Word: hydc
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...president of the new club, W. Louis Patton '57, yesterday clarified a misunderstanding about the sponsorship of the address, and affirmed that the HYDC is presenting it. The "Kefauver for President" Club, however, will begin membership solicitation immediately following the speech, he added...
...HYDC sponsorship of Kefauver denotes no official support for him, Charles L. Edson '56, the club's president, explained. "The club can give no support to a contender for the Democratic nomination, only to the candidate nominated by the Democratic Convention...
...main objective of the Bricker proposal is to prevent the exercise of the Executive Agreement without the express consent of Congress. Gordon A. Martin, Jr. '57, vice-president of the HYDC, called it "a dangerous restriction on the President's powers, incompatible with the world situation today" and emphasized the importance of fast action by the President in emergencies...
...Harvard Young Democratic Club will "in all probability" hold a mock political convention in the late spring, according to newly elected president Charles Edson '56. He said that the convention is a sign of the vitality of the HYDC, now the largest political organization in the College...
Plans for the mock convention, the first in HYDC history, are incomplete to date, he continued, but a "leading Democratic figure" will keynote the meeting. Edson said he was sure the three-way fight between supporters of Harriman, Kefauver, and Stevenson would create great interest...