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i o : -. } . . -f. 4 He waged war on what he still calls “Knemy Within,“ that is _ to say, the corruption of the labor unions, asd undertook his campaign to "expose JAMES HOFFA, the labor leader who took advantage of the funds of _ the affiliated unions for personal profit. Ate eee In early 1960, BOB resigned as Goansetlor of the Committee to manage his brother's campaign, initiating a titanic: struggle to overcome the ~. * | weligious prejudice which harried the candidacy of the former Senator from ~~ Massachusetts. He had interviews with Bishop FULTON J. SHEENand _— Cardinal SPELLMAN in order to find out "good avenues of conviction" for the | American voters. During this period, he was constantly on the go, visiting — ‘bundreds of persons daily in order to pave the road for his brother‘s campaign, who triumphantly entered and won the race in the primary elections, securing the votes of the various delegations attending the Democratic Convention in Los Angeles, California, Upon JOHN F.'s victory in the Virginia (sic) primary elections, 8 wave of protests, set in motion by HERBERT KLEIN, NIXON's press - secretary, accused the Democratic candidate of “buying with money” the | votes of the Protestant population of that Southern State. It was hard to imagine how the KENNEDYs would be able to get ont of this quagmire, but Sg OS See See tes Se ————— i oe ES ——— == 5 BOB made a public appeal to the American press not only to ask the reporters to look into the matter, but also to get the “Senatorial Campaign Committee" to investigate the entire affair. The Party leaders shuddered at the news of such a daring move. They were afraid that the Republicans would take advantage of it as a sign of weakness or guilt. The gambit was « accepted and paid off. The victory in the primary election was ratified and the votes of the Virginian delegation f for the Los Angeles Convention were in the bag} Finally, Convention time rolled around. SYMINGTON's and JOHNSON's candidacy posed a serious problem because the former was supported by TRUMAN with Mrs. ROOSEVELT"s blessing and the latter had on his side the good will of the Southern Old Guard to which he was making innumerable statements that he would not give up the first place. It was indispensable for JOHN F. to work out a well-balanced ticket, offering . the geographic attractions which are a must for the Presidential and Vice . _ Presidential candidates. In other words, it was indispensable to have some- one from the South on the ticket and this someone had to be JOHNSON in order . to offset JOHN F."s Northern origin.