Word: scrantons
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Then there's the fact that Romney has refused to become a candidate because of heavy pressures on him to concentrate on Michigan's problems. And Scranton, until now, has taken a similar position, but he could still get off the ground and be the logical compromise candidate in the event Goldwater and Rockefeller knock each other out. These dark horses, though, must start now. It's poppycock to say someone can be dragged in at the last moment from the wings. It just isn't done that way. If Romney or Scranton would move...
...what I do that counts. I have no pollster. I have no political adviser, no speechwriter, no press aide. I am going to no political meetings. I say if a man doesn't run now, he won't be running later. One man you should watch is Scranton. He is the most likely dark horse at this time, but he needs national identification...
...Dick Nixon said, Bill Scranton was the man to take a look at, some influential Republicans were following his advice. About 20 of them traveled recently to Philadelphia for an unpublicized luncheon meeting with the Pennsylvania Governor. It was held in the office of Tom McCabe, vice president of Scott Paper Co., longtime Pennsylvania Republican money raiser and an ardent Scranton admirer...
...Scranton was ostensibly on hand to deliver his standard, bring-industry-to-Pennsylvania pitch-and did. But everyone there knew the real reason for the luncheon. "It was an effort," conceded one of the luncheon's planners, "to give Scranton some exposure." That effort paid off handsomely. Said a guest: "I got the impression he was capable of running a good show. To me, Scranton is an impressive...
...Hershey Arena was only two-thirds filled. Barry's speech, as Goldwater speeches go, was singularly lacking in fire. He took on the Kennedy Administration, tied it to big-city bossism and machine politics. The audience responded with listless applause. Seated on the platform, Governor Scranton appeared to be bored. All in all, this was the unhappiest appearance that Goldwater has made in a long while...