Reynolds opposed segregationist George Wallace in the 1964 Democratic presidential primaries who would otherwise have run unopposed , as President Lyndon B. Johnson refused to say he was in the race . Like the other " favorite sons " who ran in Johnson 's place ( such as Matthew E. Welsh and Daniel Brewster ) , he won his state 's primaries . As is required , Wisconsin delegates to the 1964 Democratic National Convention voted for Reynolds on the first ballot , then voted for Johnson
1964 Democratic National Convention
1964 Democratic National Convention
John W. Reynolds Jr.