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Stevenson Backs Out of Daley Chair Run in Illinois
U S Senator Adlai Stevenson III declined to seek the Illinois delegation chair at the Democratic National Convention. He supported Mayor Richard Daley instead and cited tactics he said disrupt the party. Daley loyalists pressed to secure a majority as Muskie and McGovern factions contested new at large delegate rules.
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Springfield
Ill
U.S
Adlai Stevenson III
Illinois
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Stevenson
Daley
Muskie
McGovern
Ralph Metcalfe
Ald
Seymour Simon
Miami Beach
Wltnois Democrats
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