Word: governorship
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...each campaign stop the GOP "Volpe--An Experienced Governor." candidate hammers away at the two "gut" issues of experience and clean government. Bellotti's first office is his present one, the Lieutenant-Governorship, while Volpe has served as Commissioner of Public Works "scandal-free years," he says), Federal Highway Administrator, and of course, Governor. He also boasts years of administrative experience as president of the large building firm he founded, the John A. Volpe Construction Company...
Despite his national prominence, Romney has not proved to be much of a vote getter in Michigan. In 1962, he won the governorship by 80,000 votes--a margin much smaller than those enjoyed by other Republicans like William Scranton and Nelson Rockefeller or even James Rhodes of Ohio. In a 1963 referendum on a new state constitution--a major issue between Romney and his Democratic opponents--Romney's side won by only 7,000 votes. Last June Romney showed no particular strength in the usually accurate Detroit News poll; he led Staebler by a surprisingly small 50-45 margin...
...success in meeting low-cost foreign competition with quality amateur movie equipment-while paying factory help scale or better-was a milestone in U.S. business. His performance prior to and during this year's convention may well have seemed vacillating, but he has to win the Illinois governorship against big odds. His crushing of the West Side bloc took guts and know-how in very tough company...
Henry Cabot Lodge, still busy explaining U.S. policies in Viet Nam to allies in Europe and Canada, plans to campaign for his brother John, who is trying to unseat Connecticut's Democratic Senator Tom Dodd, and for John Volpe, who is trying to win back the Massachusetts governorship he lost in 1962. But Lodge says he will not speak for Goldwater; for that matter, no one has asked...
...Awful." A few days before last week's convention, Muñoz called in Sánchez Vilella, told him that he would be nominated for the governorship. Muñoz would still keep a hand in things from his senate seat. But Sánchez Vilella would be in command. "My presence in the senate will be as unobtrusive as possible," said...