Bricker shuns second place
New York (UP) –
Governor John W. Bricker of Ohio said today that he was “not interested” in the Republican vice-presidential nomination.
Mr. Bricker will address the Ohio Society dinner tonight. His speech will be broadcast at 10:30 p.m. ET by WJAS.
He was asked during a press conference:
Would you accept a position on the Republican ticket as Vice President?
Mr. Bricker said:
I am not interested in that at all. I am a candidate for President and nothing else.
Mr. Bricker’s campaign manager, Roy d. Moore, predicted that his candidate would have at least 257 delegates’ votes pledged at the convention start, June 26. Mr. Moore declined to say from which states the 257 votes would come. He also predicted that there would be no first-ballot nomination.
Five hundred and thirty votes are necessary to nominate.