National Affairs: Who's for Whom

In Florida, post-convention switches in political allegiance produced a high-level standoff. After resigning as Palm Beach County Republican committeewoman, Mrs. James Dinsmore Tew II last week announced that she planned to campaign for Adlai Stevenson and "never felt stronger about a candidate in my life." The same day Mrs. Bessie L. Boyd announced her resignation as Democratic committeewoman from Dade County (Miami). Said Mrs. Boyd: "We need a change in Washington."

Other notable switches:

ΒΆ To Eisenhower, Oklahoma's former Democratic Congressman Phil Ferguson, because "as long as Oklahoma Democrats follow Bob Kerr ......

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