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Massachusetts politicians, however, differentiate sharply between the racial groups making up the state's Catholic population. Most numerous are the Irish (750,000 or more), who are also the staunchest Democrats. Republicans have had the most success with the increasingly important Italians (300,000), but Democratic Governor Paul Dever has been working hard to mend his Italian fences...
...Governor: Democrat Dever, 49, who is generally conceded to be one of the smartest politicians ever to sit on Beacon Hill, is a moon-faced bachelor with a hearty Irish smile. During his two terms as governor, he has loaded the state payroll with his supporters and has thereby created Massachusetts' most formidable personal machine. Dever can and does point with pride to a $400 million highway program and construction of schools, hospitals and public housing. But many Massachusetts TV owners who watched the corpulent governor keynote the Democratic National Convention were distressed at his resemblance to any cartoonist...
Before endorsing the Kennedy-Dever slate in Massachusetts and signing up 75 of their 150 membership to canvass in the coming campaigns, the Democrats heard Professor Beer praise Stevenson for introducing a new type of liberalism into the party...
Primary elections were held Tuesday, but candidates for major offices in the two parties were unopposed. The two most important local contests this November in Massachusetts will be for Governor--Paul A. Dever (D) vs. Chritian A. Herter (R) and for U. S. Senator--John F. Kennedy 40 (D) vs. Henry Cabot Lodge...
...single aid to Massachusetts' Governor and Convention keynoter, Paul A. Dever, was Seymour E. Harris, professor of Economics. He reportedly helped Dever with his lengthy keynote address...