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Well over 300 delegates and interested spectators attended the [[National Convention 1974|national Libertarian Party convention]] in sweltering Dallas, Texas, during June 12-16. The [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Texas LP]] sponsored the event which was only the second "official business" convention in the Party's short history. Despite early disputes over the [[Credentials Committee (1974)|Credentials Committee]] report, the convention was marked by a remarkably high degree of camaraderie and cooperation between the various factions of the libertarian movement. | Well over 300 delegates and interested spectators attended the [[National Convention 1974|national Libertarian Party convention]] in sweltering Dallas, Texas, during June 12-16. The [[Libertarian Party of Texas|Texas LP]] sponsored the event which was only the second "official business" convention in the Party's short history. Despite early disputes over the [[Credentials Committee (1974)|Credentials Committee]] report, the convention was marked by a remarkably high degree of camaraderie and cooperation between the various factions of the libertarian movement. | ||
An [[National Platform 1974|enlarged and improved platform]] was hammered out by the delegates during long sessions lasting well into night and, on one occasion, early morning. Debate on the platform was often prolonged and always serious but rarely did animosity rise to the surface. As with the [[National Convention 1972|founding convention]] of the Libertarian Party in 1972 delegates seems genuinely interested in each others' comments and argument as they unto the difficult task of applying libertarian principles to contemporary social problems. | An [[Document:National Platform 1974|enlarged and improved platform]] was hammered out by the delegates during long sessions lasting well into night and, on one occasion, early morning. Debate on the platform was often prolonged and always serious but rarely did animosity rise to the surface. As with the [[National Convention 1972|founding convention]] of the Libertarian Party in 1972 delegates seems genuinely interested in each others' comments and argument as they unto the difficult task of applying libertarian principles to contemporary social problems. | ||
===Committees Meet=== | ===Committees Meet=== | ||