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.
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 letter from John H. McCray (Chairman of the Progressive Democratic Party) to Oscar R. Ewing who served as Chairman of a meeting of the Progressive Democratic Party with a sub-committee of the National Democratic Committee on July 17, 1944. McCray thanks the Committee for hearing their case and expresses his party’s desire to continue fighting for their cause.
A letter concerning the selection of a Chairman and National Committeeman for the South Carolina delegation to the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Smith states that he will try and get Senator Maybank appointed as Chairman.
A copy of a resolution, adopted at the bi-annual convention of the Democratic Party of South Carolina on May 17, 1944, pledging to continue the South Carolina Democratic Party as a party of and for white Democrats only and that "no negro shall be admitted to membership in our party." The resolution is written in direct opposition to the formation of the rival Progressive Democratic Party of South Carolina that sought permission to send delegates to the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois. The resolution has been annotated and a section that states that "electors shall not be chosen by the State Executive Committee as they had been chosen in the past" is underlined.
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.
An edited listing of members of the South Carolina Democratic Convention. Likely used to keep track of thank you letters sent out to the attending members.
