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Virginia Democrats claim convention win signals Johnson backing
Straight ticket Democrats won a narrow 66314 to 596 vote at Virginia's party convention, endorsing Johnson for reelection and urging party unity. The Byrd organization faced questions as liberal delegates saw the move as a breakthrough, while Byrd himself was absent and Virginia delegates to Atlantic City remained uninstructed.
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National Party
U.G
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Resolutions Committee
Byrd Forces
J-o-h-n-son
Norfolk-area
Roanoke-area
Southwest
Northern Virginia
W. Pat Jennings
Tony
Jennings
Lee County Commonwealth
Edgar Bacon
Albertis
Harrison Jr
Johnson
Barry M. Goldwater
Atlantic City
Sen
Byrd
Mecsque
Sidney Kellam
Bils
Bacon
Democratic Nation