Word: sargent
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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UDALL. Together with his second-place finish in New Hampshire, his strong showing in Massachusetts made him the clear favorite among the liberals. As a result, Birch Bayh effectively dropped out of the race. The other liberal candidates-Fred Harris, Sargent Shriver and Milton Shapp-stayed in the running for the present but no longer have realistic expectations of winning many delegates. Even though the liberals seemed to be coalescing around Udall, Idaho Senator Frank Church still planned to enter some of the later primaries, with the goal of picking up enough votes to become a force at the convention...
...have already begun to coalesce around Udall's campaign. Says Ethan Geto, one of Bayh's New York leaders: "Based on some early soundings, the majority sentiment [among Bayh's delegate slates] so far is clearly for Mo Udall." Other liberals are planning to abandon Sargent Shriver and Senator Frank Church -due to enter the presidential race next week-to go with Udall. Having grabbed the liberal banner and proclaimed himself "the only horse to ride," Udall has already started to concentrate his efforts on wooing the minorities and the more conservative blue-collar and labor Democrats...
...Whatever their rating behind the victorious Carter, the Democrats sought solace, often unrealistically, in the figures. Arizona Congressman Morris "Mo" Udall, who finished second with a respectable 24%, had the best case to make. But the liberal candidates who trailed him, including Birch Bayh (16%), Fred Harris (11%) and Sargent Shriver (9%), had to be jolted by the news from New Hampshire. Their rhetoric and the realities...
...Sargent Shriver, placing sixth in last Tuesday's primary with 8 per cent, is also considering withdrawing from the race for the nomination. Shriver, also low on campaign funds, said yesterday in Chicago that if he loses in the Illinois primary, he will consider joining Bayh on the sidelines...
...Sargent Shriver yesterday told a crowd of about 300 cheering supporters at the Parker House ballroom that he "was far from defeated here tonight...