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Before entering the town hall, where he was to spend Stafford walked over to a receiving line of school kids. He one received a single pump from the Governor's hand a smile, and a piece of campaign literature. Inside the about 30 people were lounging on benches which surrounding the basketball court. After he had finished shaking asked their hands, the Governor walked toward the middle of court and began to speak...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: Rep. Meyer, Political Pariah, Presents Conservative Vermont With Liberal Ideas for Debat | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

...small cluster of elderly people were impatiently was for him to arrive. No one seemed particularly concerned what Stafford would say; traditional Republicans. He had decided how to vote long before this election, International affairs barely interested them. The issue was study Congressman Meyer was a radical fool, Governor Staff out safe, "Besides," said one, "the Government is run by define agencies. Congressman have no right to examine their posses, " Meyer, they felt, was altogether too concerned of the government's business...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: Rep. Meyer, Political Pariah, Presents Conservative Vermont With Liberal Ideas for Debat | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

Driving his own car, Stafford arrived about an hour. He is a thin, tall, dignified looking man in his mid-forties of brown hair curls in ridges, his profile is semi-circular squalling nose is most prominent. Slightly disturbing in watery gray eyes, which have trouble, fixing on anyone opposes...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: Rep. Meyer, Political Pariah, Presents Conservative Vermont With Liberal Ideas for Debat | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

This was his positive program; the rest of the speech of devoted to attacking a strawman, which he called, Meyer record in Congress. For instance, criticizing Meyer's attitude toward the draft--he wants it abolished--Stafford quoted to Congressman's phrase "cancerous militarism." "This disgusts me," he said, "disgusts all Vermont's who fought in World War II. It is against the interests of thousands of Vermatan and millions of Americans...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: Rep. Meyer, Political Pariah, Presents Conservative Vermont With Liberal Ideas for Debat | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

...Governor criticized more than Meyer's attitude on the draft; he went on to condemn what he called "Meyer's rote to abolish the Defense Department," and his votes against the Mutual Security Program which, he emphasized, "gives us to impoverished places." Here, gain Stafford misrepresents Meyer's record...

Author: By Paul S. Cowan, | Title: Rep. Meyer, Political Pariah, Presents Conservative Vermont With Liberal Ideas for Debat | 11/4/1960 | See Source »

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