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The Daily Express
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio
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In Columbus, Ohio, on Dec. 18, former Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney, a Wakeman farmer, announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for Secretary of State in the May primary. He previously served 1949-1950, four terms in the House, and on the State Liquor Board, but lost re-election to Republican Ted W. Brown.
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COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 18 (INS) Former Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney, Wakeman farmer, today announced he would again be a candidate for the Democratic nomination to that office in next May's primary.
Sweeney, who held the office in 1949-1950 served four two-year terms in the House of Representatives and was also a member of the State Liquor Board. He resigned from the latter office in 1948 to conduct his successful campaign, but was defeated in his bid for re-election by Republican Ted W. Brown.
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Columbus, O.
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Dec. 18
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announced candidacy for democratic nomination for secretary of state; previously defeated in re-election bid by republican ted w. brown.
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Former Secretary of State Charles F. Sweeney, a Wakeman farmer, announced he would be a candidate for the Democratic nomination to the office in next May's primary. He held the office in 1949-1950, served four two-year terms in the House of Representatives, and was a member of the State Liquor Board, resigning in 1948 for a successful campaign but later defeated for re-election.