Word: furcolo
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...political action chairman will refuse to vote for state ADA endorsement of Foster Furcolo, Democratic candidate for Senator, at the forthcoming Massachusetts ADA political committee meeting...
...Executive Board of the HLU last night authorized Christopher Niebuhr '56 to "use his own discretion" at the meeting, after violent disagreement about local endorsement of the Springfield candidate. Niebuhr then stated that he will not back Furcolo, who has in the past year incurred ADA wrath. On the other hand, Niebuhr will not recommend endorsement of Leverett P. Saltonstall '14, incumbent Republican senator, for reelection either...
...supporter in past years, Furcolo advised the ADA at their state convention last December to disband because they were unnecessary for the furtherance of liberalism in the U.S. In the meantime, Furcolo, who is backed by a large number of pro-McCarthy voters, is said to have made overtures of peace with state and national ADA leaders to win back their support...
...Massachusetts Italian-Irish Democrat Foster Furcolo, the choice of the party convention (TIME, June 21), was nominated over two opponents to run against the G.O.P.'s Leverett Saltonstall for the U.S. Senate...
Surprised, the reporters immediately began checking into this unusual (for Eisenhower) political fillip. The Second District seat is held by Democrat Edward Boland of Springfield, who was so sure of re-election that he planned to spend most of his time campaigning for Furcolo. G.O.P. planners reasoned that entering an Eisenhower-blessed candidate against Boland would ease the pressure on Saltonstall and bring a few thousand extra Republican voters to the polls. No one really expected Bradley to win his own election, but G.O.P. strategists were counting on him for a sacrifice hit. This intricate piece of planning, with White...