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'''William F. Turner''' (circa 1891, [[Crenshaw County, Alabama]] – {{Date|January 3, 1958|MDY}}, [[Montgomery, Alabama]])<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/457307990/|title=William F. Turner Dies; Bolter of Demo Party|last=|first=|date=January 4, 1958|work=Alabama Journal|access-date=January 15, 2019|page=1}}</ref> was an Montgomery [[accountant]] and a [[United States]] [[US Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[electoral college|elector]] from [[Alabama]] during the [[United States presidential election, 1956|1956 United States presidential election]]. |
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== 1956 presidential election == |
== 1956 presidential election == |
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He is remembered as a [[faithless elector]]. |
He is remembered as a [[faithless elector]].<ref>[http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=107692 Our Campaigns - Candidate - W. F. Turner<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> |
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Although he pledged to vote for Democratic ticket - [[POTUS|Presidential]] nominee [[Adlai Stevenson II|Adlai Stevenson]] and [[VPOTUS|his running-mate]] [[Estes Kefauver]], he cast his presidential vote on December 17, 1956 for a circuit court judge from his hometown, [[Walter Burgwyn Jones]], totally unknown outside his area. He was allowed to do so thanks to a 1949 [[Supreme Court of Alabama]] ruling stating electors were free agents.<ref name=":0" /> |
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However he voted for well-known [[United States Senator]] from [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] [[Herman Talmadge]] for Vice President, after being told by other his first choice, [[John Malcolm Patterson]], was not possible because of the need of the Presidential ticket being taken from two different states.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | When fellow elector Tom Cochrane confronted him about "[his] obligation", Turner replied "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 their pro-[[Segregationism|segregationist]] stance).<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/interactive/allpolitics/0012/electors/print.html CNN.com - Electors: Frequently Asked Questions<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/188559880/|title=Pledged To Adlai; Votes For Another|last=|first=|date=December 18, 1956|work=The Greenville News|access-date=January 15, 2018|page=10}}</ref> |
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== Aftermath == |
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Turner died on {{Date|January 3, 1958|MDY}} in [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]], aged 66.<ref name=":0" /> |
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Revision as of 21:56, 15 January 2019
William F. Turner (circa 1891, Crenshaw County, Alabama – January 3, 1958, Montgomery, Alabama)[1] was an Montgomery accountant and a United States Democratic elector from Alabama during the 1956 United States presidential election.
1956 presidential election
He is remembered as a faithless elector.[2]
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 for a circuit court judge from his hometown, Walter Burgwyn Jones, totally unknown outside his area. He was allowed to do so thanks to a 1949 Supreme Court of Alabama ruling stating electors were free agents.[1]
However he voted for well-known United States Senator from Georgia Herman Talmadge for Vice President, after being told by other his first choice, John Malcolm Patterson, was not possible because of the need of the Presidential ticket being taken from two different states.[1]
When fellow elector Tom Cochrane confronted him about "[his] obligation", Turner replied "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 their pro-segregationist stance).[3][4]
Aftermath
Turner died on January 3, 1958 in Montgomery, aged 66.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d "William F. Turner Dies; Bolter of Demo Party". Alabama Journal. January 4, 1958. p. 1. Retrieved January 15, 2019.
- ^ Our Campaigns - Candidate - W. F. Turner
- ^ CNN.com - Electors: Frequently Asked Questions
- ^ "Pledged To Adlai; Votes For Another". The Greenville News. December 18, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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