushing aside the mixed group led by Wesley Garrison of Miami and denying recognition to Florida’s Negro delegates. The hearing, held at the Hotel Hilton, saw Miles Draper claim Negro votes were bought, while Du Pont linked interests alleged, and the Negro group pressed for legitimacy amid claims of racial insult and brash treatment. The credentials committee voted to seat the lily white regulars, despite charges of primaries and rules compliance by the mixed delegation.
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Chicago
ANP
Republican National Committee
Florida
Hotel Hilton
Wesley Garrison
Miami
Hattie James
J. Leonard Lewis
Afro-American Life Insurance Co
Harry Williams
National Real Estate Operator’s Organization
Jacksonville
W. A. Mullberg
Gainesville
Miles H. Draper
Tampa
Republican Party
Draper
Claude Pepper
Taft
Credentials Committees
Taft Lea
Taft Cer Lewis and Williams
Garrison
National Committee
Credentials Committee
Lilly-White
Dupont
Duponts
Florida National Bank
Florida East Coast Railway
Dumeney
Vic