[odawg]

Here is an excerpt I got from Wikipedia under “John J. McKeithen. It is about the 1963 Louisiana governor’s race

“In the runoff campaign, McKeithen rallied the supporters of fifth-place finisher Shelby Jackson by warning of the dangers of a NAACP “bloc vote” for Morrison. McKeithen won the runoff, 492,905 (52.2 percent) to 451,161 (47.8 percent).”

Morrison was former mayor of New Orleans and a liberal. Morrison died about four months later (along with his young son) in a plane crash in Mexico. I think he may have been on assignment for McKeithen.

[jmacusa]

Thanks for the info. Freepers always come thorough!