| | https://www.nytimes.com/1962/07/19/archives/reelection-of-javits-favored-by-goldwater.htm|title=Reelection of Javits Favored by Goldwater|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=July 19, 1962|page=16|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref> | | https://www.nytimes.com/1962/07/19/archives/reelection-of-javits-favored-by-goldwater.htm|title=Reelection of Javits Favored by Goldwater|publisher=''The New York Times''|date=July 19, 1962|page=16|accessdate=August 17, 2019}}</ref> |
| − | 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> |