Word: balloters
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...special bill passed in the Texas legislature two years ago, popularly known even then as the "Ike bill." Shivers did not resist the loyalty pledge at Chicago which sought to guarantee the nominees of the national party a place on state tickets. They can be on the ballot under some such heading as "Federal Democrat"; Eisenhower and Nixon could be the 'nominees on a "Texas Democrat" slate...
...Jensen doesn't feel free to reveal. Candidate Jensen, who says she was a "Himalayan Master" in a previous incarnation, promises to stamp out Communism "within nine minutes" of her inauguration. Though her party is "very loosely organized" and has only "a bare possibility" of getting on the ballot in Texas and Washington, Mrs. Jensen believes she is a shoo-in, since her horoscope is favorable...
...Herbert C. Holdridge (ret..); for Vice President, Symon Gould, a N.Y. rare-book dealer. The party is firmly pacifist and opposes the slaughter of "any living thing." "We believe," says Gould, "women should be childbearing instead of fur-bearing." The Vegetarians don't want to get on any ballot. "The only good parties are those that don't get on the ballot." says Gould. "If we got into office, we'd probably be like the Republicans and the Democrats. Only thing they have is power. And you know about power. Breeds evil...
There will be one delegate for every 5,000 party members, plus one alternate for every 5,000 members who are still on probation. Total delegates this year: more than 2,000. They are theoretically elected by secret ballot at regional party conferences...
...Communist Daily Worker raises the biggest welts when assisted by its enemies. Thanks to such help last week from an army that advanced too quickly and a general who retreated too easily-the Worker raised a big welt. It had smeared a Republican candidate for Congress right off the ballot. Brigadier General Elliott R. Thorpe (ret.), General MacArthur's wartime counter-intelligence chief) announced that he was "shocked and depressed," and as a result withdrew as a Republican candidate for Congress from Rhode Island...