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Line 82: − + + + − uring the campaign, Crichton traveled to Junction in Kimble County to meet with former Democratic Governor Coke Robert Stevenson (1888-1975), the official loser by eighty-seven disputed votes in the 1948 runoff primary for the U.S. Senate against Lyndon Johnson. Stevenson had supported [[John Tower]] in Tower's unsuccessful 1960 senatorial general election against Johnson and was backing Goldwater in 1964 as well in the presidential contest. Stevenson told Crichton that the 1948 election "is an important part of American history, for it got Lyndon to the Senate, which he later controlled, and was a stepping stone to his becoming President. As for me, I was depressed for quite a while, but in retrospect it has allowed me to enjoy my ranch and my young daughter. With that, we had another bourbon and branch water, and I thanked him and departed."<ref>Crichton, pp. 35-37.</ref>+ − + + − − In [[Amarillo]], Crichton was accompanied in a campaign appearanced by [[actor]] [[Clint Walker]], former star of the [[ABC|American Broadcasting Company] [[television]] series, ''Cheyenne'' (1955-1963), who had once lived in Brownwood, Texas.<ref name="Crichton, p. 37.">Crichton, p. 37</ref> Though he addressed some large audiences during the campaign, in Muleshoe in Bailey County in West Texas Crichton spoke from the back of a wagon to only five people plus a stray dog.<ref name="Crichton, p. 37."/>
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* (13) ethics in state government.<ref>Crichton, p. 58.</ref>
* (13) ethics in state government.<ref>Crichton, p. 58.</ref>
==Crichton and Bush==
===Crichton and Bush===
While Crichton ran for governor, [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], a Massachusetts native, sought the [[U.S. Senate]] seat held by the [[liberal]] Democrat [[Ralph Yarborough]] of [[Austin]]. Crichton was unopposed for his nomination, but Bush faced a primary fight with the 1962 Republican gubernatorial nominee, Jack M. Cox (1921-1990) of Houston. Crichton and Bush spoke from some of the same podiums that year. Crichton traveled {55,000 miles in the campaign, addressed audiences in 85 cities and towns, and made 275 speeches. At the 1964 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]] [[California]], he was elected chairman of the Permanent Organization Committee and gave the report of that panel from the convention floor.<ref>Crichton, pp. 53-55.</ref>
While Crichton ran for governor, [[George Herbert Walker Bush]], a Massachusetts native, sought the [[U.S. Senate]] seat held by the [[liberal]] Democrat [[Ralph Yarborough]] of [[Austin]]. Crichton was unopposed for his nomination, but Bush faced a primary fight with the 1962 Republican gubernatorial nominee, Jack M. Cox (1921-1990) of Houston. Crichton and Bush spoke from some of the same podiums that year. Crichton traveled {55,000 miles in the campaign, addressed audiences in 85 cities and towns, and made 275 speeches. At the 1964 [[Republican National Convention]] in [[San Francisco]] [[California]], he was elected chairman of the Permanent Organization Committee and gave the report of that panel from the convention floor.<ref>Crichton, pp. 53-55.</ref>
Crichton strongly supported the [[Barry Goldwater]] presidential candidacy: "In my opinion Goldwater would have made a great president. He would either have withdrawn our presence in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] or gone whole hog to win it, instead of the piecemeal strategy of the Johnson administration that so hampered our military leaders as they in effect were not allowed to win the Vietnam conflict."<ref>Crichton, p. 48.</ref>
Crichton strongly supported the [[Barry Goldwater]] presidential candidacy: "In my opinion Goldwater would have made a great president. He would either have withdrawn our presence in [[Vietnam War|Vietnam]] or gone whole hog to win it, instead of the piecemeal strategy of the Johnson administration that so hampered our military leaders as they in effect were not allowed to win the Vietnam conflict."<ref>Crichton, p. 48.</ref>
In [[Amarillo]], Crichton was accompanied in a campaign appearance by [[actor]] Norman Eugene "Clint" Walker (1927-2018), former star of the [[ABC|American Broadcasting Company] [[television]] series, ''Cheyenne'' (1955-1963). Walker once resided in Brownwood, Texas.<ref name="Crichton, p. 37.">Crichton, p. 37</ref> Though he addressed some large audiences during the campaign, in Muleshoe in Bailey County in West Texas Crichton spoke from the back of a wagon to only five people plus a stray dog.<ref name="Crichton, p. 37."/>
During the campaign, Crichton traveled to Junction in Kimble County to meet with former Democratic Governor Coke Robert Stevenson (1888-1975), the official loser by eighty-seven disputed votes in the 1948 runoff primary for the U.S. Senate against Lyndon Johnson. Stevenson had supported [[John Tower]] in Tower's unsuccessful 1960 senatorial general election against Johnson and was backing Goldwater in 1964 as well in the presidential contest. Stevenson told Crichton that the 1948 election "is an important part of American history, for it got Lyndon to the Senate, which he later controlled, and was a stepping stone to his becoming President. As for me, I was depressed for quite a while, but in retrospect it has allowed me to enjoy my ranch and my young daughter. With that, we had another bourbon and branch water, and I thanked him and departed."<ref>Crichton, pp. 35-37.</ref>
Though Crichton and Bush were both defeated, the latter ran a stronger race against Yarborough than Crichton managed against Connally. Yarborough and Connally were sharp intra-party rivals at the time. Final results showed Connally with 1,877,793 votes (73.8 percent) to Crichton's 661,675 (26 percent). Crichton did, however, outpoll the tally amassed by the next Republican candidate against Connally in 1966, Thomas Everton Kennerly, Sr. (1903–2000), of Houston, by more than 300,000 votes in a lower-turnout election.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections,'' Texas governorship.</ref> Kennerly ran unsuccessfully in 1964 for a seat on the [[Texas Supreme Court]].
