Word: agnew
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Illinois Senator Charles Percy came out for Rockefeller, and while his state's delegation is still regarded as predominantly pro-Nixon, the Percy-Rockefeller rapprochement* had psychological repercussions. There were three gubernatorial nonendorsements. James Rhodes of Ohio, Spiro Agnew of Maryland and George Romney of Michigan hung loose. The three states have 132 votes among them with enough Nixon sentiment to settle matters. As long as they remain even nominally neutral, however, Rockefeller and Reagan operatives can keep pleading elsewhere...
...Agnew said he did not expect to be nominated as a favorite son, indicating that his delegation would break before the convention opens on Monday. The Rockefeller camp believes Rhodes will hold out for a couple of ballots. Romney, once Rockefeller's ally, said none of the three prospects appealed to him. As for his convention role, the Michigander said that he expected "to be in the midst of the conflict with words that are true and action that is right, even if not understood at the time...
...Beach convention. Nebraska Republicans gave him 70% of their vote and 16 delegates in last week's primary. Tennessee's Senator Howard Baker, the first of the favorite sons to express a preference, broke neutrality to support Nixon, bringing 28 probable votes. Maryland's Governor Spiro Agnew, until two months ago one of Rocky's most effusive rooters, made it clear that Nelson no longer commanded his loyalty and that Nixon, who is dropping hints that he might look to Annapolis for a running mate, was looking handsomer than ever...
Reverse English. G.O.P. Governors proved equally disappointing: though 18 of the 26 were privately for Rockefeller, only Maryland's Spiro T. Agnew, Rhode Island's John Chafee and Oregon's McCall would publicly commit themselves. Romney, whom Rocky had supported before New Hampshire, began to feel that Rockefeller had used him and pointedly refrained from backing the New Yorker. After Rockefeller's announcement last week, Lenore Romney, the Governor's outspoken wife, allowed that the Michigander "would have continued his campaign had he not felt that Mr. Rockefeller was going to be a candidate...
...Nelson Rockefeller moved ever closer to entry in the Oregon primary, which he now has to win just to stay in the race with Nixon. Last week 33 top Republicans gathered in his Fifth Avenue duplex to advise him on strategy. The council included Maryland's Governor Spiro Agnew, Rhode Island's Governor John Chafee, New York's Mayor John Lindsay and, improbably enough, Barry Goldwater's 1964 running mate, former Representative William E. Miller. All but four of the 33 counseled Rocky to declare his candidacy and begin an all-out campaign in Oregon, where...