University Daily Kansan
Wednesday, November 3, 1976
Hometown hero
Photo by JOHN FULLER
Bob Dole. Republican vice presidential nominee, yesterday waved to crowds in his hometown of Russell before voting in the
presidential election. Later in the day, Dole flew to Washington to be with President Gerald Ford.
Dole campaign ends in hometown
By JOHN FULLER Contributing Writer
RUSSELL—Sen. Bob Dole reached the end of the 1976 campaign trail yesterday morning in his hometown—the town that has proudly watched the progress of his political career from Russell county attorney Robert Snyder. Republican vice-presidential candidate.
Before returning to the White House to watch the election returns with President Gerald Ford, Dole visited Russell to cast his vote in the election and for a brief reunion with President Ronald Reagan mother's house. He was accompanied by his wife, Elizabeth, and daughter, Robin.
It was Bob Dole Day in Russell, and about 1,500 people, all in a festive mood, gathered at 75-year-old Bina Dole's house to help with the cleanup of the front lawn and overflowed into surrounding streets and yards. After Dole arrived by motorcade from the Great Bend airport, he stepped up on a podium in front of the house to show it off, and they had given him throughout the years.
"I CAN'T REMEMBER this many people being on our lawn since one of our basketball games," Dole said, referring to his daws as a high school basketball star.
"You put me on the map, and now we're going to put Russell on the map. The small towns of America definitely fit into the bigger picture.
"Elections are won and lost. I've not lost an election yet, and I'd like to keep the string going. But I'm realistic. It's a close race, but we're going to win."
DESPITE A CHILLY wind, the crowd began arriving a couple of hours before Dole's schedule arrival at 10 a.m. banners welcoming him hung across the brick main street with its four stoplights. Many businesses closed for the morning.
The junior high and high school bands
started the crowd chanting "Go! Fight! Beat Carter!" in rally fashion, and the bands played "Rhinestone Cowboy" and "The Pioneers." The crowd re-encamped. Eiching "repeated until Bob arrived."
Dole's homecoming was the final stop in his attempt to bolster the farm vote for the Republicans in several midterm states. Monday night he was in Independence. Mo.
"THIS HAS BEEN a great experience," Dole said of the campaign. "We've been to 44 states and have traveled over 60,000 miles."
Following Dole's brief speech and some words of thanks to the crowd from Elizabeth
and Robin, Dole accompanied his mother to an elementary school two blocks away to vote. He was trailed by TV crews, reporters and security personnel.
After voting, Dole visited some classrooms and returned to his mother's home for a short private visit with relatives and friends. Dole remained there only a few minutes because he was scheduled to fly back to Washington.
He didn't get to eat any of the homecooked food that was in abundance at the house, but his mother fixed him a paper plate to go, topped with his favorite sweets.
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