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In the 1964 pre-convention campaign, Goldwater's last intra-party rival, Governor William Warren "Bill" Scranton (1917-2013) of [[Pennsylvania]], who failed to obtain a coveted endorsement from former President Eisenhower, questioned Goldwater's connections with Kent Courtney. Scranton said that he could not understand why Courtney, identified nationally as a "radical," was supporting any Republican candidate for president.​ Despite their reservations, the Courtneys  voted for Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election over the victorious Lyndon Johnson.​ Scranton accused the Courtney faction of questioning his commitment to anti-communism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/08/archives/scranto-assails-smear-campaign-says-goldwater-supporters-question.html|title=Scranton Assails 'Smear" Campaign; Says Goldwater Supporters Question His Patriotism|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=July 8, 1964|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref>s

In the 1964 pre-convention campaign, Goldwater's last intra-party rival, Governor William Warren "Bill" Scranton (1917-2013) of [[Pennsylvania]], who failed to obtain a coveted endorsement from former President Eisenhower, questioned Goldwater's connections with Kent Courtney. Scranton said that he could not understand why Courtney, identified nationally as a "radical," was supporting any Republican candidate for president.​ Despite their reservations, the Courtneys  voted for Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election over the victorious Lyndon Johnson.​ Scranton accused the Courtney faction of questioning his commitment to anti-communism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1964/07/08/archives/scranto-assails-smear-campaign-says-goldwater-supporters-question.html|title=Scranton Assails 'Smear" Campaign; Says Goldwater Supporters Question His Patriotism|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=July 8, 1964|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref>s

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==The Conservative Society of America==​

==The Conservative Society of America==

In April 1961, the Courtneys formed the Conservative Society of America. He called a "Congress of Conservatives" to consider forming a new anti-communist political party. The conference met in the Morrison Hotel in Chicago, with 125 in attendance. Seventeen of the attendes approved a "Declaration of Conservative Principles." At a press conference on the first day of the convention, Courtney called for a military invasion of [[Cuba]], a few days before the aborted [[Bay of Pigs]] fiasco. Courtney said that one-third of the contacts for the new party were members of the John Birch Society.<ref>''The New York Times,'' April 14 and 15, 1961.</ref> Robert Welch told a reporter for ''[[Time]]'' [[magazine]] that he did not attend the gathering because he viewed Courtney as " a publicity seeker." <ref>''Time'', April 21, 1961.</ref> In addition to Buckley, attendees including future [[Georgia]] Governor [[Lester Maddox]], the predecessor to the Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]], with whom Maddox was often at odds.

In April 1961, the Courtneys formed the Conservative Society of America. He called a "Congress of Conservatives" to consider forming a new anti-communist political party. The conference met in the Morrison Hotel in Chicago, with 125 in attendance. Seventeen of the attendes approved a "Declaration of Conservative Principles." At a press conference on the first day of the convention, Courtney called for a military invasion of [[Cuba]], a few days before the aborted [[Bay of Pigs]] fiasco. Courtney said that one-third of the contacts for the new party were members of the John Birch Society.<ref>''The New York Times,'' April 14 and 15, 1961.</ref> Robert Welch told a reporter for ''[[Time]]'' [[magazine]] that he did not attend the gathering because he viewed Courtney as " a publicity seeker." <ref>''Time'', April 21, 1961.</ref> In addition to Buckley, attendees including future [[Georgia]] Governor [[Lester Maddox]], the predecessor to the Democrat [[Jimmy Carter]], with whom Maddox was often at odds.