Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (January 22, 1912 – April 17, 1978), a.k.a. Lar "America First" Daly, was a fringe American

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who ran unsuccessfully for a variety of political offices (including

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), often campaigning wearing an

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suit. Daly was a

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primary candidate for

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in both 1956 and 1964. He was also a primary candidate for Mayor of Chicago in

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, for both the Democratic and Republican parties, and also ran in the Republican primary in the

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and

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Chicago mayoral elections. He was the "Tax Cut" and "America First" candidate in the

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elections for

. He stood in primaries for

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from Illinois, as a Democrat in

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and as a Republican in 1966,

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, 1974, and 1978. He also ran for

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from Illinois, in a special election in the 7th District in 1973, as a Republican. Grave of Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (1912–1978) at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL

Grave of Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Daly (1912–1978) at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Alsip, IL

Lar Daly is best known today for using the

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's "Equal Time Rule" to force radio and television news broadcasts to give him equal coverage with

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and Richard M. Nixon during the 1960 Presidential campaign (which led to a particularly bizarre appearance on NBC's ''

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'') and later with

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during the Chicago mayoral campaigns. He died at Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park, Illinois on April 17, 1978. He was buried at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Alsip.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Lawrence Joseph Sarsfield Candidates in the 1960 United States presidential election 20th-century American politicians 1912 births 1978 deaths Burials at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery (Alsip, Illinois)