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Thumbnail Sketches Of Governors Candidates
Six candidates seek the governor nomination in a four-man Republican field and a Democratic bid. Fred Hall leads after two terms as governor and service as lieutenant governor. Warren W. Shaw chairs the State Office Building Commission. Francis A. Holton, from Horton, aims for the governorship with a late campaign plan. John Q. Stewart, Kansas City auctioneer, joins the GOP field. George Docking, Lawrence banker, seeks the Democratic nomination again after 1954 loss. Harry H. Woodring, former governor and war secretary, returns as a Democratic hopeful for a fourth run.
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Fred Hall
Hall
Ford County
Topeka
Dodge City
Combined Production and Resources Board
Washington
University of Southern California
Warren W. Shaw
Kansas House of Representatives
Shaw
State Office Building Commission
Court of
Shawnee County
Republican Central Committee
Francis A. Holton
Holton
Horton
Doniphan County
John 0. Stewart
John QO. Stewart
Kansas City
Francis Horton
Stewart
Wyandotte
Ottawa High School
George Docking
Lawrence
Harry H. Woodring
Docking
First National Bank of
University of Kansas
First National
Robert
George Richard
K. A
Woodring