Hat In Ring: Scranton Seeks GOP Nomination
Hat In Ring: Scranton Seeks GOP Nomination
At the Maryland State Republican Convention in Baltimore, Governor William Scranton of Pennsylvania declares his candidacy for the GOP Presidential nomination in the forthcoming national convention to be held in San Francisco. Baltimore, Maryland Governor Scranton standing at the podium. Friends standing on the podium with him, he is talking with his friends but you hear nothing. Governor Scranton addresses the crowd from the podium. "There are those who are so afraid of free choice in San Francisco that they pretend that this election is already completed. With more than half of the delegates not yet committed, more than half of the delegates not yet committed they tell us to surrender the dignity of our party, the respect of our fellow citizens and all hope of a Republican victory in the fall. I stand before you today to challenge that point of view. (Applause) I come here to announce that I am a candidate for the Presidency of the United States. (Applauding and cheering) Stand with me in the cause of freedom. Stand with me for the integrity of our party and the security of the nation. Stand with me as free men and free women, free Republicans and free Americans. Stand with me because the cause is right and because it is right, we shall prevail." More applause and more cheering.