Word: stassenism
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Daniel M. Pierce '49, president of the Stassen Club, called this a ridiculous possibility. "Stassen will sweep the convention," he confidently stated...
This week he hustled back to stump in Ohio industrial cities (among them: Dayton, Toledo, Akron, Cleveland). Senator Taft, hurriedly canceling other plans, sped out to Ohio. The Senator had his gloves off. "Mr. Stassen," he cried, "could have been elected Senator two years ago and been in Washington to help us Republicans do our job. It would have been easy. He chose instead to spend two years running for the presidency." From now on, the going would be rough...
...Stassen himself continued his whirlwind campaign. He spent the morning of his 41 st birthday in Omaha, cut a cake given to him by dapper Fred Seaton, his Nebraska manager, then hurried home to listen to the returns. Then he was off to Bob Taft's home state. He was competing with Taft for 23 of Ohio's 53 delegates. If he could take a dozen from Ohio's "favorite son," it would be the end of Taft's chances...
...Stassen went at it as he had in Wisconsin and Nebraska, as if he were running for sheriff. At 9 a.m., four hours out of St. Paul, his chartered airliner dropped in on grimy Youngstown. For most of the next 15 hours he talked, answered questions, shook hundreds of hands. He got a warm reception; Ohioans seemed as friendly to him as Nebraskans...
...Surpassin'." Then he was off for a day in Washington, where he talked to half a dozen Senators and about 50 Congressmen. At week's end, he flew down to Miami (Florida is holding a Republican primary on May 4). Stassen is the only G.O.P. contender who has made a personal effort to win any of its 16 delegates. Miamians who greeted him wore big badges: "No Surpassin' Harold Stassen...