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Connor, co-chairman of the committee and presi- can Party. dent of Merck & Co., told newsmen that about 75 per cent Of Meeting with Johnson at the White House last night, 26 rep- the business and financial leaders joining in the endorsement resentatives of the group organized a "National Independent of Johnson were registered Republicans or had generally sup- Committee" to support the campaign of Johnson and Sen. ported GOP candidates in presidential elections. Hubert H. Humphrey, his vice presidential running mate. Connor described himself as an independent Democrat. The Among the initial sponsors of the committee were such other co-chairman, John L. Loeb, senior partner of the Wall nationally known executives as industrialists Henry Ford II St. brokerage firm of Carl M. Loeb, Rhoads & Co., said he and Edgar F. Kaiser, retailer Ralph Lazarus, and financiers was a registered Republican. Thomas S. Lamont, Robert Lehman arid Sidney J. Weinberg. One newsman noted that the business endorsement followed The list of organizers also included two men who served formal backing of the Johnson-Humphrey ticket by the' execu- in the cabinet of Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower tive council of the AFL-CIO. —Robert B, Anderson, who was secretary of the Treasury, and Connor said he saw "nothing unusual" in organized labor Marion B. Folsom, who was secretary of Health, Education and and big business working together for the Democratic candi- Welfare. date—that many members of the business committee had long Acting as counsel for the committee at the White House worked effectively and co-operatively with labor. • meeting was Maxwell Rabb, who was secretary to the Cabinet Committee officials said the group would emphasize iti under Eisenhower. support of Johnson and Humphrey rather than make any The committee said in a press release that it would "at- criticism of Sen. Barry Goldwater, the Republican presidential IACK JOHNSON - HUMPHREY TICKET — Part of a group of business and financial leaders organized into tempt to acquaint the general public with the confidence that race and would not involve itself in any other campaigns. tha National Independent Committee for President Johnson and San. Humphrey, as thay mat in the White House prominent national leaders in all walks of life have in Pres- Among those making the endorsement were board chairmen yastarday with President Johnson. From left, seated, William C. Stolk, Carter L. Burgess, John T. Connor, the ident Johnson and will urge that he be given four years of or presidents of such major firms as Curtiss-Wright Corp., President, John L Loeb and Andra Meyer. From left, standing, William A. Hewitt, Brian P. Loeb, Edgar M. Cull- opportunity to serve all the people." Inland Steel Co., American Machine & Foundry Co., American man, Norton Simon, Marion B. Folsom, William T. Gossett, Paul C. Cabot, H, Gardner Symonds, Robert Lehman, Johnson surely found no fault with that sentiment and, Potash & Chemical Corp., American Electric Power Co., Bur- H»nry Fowler, Henry Ford II, Samuel M. Fleming, Charles B. Thornton and William R. Biggs. John T. Connor and addressing the group in the cabinet room, said: roughs Corp., Texaco Inc., Deere & Co., American Can Co., John L Loeb were elected co-chairmen of the committee. (AP Wirephoto) "I commend all of you not only on the choice you have Litton Industries and Tennessee Gas Transmission Co. Barry Sets Campaign Tone PHOENIX, Arit. (AP) - Sen. relax with his family in the se- this is the end of things," he said. and for occupying the broad cen- ter." Barry Goldwater has set the tone clusion of their hilltop home. To answer them, Goldwater of his presidential campaign with On Saturday, he'll make a "Today," said Goldwater, "my read what he said were news- opponent occupies the broad left a slashing attack on President round-trip journey to Lockport, paper accounts of Abraham' Lin- Johnson—and a victory forecast N. Y., for the campaign kickoff and he's working like the devil coln's 1860 presidential cam- to get back in the middle, and aimed at Republicans who don't of Rep. William E. Miller, his paign. One called Lincoln the vice presidential running mate. he might make it." like his candidacy. Republicans "weakest candidate." The Arizona conservative fired Miller There A Similarity tee opening shots of his race Miller was on hand at Prescott "The powerful eastern wing of Goldwater said he doesn't pre- ajainst Johnson