Word: dossett
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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What was surprising was that, after the Memphis conferences, Senator McKellar one morning in mid-July announced that his candidate for the Democratic nomination for Governor was Burgin Estel Dossett, East Tennessee schoolteacher. Dossett was also the candidate of the present State Administration headed by Governor Hill McAlister, whom Boss Crump helped to elect. Six hours later Boss Crump announced: "We, what is generally known as the city and county crowd, will support Gordon Browning for Governor believing he is honestly the best...
...ability of Boss Crump to achieve his political ends became apparent last week. His friend Senator McKellar and others who value Boss Crump's votes failed to put up a real fight for Candidate Dossett. In Shelby County the vote was: Browning 60,302; Dossett 872. When the ballots were counted in Tennessee, Candidate Browning had won the Democratic nomination by better than...
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