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He is remembered as a [[faithless elector]]. Although he pledged to vote for Democratic ticket - [[POTUS|Presidential]] nominee [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[VPOTUS|his running-mate]] [[Estes Kefauver]], he cast his presidential vote on [[December 17]], [[1956]]<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=107692 Our Campaigns - Candidate - W. F. Turner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> for circuit court judge from his hometown, [[Walter Burgwyn Jones|Walter B. Jones]], totally unknown outside his area. However he voted for well-known [[United States Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] [[Herman Talmadge]] for Vice President. |
He is remembered as a [[faithless elector]]. Although he pledged to vote for Democratic ticket - [[POTUS|Presidential]] nominee [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[VPOTUS|his running-mate]] [[Estes Kefauver]], he cast his presidential vote on [[December 17]], [[1956]]<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=107692 Our Campaigns - Candidate - W. F. Turner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> for circuit court judge from his hometown, [[Walter Burgwyn Jones|Walter B. Jones]], totally unknown outside his area. However he voted for well-known [[United States Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] [[Herman Talmadge]] for Vice President. |
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Turner later commented about his decision: ''I have fulfilled my obligations to the people of Alabama. I'm talking about the white people'' |
Turner later commented about his decision: ''I have fulfilled my obligations to the people of Alabama. I'm talking about the white people,'' a comment which suggested that he opposed Stevenson and Kefauver, who were liberal on civil rights (unlike Jones and Senator Talmadge, known for his pro-segregationist stance).<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0012/electors/print.html CNN.com - Electors: Frequently Asked Questions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:01, 20 August 2009
W. F. Turner was a United States Democratic elector from Alabama during United States presidential election, 1956.
He is remembered as a faithless elector. Although he pledged to vote for Democratic ticket - Presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson and his running-mate Estes Kefauver, he cast his presidential vote on December 17, 1956[1] for circuit court judge from his hometown, Walter B. Jones, totally unknown outside his area. However he voted for well-known United States Senator from Georgia Herman Talmadge for Vice President.
Turner later commented about his decision: I have fulfilled my obligations to the people of Alabama. I'm talking about the white people, a comment which suggested that he opposed Stevenson and Kefauver, who were liberal on civil rights (unlike Jones and Senator Talmadge, known for his pro-segregationist stance).[2]
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