Word: furcolo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...second effect of these ambitions became evident recently. The holder of the Senate seat that Furcolo is aiming at has responded to the cry. Senator Leverett Saltonstall has entered this year's race on an unprecedented scale. Ostensibly, he is out to help the Republican ticket; actually, he is drawing the lines of battle for his own fight in 1960. Therefore, what seems on the surface to be a rather routine election is actually the first stage of a battle involving the political futures of the three top Massachusetts office-holders...
...friendly Legislature would be helpful to Furcolo but there is a more important consideration. A new census will be taken in 1960 and Massachusetts will probably lose two or three Congressional seats. The Legislature will reapportion the state's districts, and the Republicans are harping on the possibility of a gerrymander should the Democrats win. Actually, gerrymander is a strong possibility no matter who wins...
Last spring this did not seem to be the case. Governor Furcolo had been roundly defeated by his own party on an attempt to initiate a state sales tax, and certain scandals in his administration were revealed. A floor fight for the Democratic Attorney General nomination had raised the issue of bossism and threatened to turn the Convention into a free-for-all. The Republicans were convinced that they had the issues and the candidate--George Fingold, the only man to survive the 1956 Democratic sweep...
...part, Gov. Furcolo has been running on his record, emphasizing the positive achievements of his administration. He is especially proud of his educational program, which will provide for the establishment of nine junior colleges and large amounts of state and private scholarship funds...
...issue in the campaign, the Democrats say, is unemployment. The recession hit the state hard and Furcolo points out that his administration extended unemployment insurance benefits from 26 to 39 weeks and liberalized the vocational retraining program during the crisis. Furcolo mentions that his bill to float a $50 million bond issue to finance state projects and create jobs was killed by the Republican controlled Senate...