Success on the Truman campaign helped Aylward take over as state chair of the Missouri Democratic Party from 1934 to 1940 and serve as a member of Democratic National Committee for Missouri from 1934-1944 . In 1936 , he had the honor of seconding the nomination for Franklin D. Roosevelt at the 1936 Democratic National Convention
1936 Democratic National Convention
1936 Democratic National Convention
James P. Aylward