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...HEDGING ON ISSUES. When Carter proclaimed, "I'll never tell a lie," he was setting himself up to be measured by a stiffer standard than any other politician. In fact, he trimmed or fuzzed no more than other candidates???including Ford?but not much less either. He equivocated on which was the most important priority in dealing with the economy: first it was creating new jobs, then it was fighting inflation, then it was a kind of balance between the two. After meeting with a group of Catholic bishops, Carter hedged his outright opposition to any anti-abortion amendment, then...
That the usually brawling Democrats were uniting behind Carter while Ford and Reagan were still slugging it out among the normally decorous Republicans, showed that the parties were switching roles. The Democrats went through the primary campaign with allegiances divided among 15 candidates???from Harris the portside populist to George Wallace the starboard demagogue. Now they figured that unity would spell victory. They smelled blood because the Republicans were opening their veins like suicidal ancient Romans. The battle between Ford and Reagan is certain to intensify still more after Reagan's near-sweep last week of Missouri at-large delegates...
...dynasty has had strong Democratic support. Only 17,000 Democrats voted in their party primary in 1930, compared to 450,000 who cast their ballots for Al Smith two years before. Last week more than 125,000 Demo-rats walked out on Governor La Follette to nominate their own candidates???Madison's Mayor Albert George Schmedeman for Governor and Francis Ryan Duffy for Senator...
...primary election in Montana last week added to the makings of the 7 2nd Congress. More than 5,000 candidates???one out of every 44 voters?were in the field for State and local offices...
McAdoo's following began to leave him, went to other candidates???Glass, Ralston, John W. Davis. Smith stood practically still. Glass had 72½ votes in the 84th and again on the 86th. Ralston (who had 4 on the 81st) rose to 93 on the 87th. Davis stood at 86½ on the same ballot. At 11:45 on Monday night the Convention adjourned until 10:30 o'clock the next morning in sympathy with President and Mrs. Coolidge on the death of their...