Word: conventioneering
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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In contrast to his cool reception from the Legion, Adlai enjoyed a seven-minute, banner-waving, snake-dancing demonstration through the aisles by 1,500 delegates when he appeared at the International Association of Machinists' convention in San Francisco. Said he: "I've concluded after this demonstration to...
When Nominee Stevenson announced that the vice-presidential candidate would be chosen in a wide open convention, such Kefauver managers as Jiggs Donohue urged Estes to stay out. The whole thing was a phony, they argued. Stevenson had really chosen a running mate; the best Estes could get was another...
Wearing the overseas cap of Whittier American Legion Post No. 51, of which he is a member, Vice President Richard Nixon stepped before 6,000 cheering fellow Legionnaires and guests at the closing session of their 38th national convention in Los Angeles last week to make his campaign speech. He...
For those who like their experts to offer hard figures, New York Post Financial Columnist Sylvia F. Porter tipped readers to the latest professional gambling odds on the election: 4 to 1 in favor of Ike, narrowed from the 5 to 1 before the Democratic convention.
In rapid succession Kaiser has added a second unit of two-floor cabanas, a base ball diamond for Little Leaguers, a 1,000-seat convention hall, a second nightclub, shops, a dining room and beach club.