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Shortly before 1 p.m., Dirksen and Percy escorted Barry to the Grecian Room, presented him to the delegates. Wearing a PERCY FOR GOVERNOR button, Goldwater rambled for a few minutes about the need for party unity and harmony, especially mentioned his civil rights vote, and said: "I will accept the...
Because He Wanted To. Dirksen's words were still ringing in their ears when the delegates went through their pro-Goldwater roll call. Chuck Percy, as surprised as anyone by Ev's passion and vehemence, passed when his name was first called, recalled that during his primary campaign...
As soon as the roll call was over, Dirksen hurried out to talk to waiting reporters. Said Ev: "We took care of all unfinished business. There was a motion to take a poll for the purpose of clearing the air and making some contribution to national thinking in this area...
Predictably, there were instant rumors that Ev Dirksen would become Goldwater's vice-presidential running mate. But Ev is 68 years old and ailing with an ulcer. More important, he loves his role in the Senate, and only hours after the Illinois caucus, Dirksen himself scotched the stories that...
Barry, well aware of the enormous boost his candidacy had gotten, said confidently, "This just means that I have more delegates than I thought I did-maybe 690, something along in there. But I'd like a few more; then I'd say I was over the hump...