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More recognition for South is asked
Richmond, Virginia (AP) –
Governor Colgate Darden Jr. has given his approval to a proposal by Alabama Governor Chauncey Sparks calling for more recognition of the South in Democratic councils and a sympathetic recognition of its social and economic problems in the writing of the next Democratic platform.
The Virginia Governor informed Sparks that he believed “sound and constructive” suggestions to that effect were made by Governor Sparks. The latter had asked for opinions from other Southern governors.
Among the Alabama chief executive’s suggestions, which have also been approved by North Carolina Governor Broughton, was that the South should be given the Vice Presidency spot if President Roosevelt is renominated. Broughton is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for that office.
Sparks also suggested that the platform should “recognize the inherent right of every state to control its internal affairs” and should call for “equal economic opportunity for every section.”