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Show Two Governors, Union Leaders Named to Democratic Council 1 ' his second term. "Mr. Harrison's acceptance of the appointment is also a source of great satisfaction since his vast experience , not only as a hadler of organized labor but as : national spokesman and loyal supporter of our party's basic beliefs will help to develop national na-tional policies for the benefit of a1! Americans." Mr. Harrison also serves as chairman of the Council's 23 member Advisory Committee on Labor policy, ap-oointed ap-oointed by Chairman Butler in May, 1G53. He has been president presi-dent of the Brotherhood of Railway Rail-way Clerks since 1928 and has served in government as well as arty posts. With the three new appointments appoint-ments the Democratic Advisory "Council now has 27 members, including Mr. Butler, who is chairman cf the Advisory Coun-:ii. Three new appointments to the Democratic Advisory Council were announced by the National Chairman, Paul M. Butler. They are: Gov. Goster Furcolo of ' Massachusetts; Gov. Orville . L. Freeman of Minnesota, and Geo. M. Harrison of Cincinnati, Ohio, President of the Brotherhood of Railway Clerks and member of the Executive Committee and of the Executive Council of the AFL-CIO. In announcing the appointments, appoint-ments, Mr. Butler said, "The two governors were asked to join the Council in order to give broader representation to our increased number of Democratic governors as a result of the last election. "Both Gov. Furcolo and Gov. Freeman have clearly demonstrated demon-strated in their respective state administrations their belief in the progresive policies andp rograms of our party as enunciated by the Advisory Council. I feel confident confi-dent that. they will have a major contribution to make to the work of the Council." Both govenvr? ver? ov-whelmingly, ov-whelmingly, r'-clcctcd last November No-vember Gov. Yrc mzn to ' i third term find G v Furcro V |