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[[Roger MacBride]] won the presidential nomination on the first ballot against [[Kay Haroff]] of Michigan and [[Guy Riggs]] of New York. | [[Roger MacBride]] won the presidential nomination on the first ballot against [[Kay Haroff]] of Michigan and [[Guy Riggs]] of New York. | ||
After [[Tonie Nathan]], [[Manny Klausner]], and [[Jim Trotter]] all failed to secure the vice presidential nomination, [[David Bergland]] was literally flown in to serve as a compromise candidate. | After [[Tonie Nathan]], [[Manny Klausner]], and [[Jim Trotter]] all failed to secure the vice-presidential nomination, [[David Bergland]] was literally flown in to serve as a compromise candidate. | ||
This needs to include the battle between MacBride and those who sought to present a less conservative GOP approach. Jim Trotter was the leader in the VP voting, but RLM declared he would not accept him, due to his "one issue" status (Jim was an alleged tax resister, gold smuggler and activist in other "left wing" causes). So his name was withdrawn, and that of John Vernon, an Oklahoma restaurateur, was proposed nomination. John had a strong libertarian background and had nearly been elected to the OK City Council; he was also openly gay, and Roger again raised the "one issue" claim. The convention adjourned with no VP nominee yet. | This needs to include the battle between MacBride and those who sought to present a less conservative GOP approach. Jim Trotter was the leader in the VP voting, but RLM declared he would not accept him, due to his "one issue" status (Jim was an alleged tax resister, gold smuggler and activist in other "left wing" causes). So his name was withdrawn, and that of John Vernon, an Oklahoma restaurateur, was proposed nomination. John had a strong libertarian background and had nearly been elected to the OK City Council; he was also openly gay, and Roger again raised the "one issue" claim. The convention adjourned with no VP nominee yet. | ||