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The Making of a Rumor, 1964

The Fourth Estate

VANOGRE: So you feel it's not over yet.

SCOTT: Yes, we feel we're still in the running.

VANOGRE: Senator, most people here feel that Senator Goldwater has the nomination wrapped up on the first ballot. Do you really feel that Governor Scranton has any chance at all of winning the nomination? Isn't this campaign just an exercise in futility now? Don't you feel that the cause is hopeless at this point? Aren't you just going through the motions now?

SCOTT: No we have no intention of giving up before this fight is over.

VANOGRE: We have a report, Senator, that the governor is not in his hotel room. Is he on his way here to withdraw?

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SCOTT: No, I don't know of any such thing. We have no intention of withdrawing before the balloting.

VANOGRE: Has the governor told you that he does not plan to withdraw?

SCOTT: We discussed it this morning, and he will not withdraw before the balloting.

VANOGRE: Thank you, Senator Hugh Scott. This is Sander Vanogre on the convention floor where rumors are circulating that Governor Scranton is on his way to the Cow Palace to withdraw before the balloting begins.

BLUNTLEY: Well Sander, if Governor Scranton is inded on his way to the Cow Palace, he is facing more obstacles at this moment on the expressway than he ever encountered in this convention. Chet?

HINTLEY: Yes, David. John Chanticleer is on the Convention floor with Mrs. Scranton. John?

CHANTICLEER: This is John Chanticleer on the convention floor; on my right is Mrs. William Scranton. Mrs. Scranton, we have reports that the Governor is at this moment speeding down the expressway on his way to the Cow Palace. Is he coming here to withdraw before the actual balloting begins?

MRS. SCRANTON: I'm sorry I can't hear you now because of this demonstration. Could you come back in a few minutes?

CHANTICLEER: Well, how do you feel at this moment, Mrs. Scranton?

MRS. SCRANTON: (Silence.)

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