Word: barkleys
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Vice-Presidential Candidate Alben Barkley was the big attraction for Democratic Day. Illinois Democratic leaders hoped that Barkley would stand the farmers on their ears with a great speech-the way he had roused the convention at Philadelphia. But Barkley was a flop...
...Steers. During his 24 hours in Springfield and environs, he caused little stir, was not asked for a single autograph. At the reconstructed Lincoln village at New Salem, the head guide asked politely: "And where are you a Senator from, Mr.-er-Barkley, wasn...
...Barkley's speech was a long, careful review of the Democratic farm record. The Democrats, he told the farmers, were responsible for their 1948 prosperity, the Republicans for their 1932 misery. After 45 long minutes, the speech was over. The applause was perfunctory. Shortly thereafter, Barkley left for his home in Paducah, Ky. Scarcely anyone noticed that he was gone...
Where the People Stand (Sun. 2:45 p.m., CBS). Elmo Roper weighs the popular satisfaction and dissatisfaction with the Truman-Barkley, Dewey-Warren tickets...
PLEASE INTRODUCE YOUR PAGE 23 REPORTER WHO FOUND "THEY WERE NOT STIRRED BY OLD SENATOR BARKLEY'S KEYNOTE ADDRESS" TO YOUR PAGE 24 REPORTER WHO FOUND "AFTER HIS KEYNOTE SPEECH, ALBEN BARKLEY GOT A SPONTANEOUS HALF-HOUR OVATION AS THE ORCHESTRA BOOMED OUT (MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME...