Thursday, June 8, 1995 •Volume 1,Number 35 Page 1of8 Can Lugar compete for the presidency'
Signs in Iowa, New Hampshire say yes
CONCORD, N.H. - State Sen. Jim Rubens was seated at a back THE - table at the Coffee Mill with U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar last Sunday morning and he was determined to be, as he put it, "blunt." It was a position Lugar himself had taken on the campaign HOWEYT trail in Iowa and New Hampshire throughout the week: straight talk on hard issues. Now he was faced with a state official who happened to be one of the few "free agents" in the presidential sweepstakes. POLITICAL "Depending on whether you are aiming for a victory in this state ... to be blunt, people in this state put the flat tax reform pretty high on their lists," said Rubens, a self-described "rabble-rousing populist" who defeated the sitting Senate president in 1992. REPORT "Have you latched on to something to distinguish yourself from the others?" Rubens asked. The Weekly Briefing On Indiana Politics Yes, Lugar responded, the national sales tax. "The flat tax still has the IRS. My plan does not," he told Rubens. "I agree with most of what you've said," Rubens continued, The Howey Political Report is published by NewsLink, "but how do you package your positions? If I were to back you, I'd Inc. The Howey Political Report is an independent, non want you to do well. How do you frame it to get the headlines?" partisan newsletter analyzing the political process in Indiana. It neither endorses candidates nor advocates "I point out that the money you make is yours," Lugar said. positions of public policy Rubens continued to press Lugar not so much on public pol Brian A. Howey icy, but the horse race. How much money had he raised? How does he plan to "break through" into the currently non-existent "second tier" editor & publisher of candidates behind Sen. Bob Dole? How would he distinguish him Office/Fax: 219-420-0909 self between the "country club conservatives and the populists?" 1707N.Anthony Blvd. Mobilenet:219-438-5105 In essence, Rubens wants to back a winner. Is Lugar up to it? Fort Wayne, IN 46805 AOL: [email protected] "I recommend you get here at least half of the weekends For Subscription information call: 219-420-0909 during the summer," he said. "Let people know you're a human being. © 1995, The Howey Political Report From the press I've read, you're a great guy. But you have a kind of an continued on page l
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The man looked up ~1~ L.ugar and the ·1lfii11''St thh11 1g he said was,'Ho 1 ~1v a1re rc11u gonna \lJin·;~ .. r M t I ITl""l '1 I I I' from page 1 The man looked 111p at Lugar and the Devil's Dictionary aloof, intellectual image and you have to obliter first thing he said was, "How are you gonna ate that. They want to meet you pmonally up wm.. ?" Ambrose Bierce here, you know, Dole helped me chop wood; • iiii. (i Envelope, n. The coffin of ado :u Dick Lugar made me lunch .... " ment;the scabbard of abill;tr1e nusk Lugar's New Hampshir1~ campaign "I don't iklillow rJ1w·wone b;MIJ'e" of aremittance;the bed-gown of a manager, James McKay, lb.ad set up the mee1fog MANCHESTER,N.H.-HPR spent last love -letter. with Lugar, ideally to get Rubens.' endo:rsern ent. week with Lugar on the campaign trail in Iowa Future, n. TI1at period of time ir1 But there was an underlying re as·: n: to impiress and New Hampshire at1'empting to answer this which our affairs prosper, our ·niends upon Lugar the uniquely different mission in question: can he win the R1epublican presiden are true and our happiness is New Hampshire, as compared to 1·he other key tial nomination? assured. state, Iowa. The answer is a: qualified yes. Lugar has In Iowa, people press th11! candidates on established campaign cr~a11izations in both Next HPR editkm public policy. In New Hampshire, the presiden states that political obmvm rate highly. In onJune20 tial sweepstakes is nothing less tlhan a sporling Iowa, the race at this point iis to determine who ,event where anyone who wants to can g1et an HPR's next edition will b·(:. can finish second behind Dole. If DoJ,e doesn't autograph from the star player. published on June 20. It will win big enough in the