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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Christian A. Herter, Jr. '41 and Charles Gibbons--both of whom had originally sought the nomination for Governor--unselfishly stepped forward to offer their services. After a hasty exchange of telegrams and three ballots, the State Committee picked Gibbons, who had received only 42 votes at the Convention.
Because of the undeniable popularity of Kennedy, Republicans were not too eager to run against him. The nod finally went to Vincent J. Celeste, an East Boston lawyer and one-time aid to former Governor Christian Herter. He has never held an elective office and lists as his experience the...
The only real trouble the Democrats face this fall is in the race for Attorney General. Here deep wounds caused by a convention and primary fight, as well as the personal appeal of the Republican candidate, have given the Democrats real cause for concern.
Before the convention last June, Endicott (Chub) Peabody seemed to have the edge over Edward J. McCormack, Jr., nephew of the Democratic Congressional majority leader. When the party convened, however, a fierce battle ensued and police had to be called in to prevent a riot. Amid charges of vote buying...
Meanwhile, the Republican nomination went to Chris Herter, Jr., a personable figure and able campaigner. As the Democrats fought among themselves, Herter built himself up in the public image as a candidate untainted by corruption and politics. Recently he has been using taped recordings of Peabody's convention speeches denouncing...