===Election results===
Though Crichton and Bush were both defeated, Bush ran a stronger campaign against Yarborough than Crichton managed against Connally. Yarborough and Connally were sharp intra-party rivals at the time. Final results showed Connally with 1,877,793 votes (73.8 percent) to Crichton's 661,675 (26 percent). Crichton did, however, outpoll the tally amassed by the next Republican candidate against Connally in 1966, Thomas Everton Kennerly, Sr. (1903–2000), of Houston, by more than 300,000 votes in a lower-turnout election.<ref>''Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. Elections,'' Texas governorship.</ref> Kennerly ran unsuccessfully in 1964 for a seat on the [[Texas Supreme Court]].
Crichton wrote a book, ''The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns in Texas in 1964,'' which among other topics discusses the split at the 1964 convention between the partisans of Goldwater and [[New York]] Governor [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]] and the last-minute attempt by William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) of [[Pennsylvania]] to bridge the differences. Crichton and Bush supported the eventual nominee, Goldwater, the U.S. senator from [[Arizona]] who lost Texas by a wide margin to native son Lyndon Johnson.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.flipkart.com/book/republican-democrat-political-campaigns-jack/1418425745|title=The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns: In Texas in 1964|publisher=flipkart.com|accessdate=April 9, 2010}}</ref> Crichton went to a summer meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania, having flown on the private jet of [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], then the [[Moderate Republican]] gubernatorial nominee against [[Orval E. Faubus]] in [[Arkansas]].<ref>Crichton, p. 27.</ref>
Crichton wrote a book, ''The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns in Texas in 1964,'' which among other topics discusses the split at the 1964 convention between the partisans of Goldwater and [[New York]] Governor [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]] and the last-minute attempt by William Warren Scranton (1917-2013) of [[Pennsylvania]] to bridge the differences. Crichton and Bush supported the eventual nominee, Goldwater, the U.S. senator from [[Arizona]] who lost Texas by a wide margin to native son Lyndon Johnson.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.flipkart.com/book/republican-democrat-political-campaigns-jack/1418425745|title=The Republican-Democrat Political Campaigns: In Texas in 1964|publisher=flipkart.com|accessdate=April 9, 2010}}</ref> Crichton went to a summer meeting in Hershey, Pennsylvania, having flown on the private jet of [[Winthrop Rockefeller]], then the [[Moderate Republican]] gubernatorial nominee against [[Orval E. Faubus]] in [[Arkansas]].<ref>Crichton, p. 27.</ref>
Crichton noted that in 1964 he had spent $65,000 on his race, the majority for five hundred billboards to promote his name identification. He also depended heavily on local television and [[newspaper]] coverage in the cities that he visited.<ref>Crichton, p. 34.</ref> About half of Crichton's spending was from his personal funds. Crichton's expenditures averaged ten cents for each vote received, whereas the losing 2002 gubernatorial candidate, Democrat Tony Sanchez of [[Laredo]], spent $10 per vote, having disbursed $20 million in his campaign against [[Rick Perry]].<ref>Crichton, pp. 56, 59.</ref>
Crichton noted that in 1964 he had spent $65,000 on his race, the majority for five hundred billboards to promote his name identification. He also depended heavily on local television and [[newspaper]] coverage in the cities that he visited.<ref>Crichton, p. 34.</ref> About half of Crichton's spending was from his personal funds. Crichton's expenditures averaged ten cents for each vote received, whereas the losing 2002 gubernatorial candidate, Democrat Tony Sanchez of [[Laredo]], spent $10 per vote, having disbursed $20 million in his campaign against [[Rick Perry]].<ref>Crichton, pp. 56, 59.</ref>