Word: branigin
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Dates: during 1964-1964
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Good news for Democratic Governor-elect Roger Branigin...
...More- over, the incredibly complex Illinois bal lot encouraged straight-ticket voting as President Johnson won the state over- whelmingly. As a result, moderate Re publicans lost one of the highly touted comers they had depended on to help rebuild a tattered party. >Roger Branigin, 62, a prosperous Indiana corporation and utilities attorney, making his first try for elective office, appeared dust-dry compared with smooth Republican Lieutenant Governor Richard Ristine, 44. But Ristine was at first strongly for Goldwater, then backed away and thereby got the worst of both worlds. Newcomer Bran-igin easily upset Ristine...
Indiana: Familiar as a witty speaker on the state's banquet circuit, Democrat Roger Branigin, 62, a prosperous Lafayette lawyer, is little known to voters in general, trails Republican Richard Ristine, 44, the state's smooth-working Lieutenant Governor...