s1tal( where peopk r.efer to Lugar left the coffee shop and ID egan be a special edition on th1~ him as "Iowa's third S(:nator," then all eyes will pressing the flesh, going into th1! ! :eat sl".O?S reinvigoration of the be on the second- or third-place finisher who across from the capitol. lv1inutes later he came to Indiana Democratic Par~r. can steam into New Hampshire a week later. a man who had just competed in a charity race From the begrn.rling, Lugar's presiden including the revival of 11Le and was state Young Democrats, its tial campaign has been running agaimts.t conven leaning against a lamp post. new mayoral election com tional wisdom.Analyst:; such as Charlik Cook "Hi, I'm Sen. Richard Lt1;gar of Ind:iana mittee, and the formatit0ri of have said such things a:~ "I can close my eyes and I'm running for president. n a new think tank, the and picture Lugar in thie Oval Office, but I just
Sycamore Institute. contin l.J'e, t on page 3 Page 3 of8 Thursday, June 8, 1995 from page 2 and Army tanks. There was an interview with don't know how he gets there." Gramm outside the Bedford convention center TICKER What works in Lugar's favor is that in before Beaudet wound up his report in front of T A P E New Hampshire, the entire situation is unprece the huge Lugar billboard just outside his head dented. quarters. Vigo County Republic.an Chairman "It's so doggone early," observed Larry Terry Holt, the Hoosier sent to New Jim Bopp has endorsed Rex Early Goodrich of the Christian Science Monitor as he Hampshire to set up the campaign before head for governor, tellfng aMike Pence watched about 80 people open up Lugar's cam ing back to Washington this week to take over Show audience on Tuesday, 0 He's one paign office in downtown Manchester. Several campaign communications, sat slouched in a of us" and added that Earty is a°true miles away, an event sponsored by Sen. Phil chair at his rented home, watching the newscast. conservative." Gramm brought in 350 supporters. He smiled. "Good," he pronounced, "At what point does momentum kick "but only one day. We're going to need a lot more Pence also uncovered these golden in?" Goodrich asked. "We don't know. In the days like that." nuggets: former GOP Chairman Al past, it was a week before the primary. Now ••• Hubbard and Marilyn Quayle when will it be? will be backing the gubernatorial "Dole has been here a jillion times. Subterranean campaign c.andidacy of Stephen When Dole walks into the room, it moves. Right MANCHESTER,N.H.-Dale Vmcent's Goldsmith. Hubbard will play a now, he's the heavyweight He's the Lion King." observation was ironic. Only hours before Holt financial role in the Goldsmith c.am Dale Vmcent covered the Lugar cam had sketched out the game plan. paign.Why did this come out now? paign headquarters opening for the Manchester In New Hampshire, there are about Hubbard told Pence that he's Union Leader. Her comment was revealing, but 4,000 Republican "activists." In this state, that's learned to answer reporter's ques open for interpretation. "I don't know anybody almost a title. Most of them have either latched tions directly,sa~ng he would have here, n she said. on to Dole or Gramm. Someone such as Rubens preferred to wait six months Despite the disparity in numbers is an exception - an uncommitted public official. between the simultaneous events Gramm and It is virtually too late for Lugar to court Rumors floating about the Grde Lugar hosted, the Indiana Republican dominat the activists, Holt said. The key will be to identi Gty had Goldsmith considering ed Mike Beaudet's report on WMUR-TV during fy, isolate and contact the other 10,000 or so vot dropping out of the mayoral race to 11 p.m. newscast in Manchester. ers. Holt noted that he had interviewed 15 peo concentrate on 1996. HPR hears that Both candidates were questioned on ple to manage the New Hampshire operation one gubernatorial c.ampaign was possible U.S. irwolvement in Bosnia.An image and McKay was the only one who had a sound planting folks on downtown eleva maker such as Mike Deaver would have given grip on "voter contact." tors to spread the rumor. the Lugar campaign high marks for the video It will be these people who are contact Indianapolis News columnist John beamed to thousands of New Hampshire house ed by direct mail, phone, over the Internet, or in Krull notes that House Speaker holds. The senator's newsroom interview was person by Dick and Char Lugar, other family Paul Mannweller, Coundlman sandwiched between file tape of Air Force jets members or the staff. "If we're successful, those Toby McClamroch, State Sen. Murray Oark and Marion County continued on page 4 Auditor John von Arx are pon dering a run for the mayor's office The Howey Political Report is copyright 1995 by NewsLink,Inc. All should Goldsmith give up the office rights reserved. Photocopying, faxing or reproducing in any form, in whole or in part, is a violation of federal law and is strictly prohibited without J. Patrick Rooney is now into his the written consent of the editor. second heavy statewide TV buy to bump up his early numbers. It's Subscriptions, for 40 editions annually are: expected to last two weeks. • $250 - first class mail • $295 - fax • $125 - government employees • $50 for news media The f.lansville Courier reports that freshman State Rep. Sally To order The Howey Political Report, call 219-420-0909 or fax invoice Rideout Lambert is holding information to 219-420-0909. "office hours" on the first Saturday of rontinued on page 4 Thursday, June 8, 1995 Pag·e4of8 1 Tht= question is.w caIT1 ~tf10u map oUJt yotm mes~~;1ge TICKEll in 10or15 word~? A ~J.al[''agraph ~ivon 1 1t ·do' T A p E from page 3 "So the question is, can you map out I I'II' I I I I DLI• 4,000 activists won't e¥en know what's hqpen your messag·e in 10 or 15 words? It has to be a each month to actively purslle con ing," Holt said. sentence tacked to their mi1nds.A para~aph stituent problems. She has met with That underscored Dale Vincent's com won't do." constituents in Boonville,Tell rnv ment that she didn't know anybody at the head The Lugar camp seemed divided on and Ferdinand. In July,she will quarters.It was a political reality. the sound bite strategy. The candidate, some appear in Rockport and Haubstcidt. llll llllu Ill said, isn't about sound bite:s. That's not hls style; Lambert is considered to be vul11er he's too complex. But the political realli1ty and the able to win a re-election bid in Iler The sound bite dilernmma horse race dimension of tb,e Granite State voter heavily Democratic district afi·er seemed to require som ctbing that would fit on a DES MOINES, Iowa - f1 ~ current upsetting House Speaker Mid~ael r bumper stic~er. Lugar c10uLi fill in the para K. Philli1PS in 1994.A likely oppo dilemma for the Lugar campaign is how the candidate delivers hls message. graphs when he comes face·-to-face with the nent has not emerged,althOU·J~ Appearing on the public TY show people. four or five people have expre;sed •11111 m an interest. "Iowa Press" on May 29, Lugar was intem·ewed by David Yepsen of the Des Moini es Register and 1 O minutes with lC>ick The death o1 former Gov. Marrt 1ew Mike Glover of the Associated Pr.:: ss. Welsh, who died at age 82 last Lugar was as blunt as e1,1 er, tel.liillg a WEST DES M[I] NES, Iowa - Ask 0. Kay week was noted bya numberof farm state audience of political j1mkies that Henderson, news director for Radio Iowa about edltorial writers and columnists farmers had to take their hit on kderal subsidie~; the Lugar campaign and she hurriedly states, throughout Indiana.Said Jadit along with the rest of us. The news on Medi care "He's shooting for a srnaU universe. He's gotten Powers of the South Bend li'ibune was grim for the state with the third-highest off to a late start, but h·t:'s hired some g!ood peo on Welsh5 1960 win for governor, elderly population -you're going [O have to pay ple." "Welsh's opponent didn't belan9 on more or the system won't surviv1; As far as inroad> with the electorate, the same stage with him, perhaps Can Lugar win? Glover was asked. "Not Henderson added, "They are not perce pidble." not on the same planet The intellec with that message," he said, liker '.ng it to Walter When talk.in;g witJi Iowa's political tual difference was appalling. Mondale's 1984 Democratic conv::ntion speech press,Lugar's credibilifty is heavilyjudzed by the Welsh's combination of pleas.a ni: in which. he vowed to raise taxes. "That played people he's hired, mos:t notably political consul well in Minnesota, but it didn't b.dp him in the tants Mike Day and Jeanetlte Schmett, along with dign~ log ital thinking and hor est talk appealed to Hoosiers, who, per 49 other states." former state GOP Chairmalll Richard Schwarm. haps more than others, take pricle in But Glover recognized Lugar's political Day and Schm elt had toyed witfn join reasonable, not emotional deci aptitude. When the program began with ili1~ first ing a Dan Quayle campaign in Iowa. They were sions." question, Lugar side-stepped it momentarily fresh off three congres~.fonal victories in 1994 and announced that David Fishe1r, a dose confi and, as Day put it, "We 1focided early ·O·n not to The Indianapolis News called W!lsh dant of Gov. Terry Branstad, would head the get involved. We do a lot of business here, so why "one of the most decent and ab e campaign. That resulted in an AP story. make enemies?" men ever to serve in Indiana JO 1- Later that afternoon, Glover attended a Bob Grand of J11dlianapolis cz-JJled Day tics." press conference at Lugar headqrnarters and cri and said he was helping Lugar. "I tlb.ought, of all tiqued his appearance on "Iowa Press.'" the people we had to cho o:;e from, why Dick Dick Rolbinson of the Terre Haute "Some candidates do wdl with the 10- Lugar?" Day said. and a 3i0- Tribune-Starwrote,"Welsh w.1·; i second sound bite come unraveled in Grand sugges tied 1that Day and Schmett determined politlcian,accomp!tihed mmute format," Glover said. "Lufar does better meet Lugar. negotiator and compromiser, afear in that half hour. n "Ten minutes into that meeting, I knew less visionary and loyal Democ nt It contrasted with Rubellls' message in we would prnbablyworlk with Dick LU1gar," Day Also, he was good for Indiana.' New Hampshire. "Buchanan's message is well said "He seemed so incredibly sincere. He was framed," he told Lugar. "In three 1[)r four words, straight-forward and did not give the answers he he can be framed.People will knew what be's all thought would sell on th.e campaign trail. I have about continued on page 5 three kids. I co111intied on pag,e 8 Pages of8 Thursday, June 8, 1995 TICKER COLUMNISTS 0 N INDIANA T A P E
James Gannon, Des Moines Register - Congress and capital gains taxes -in a state that prides What was Sen. Richard Lugar's is about to write another five-year plan for itself on not having a broadbase sales or income reaction to House Speaker Newt American farmers. President Clinton, with an tax.At the opening of his New Hampshire cam Gingrich coming to New Hampshire eye on re-election, has cast his lot with the status paign office in Manchester, the Indiana this weekend looking for moose? quo. Clinton pandered to farm interests by Republican said the present system of taxation "We know when to get out of the promising to protect the crop-subsidy system. is grossly inefficient and at the same time is sti way,"Lugartold HPR.Gingrich will be Clinton's chief challenger, Robert Dole of fling the economy and making a mockery of addressing the Indiana Republican Kansas, is sure to resist major cuts in farm pro personal savings. He wants to shut down the Party's annual state dinner in grams. The one leading figure serious about cut Internal Revenue Service. (June 5) lndlanapolis on July 24. ting farm subsidies is Senator Richard Lugar. By Washington standards, Lugar's position is stun Eric Aldrich, Keene Sentinel - Sen. Richard G. U.S. Rep. Charlie Bass told ning. Here is a farm state senator, chairman of Lugar called Newt Gingrich "an amazing leader" Walpole Republicans that 0 Gingrich is the committee that hands out the farm goodies, in a radio interview this morning, and said he not running for president" Bass and a presidential candidate who must face Dole looks forward to working with Gingrich - espe appeared with Lugar in Walpole on in Iowa's 1996 presidential caucuses - and he's cially if Lugar is elected president. Lugar was Monday night While he hasn't proposing cutting welfare for farmers. Since speaking on Keene radio station WKBK. He said endorsed Lugar or any other candi Lugar is neither stupid nor known to be politi Gingrich provided cohesion for the 73 freshmen date thus far, Bass noted that cally suicidal, his position must be taken as evi congressmen in Washington (June 6) Republicans should be proud of dence of courage and adherence to principle. Lugar because of"his courage as an Courage and principled stands tend to baffle Sally Anderson, Claremont Eagles Tunes - innovator." Washington, but they often play well in the Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar attracted an atten country at large. Lugar may be dull, but he's seri tive audience of more than 80 from the ranks of The Lugar campaign has estab oius and deserves to be taken seriously as a stalwart Walpole Republicans during a presiden lished an Internet website at presidential contender. (May 30) tial campaign dinner at the Homestead Inn on http://WW.lquestnet/lugar/lugar.ht Monday night. One of Lugar's nationally popular m.The website will provide detailed Patrick Leitey, Sioux City Journal- Sen.Richard campaign promises - to abolish the Internal information on Lugar speeches, Lugar said Wednesday his proposal to slash Revenue Service - proved to be as popular in schedule and campaign. existing farm programs during the recent bud Walpole as it was in Iowa. Lugar drew a few get debate won't hurt his presidential campaign chuckles when he acknowledged that the means Sen. Lugar met one young boy at in Iowa. "People know that as chairman, I am the to the alternative tax was not in place in New his campaign headquarters grand strong advocate in the Senate for strong agricul Hampshire since it is one of the few states in the opening in Manchester,N.H.The ture:• said Lugar, an Indiana Republican. "I nation with no sales tax. "Nobody ever youngster had arequest for the sen understand the business?' The late starting expressed changes like this without a few bumps ator.an autographed picture of Lugar was in Sioux City to drum up support for in the road~ Lugar said, as his audience Indiana Pacer Reggie Miller. his campaign. While Sen. Bob Dole is the exchanged glances and laughed. "We need some favorite among the eight official Republican bold ideas, especially when it comes to the How was Sen. Bob Dole's attack on candidates, the February caucuses are still more underground economY,' said Jim Smith, an exec Hollywood received by the conserva than eight months away. "Never before have you utive at Hubbard Farms and a Walpole resident. tive edltorial writers at the seen eight people running flat out" this early, (June 6) Manchester Union Leader? 0 lt is all Lugar said. "The message I have will have a good talk, "the Union Leader said Jn a hearing in this state:' (June 1) Sunday edltorial. 8 Designed to con vince conservative voters that he is Dale Vincent, Manchester Union Leader - their man.The trouble is,lt is a cha Presidential candidate Sen. Richard Lugar yes rade and everyone but the conserva terday touted his method of tax reform - a tive voter is supposed to be in on the national sales tax instead of the present income joke. n Thursday, June 8, 1995 Page 6 of 8
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Dracula, or Attila the Hun, or whatever. The fact tration's Bosnia!). controversy help your cam is, it really didn't stick because people under paign? stood that the folks making these charges had Lugar: The week was successful some interests of their own. Usually these are because we had a schedule and we were visiting TICKER defining moments of our lives, but now they are with people, first of all three days in Iowa, then T A p E just two out of 20. Everything in our lives will the Chicago event, the Toledo events, then back change if you try to take a trillion dollars of to Indiana and now in New Hampshire. In each spending that was projected. Most groups in location, I was speaking to a national audience, Terry Holt is moving from the society have not yet found what the budget with national television. For a local audience, New Hampshire operation to committee did. They will when we get to autho coverage became more interesting when people become the campaign press rization and appropriations bills. had an opportunity at that level to question spokesman 1n Washington, where ••• somebody who was appearing nationally. It was he will help implement commu sort of like a play within a play. nications and strategy. FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE HPR: I was noticing eyes lighting up Communications Director Mark HPR: Your campaigns in Iowa and in crowds when you mentioned the abolition of Helmke will take amore strate New Hampshire really need to dovetail. You the IRS. gic role in working on the cam have to come out oflowa either second or third Lugar: People now realize IRS means paign's message.Jennifer to have the traditional momentum going into a failed collection policy. Without being unfair, Cutshall has moved from the New Hampshire. Is that your strategy? they have their own figures that estimate $100 Washington office and will handle Lugar: I don't have a specific strategy billion in taxes are missed. Money Magazine press relations out of Manchester, or placement. We intend to organize. We need to says $150 billion are missed. That's almost the N.H. do very well. I'm not going to define it any more entirety of the deficit in taxes that aren't being than that. We are trying to do the right thing collected. What I'm suggesting is the code is How big of asplash did Lugar and strengthen our position. I think anything is enormously complex for the normal American. make in the national press last possible. The IRS audits become more and more intru week? He appeared on NBC's HPR: Success in Iowa translates to sive and in some cases, either violate civil liber Today Show, ABC's Nightline, ABC's momentum here in New Hampshire, right? ties or border on that for thousands of This Week with David Brinkley, Lugar: Well, I hope that would be the Americans. It is deeply resented and it's likely to along with press interviews with case. Each campaign is different. We can't become more intensified as the IRS tries to find George Will of the Washington refight the last war. I would anticipate a win or a the money it's missing in extremely complex Post and columnist Morton second or a third anywhere is necessarily going situations. Kondracke.At one point on May to propel you on. You have to think long and HPR: After a successful week, how do 29, campaign aide Kevin Shaw carefully on how the circumstances can be uti you gauge the political impact short of tracking Kellems was juggling phone lized.I would guess that in Iowa and New or polling? calls with producers from Hampshire, there will be a winnowing out of a Lugar: I'll know better tomorrow in Nightline,Larry King Live, Will and number of candidates. New Hampshire. I was in Toledo last evening. I Kondracke over the Bosnian con HPR: You received great exposure this had an extensive session with Young troversy. week over Bosnia. It seems to me that the mark Republicans - 60 or 70 from many parts of of a successful campaign will be if you get that Ohio. They were excited about the television Campaign manager Mark kind of exposure on domestic issues. stations from Toledo and the Toledo Blade at Lubbers on the decentralized Lugar: That would be very helpful. We their meeting. Normally their meetings aren't nature of the Lugar campaign: are going to testify before the House Ways and covered by anybody. But they were yesterday. "Our candidate doesn't need to be Means Committee this week. It is one of a num (At a fund-raiser that night in Toledo, the host) handled.We don't worry about ber of ways in which I will gain substantial new told me that of the 150 people invited, all of what he'll say so we don't need to exposure to forums to discuss taxes, but more them had something good to say. Not all of protect him with handlers.It's a importantly, how a change in taxes leads to them gave money and many of them said, you luxury that allows us to put key investment, growth, better wages, higher pro know, we're tired of backing Broadway shows people in other positions. n ductivity, better exports, strong reserve curren that are a long shot. But, you know, if there is a Lubbers added that he expects cies. These are all important issues and I have little more momentum, if there's a little more the campaign to be 0 taking off" the framework in which to discuss them. action, then count us in. It's that type of situa rapidly in the coming weeks. HPR: How did the Clinton adminis- tion that is sort of interesting. Thursday, June 8, 1995 Page 8 of 8
