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Reform faction advances long range goals for Democrats
Democratic reformers gained ground after a Credentials Committee fight as the DNC voted to strip voting rights from national committee members at the convention. Patricia Harris pledged to uphold delegate selection guidelines, while Rep. Fraser reported most states near full compliance, with several still reforming. O'Brien framed openness as limited to party debates, and Harris emerged as a decisive reform victor.
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NEW Credentials Committee
Democratic Party
Patricia Roberts Harris
Washington
Democratic National Committee
Lawrence I. O'Brien
Miami Beach
Donald Fraser
Minnesota
Reform Commission
Fraser
Hawaii
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maryland
Geri Joseph
Minneapois
Joseph Califano
Indiana
Richard Stoner
Ity
Lawrence O’brien
O'Brien