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...speech last week, he said that he was proud that he had come "from precinct worker to President." It was a long way-and Americans can be proud of Harry Truman's journey. In his term of office, however, the responsibilities of the U.S. presidency came a long way, too. It is no shame to Harry Truman that he could not keep pace with the awful responsibilities...
...Iowa, where Tafthad been expected to get at least 20 of the 26 delegates, a shift was in progress. Voters poured out to precinct caucuses in unprecedented numbers, and a new trend developed. This week, as the day of the state convention approached, observers thought Ike might get half the Iowa delegation...
...state of Washington the political grass roots are precinct caucuses open to any voter registered as a party adherent. The caucus elects delegates to district and county conventions, which elect delegates to the state convention, which elects delegates to the national convention. Normally, the crowd at a precinct caucus wouldn't fill a table for canasta. But last week, some 18,000 voters crowded into King (Seattle) County's Republican caucuses. Said one astonished precinct committeeman, as 59 registered voters jammed his meeting: "Two years ago my wife and I had to go out and get two neighbors...
Thirty-two states name some or all of their delegates by convention and political committee. In some states (e.g., Washington), the process begins with precinct caucuses, which elect representatives to county meetings. The county meetings then send delegates to a state convention, which elects the national delegates...
...School Democratic Club, however, swung into action, 50 strong, and elected Theodore Rudzik 21, president in its first official meeting of the year. During the Cambridge elections, the club managed Ward Six, Precinct One, of the Cambridge Civic Association and got pluralities for six of their candidates for City Council...