Word: dawson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Alec B. Dawson '59 beat out David F. Peterson '60 by one vote to win the presidency of the Harvard Young Republican Club last night amid charges of ballot-stuffing...
...last officer had been elected, Bruce MacGregor '59, a Peterson supporter, moved that the ballots for the presidential election be "impounded and recounted." He was ruled out of order by Elections Chairman Marc E. Leland '59, who pointed out that Peterson had already made a successful motion declaring Dawson elected unanimously...
...later elected a member of the HYRC Planning Committee, announced several weeks ago that he was "out of the race." Harold Hestnes '58, who also declared himself out of the race several weeks ago, commented that Peterson had used "clever strategy," since he could gather support while Dawson was "off his guard...
According to Peterson, who had previously withdrawn from the race because of alleged corruption, Dawson gave Symphony tickets to certain freshman members of the HYRC in return for their votes. Dawson admitted that he gave out some tickets, but that he also distributed them to non-members...
...Dawson replied that Peterson had refused to take part in the campaigning in Watertown, preferring to do his own instead. "Mr. Peterson is splitting the club," he stated...