Word: arizona
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Arizona, Taft men wanted the state delegation committed to the unit rule, and the Eisenhower forces rebelled. When the argument tied the state convention in parliamentary knots, Pro-Taft Author Clarence Budington Kelland, national committeeman, seized the microphone and roared: "This convention is approaching a point of absurdity. It is a completely ridiculous mess. I move to get out of this mess that we adjourn." Finally, the convention abandoned the unit rule, did about what it was expected to: ten delegates for Taft, two for Eisenhower, two uncommitted...
...tapped Frump. "Say, who here is from Arizona...
...name is Les Frump. Welcome to the Arizona delegation. By the way, what state are you from...
...York," I admitted, "but I lived in Arizona for two years...
...Used to live in Arizona. That's great." He excused himself and walked up to the platform. He whispered something in the convention chairman's car, then came back to his delegation...