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...Connally was a man to be envied. A skilled politician and a millionaire ten times over, he started high and rose swiftly, successively serving as Secretary of the Navy, governor of Texas (three times), and Secretary of the Treasury in the Nixon Cabinet. He appeared a contender for the GOP presidential nomination...
...Richard Nixon's enemies, Connally embodied many of the supposed peculiar vices of the Nixon White House and the Republican Party. Smoothy, shrewd, wealthy, and opportunistic, Connally was a perfect target for liberal acrimony. When he left the Democrats for the GOP in 1973, his old enemy Ralph Yarborough remarked "That's the first time in history a rat has swam toward a sinking ship." The indictment merely confirmed what Connally's enemies had long suspected, and few doubted he would be convicted. Asked why a man of Cornally's wealth would risk his career for a piddling...
...clear-cut as the public was led to believe in the Watergate scandals. Even before his indictment, Connally was a long shot for the Republican presidential nomination, and President Ford would have to withdraw for Connally to have a chance. Connally still lacks a network of supporters in the GOP and an office. Unlike his potential opponents, he has not been out preaching the Gospel to the faithful...
...FINANCING per se is the least of either candidate's problems. This year the GOP state committee has a $1.75 million budget, covering all state races. More than 100 prominent Republicans known as the "Circle Club" have also contributed $200,000 (in $1,000 amounts) in the last four years to help Lugar finance his political campaign...
...pedalling approach and slick skirting of issues should be unbeatable. Indiana Republican officials also believe the Ford pardon decision may work in Bayh's favor. They are afraid the decision could mean less interest in the Ford visit to Indianapolis next month--a visit deemed politically beneficial to the GOP two months...