yesterday before for the Goldwater opening. the party does not like the choice tend to be a Lincoln "but there's • cheering crowd massed in front Goldwater told a smaller-than- at all . , ." another read. "Mr. sure at similarity between 1860 tt the courthouse steps in Pres- forecast crowd of 4,000 to 6,000 Lincoln will face one of the mas- and 1964 and like Abe Lincoln, cott, hi* family's original Arizona he had heard complaints that the ter politicians of the age , . Bill Miller and I are going to tome. Republican ticket is a*weak one. Sen. Stephen Douglas of Illinois, win." Today. Goldwjter planned to "Many people in the East think a man with a genius for unj|yiim_ (Se« BARRY, Page 3) Mitchell Won't Back Barry E OFF ANp RUNNING — San. Barry Goldwater and his Republican running Group to Fight Goldwater m«te on the presidential ticket, Rep. William E. Miller, wave, to the crowd at Pres- cott,-Ariz., which heard them deliver tha opening speeches .of their campaign PRINCETON (AP) — Formation of a new statewide organ- Mitchell said also in an interview that he has declined against the Democratic team of President Johnson and Sen. Hubert Humphrey yes- ization dedicated to the defeat of Sen. Barry Goldwater was several invitations to join state and national organizations terday. Their wives are with them as they fact the crowd at the end of the program. announced yesterday. supporting the Democratic ticket of President Johnson and Sen. Members include educators, businessmen, industrialists and Humphrey. church officials who call themselves "New Jersey Independent "I wish to keep my identity as a Republican and expect to vote in November as a Republican," Mitchell added. Voters for Johnson." fc The group said it hopes to persuade Republicans and inde- "I believe that Republicans in public office, such as Sen. Searchers Find Rumson Boy Kenneth Keating of New York, Sen. • Clifford Case of New pendent voters to support President Lyndon B. Johnson in the LONG LAKE, N. Y. (AP) - A five-year- "I really think he slept all night," the Nov. 3 election. It'said it plans to establish 250 local clubs Jersey and Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York, need the support of citizens such as myself." old Rumson, N. J., boy, who apparently took father said. " - - ' within the next few week*. his night alone in the Adirondack Mountains Shortly after dawn, Game Warden James Meanwhile in San Francisco, James P. Mitchell, formerly Mitchell, Secretary of Labor from 1953 to 1961, is a senior vice president of Crown-Zellerbach Corp., of Sah Francisco. more calmly than the scores of searchers who Hall, Ranger Elmer Morrisey and State Troop- of Little Silver, N. J., Secretary of Labor in President Eisen- combed the area, was back with his parents er Herbert Boudreau, climbed on Blueberry hower's cabinet, said yesterday, he cannot support the Republi- A former New Jersey resident, Mitchell ran unsuccessfully for governor there in 1961 against Richard J. Hughes.' and three older brothers today. Mountain, called out for the boy and Peter can ticket of Sen. Barry Goldwater for President and William answered. Miller for Vice President because of ideological differences. (See GROUP, Page 3) Three members of the search group found James P. Mitchell Peter Nagle on Blueberry Mountain early Nagle said the youngster, who was on his yesterday near a pine tree under which he first trip to the mountains, led the family up slept during the night. Kempshall Mountain and had learned to read the trail signs. On the way down, the boys ran "He's just fine. He doesn't even want"to ahead. Apparently Peter could not keep up GOP Puts Emphasis on 'Ballot Security' take a nap," Peter's father, James E. Nagle, with the older ones — Bruce, 15, Christopher, told a reporter after returning to their motel, 7, and Stephen, 6. their motel. HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Following a day-long strategy cesses, or at least some of them, volved in voting irregularities, vania, are gaining in registra- Nagle said Peter apparently found his way John E. Grenier, executive di- session with top Republican or- heavy emphasis will be laid in Grenier quickly said: tion, Grenier said: The Rumson family had climbed 3,200-foot to the base of the mountain bii{ turned on a "I didn't say that. But when ".The fact that they are out rector of the Republican Nation- ganization leaders from five this campaign on ballot security Kempshall Mountain near here and were de- logging trail before reaching Long Lake.