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Virginia Delegation Faces Deadlock as Glass Emerges
The Virginia group resists breaking the unit rule while Carter Glass is pitched as a national figure who could carry on Woodrow Wilson’s work. Swanson leads the delegation against moves to alter the slate, citing Glass’s prohibition stance and states’ rights views. Some delegates prepare to return home with alternates ready.
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Carter Glass
Secretary of the Treasury
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Woodrow Wilson
Virginia
Senator Swanson
Glass
Y Foran