The
party platform formally adopted at the convention included the following points: • Reduction of the public debt • Reduction of the inheritance tax • Promotion of small business through reduction of governmental intervention and regulation. • Labor reform • Elimination of unnecessary federal bureaus, and duplication of functions of necessary governmental agencies. • Federal aid to states for
slum clearance and low-cost housing • Extension of
Social Security benefits • A federal anti-
lynching law • Federal
civil rights legislation. Texas delegate
Orville Bullington led a successful protest demanding southern representation on the platform panel considering the civil rights proposals. • Abolition of the
poll tax • A crackdown on domestic
Communism • Recognition of the state of
Israel • International
arms control "on basis of reliable disciplines against bad faith". • The admissions of
Alaska,
Hawaii, and
Puerto Rico as states to the union. ==Candidates before the convention==