Neal was an alternate delegate-at-large to the 1928 Democratic National Convention ; though she did not support the nomination of Al Smith as the party 's candidate , she did support him once his nomination was secure ; many of her fellow Texans did not . She was a delegate again to the convention in 1932 , and with Henry Pomeroy Miller spearheaded the Roosevelt-Garner ticket 's efforts in Texas . She next traveled to Washington , D.C. in 1935 to begin a career with the National Recovery Administration and Social Security Administration . She secured a transfer back to her home state , working in San Antonio and Dallas as a community facilities analyst with the Manpower Commission . Upon her resignation in 1945 she returned to Carthage , where she remained active in the community . She never married . On June 15 , 1952 a party was held in her honor in her hometown ; among the speakers were then-Senator Lyndon B. Johnson , Governor Allan Shivers , and Oveta Culp Hobby ; Hobby had known her since her time in the State Senate
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1932 Democratic National Convention
Margie Neal