Laffoon was a member of the Democratic National Committee in 1936 , but decided not to attend the national convention . He chose Urey Woodson to serve as his proxy , but Woodson declined to attend as well and turned the proxy over to Fred M. Vinson . Laffoon also backed Senator M. M. Logan 's re-election bid in 1936 . He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1940 , and despite his differences with President Roosevelt during his gubernatorial term , he supported Roosevelt 's re-election
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1936 Democratic National Convention
Ruby Laffoon