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...other quarter-final round encounters, Bacon defeated Roger Cortesi, seventh varsity player, 3 to 0, and Heckscher topped fifth-seeded Charles Symington, 3 to 1. In the tournament's closest match, Hamm defeated Larry Sears, number eight varsity...
...even though it means a floor fight with Stevenson. Added Prendergast: Stevenson "isn't going to stampede anybody." Two nights later, to underline the Harriman push, Tammany Hall Boss Carmine De Sapio lavishly entertained some 50 Democratic bigwigs from a dozen states, e.g., Missouri's Senator Stuart Symington (not without presidential hopes himself), Rhode Island Governor Dennis Roberts, Pittsburgh Mayor and Democratic Leader David Lawrence. After dinner at Manhattan's "21," De Sapio hustled all his guests off to ringside seats (top price, $40) at the Marciano-Moore heavyweight championship fight in Yankee Stadium...
...attributes for the perfect, unbeatable politician (who turned out to be 2/15 Republican, 13/15 Democratic. The Keef's Republicans: Dwight Eisenhower for his smile, Maine's Senator Margaret Chase Smith for her gracious charm. The Democrats: Adlai Stevenson for his wit, Missouri's Senator Stuart Symington for good looks, Georgia's Senator Walter George for his voice, Oregon's Senator Wayne Morse for mental agility, Georgia's Senator Richard Russell for fairness, Washington's Senator Henry Jackson for enduring youth, Illinois' Senator Paul Douglas for scholarly character, Alabama's Senator Lister...
Missouri's Senator Stuart Symington-"I'm not interested [or] available for the nomination...
...function of Chief Executive. He thinks it is presumptuous for anyone to insist that he is the man who can. A very liberal friend of mine, experienced in politics on the national level, no longer thinks Stevenson would be the strongest candidate. This friend is convinced that Sen. Symington has more vote appeal than anyone else. Sen. Kefauver still has a following. But he is anathema to the bosses and probably could not be nominated. I hear Sen. Lyndon Johnson has Presidential ambitions. And there are others...