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					<l>United States Senate</l>
					<l>Washington, D.C.</l>
					<l>April 16, 1940.</l>
					<l>My Dear Mother:</l>
					<l>It is warmer this morning.</l>
					<l>Perhaps Spring is just around</l>
					<l>the corner-</l>
					<l>Today the Senate will</l>
					<l>finish the pending business</l>
					<l>about two o&apos;clock and</l>
					<l>go to the opening ball game</l>
					<l>of the season.  I shall take</l>
					<l>advantage of the time to</l>
					<l>try to catch up with my</l>
					<l>mail.</l>
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					<l>I sent Chan some papers</l>
					<l>this morning which</l>
					<l>interested him.</l>
					<l>Much interest is</l>
					<l>being expressed to me</l>
					<l>by mail and personal</l>
					<l>interviews to have me go to</l>
					<l>the National Rep. Convention</l>
					<l>Many want to make me</l>
					<l>chairman. I am willing</l>
					<l>to serve in the most useful</l>
					<l>way I can, but I do not</l>
					<l>seek position or personal</l>
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					<l>aggrandisement [aggrandizement] of any kind.  So</l>
					<l>there will be no contest between</l>
					<l>Gov. Aiken and me about this</l>
					<l>matter- This is for your</l>
					<l>special information.  I have</l>
					<l>made no public statement</l>
					<l>about it.</l>
					<l>Best love,</l>
					<l>Warren</l>
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