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i lOCAldtOI 1AC1dQVCA db OAAC cuS :
gestion Of a disappointed Sena-
tor Kennedy. But 1t was a long
way from unanimous while the
voting was going on with as
many as Is candidates getting
into the act.
Mad Scramble for Votes
Stop-Kefauver drives were
Launched from two directions in
a mad scramble for votes that
started long before the nominat-
ing for Vice President began
shortly after pm. These came
from the South and the big city
political machines. Because of
his liberal views on race and
other matters. Senator Kefauver
is a traitor" to many South
Iern politicians. And the big city
bosses have never forgiven him
for the televised crime investiga-
ton four years ago which they
felt hurt the party in Chicago.
New York and elsewhere.
On the first ballot both Sena-
tor Kennedy and New York
Mayor Robert F. Wagner, jr..
were used in the effort to defeat
Senator Kefauver. with anti
Estes forces Of the South, sur
prisingly to some. turning their
political !, affections : to the
Catholic Massachusetts legisla-
tor. When Senator Kennedy
appeared the best bet to win the
Wagner forces moved to him.
At the end of the first bal
lot. the score stood: Kefauver.
4S312; Kennedy, 3o4.
Other substantial first-ballot
candidates were Senator Gore.
178; Mayor Wagner, 1921. and
Senator Humphrey, l34k. The
other votes were scattered among
"favorite sons" and others. some
OF whom were nominated from
the floor after the ballotine
started.
4 On the first ballot Senator
Kefauver was in front of his
chief rival all the way. In addi-
ton to the near-soli6 support
represented by the delegates
committed to him before he
withdrew as presidential can
didate in favor of Adlai Steven
son, the Senator received large
blocks Of votes from Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio. California and else
where. Senator Kennedy's first
ballot strength was centered
largely in New England and the
South.
BY sharp contrast, Senator
Kennedy took the lead almost
from the start of the second roll
call and at times seemed so far
out in front that a steamroller
appeared underway.
view York starts Roar
When New York, which on
; the first ballot had cast a solid
98 votes for Mayor Wagner
; changed for 961a for Kennedy
; and 1la for Kefauver, a roar
J went up throughout the hall-a
roar that usually signifies that
there goes the ball game" At
tractive Mrs. Kennedy, occupy
} ing a ringside seat, beamed and
clapped her hands. Partisans
. chanted I'VE Want Kennedy. ;
A moment before. New Jerse,
had changed 80 Of its SO vote,
, for Wagner to Kennedy.
An equally loud roar went ur
when Texas, led by Senate
5 Majority Leader Lyndon John.
r son. shifted its 56 votes from
: Senator Gore to Senator Ken.
D nedy. That really looked lik,
E the end Of the road again fol
Kefauver. Another indication tn,
! South was moving more to Ken.
/ nedy was change to him o.
! Arkansas 26 votes. cast earlier
for Gore.
AS nearly as could be deter.
4 mined unofficially, the count a
; the end Of the second roll call
! and before the switching startet
Z and the ballot completed, tn,
count stood about 64o for Ken
nedy and Kefauver around 55l15
The official tabulation at tn
/. end Of the second ballot, in
cluding switches, was 744 Ke
Ifauver to Kennedy's 600, other
! unaccounted for or not voting.
E Tennessee Soul Searching
While Senator Kefauver is In
debted to Senator Gore ant
Frank Clement. youthful Gov
ernor Of Tennessee, for haltinI
. a Kennedy runaway. the Ten
nessee delegation apparently dil
a lot Of soul-searching befor
turning to their senior Senator
who had little trouble gettinI
c elected by the people down there
: They stuck with Senator Cor
0 on the second roll call, and man
n observers felt they would neve