'You know so much about every issue,' Di~11~ 1 11' saidu 'That won sen jn th1ie Ov~~ I offi C~· ~JllUt not on 1the •:::r:u1npamg1n tirail' from page 4 the IRS and the fact that without it the govern thought it would be better to serve someone I ment won't intrude 01: ci1izen rights while tap could tell my kids about." ping the "underground." economy that 1s cur Schmett had It.he same J ~eling, and 1hey rently missed. Then he fau nches into. foreign approached Schwarm. "You've got to be kid. policy, which again intm~:cts Oklahoma City. ding," he responded.. At his final speech in Walpok, N.H., Schwarm met Lugar and caxne ·::ack to before 80 people (Gramm and Dole had turned Day. "You 're right," he said. out crowds in the hundreds at earlier dinners) Read Brian Howey's Meet Dick Lugar personaJly, and people he prefaced his remru ks with a succinct view of weekly column in bothinlowaandNewHampshir~from the cam his background - farmer, businessman, innova these great Indiana paign pros to the housewives rep eaitedly say ithe tor, Char Lugar's $1 rrnlhon fund-raising drive newspapers same thing. for the "Mom Mobile" m lndianapolls. The problem is delivering that mes:$ag'e "I will not indulge in niche is.sues," Angola Herald-Republican to the masses. "One of the thing~. I told him is Lugar said. "The social wedge issues are some 'You know so much about every issue and that times interesting, but also fatal for the general Anderson Herald-Bulletin will sell in the Oval Office,' Daiy .s:aid, 'but not on election. The candidatie who wins w111 appeal to Auburn Evening Star the campaign trail. m your best instincts." Boil it down, Day has tcild Lugar in His IRS segir ent brought nods and Bedford Times-Mai/ much the same way Rubens did in New glances from the crowd. "The basic problems in Bluffton News-Banner Hampshire, "so everyone you mi: et knows why our economy are met dramatically," Lugar said. Brazil Times you're running." "Presidential campai:~ 1s are meant to make a • Day sees Lugar adapting to the nation-· big difference." Columbia City Post &Mail al scene. "He's really disciplmm~! himself on the Foreign poliiicy intersected once again Connersville News-Examin,~r campaign trail,'' he said. "He's more disciplined in Oklahoma City, where ;1 Ryder truck with 100 in delivering his message since we began." pounds of weapons grade uranium would have Crothersvi/Je Times 11lml1W made a "three-mile cr.1ter." Withc·ut leadership, Decatur Daily Democrat Lugar predicted, within the next two presiden cies Americans will be fa.red with ilhe terrorist Elkhart Truth Making the iroom mqove WALPOLE, N.H. - The rap against destruction of anA1rn:ric.m city. Fountain County Neighbor Candidate Lugar is he is dull; th ..t his key mes "This is seriicus business," he conclud- Frankfort limes sage is foreign instead of dome:;l.ic policr. ed. Lugar's stump speech seemed tn evolve ir1 a Lugar recei 1ft•d! a standing ovation, the Indianapolis Business Joun;·c I week's time from Des Moines cm .May 29-~iO to first one in New Hamrdure. Indianapolis News New Hampshire on June 4-5. It wasn't a total .mccess.A GOP official, EdPeck,caUed the speech "disjointed." Staff Kendallville News~Sun In Iowa, he would lead! off wi1th foreign policy, touching on Bosnia and how inten1ation writer Erin Caddell cf the Keene Sentinel noted Munde Evening Press al security intersects with mosl Americans at a that one lady nodded ()ff. But the opin on 1:>fbusinessrnam Phil Michigan Oty News-Di spa to 1 place called Oklahoma City. He ,,,ould then launch into his national sales tau~ plan and his Davis seemed to be p7evalent. "He was great,'' New Castle Courier-Times call for the abolition of the IRS. He wo1.md up h.is Davis said. "I was tipp,ed toward GraJilm, but this now gives me a rieal nice first or [econd Newton County Enterprise speech with a fuzzy stab at the IJJational mood,. virtually on the brink of Quayle's "family values." choice.I was impressf:d." Peru Tribune message, without going that route. For the first time, the room began to Shelbyville News In New Hampshire, Lu.~ar switched t:i•e move. sequence. He led off with his tax plan emphasiz Sullivan Daily Times ing savings and investment, the ,eradicatfon of Wabash P1l1in Dealer