Meeting by accident across the street from a Tampa cigar factory last week, the two leading contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination interrupted their Florida primary campaigns just long enough to exchange a few good-humored jeers. Spotting an unopened box of cigars in Estes Kefauver's hand, Adlai Stevenson asked in mock reproof, "You're not accepting corrupting gifts publicly?" then added, "I got corrupted ahead of you, Estes. They gave me a box at the first factory I visited."
While the two chatted, Adlai's Florida campaign manager slyly pinned a Stevenson button on Kefauver's...
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