Word: furcolo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Senatorial contest in Massachusetts is just such an election. The incumbent, Republican Senator Leverett Saltonstall, is a plodder who has given the Eisenhower Administration strong support. The Democratic candidate, Foster Furcolo, has had an excellent voting record, but has spotted it by surrendering to the rankest form of political expediency...
...There are so many significant ethnic groups that a politician must always consider that what he says may turn one of them against him. Often, he will find security in discreet silence. Thus, because of the large Irish and other Catholic votes in the Boston area, neither Saltonstall nor Furcolo has dared to mention McCarthy in his campaign...
...Furcolo had an excellent record as a member of the House of Representatives. So good in fact that in 1950 the Washington Press Club chose him as one of the ten best first-term legislators. His voting followed the pattern set by the Northern wing of the Democratic party--strongly in favor of internationalist legislation such as Point Four and Mutual Security Aid, extended reciprocal trade agreements, as well as liberal welfare and social legislation. As a member of the House Armed Services Committee, he continually advocated strong defense appropriations...
...present campaign has continued a growing feud. This time Furcolo, disappointed with Kennedy's support, complained that the Senator was not assisting party organization. Friction between the men was further increased when Furcolo tried to persuade Kennedy to put off a major surgical operation until after the election. The combination of Kennedy's reluctance to enter the campaign and Furcolo's awkward attempts to push him in have further irritated the sensitive relationship...
Another source of the current disagreement arises from the difference of opinion toward Republican Leverett Saltonstall. To Furcolo he is an opponent. But to Kennedy, he is a friend with whom he has successfully co-sponsored seven Senate bills. When Kennedy recently circulated his legislative record containing numerous laws like the "Kennedy-Saltonstall fishing boat protection bill," Furcolo complained. He argued that Kennedy should remove the politically helpful references to Saltonstall. Kennedy refused, and thereby underscored an old dispute that even the demands of party loyalty have not concealed...