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| Contributor | Craverguy |
| Last Edited | Craverguy Oct 01, 2008 02:31am |
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| Category | News |
| Media | Weekly News Magazine - TIME Magazine |
| News Date | Friday, January 17, 1964 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | The man on the taped television program spoke haltingly, his face haggard, a toupee over the shaved spot on the right side of his head. "This," he told his California constituents, "is Clair Engle speaking from Washington, D.C. After consultation with my doctors I am happy to announce that I am a candidate for reelection. The medical men have given me the green light and I am off and running."
Ordinarily, this announcement would have been cause for celebration among California Democrats. For liberal Democratic Senator Clair Engle, 52, is immensely popular, and if he were in good health, would be almost certain to win re-election this fall. But last August Engle underwent exploratory brain surgery, and he is plainly far from recovered. State Democrats fear that he cannot stand the campaign pace, that even if he were nominated he might have to withdraw, leaving a last-minute scramble to pick another candidate.
Biding Their Time. At the same time, other possible candidates are leary of announcing against Engle lest they be charged with taking political advantage of his illness. At least three have thus been biding their time. They are Representative James Roosevelt, 56, F.D.R.'s oldest son; State Attorney General Stanley Mosk, 51, best known for the memorable description of Birch Society members as "wealthy businessmen, retired military officers and little old ladies in tennis shoes"; and State Controller Alan Cranston, 49, a leader of the liberal California Democratic Council. |
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