Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
4526314
label
Fund-raising Dinner, Republican Candidate for Governor Albert Watson, Spartanburg, SC, September 18, 1970
core
doc
dtoType
document
citationUrl
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
4526314
sourceUrl
contentType
document
title
Fund-raising Dinner, Republican Candidate for Governor Albert Watson, Spartanburg, SC, September 18, 1970
citationUrl
collections
Gerald R. Ford Congressional Papers
Speeches
subjects
South Carolina
Crime
Textiles
iiifBase
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
imageCount
1
hasImages
yes
source
import
hasTranscription
no
Source extras
naId
4526314
coverageEndDate
logicalDate
1970-09-30
month
9
year
1970
coverageStartDate
logicalDate
1970-09-01
month
9
year
1970
levelOfDescription
fileUnit
recordType
description
ocrSource
nara-archive
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
document
url
mediaId
00330d6c2ef941bb
ocrText
The original documents are located in Box D30, folder "Fund-raising Dinner, Republican
Candidate for Governor Albert Watson, Spartanburg, SC, September 18, 1970" of the
Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford
Presidential Library.
Copyright Notice
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of
photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. The Council donated to the United
States of America his copyrights in all of his unpublished writings in National Archives collections.
Works prepared by U.S. Government employees as part of their official duties are in the public
domain. The copyrights to materials written by other individuals or organizations are presumed to
remain with them. If you think any of the information displayed in the PDF is subject to a valid
copyright claim, please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
Distribution 10 copils Mr. Ford only
/ copy Hal Byrd of SC.
m Office Copy
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
FOR RELEASE AT 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY--
September 18, 1970
Excerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Republican Leader, U.S.
House of Representatives, at a fund-raising dinner for Republican Governor
candidate Albert Watson, at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, S.C.
It's wonderful to be here in the textile center of the world. And it is
great to be with Al Watson's kind of people because they are bound to be good
people, fine people.
I recently had the honor to present a plaque to Al Watson on behalf of the
Republican Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was a tribute to
Al for his outstanding service in the Congress.
Let me tell you something about that service. Let me tell you first of all
that Al Watson is the best friend in Congress that a textile worker ever had. Al
Watson has been a most effective member of the Congress in working to offset the
impact of imports on the textile industry. He has fought to save the jobs of
textile workers. He has been waging this battle ever since he first came to Congress.
And let me assure you that Congressman Watson has been working closely with President
Nixon on the problem of textile imports. The President has said that he is
four-square behind a textile quota bill--and Al Watson was standing next to him
when he said it.
Al Watson will work for you. Al Watson will fight for the domestic textile
industry. Al Watson will see to it that the textile industry stays healthy.
I look for Al Watson to become the first Republican governor of South
Carolina in a hundred years--and I'm here to tell you tonight that this is the
best thing that could happen to the great state of South Carolina.
You have a wonderful man in Al Watson. You have a leader. You have a man
of great courage.
I am very much aware of Al Watson's outstanding leadership qualities. That
is why I named him as the senior Republican on the House Select Committee on Crime.
I knew he would deliver on that committee--just as he will deliver when you elect
him governor of South Carolina. Al Watson is a man for the criminal to reckon with.
When Al Watson is elected governor, the racketeers operating in this state
had better pack their bags and skedaddle because Al Watson won't put up with them.
FORD
Your state will be secure from criminal elements. Al watson won't tolerate any
cop-killing. And he won't tolerate any violence on college campuses, either.
(more)
Digitized from Box D30 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Al Watson is a no-nonsense man. He will clear the criminals out of South
Carolina.
Al Watson not only is courageous; he is far-seeing. As a member of the House
Internal Security Committee, he put the finger on the Students for a Democratic
Society as a Marxist-roiented organization back when most people thought SDS members
were just a bunch of idealistic college students. Al Watson is a man who won't be
fooled.
I can talk about Al Watson's leadership qualities because I have seen him at
work in the Congress. I know that he gets the job done.
At this point I must applaud Al Watson for the effort he is exerting to get
the busing issue decided once and for all by the U.S. Supreme Court. As you know
Al has filed a friend of the court brief in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school case
and is calling upon other members of Congress to join him in that brief. Here
again you have an example of Al Watson's fine leadership.
