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By LLOYD COVENS alternates that would make up the delegates that the convention history, going from 7 his long sought chance to face Only hours before Sen. George state's delegation. Among the credentials committee had p.m. to 6:25 a.m. the next this fall. The McGovern received his hard McGovern delegates were: Don stripped from him the week morning. During those iong houts, nomination was no surprise, but earned nomination~ he sat on the Martinez, 18, a UNM freshman; before? The argument then had the convention argued on the as the delegation cast its steps of his headquarters at the Brenda Rendon, 30, a UNM grad been that the winner-take-all party platform. The convention 119 votes which put McGovern Dora1 hotel and patiently student; and Robert Sena, 26, a primary had denied representation heard Go\1: Wallace urge passage over the top, a wild, jubilant answered question$ from a large UNM law student. Another UNM to persons who had voted for the of several minority report planks scream and accompanying contingent of young people grad student, Frank Fine, other candidates. The McGovern (amo~g them anti-busing, demonstration of joy hit the wanting to know if he had attended the convention as a forces contended, however, that restoration of the death penalty, convention Ooor. The moment so changed his stance on Indo·China. McGovern alternate. All four had while they did not think the election of federal judges, a more many had worked so hard for, qad rn that session, McGovern not been instrumental in winning the California laws were right in cons.ervative foreign policy finally arrived. only informed them that he had June 6th primary for McGovern, preventing proportional statement and no laws against Vote totals for the other not changed his stance, but but none were members of the representation, all candidates had small handguns), and after candidates were: Sen. Henry further re-affirmed that he established political power run under that law and the rule politely listening, rejected them Jackson 525; Gov. George intended to keep the lines of structure in the state, a should not be changed after the all by voice vote. Wallace, 381; Rep. Shirley communication open to them and pre-requisite that in the past had game had been played. ·Among the Wallace proposals Chisolm, 152. New Mexico, as all segments of society no matter largely determined who would sit If McGovern could regain those was a constitutional amendment expected, cast 10 votes for how powedess they were. on the convention floor. 151 delegates, he would have to permit prayer in the public McGovern, 8 for Wallace. To the millions of alienated On Sunday evening, July 9, the more than enough votes for a first schools, a position proposed in a It was late afternoon before Americans who had witnessed the New Mexico delegation held a ballot nomination. If he could not speech by New Mexico Wallace Sen. McGovern's choice for debacle of 1968, McGovern's caucas of its entire delegation. regain the delegates, not only delegate Gene Gonzales. of Vice-President was nomination represented the They heard many persons who might he fall short of a first ballot Continental Divide. The announced-Sen. Thomas beginning of a new era, a time had come before them to argue victory, but it would be a serious convention voted it down. Eagletoll of , a man who when all Americans could once their side on many of the issues blow to the McGovern strength Two issues in· the platform shares almost identica~ political again assert their views on which that were to come before the that had been steamrolling since received a roll call vote. On the philosophy as McGovern. The direction thi$ country is to take. entire convention in the next tour June 6. Humphrey; Muskie, proposal for a $6500 guaranteed announcement disheartened many Under the new reforms, many days. . Wallace, Chisolm, Jackson, and all annual income, New Mexico voted McGovern supporters who had spearheaded by the commission Former Johnson administration other candidates joined forces to three yes, 15•no. The convention hoped a woman or a minority headed by McGovern himself, the cabinet member Stewart Udall stop McGovern. But by a vote of also voted it down. The other would be nicked. Soon after the convention saw more young, more urged the group to restore the 151 1,618 to 1,238, the convention issue was more liberalized announcement, a move to minorities and more women than CaHfornia delegates, Oklahoma voted to overrule the Credentials abortion laws, and New Mexico's nominate Frances Farenthold, ever before. Over 80 per cent of senator Fred Harris asked for ·committee, and virtually assured vote was 3·yes1 11·no, and 4 unsuccessful gubernatorial the delegates had never been to a support for his "take the rich off McGovern of the nomination. abstaining. That .also was voted candidat~ was underway. convention before, and one welfare, proposal which he New Mexico voted 10-yes down. The gay rights plank also As far as a minority candidate, person characterized the l:{athering wanted in the t>latform. (McGovern delegates), . 