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...certain that his home state was a strong keep which could not be breached, that its 53 convention delegates were loyal to their liege lord. But last week Bob Taft found himself with his back to his own portcullis, fighting for his political life. Minnesota's Harold Stassen had somehow managed to get across the moat and was threatening to kidnap the faithful henchmen...
...Taft battled the invader with grim and obstinate resolution. Taft workers distributed his literature outside Stassen rallies. They tracked the Minnesotan everywhere, took down his every word and stood up in his meetings to ask questions which had obviously sprung from Taft's precise legal mind...
Over & over, Taft taunted Stassen with the line: "He never says in what respect he is more liberal than I am." It was an apt point, but not the kind of phrase to set off cheers. And it dramatically illustrated the differences between the two men. Stassen did not argue the point-he coolly implied that everyone knew he was a liberal and that Taft was a conservative -if not a reactionary. He shook thousands of hands with warmth and enthusiasm, answered hecklers so quickly and with such a disarming appearance of candor that he almost always stirred applause...
Taft would still carry Ohio-Stassen backers had entered only 23 candidates, mostly in industrial areas where Taft was weakest. But every delegate Stassen seized in enemy Ohio would add to his prestige. If he got only the six which the Taft forces already conceded him, he would increase the momentum he had gained in Nebraska and Wisconsin. If he won a majority of the 23, he might well unhorse Bob Taft for good...
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