The clock's hands moved past 11 p.m., the election returns flowed steadily, and the telephone rang in a cramped Manchester, N.H. hotel suite. Democratic National Committeewoman Myrtle McIntyre answered the call, heard the droning drawl of her candidate in the Democratic half of New Hampshire's presidential primary, calling in from the Minnesota campaign hustings to find out how he was doing. Mrs. McIntyre assured the candidate that there was little doubt about his victory. "Really?" asked he. "Yes," said she. Exulted Candidate Estes Kefauver:
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