A release from the Chairman of the Democratic National Committee concerning resolutions adopted at the 1940 Democratic National Convention and their effect upon the upcoming 1944 Democratic National Convention.
A 27-page typed transcript of a meeting of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina with a sub-committee of the Democratic National Committee on July 17, 1944, at the Stevens Hotel in Chicago, Illinois. The meeting was held to hear the contest of delegates that had been selected by the convention of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina to be seated as delegates from South Carolina. The committee consisted of Oscar R. Ewing as Chairman, David Kelly (North Dakota), Tracy McCracken (Wyoming), Ida Kayser (Minnesota), Jenny M. O'Hearn (South Dakota), and Mary S. Kelliher (Iowa). Delegates of the Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina were represented by founder John McCray. The delegation certified by the Democratic Party of South Carolina were represented by Senator Burnet R. Maybank.
A copy of a news release from Columbia, South Carolina, listing the 36 delegates selected at the state democratic convention to be sent to the Democratic National Party convention in Chicago, Illinois. Six delegates from each congressional district with three alternatives for each.
A copy of a letter from Senator Maybank thanking Ransome Williams for his unanimous election as Chairman of the South Carolina Delegation to the 1944 National Democratic Party Convention in Chicago, Illinois.
