Word: allott
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...Democrat Edwin Johnson, who is running for governor. As of last week Democratic Candidate John Carroll, 53, a onetime cop and fingerprint expert, now a lawyer, appeared to be holding on to a lead of about 5 to 3 (as indicated by a recent poll) over Lieutenant Governor Gordon Allott, 47, the G.O.P. senatorial nominee...
Republican Allott is honest and capable, but lacks Carroll's political glamour. He has long been a lone wolf in Colorado politics-e.g., he was the state's only big Stassen supporter in 1952, held out to the bitter...
Colorado's battle lines are clearly drawn. Said Allott, early in his campaign: "The issue is clearly defined: Do we go back to what we had with Truman, or do we go ahead with Ike?" Carroll accepted Ike as the issue, has attacked the Administration's farm, reclamation and rural electrification policies with considerable effect. With the help he can expect to get from Big Ed Johnson, who is a shoo-in for governor, Jinx Carroll should live up to his nickname as far as Allott is concerned...
...Colorado Attorney John Carroll, 53, an oldtime Denver cop and onetime legislative adviser to President Truman, beat Denver's young Mayor Quigg Newton for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senator. Then Carroll braced him self for an inevitable bang-up final campaign against Republican Lieutenant Governor Gordon Allott...
...also had an audience with Colorado State G.O.P. Chairman Charles A. Haskell and two Colorado political candidates, Lieut. Governor Gordon Allott, who is running for the Senate, and Donald G. Brotzman, candidate for governor. Ike told the group that, on second thought, he does not like the "middle of the road" label he himself hung on his program. According to Haskell, Ike felt middle of the road implied a Government that does not take a firm stand. "Moderate" would be better, Ike seemed to feel. The President also had some sage political advice for Allott and Brotzman, urged that their...