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In 1960, Adcock, along with Senator Russell Long and Louisiana Attorney General [[Jack P. F. Gremillion]], was an at-large Louisiana delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]], which met in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to nominate the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/LA.html|title=Louisiana delegation to the 1960 Democratic National Convention|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}</ref> He had been an alternate to the 1956 convention which met in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] to field the [[Adlai Stevenson]]-[[Estes Kefauver]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#1LS1B2SXO|title=Jamar Adcock|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}</ref>

In 1960, Adcock, along with Senator Russell Long and Louisiana Attorney General [[Jack P. F. Gremillion]], was an at-large Louisiana delegate to the [[Democratic National Convention]], which met in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], to nominate the [[John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]]-[[Lyndon B. Johnson|Johnson]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/parties/D/1960/LA.html|title=Louisiana delegation to the 1960 Democratic National Convention|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}</ref> He had been an alternate to the 1956 convention which met in [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] to field the [[Adlai Stevenson]]-[[Estes Kefauver]] ticket.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://politicalgraveyard.com/bio/adamske-aedanus.html#1LS1B2SXO|title=Jamar Adcock|publisher=The Political Graveyard|accessdate=November 12, 2020}}</ref>

As a state senator, Adcock worked closely with the administration of Governor John McKeithen in regard to taxes and spending. In 1968, Adcock quarreled with [[Adras LaBorde]], the managing editor of ''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' who wrote a controversial column that maintained that Louisiana could save $100 million annually by trimming its state employees. LaBorde noted that no other Southern state had nearly so many state workers as Louisiana. Adcock retorted that those who make "blanket accusations ought to come down here and help us solve the problems."

As a state senator, Adcock worked closely with the administration of Governor John McKeithen in regard to taxes and spending. In 1968, Adcock quarreled with [[Adras LaBorde]], the managing editor of the ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' who wrote a controversial column that maintained that Louisiana could save $100 million annually by trimming its state employees. LaBorde noted that no other Southern state had nearly so many state workers as Louisiana. Adcock retorted that those who make "blanket accusations ought to come down here and help us solve the problems."

Early in 1971, Adcock pondered making his own gubernatorial bid to succeed McKeithen but declared that the state had so many problems that it might be "ungovernable." He proposed  overall tax reform, changes in property tax assessments, and making more revenues available to municipalities. Adcock said that had he run for the top spot he could "only promise pain and suffering as we straighten these things out."<ref>"Adcock says state 'ungovernable,'" ''Minden Press-Herald,'' January 19, 1971, p. 1.</ref>

Early in 1971, Adcock pondered making his own gubernatorial bid to succeed McKeithen but declared that the state had so many problems that it might be "ungovernable." He proposed  overall tax reform, changes in property tax assessments, and making more revenues available to municipalities. Adcock said that had he run for the top spot he could "only promise pain and suffering as we straighten these things out."<ref>"Adcock says state 'ungovernable,'" ''Minden Press-Herald,'' January 19, 1971, p. 1.</ref>