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After the end of [[World War II]], Morrison introduced a bill to grant U.S. citizenship to New Orleans ''[[Mafia]]'' boss Sylvestro Carolla "Silver Dollar Sam" Carolla in order to prevent Carolla's deportation. Though he signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] and later joined all Louisiana congressional delegation members in voting against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], Morrison was considered politically liberal during the 1960s because of his support for many federal social programs.
After the end of [[World War II]], Morrison introduced a bill to grant U.S. citizenship to New Orleans ''[[Mafia]]'' boss Sylvestro Carolla "Silver Dollar Sam" Carolla in order to prevent Carolla's deportation. Though he signed the [[Southern Manifesto]] and later joined all Louisiana congressional delegation members in voting against the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]], Morrison was considered politically liberal during the 1960s because of his support for many federal social programs.
On November 8, 1960, [[Republican Party|Republicans offered the native [[Pennsylvania]]n, [[Charles H. Dillemuth]] as their nominee against Morrison. A Baton Rouge [[business]]man with an impressive war record for whom a local humanitarian award is named, Dillemuth polled only 14.4 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1960.</ref>
On November 8, 1960, [[Republican Party|Republicans]] offered the native [[Pennsylvania]]n, [[Charles H. Dillemuth]] as their nominee against Morrison. A Baton Rouge [[business]]man with an impressive war record for whom a local humanitarian award is named, Dillemuth polled only 14.4 percent of the vote.<ref>Louisiana Secretary of State, Election Returns, November 8, 1960.</ref>
In 1964, the Republican businessman Floyd O. Crawford (1907-1995) of Baton Rouge, formerly from [[Illinois]], ran a stronger race than had Dillemuth. However, Crawford too was defeated, 48,715 votes (37.1 percent) to Morrison's 82,686 (62.9 percent). Crawford was aided by the presence of [[Barry Goldwater]] at the top of the [[Republican Party|GOP]] ticket, and he won majorities in three parishes near Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and St. Helena]— all obtained in the year prior to adoption of the pivotal [[Voting Rights Act]] of 1965], which would thereafter turn all three of those predominantly [[African-American]] parishes into Democratic strongholds.
In 1964, the Republican businessman Floyd O. Crawford (1907-1995) of Baton Rouge, formerly from [[Illinois]], ran a stronger race than had Dillemuth. However, Crawford too was defeated, 48,715 votes (37.1 percent) to Morrison's 82,686 (62.9 percent). Crawford was aided by the presence of [[Barry Goldwater]] at the top of the [[Republican Party|GOP]] ticket, and he won majorities in three parishes near Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, West Feliciana, and St. Helena]— all obtained in the year prior to adoption of the pivotal [[Voting Rights Act]] of 1965], which would thereafter turn all three of those predominantly [[African-American]] parishes into Democratic strongholds.