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...serve the American people if called." He then held a press conference in which he attempted to define the limits of what might be termed quasi candidacy. He insisted that he would not enter any primaries because to do so would promote dissension, but said he would not discourage write-in campaigns. He will not build up a "large organization," but "if some group wants to go out and organize, that's part of a draft effort. With me, that...
...Massachusetts, Johnson backers conceded the state's 72 convention votes to McCarthy yesterday as talk of a write-in for Johnson died down. McCarthy supporters held an early victory party in Boston last night "to show the press that we really think we won," as one worker...
...move came as a surprise to most Massachusetts politicians, who immediately began organizing a write-in campaign. Hyman had spent three months trying to persuade Johnson to allow his name to be entered on the ballot. Under a new state law the chairman of each political party is required to enter the name of the man he considers the candidate for president...
...State Johnson backers have only seven weeks to organize a write-in campaign. The New Hampshire write-in campaign for Johnson took seven months to put into operation according to Bernard I. Boutin; Granite State campaign director...
John Beckett, chairman of the Rockefeller write-in campaign in New Hampshiret, said at a press conference before the meeting that Rockefeller people planned to spend $5000 for that state's primary. This compares to $250 thousand being spent by Richard Nixon...