Completed the following sentence: In 1934, Whitaker &amp; Baxter were hired by the client who would ultimately put them on the map. Frank Merriam, former California's lieutenant governor who had been volleyed to the gubernatorial seat following the mid-term death of James Rolph, was running for re-election as governor.<unk> Frank Merriam, former California's lieutenant governor who had been volleyed to the gubernatorial seat following the mid-term death of James Rolph, was running for re-election as governor. Merriam, who assumed the governor's office in June 1934, had immediately faced a union crisis.<unk> Merriam, who assumed the governor's office in June 1934, had immediately faced a union crisis. The International Longshoremen's Association was founded by
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