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...each showed G.O.P. national committee men-or at least those who responded-preferring Nixon over Romney by 3-to-2 margins. The results, however, may be deceptive. "If you're really undecided and don't want to commit yourself this early," says Rhode Island's G.O.P. Committeeman Bayard Ewing, "what could be safer than being for Nixon...
...party's recent and desperate shortage of attractive national candidates. Suddenly, Bliss sees "a refreshing number of names," most of them belonging to moderates with immoderate ambitions. "The tremendous victories of all the potential presidential candidates confuse the 1968 picture a bit," said Nebraska's Republican National Committeeman Don Ross, adding: "It's a helluva nice way to be confused." Lyndon Johnson, who looked invincible after his record 16-million-vote margin of two years ago, now appears decidedly vulnerable...
Moments before adopting the new policy, the Committee voted down an amendment to strike the qualifying phrase. Committeeman Francis H. Duehay, assistant dean of the Ed School, and author of the amendment argued that the policy would be clearest and most effective if the Committee did not try assert any power to censor controversial speakers...
Members of the School Committee disagree themselves about retaining the rejection power. Committeeman Francis H. Duehay moved on Tuesday to strike the words in the agreement which give this power to the Committee. Duehay appears to be supported by the two other committeemen who originally voted with him to accept Carmichael...
...Committeeman James F. Fitzgerald immediately launched a filibuster against the motion to reconsider which only ended when the sixth member was miraculously produced from his sick bed in an adjoining room. George F. Oleson staggered to his chair, barked a loud "no" when the roll was called, and then went home...