Talk:John Burroughs (governor)

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Removal of citation

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On 12 December 2007, after the sentence He obtained his teaching certificate and, after several years of teaching, entered the food processing industry., Wordbuilder added the citation:

"EARLY REFLECTIONS: Treadaway happy to have been a part of Tech's history". Retrieved 2007-12-12.

The article cited had a single sentence that mentioned John Burroughs, Treadaway, who only retired last year after more than 50 years as a successful attorney in Lubbock, said three future governors went to school at Tech in the period from 1925 to 1933. ... The other future governors were John Burroughs of New Mexico, and Dan Thornton of Colorado. This has nothing to do with Burroughs obtaining his teaching certificate, nor with his entering the food processing industry. I have remove the spurious citation. --Bejnar (talk) 17:32, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

I restored the citation to a better location. It is intended to provide a source for the claim that he attended Texas Tech University. I apparently mis-clicked when I inserted it the first time. I did, however, tag the uncited claim regarding teaching and food processing. This is just one of several things that needs a citation. →Wordbuilder (talk) 19:45, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
All of the uncited material is covered in the general reference. If you like I will line cite whatever is contested or questioned. --Bejnar (talk) 22:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

quashed by Clint Anderson

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Burroughs' bid for the Democratic nomination for governor in 1962 was blocked by the powerful Clinton P. Anderson. Anderson did not run against him. Burroughs' bid did not make it past the "smoke-filled room" stage. See Harrison, Will (1962) "Inside the Capital" Albuquerque Tribune 12 January 1962, p. D-9 --Bejnar (talk) 22:13, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

The exact quote from Will Harrison in the Albuquerque Tribune is, When Sen. Clint Anderson smashed down any likely prospect of John Burroughs returning to the governor's office he set adrift a large group of Democrats, many of top prominence the party, who had been standing by for the Burroughs signal for reconquest of the Statehouse. p. D-9 col. 1--Bejnar (talk) 22:25, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply

If the wording confused me, it will confuse others. Perhaps, "Burroughs planned to run... but the bid was quashed by Anderson..." Few will look to the talk page to figure out what that sentence is trying to say. →Wordbuilder (talk) 22:27, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
Is it a problem with the word quashed? Would you prefer vetoed? Three days later Mr. Harrison wrote: An effort to bring out former ally, Gen. Fred Standley, as the Burroughs faction candidate for governor folded over the weekend. In what was perhaps the lost kick of that group, Representatives of the faction, which was left without a candidate when Sen. Clint Anderson vetoed former Gov, John Burroughs, ... Harrison, Will (15 January 1962) "Standley Movement Folds" Albuquerque Tribune p. 5 col. 2 --Bejnar (talk) 22:37, 11 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
Sounds good now. →Wordbuilder (talk) 00:34, 12 March 2008 (UTC)Reply
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