Al also exhibited his great leadership qualities when he followed up on his
House Select Crime Committee membership by initiating a drug education program for
the entire state of South Carolina. That took imagination. That took drive. That
took organizational ability. In Al Watson you find all of these traits.
The people of South Carolina are indeed fortunate--fortunate because they
have a wonderful leadership team in Al Watson and his running mate, Jim Henderson.
Postmaster General Winton Blount has told me what an outstanding man Jim Henderson
is-what a great job he has done in the Post Office Department. So you have a
great team in Al Watson and Jim Henderson.
The Watson-Henderson team is a team that spells progress, a team that spells
new plans for action in state government, genuine solutions for the problems that
have been plaguing South Carolina, realistic answers for the challenge of the
Seventies.
I ask the people of South Carolina to recognize that the team of Al Watson and
Jim Henderson is the team that will serve them best, the team that makes sense, the
team that believes every man is responsible for his own acts and for his own place in
society, the team that believes no man is above the law or beneath it, the team that
believes every man must work if he is to enjoy the benefits of our society, the team
that believes our individual and national prosperity flows from the free enterprise
system, the team that will fight to make that system function at its very best SO
that South Carolina will be prosperous.
I believe in Al Watson and Jim Henderson--and that is why I am asking the
people of South Carolina to make them their leaders, to let them promote good
government, responsible government, government that truly serves the people.
# # #
ALBERT WATSON
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR
CAMPAIGN DINNER
featuring
THE HONORABLE GERALD R. FORD
MINORITY LEADER - U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
(R) FIFTH DISTRICT - MICHIGAN
September 18, 1970
SPARTANBURG MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM
SPARTANBURG, SOUTH CAROLINA
FORD is LIBRARY GERALD
PROGRAM
Presiding
Dr. F. Larry Gant
GOP Chairman, Fourth Congressional District
Welcome
Mayor Robert L. Stoddard
City of Spartanburg
MENU
Pledge of Allegiance
Richard T. Hines
Chairman, S. C. College Republicans
National Anthem
Allan R. Willis
Marinated Shrimp, Louis IV
Accompanied by Mr. Donald McGraw
Entertainment
Dorman High School Singing Cavaliers
Hearts of Celery and Stuffed Olives, Delmonico
Mary Francis Gosnell, Director
Roast Prime Rib of Western Beef, Au Jus
Invocation
Rev. Alastair C. Walker
First Baptist Church
Baked Stuffed Idaho Potatoes, Suzette
DINNER
Fresh Green Beans, Almondine
Introduction of Head Table
Mrs. Constance D. Armitage
Salad of the Season. Provencale
First Vice President, National Federation
of Republican Women
Hot Rolls Maison, Maitre d'Hotel Butter
Recognition of Special Guests
Raymond A. Harris
Chairman, South Carolina Republican Party
Coffee
Tea
Milk
Introduction of Speaker
+
Harry S. Dent
Strawberry Shortcake
Special Counsel to the President
Speaker
The Honorable Gerald R. Ford, M.C.
Minority Leader-U. S. House of Representatives
Response
The Honorable Albert Watson, M.C.
Candidate for Governor of South Carolina
Presentation of Gift
Hal C. Byrd
State Finance Chairman
"God Bless America"
DINNER COMMITTEE
General Chairman
Dr. F. Larry Gant
GOP Chairman,
Fourth Congressional District
County Chairmen
Jesse Cooksey, Spartanburg
Ray Smith, Greenville
W. R. Garrett, Laurens
Ticket Sales
Hal C. Byrd
Decorations and Facilities
Mrs. Sylvia McCollough
Music and Entertainment
Miss Earline Bates
Ushers
T. Kenneth Cribb, Jr.
Aid to Congressman Ford
Richard T. Hines
OUR SPECIAL THANKS TO
Case Brothers Music House
Organ
Burnett's Television & Appliance Company, Inc.
Door Prize-Color T.V.
Dorman High School Singing Cavaliers
Mary Francis Gosnell, Director
And all others who have worked so hard to make this dinner possible
ALBERT WATSON-Our Candidate for Governor-
"A man of courage, character, and conviction for a time of crisis!"
