Word: governors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...range plan - to create a national political machine for Roosevelt Liberalism to ride in 1940, ignoring the expense to Roosevelt prestige of a few de feats in 1938 - had so far got precisely nowhere. In the three prime Purge States, the machinery evolved to carry Mr. Camp in Georgia, Governor Johnston in South Carolina and Representative Lewis in Maryland, was proven ineffective. Against the machines of the Senators unPurged, and reinstalled for another six years, the Purge machinery can hardly be expected to nominate delegates to the Democratic national convention of 1940. To perpetuate his Liberal program, in person...
...Colorado, Senator Alva B. Adams (80% New Dealer lightly marked for Purging) was nominated without opposition. His opponent in November: Republican Archibald A. Lee of Denver. Renominated for Governor was crude Democrat Teller Ammons, to face Republican Ralph L. Carr...
...Connecticut, unPurged Senator Augustine Lonergan was renominated with Governor Wilbur L. ("Uncle Toby") Cross by convening Democrats. Republicans named John A. Danaher for Senator, Raymond E. Baldwin for Governor, and to give their ticket some of Mr. Cross's scholarly background (he was for 14 years dean of Yale's Graduate School), chose President James L. McConaughy of Wesleyan University for lieutenant-governor...
...Michigan, Republicans, in numbers far greater (3 to 2) than the Democratic primary voters, chose Frank D. Fitzgerald to run in November against Governor Frank Murphy, who ousted Mr. Fitzgerald in 1936. No Senator was involved: all incumbent Representatives (eight Democrats, nine Republicans) were renominated except Democrat George Sadowski who lost to Mayor Rudolph Tenerowicz of Hamtramck...
...Vermont, Democrats Fred C. Martin and John McGrath were named to race in November against (respectively) Governor George D. Aiken and Senator Ernest W. Gibson...