Governor Adlai Stevenson II was nominated for President against President D. Eisenhower.
The two books are:
Campaign Speeches of American Presidential CANDIDATES 1928-1972 Selected by Aaron Singer 1976 First Edition w/ cover
A Prophet in His Own Country The Triumphs and Defeats of Adlai E. Stevenson by Kenneth Davis 1957 First Edition w/ cover
The neat thing about this set was these two badge items were all you needed to enter the hall assembly in those days. NOT NOW.
The plastic pin backing works. I have not touched the metal pin and will not. These were my mothers, who represented South Miami, Florida under Governor Leroy Collins. She rooted for Kennedy as VP, but he withdrew.
Florida Delegation to the
1956 Democratic National Convention
Delegation chair: Robert L. F. Sikes
Delegation vice-chair: Dante B. Fascell
Delegation secretary: Benmont Tench, Jr.
Delegates (may be incomplete!)
- At-Large: Carlotta Townsend Alderman, Jacksonville - Mrs. F. Elgin Bayless, Sebring - Francis Anthony Benedetto, Hialeah - Millard F. Caldwell, Jr., Tallahassee - Doyle E. Carlton, Tampa - Mrs. Frank X. Carroll, Jr., Pensacola - Irving Cypen, Miami Beach - W. Turner Davis, Madison - Dante B. Fascell, Coral Gables - Mildred Taylor Feller, La Belle - Rose Marie Floyd, South Miami - R. B. Gautier, Jr., Miami - Frances Davis Gordon, Coral Gables - Pat Hardee, Tampa - Irving Klepper, Jacksonville - Bill Lantaff, Miami - Lillian L. Lopez, Key West - Mrs. John A. Madigan, Tallahassee - Ruby McChesney, Madison - Alfred A. McKethan, Brooksville - Mrs. John M. Phillips, St. Petersburg - Phyllis Pollak, Miami Beach - Paul E. Raymond, Daytona Beach - Volie A. Williams, Jr., Sanford
- 1st District: Mrs. J. O. Cornelius, Tampa - William A. F. Stephenson, St. Petersburg
- 2nd District: S. Gordon Blalock, Jacksonville - Lola Breen, Jacksonville
- 3rd District: Robert L. F. Sikes, Crestview - Gloria R. Stritzinger, Pensacola
- 4th District: Robert M. Morgan, Miami - Ellen K. Whiteside, Coral Gables
- 5th District: Shirley B. Evans, Orlando - Robert N. Heintzelman, Orlando
- 6th District: T. J. Rees, Lake Worth - Virginia B. Stone, West Palm Beach
- 7th District: Thomas H. Hutchinson, Lakeland - Kate C. Spencer, Lakeland
- 8th District: Julia B. Maines, Lake Butler - Benmont Tench, Jr., Gainesville
Thanks for looking, ask any questions, sorry no returns.