Talk:Adlai Stevenson I

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Preposition "with" / Overall all meaning of sentence unclear

"In doing so, he became the fourth vice president or former vice president to run for that post WITH two presidential candidates [...]" What does "with" mean in this sentence / what is the overall meaning of this sentence? This sentence is unclear to me. Perhaps it should instead read: "In doing so, he became the fourth vice president or former vice president to run for that post with two DIFFERENT presidential candidates [...]"

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"A diplomat's life is made up of three ingredients: protocol, Geritol, and alcohol."— Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.114.30.127 (talk) 19:37, 18 April 2005

Death

Different accounts say that Adlai died in Chicago, others say he died in Bloomington. Any thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Srcrowl (talk • contribs) 21:50, 27 September 2005

Only that Adlai E. Stevenson II died in London, so the confusion between the two of them is not involved.
--Jerzy•t 01:41, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I think there has been some vandalism on this page

Hi, I intended to translate this biography into french but I noticed a whole chapter disapeared. Since I saw in the history of the page that there already has been some reverts since this edit, I was wondering if it had been left this way on purpose (even if I would not understand why) and I did'nt change it myself. I hope someone will notice this soon, --fr:Poulos.talk — Preceding unsigned comment added by 13:26, 13 June 2006 (talk) 82.228.194.110

The section Adlai E. Stevenson I#Election of Grover Cleveland in 1884 and the U.S. Post Office had been reduced to its heading and an ungrammatical part of its first sentence; i have not examined the intervening changes, but the section now has three sentences.
--Jerzy•t 01:55, 31 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Rare nomination status

Sorry--not sure how to create a new topic here. But I am puzzled by the claim that Stevenson was one of two former VPs to be nominated for the presidency. Have I misunderstood the claim? What about Richard Nixon, Walter Mondale, George H. W. Bush, and Al Gore? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.215.215.88 (talk) 03:01, 4 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Don't think he was; it might say, badly, that he was nominated twice for VP (i.e., renominated once for VP), as running mate to two different Pres candidates. (Haven't checked article yet, just cleaning up on this talk page for now.)
--Jerzy•t 01:41, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This wording is currently part of the article:

However it should be noted that Stevenson was the first of two former Vice Presidents to be nominated by his party for his former office. (The other being Republican Charles Warren Fairbanks in 1916) .

I don't much like the wording, and i'm going to at least get rid of the sent frag, but the facts are accurate in AES I's case, and it is reasonable to suppose there's only one other case.
--Jerzy•t 23:49, 30 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

It's worse now: did he or didn't he get the nod? If he did, why is Fairbanks's failure "the only example since"? And an example of what? Nomination? Or failure? Or is the writer as confused as I am? TREKphiler ^{hit me ♠} 18:31, 13 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The sentence is still unclear and misleading. It would be much simpler if it read: Stevenson is one of only two persons to have been nominated for Vice-President of the US with a different running mate after having finished a full term as Vice-President. As it reads now, Cheney, Gore, GHW Bush, and Richard Nixon all were nominated for a second term as VP after finishing their first term.202.170.125.17 (talk) 11:40, 21 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

No, none of them were. They were all nominated for a second term as VP before finishing their first term. Binabik80 (talk) 20:08, 21 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

More information:

Adlai was married to Letitia Green on December 20th, 1866; in the home of Letitia's sister Julia Green Scott; now referred to as the Matthew T. Scott House which is listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. ^[1]

Adlai co-founded the McClean County Coal Company in 1867 with his brother-in-law Matthew T. Scott ^[2]

The 1st reference location for the official article has a bad link. The correct link is US Senate - Biography of Adlai Ewing Stevenson

^ [1] Chenoa Community Centennial: A Century of Co-Operation, 1854-1954 (1954) (pages 11-12, 153-154)
^ [2] McLean County Coal Company (see Historical Sketch)

--KDSRRGurl (talk) 01:38, 25 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Name Pronunciation

How do you pronounce Adlai? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cartermay (talk • contribs) 16:52, 22 February 2013 (UTC)[reply]

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[Chenoa_Community_Centennial_1954-1] [1] Chenoa Community Centennial: A Century of Co-Operation, 1854-1954 (1954) (pages 11-12, 153-154)

[McLean_County_Coal_Co-2] [2] McLean County Coal Company (see Historical Sketch)

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