8·no failed. both New Mexico's Lt. Gov. as "the face of America." . senator asked for (Wallace delegates). Among the planks that passed Roberto Mondragon and Sen. During those four days, the supt>ort for his candidacy for the Earlier, the McGovern forces the convention was the complete Joseph Montoya had been aSsembled multitude conducted a v i c e - p r e s i d e nt i a 1 s p o t . strategically lost a fight over the withdrawal of U.S. troops from mentioned. 11La Raza,'' a Chicano bitter floor fight <:>ver the Representatives on both sides of South Carolina delegation, which Vietnam, a plank on jobs, prices, grt>up1 had been moving to California delegation, ousted the disputed Illinois 59 delegates involved the seating of more and taxes which is compatible seriously nominate Mondragon for Mayor Rielhard Daley and his came to push their side of the women. Following the California with McGovern's plans for the number two spot, but on delegation, adopted a fairly liberal story, A spokeswoman for the vote, the convention voted to oust rechanneling the emphasis on Thursday afternoon, Mondragon platform, chose George McGovern National Welfare Rights Mayor Richard Daley's defense spending to dome11tic got a call from McGovern s.sking for their presidential candidate, Organization urged passage of the delegation, in what some analysts spending. And in the wee hours ot him to second Eagleton's and certified his choice, Thomas plank to guarantee a $6500 saw as partial revenge for 1968. the morning, the convention nomination. Mondragon agreed, Eagleton of Missouri, as his annual iMome. And spokesmen New Mexico also voted 10-yes~ passed a plank with special and tnet with McGovern at 6:30 running mate, The following. is for gay 1'ights came to plea their 8·no on this. But both of these significance to New Mexico, and p.m. Thursday evening. one reporter's view of the case urgiku passage of a plank to developments were overshadowed other areas of the west: the retum Mondragon's speech, seen on proeleedings. guarantee the rights of by the California issue, which of ••federal surplus lands to nationwide television, during Road to Miami homosexuals. 'But even with all of made Monday night, and not. American Indians on a first prime time began in Spanish, and New Mexico's June 6th theSe interests represented, it was Wednesday night (Presidential priority basis," drew the cheers of a group of presidential primary awarded 10 only a glimpse of the many nominating night) the highpoint Wednesday passed with most California delegates who of its 18 detegates to McGovern, decisions that would have to be ot the convention. The next day delegates. deeping into the repeatedly cheered, "Que Viva the other eight going to Gov. made at the convention. both Humphrey and Muskie afternoon, trying to recover from Mondragon," following the . On June 21 the As the convention opened the dropped out of the race, the _previous session. That evening lieutenant governor's speech. One Democratic state convention met big questicm was: Will McGo"lfern's · Tuesday night became the 1, 728 delegates cast their votes delegate held a sign reading, to select the 18 delegates and 18 forces be able to regain the 151 longest session in political for George McGovern giving him (Continued on page 4) New IVIexica The News Dude . . . (Continued from page 2) The· .. man" that his party found it essential to balance out their Disappointment, Irritation LOBO 1972 ticltet by selecting a pro-labor running-mate. , DAILY News Dude The recent McGovern-controlled convention voted down a Weekly Summer Edition by Jim Boggio resolution to give support to the ~'theory" that women have Stalk Santa Fe Gallery the right to control their own bodies. (His supp01:ters say the repeal of archaic abortion laws "is not a political issue.") By DOROTHY MAVES picture space goes dead-so dead, sections of the Indian's dress, The Eric McCrossen~president of the Albuquerque Press Club , Take a large canvas, get an in fact, that the large canvase$ are utlst has also used the And so McGov has emerged as the number one down Indian for a model, add a dash of basically decorator aJ:t. If any one background space as something and occasional instructor at the UNM Department of · of-what must have been--The Greatest Show on Earth. Matisse, a pinch of Picasso and a of them were to be placed in a more than a completely flat Journalism~went off the deep end last Sunday in his column Even with the alde of Rubin· & Hoffman, the Republicans large helping Qf Francis B!l<:on, room with drapes and fuJ:niture, it surface on which to place figures. in the Albuquerque Journal. · won't top it. and you'll have an .ongmal would safely · disappear in five Although Scholder is obviously In that said column, McCrossen selected Larry minutes, _ indebted to the Fauves in his >!< * * There is one exception: "Sioux choice and juxtaposition of Rottman-the weB-known local spokesman for Vietnam Even though I jokingly infeJ,Ted last week that used car War Party" hru; the same, flat CQlQrs, to Picasso in his use of the Veterans Against the War-as a diving board for jumping into salesmen are "more truth..ful" than clergymen, two o:r three background, but because it is a combination profile-full a lengthy tirade on 1'the shortcomings of television." students were unable to see the satire. . landscape with relatively small face-abstr

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