GERALO FORD
10 copies to Mr. Fordonly
a Office Copy
CONGRESSMAN
NEWS
GERALD R. FORD
HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER
RELEASE
-FOR RELEASE AT 6:30 p.m. FRIDAY--
September 18, 1970
Excerpts from a Speech by Rep. Gerald R. Ford, R-Mich., Republican Leader, U.S.
House of Representatives, at a fund-raising dinner for Republican Governor
candidate Albert Watson, at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Spartanburg, S.C.
It's wonderful to be here in the textile center of the world. And it is
great to be with Al Watson's kind of people because they are bound to be good
people, fine people.
I recently had the honor to present a plaque to Al Watson on behalf of the
Republican Leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives. It was a tribute to
Al for his outstanding service in the Congress.
Let me tell you something about that service. Let me tell you first of all
that Al Watson is the best friend in Congress that a textile worker ever had. Al
Watson has been a most effective member of the Congress in working to offset the
impact of imports on the textile industry. He has fought to save the jobs of
textile workers. He has been waging this battle ever since he first came to Congress.
And let me assure you that Congressman Watson has been working closely with President
Nixon on the problem of textile imports. The President has said that he is
four-square behind a textile quota bill--and Al Watson was standing next to him
when he said it.
Al Watson will work for you. Al Watson will fight for the domestic textile
industry. Al Watson will see to it that the textile industry stays healthy.
I look for Al Watson to become the first Republican governor of South
Carolina in a hundred years--and I'm here to tell you tonight that this is the
best thing that could happen to the great state of South Carolina.
You have a wonderful man in Al Watson. You have a leader. You have a man
of great courage.
I am very much aware of Al Watson's outstanding leadership qualities. That
is why I named him as the senior Republican on the House Select Committee on Crime.
I knew he would deliver on that committee--just as he will deliver when you elect
him governor of South Carolina. Al Watson is a man for the criminal to reckon with.
When Al Watson is elected governor, the racketeers operating in this state
had better pack their bags and skedaddle because Al Watson won't put up with them.
Your state will be secure from criminal elements. Al watson won't tolerate any
cop-killing. And he won't tolerate any violence on college campuses, either.
GE3ALD R.FORD
(more)
Al Watson is a no-nonsense man. He will clear the criminals out of South
Carolina.
Al Watson not only is courageous; he is far-seeing. As a member of the House
Internal Security Committee, he put the finger on the Students for a Democratic
Society as a Marxist-roiented organization back when most people thought SDS members
were just a bunch of idealistic college students. Al Watson is a man who won't be
fooled.
I can talk about Al Watson's leadership qualities because I have seen him at
work in the Congress. I know that he gets the job done.
At this point I must applaud Al Watson for the effort he is exerting to get
the busing issue decided once and for all by the U.S. Supreme Court. As you know
A1 has filed a friend of the court brief in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school case
and is calling upon other members of Congress to join him in that brief. Here
again you have an example of Al Watson's fine leadership.
Al also exhibited his great leadership qualities when he followed up on his
House Select Crime Committee membership by initiating a drug education program for
the entire state of South Carolina. That took imagination. That took drive. That
took organizational ability. In Al Watson you find all of these traits.
The people of South Carolina are indeed fortunate--fortunate because they
have a wonderful leadership team in Al Watson and his running mate, Jim Henderson.
Postmaster General Winton Blount has told me what an outstanding man Jim Henderson
is-what a great job he has done in the Post Office Department. So you have a
great team in Al Watson and Jim Henderson.
The Watson-Henderson team is a team that spells progress, a team that spells
new plans for action in state government, genuine solutions for the problems that
have been plaguing South Carolina, realistic answers for the challenge of the
Seventies.
I ask the people of South Carolina to recognize that the team of Al Watson and
Jim Henderson is the team that will serve them best, the team that makes sense, the
team that believes every man is responsible for his own acts and for his own place in
society, the team that believes no man is above the law or beneath it, the team that
believes every man must work if he is to enjoy the benefits of our society, the team
that believes our individual and national prosperity flows from the free enterprise
system, the team that will fight to make that system function at its very best so
that South Carolina will be prosperous.
I believe in Al Watson and Jim Henderson--and that is why I am asking the
people of South Carolina to make them their leaders, to let them promote good
government, responsible government, government that truly serves the people.
###