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...been counted eleven for Taft, one for Eisenhower and eleven uncommitted. At last week's caucus, there were indications that the shift was even greater than the three announcements indicated. The delegation named a Taftman to the credentials committee by a vote of 11-10, and elected an Ikeman to the resolutions committee by the same margin. The indication: a fairly even division between the two candidates...
...time of Teddy Roosevelt's Bull Moose rebellion against William Howard Taft's old-line Republican Party. Fine, along with many other young Republicans, felt that Taft had "steamrollered" his way to nomination at the 1912 convention. As indignant as any Ikeman, 40 years later, about the steamroller of Taft's son Robert, young Fine, still too young to vote, campaigned against Taft and for Teddy Roosevelt...
...child, and decided to make a million. He made his million many times over. He owns 14 companies, is a director of 40 more, lives in one of his six hotels. He is also secretary of commerce in the cabinet of his good friend Governor Fine, and an Ikeman...
...Conrad Hilton Hotel last week, the committeemen who like Ike knew that they were outnumbered. The only question was how far the Taft majority would go in naming Taftmen to key positions in the national convention. How far they went was apparent a moment after the session ended. Ikeman Ralph H. Cake, Oregon national committeeman, stomped out of the meeting room and growled: "Yes, they have rigged us, but good...
Taftman Jackson saw what was going on, and began wooing Democrats, too, but Ikeman Wisdom had a head start. When it was time for this year's party meetings, Wisdom had the upper hand. But whenever Jackson's faction were outvoted, they bolted, held their own rump sessions. Result: contesting Jackson & Wisdom delegations to Chicago...