Word: withdrawing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Secret balloting will start at once and continue without letup until one of the candidates has a clear majority, but chairmen of delegations will have no chance to intone the votes of provinces. A candidate may withdraw at any time but will have no opportunity to make a speech throwing his support to another. After the fourth ballot, if no decision has been reached, the low man will be dropped on every ballot until the field is narrowed down to two and a clear majority is established...
...Lester B. ("Mike") Pearson and Brooke Claxton, Paul Martin, Clarence Decatur Howe, Douglas Abbott and Charles Gavan ("Chubby") Power. Because of mechanical differences, Canadian conventions are not so easy to swing or control as U.S. conventions: the delegates vote individually by secret ballot; no candidate may rise to withdraw and publicly switch his support to another...
Then he would not withdraw as a candidate? Definitely not, and the question was Foolish Question...
...Belgium's Premier Paul-Henri Spaak resigned recently, then agreed to withdraw his resignation when his compromise was adopted: 1. Calling in all bank notes larger than 100 francs...
...Asking the U.S. to withdraw recognition of Israel. 4. Authorizing a U.N. mediator to try to reach a settlement with Jews & Arabs...