The 1972 convention was significant as the first implementation of the reforms set by the Commission on Party Structure and Delegate Selection , which McGovern himself had chaired before deciding to run for president . After McGovern resigned from his position as chair , he was replaced as chair by U.S. Representative Donald Fraser , which gave the McGovern – Fraser Commission its name . The 28-member commission was established after the tumultuous 1968 convention
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1968 Democratic National Convention
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