Tuesday, November 8, 2011

1936 Delegate to Republican National Convention

In honor of Election Day . . .


Clovis Evening News-Journal
Clovis, New Mexico
Wednesday, March 4, 1936
Page 2
[Source:  NewspaperArchive]

   Dr. A. L. Dillon returned to Clovis yesterday from Albuquerque where he was elected delegate to the republican national convention.


Is this from the same convention as reported above?
Dr. A. L. Dillon is on the left wearing a hat, dark blazer, white slacks.

From The Political Graveyard: Dillon, A. L. — of Clovis, Curry County, N.M. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from New Mexico, 1936. Presumed deceased. Burial location unknown.
[http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/dilas-dills.html#618.15.83]

Who were the candidates for President in 1936? 
The incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt and Republican Alf Landon of Kansas.

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