University of Minnesota - Gopher Yearbook (Minneapolis, MN)

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OtICrOM CHAIRMAN Roger Moore is na-(ioiuil Republican chib president. KiTOin celebration rocks I be convention after Kisen-hower won on second ballot. Ike” beat Sell. Taft. Justice Douglas, (iov, Karl Warren. ItICim.l I'LAYKItS while away time l»ctween s| iccchcs with fast LOUISIANA delegates listen to speaker, compare notes, decide rubber Olliers worked on knitting, some ducked out to drink Coke. to siipjmrt Delaware's choice. Supreme Court Justice Douglas. I’age 20

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CHORUS CIKI.S. hacked l v intent trumlH nisl, illustrate carnival spirit that captivates rather staid collegians. Outsiders would have haul time believing performers were amateurs who, after weeks of rehearsals, put show on road for charitable one-night stand. HARKKRS, using megaphone and old-fashioned lung |M»wer rather than a microphone, hold aloft traditional kcwpic doll prize GAME OPERATOR rests his chin on balloon user! as a prize, and enjoys watching customer attempt to win one of big awards listed on cards. TV VIEWERS stand in tracks eyeing a television show Though it was just one of several TV sets, watchers enjoyed life-size screen. PLANNERS check performance of device to drop egg volks on heads of human targets in their game of chance. I’ujjc 19

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WASHINGTON delegate uses floor microphone during I In crucial rules debate. KEYNOTE speech l»y Hugh Scott, former Republican national chairman. holds alien-lion of freshman. Companion nods with convention fatigue. From Vmateurs, Support for Ike Minnesota students wrote a preface to the national Republican convention 15 days before it met in ('hicago. Laden with convention props—scallops of bunting, aisle microphones, banners and stamina—more than 1.000 delegates and demonstrators representing the territories and 48 states swarmed about Williams arena. They were picking a Republican presidential candidate. Apparently college students know their political maneuvers. Delaware's group backed Supreme Court Justice William (). Dougins, who, the claimed, would support the platform, though he wasn't an avowed Republican. The Washington delegation protested, claiming they weren't at a rules committee meeting when the point was granted. The address system failed for a short Cine the first night of the two-day session. Rut no deals were made in smoke-filled rooms. Smoking isn't permitted in Williams arena. (Jen. Dwight I). Kisenhower was nominated on the second ballot. The convention was over by 0:80 p.m., early enough for students to attend a number of formats.