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...primary, Gubernatorial Candidate Milton Shapp, 54, spent more money than any other candidate in the state's history. A self-made electronics millionaire, Shapp had lavishly ladled out $1.4 million by election day - all but $5,111 from his own pocket. Last week Shapp went before a Harrisburg court to explain in public audit just where some of the money went...
Last week 400 state Republican leaders caucused in Harrisburg to begin framing their 1966 ticket. Among them were the five contenders for the top spot. On personal grounds, Bill Scranton would prefer State Attorney General Walter Alessandroni, his closest political lieutenant and his campaign manager in the 1964 preconvention period. But Scranton decided instead on Lieutenant Governor Raymond P. Shafer, 48, a lawyer whose effective campaigning has put him ahead in the opinion polls. While publicly maintaining that there was "no leading candidate," Scranton privately informed the four also-rans that Shafer was his man. Said State G.O.P. Chairman Craig...
Most of Scranton's time since the 1964 election has been spent minding the Statehouse store in Harrisburg-and minding it well, despite a few tussles with the Democratic-controlled lower house. Scranton can claim credit for promoting considerable industrial expansion in a state that had been experiencing some economic distress. In a period when governmental deficits are common, he has moved Pennsylvania's budget well into the black. This record, like his secure power base at home, will be very comforting if he takes another run at the presidency...
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...Qualms. In deference to his skill, the Republican Governors' Association last July appointed Evans its campaign chairman. Last week he gave the principal address before 2,500 Republicans in Harrisburg, Pa., to honor Dwight Eisenhower's 75th birthday. "If we are to win in 1966 or 1968 or 1976, we will have to be a party of substance," he declared. "We live in the age of the Young Society." Added Evans: "Above all, we must not be the party which forever gets E for excellence in defining the problems and F for failure in coming up with...