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At the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, DNC Chairman Bob Hannegan went for instructions to President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s private railway car just before the July convention officially began. Roosevelt had decided to dump incumbent Vice-President [[Henry Wallace]]. Worried over dissension on the choice of a successor, the ''[[New York Times]]'' reported Roosevelt told Hannegan: "Go on down there and nominate [[Truman]] before there's any more trouble. And clear everything with Sidney." <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,791619,00.html "Clear everything with Sidney"], ''Time magazine''], Sep. 25, 1944.</ref> That is, the President could not make the selection of Truman until Hillman. approved it.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,791539-1,00.html The New Force], [[Time magazine]], Jul. 24, 1944.</ref>
At the 1944 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, DNC Chairman Bob Hannegan went for instructions to President [[Franklin Roosevelt]]'s private railway car just before the July convention officially began. Roosevelt had decided to dump incumbent Vice-President [[Henry Wallace]]. Worried over dissension on the choice of a successor, the ''[[New York Times]]'' reported Roosevelt told Hannegan: "Go on down there and nominate [[Truman]] before there's any more trouble. And clear everything with Sidney." <ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,791619,00.html "Clear everything with Sidney"], ''Time magazine''], Sep. 25, 1944.</ref> That is, the President could not make the selection of Truman until Hillman. approved it.<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,791539-1,00.html The New Force], [[Time magazine]], Jul. 24, 1944.</ref>
The Democratic party could win the [[Presidential election of 1944]] if it could carry the Southern states and in addition New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey. These states were carried with the support of the CIO.
The Democratic party could win the [[Presidential election of 1944]] if it could carry the Southern states and in addition New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Michigan and New Jersey. These states were carried with the support of the CIO.
Hillman died suddenly of a heart attack in 1946 at age 57.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==