Word: ballot
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...echo blurring as it bounded back, that historic whisper turned into rumors that did not quite make sense, statements that did not hang together, fragmentary speculation whose point people could not quite catch. And it was drowned out by the clamorous news from Philadelphia, where on the sixth ballot of the 22nd Republican National Convention, Wendell Willkie of Indiana was nominated for President...
...city of Philadelphia; a reading clerk, tuned up for the hurly-burly by practicing 30 minutes daily in a soundproof garage, reading Elaine's oration on Garfield; Boss Joe Pew saying, "I am for Governor James until hell freezes over or until we reach the 252nd ballot" - interpreted as meaning that he had switched to Willkie, Dewey, or Taft; Candidate Taft three hours late for his first press conference (Was he making a deal? Had he simply overslept?); Candidate Dewey denying that any deal would be made (Had he joined with Taft to stop Willkie...
...constituents. "I couldn't vote for myself if I ran away from duty at this time," declared Arizona's sesquipedalian Senator Ashurst. Sam Rayburn heard much of the same from his colleagues in the House, growled that "a great many of them, if there was a secret ballot, would vote to adjourn. ..." First sign that Congress' public sense of duty might prevail sprang from an even greater phenomenon: a fear among Congressmen that they were not taxing the people for Defense as heavily as the people wanted to be taxed. Testifying on a bill to broaden...
...political commentator failed to point out that for the first time since 1920 the Republican convention was wide open. Most agreed that Candidate Dewey was likely to lose strength after the first ballot, Candidate Taft to gain. Candidate Willkie would have his chance, if his chance came at all, as these two leaders began to slip. A few there were who believed that if the convention went beyond six ballots, each dark horse in the field looked as good as well-paced leaders. Because of the slow gearing of the convention program* many a watcher felt that dark horses carried...
With but a few days left before convention time, no Republican candidate had the 501 votes necessary for nomination on the first ballot. Hopefuls Taft & Dewey, with almost equal delegate strength, were far ahead of their rivals, even after discounting their supporters' exaggerated claims. First ballot vote claimed for Dewey: 400-450 (probable vote: about 300); first ballot vote claimed for Taft: 390 (probable vote: about 250). Still uncommitted, or thoroughly divided among twelve favorite sons and dark-horse candidates-were the remaining 450 votes...