Eight more States plumped for Franklin Delano Roosevelt last week. They and their national convention votes were: Oregon 10, Nevada 6, Tennessee 24, Vermont 8, South Carolina 18, Kansas 20, New Mexico 6, Montana 8. The Roosevelt total of "sure votes" thus rose to 412. A majority of 578 is required to control the convention's organization, dictate the party's platform. Excluding Virginia and Texas which have "favorite sons," eight states are yet to pick and pledge their delegations. These States have only 124 convention votes.
ΒΆ To Alfred Emanuel Smith last week went Connecticut...
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