Manchester Boddy, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate, criticized a group of "red hots" within the Democratic Party for trying to take control of the party through deceitful means. He warned against their subversive goals and urged Democrats to uphold true liberalism and progress. The primary elections in California showed varying voter turnout, with Boddy and James Roosevelt competing for the Senate seat. Boddy's supporters expressed concern over the potential impact of the "red hots" on the party and the state.

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California Democratic Leaders Rally Behind Manchester Boddy

Identifier:
CAC_CC_014_5_173_10_0013
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
California Democratic Leaders Rally Behind Manchester Boddy
Date Created:
1950-06-09
EDTF:
1950-06-09
Creator:
Warren, Earl, 1891-1974
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
Helen Gahagan Douglas Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/67
Description:
Manchester Boddy, a Democratic candidate for the US Senate, criticized a group of "red hots" within the Democratic Party for trying to take control of the party through deceitful means. He warned against their subversive goals and urged Democrats to uphold true liberalism and progress. The primary elections in California showed varying voter turnout, with Boddy and James Roosevelt competing for the Senate seat. Boddy's supporters expressed concern over the potential impact of the "red hots" on the party and the state.
Congress:
81st (1949-1951)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_14_5_0000, Box 173, Folder 10, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
Oklahoma (state), United States (nation)
Type:
Text
Extent:
1 Page