Word: lawton
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Administration's efforts to reunite the bitterly divided Republican Party in Florida failed and Rep. William Cramer, a shoo-in before his primary fight with Harrold Carswell, lost to Democratic State Sen. Lawton Chiles, a political unknown who eschewed TV commercials for a highly publicized hike across the state. "Walkin' Lawton's" running mate, State Sen. Reubin Askew, also won, ending the stormy political career of Gov. Claude Kirk...
...already feels the weight of Sir Spiro's spiked mace. In the heartland of the realm, Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio (6) is threatened by the ax of Robert Taft Jr. (7), while in Tennessee, Albert Gore (8) aims a mighty swipe at William Brock (9). In Florida, Lawton Chiles (10) closes with William Cramer (11), toe-deep in the Gulf of Mexico. And across the water in Texas, Lloyd Bentsen (12) raises his shield against George Bush (13). Finally, out on the Coast, John Tunney (14) wields a boxing glove bludgeon against dancing George Murphy...
...years ago captured the statehouse and two years ago elected a Senator. This year a bitter primary fight split the party. Representative William C. Cramer won the nomination over Harrold Carswell and now must face the most engaging new figure to emerge from Florida Democratic ranks in a decade. Lawton Chiles, 40, overcame a lack of financial support in the primary with a 1,000-mile walk through the state. He recently bugged Cramer by staging a dollar-a-plate dinner on a night when Cramer supporters were paying as much as $1,000 per couple to drink cocktails with...
...sense it is. Thousands of voters have seen "Walkin' Lawton" in the flesh, clad in khaki pants, light blue shirt, scuffed ankle boots. Not easily tarred by the permissiveness brush, Chiles counters Cramer's tough law-and-order campaign with his own call for a crackdown on bombings...
FLORIDA: In one of the major primary upsets of the year, State Senator Lawton Chiles defeated former Governor Ferris Bryant in a runoff for the Democratic nomination. Facing Chiles in the general election is Republican Rep. William C. Cramer, who pulled a minor upset of his own in winning the Republican nomination from G. Harrold Carswell...