Word: committeeman
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Dates: during 1960-1960
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...Oregon expounded the same ends-means line, saying that the difference between the parties was that to solve the same problems, the Democrats relied too much on government action while the Republicans preferred to exhaust private means before turning to the government. Paul Ziffren, California's former Democratic National Committeeman, asked, "How many old people have to go without adequate medical care before the Republicans think it's time for government action? How many children must go to school on double session before the Republicans think the Federal government ought to act? How depressed must a depressed area be before...
High Rating. The extent of Cabot Lodge's popularity with the U.S. public is the greatest surprise of the campaign so far. "Tremendous! Tremendous!" gloats Leonard Hall, sometime G.O.P. National Chairman, now co-manager of the Nixon-Lodge campaign. Says Michigan's Republican National Committeeman John B. Martin: "The reaction to Lodge is the most extraordinary thing in the whole campaign in Michigan. Republican groups, Negro organizations, women's clubs-they all want Lodge." A Gallup poll designed to measure the degree of voter enthusiasm for each candidate gave Lodge a higher rating than Kennedy, Johnson...
...Earl Mazo: "Every time you pick up the paper there's a picture of Kennedy with Reuther or Soapy Williams or another fellow like that." Almost unnoticed, moreover, the Southern G.O.P. has been rebuilding. Patronage grubbers have been replaced by fresh new workers. Admits South Carolina Democratic National Committeeman Edgar Brown: "It is now respectable to be a Republican...
...asked him why he got into a hopeless election contest. On a dare, Johnson, a political unknown, operator of a small Jacksonville clothing factory specializing in policeman and fireman uniforms, had entered Florida's Democratic primary as a candidate for the unpaid but influential party post of national committeeman...
...Democratic Committee of Roxbury, Conn. solemnly met to pick its two delegates to the Fifth Congressional District convention that will be held in June. Up rose a committeeman to suggest: "Wouldn't it be nice if Marilyn could be a delegate to the convention?" There being general agreement on the proposition, enrolled Roxbury Democrat Marilyn Monroe will be an alternate delegate to the district meeting, may have a chance to prove that she can swing votes as well as hips...