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REMARKS OF
SENATOR BOB DOLE
HAYES DENT FARM RALLY
APRIL 8, 1993
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CLINTON'S PACKAGE
** PRESIDENT CLINTON IS--TO
HIS CREDIT--DOING QUITE A
SALES JOB, ON A TAX AND
SPEND PACKAGE THAT NOT
ONLY INCLUDES THE LARGEST
TAX INCREASE IN HISTORY BUT
ALSO REPRESENTS A NOT-TOO-
THINLY VEILED ATTACK ON
PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. IF
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FARMERS WERE PERCEIVED AS
A LIBERAL SPECIAL INTEREST
GROUP, THINGS MIGHT BE
DIFFERENT--YOU MIGHT BE AT
THE FRONT OF THE LINE
RECEIVING A HANDOUT.
** BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE.
ALL OF US ARE COMMITTED TO
DEFICIT REDUCTION, BUT WE
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CANNOT BALANCE THE BUDGET
ON THE BACKS OF
AGRICULTURE AND DEFENSE
ALONE. FARM SPENDING TOOK
THE ONLY REAL CUTS OUT OF
THE 1990 BUDGET AGREEMENT,
AND NOW A NEW PRESIDENT
HAS HIS SIGHTS SET ON YOU
AGAIN. HERE'S THE PLAN:
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BUDGET CUTS
** THE SPENDING CUTS AS
PROPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT
WOULD HAVE A DEVASTATING
EFFECT ON PRODUCERS,
ESPECIALLY THOSE ALREADY
ON THE MARGIN. ANALYSIS
DONE BY TEXAS A&M SUGGESTS
THAT A LARGE, WHEAT-ONLY
KANSAS FARM WOULD
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EXPERIENCE A 360 PERCENT
DECLINE IN AVERAGE NET CASH
INCOME UNDER THE PLAN. FOR
A MISSISSIPPI COTTON AND
SOYBEAN GROWER, NET
INCOMES COULD FALL MORE
THAN 40 PERCENT.
** THE SENATE AND THE
HOUSE ADOPTED A BUDGET
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RESOLUTION THAT ESSENTIALLY
SLASHED THOSE PROPOSED
CUTS IN HALF, BUT WE ARE
STILL LOOKING AT A
DISPROPORTIONATE HIT IN THE
AG BUDGET.
TAXES
** THE BTU TAX--WHICH WE'RE
STILL TRYING TO WIPE OUT--HAS
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DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES
FOR AGRICULTURE AND SEEMS
SUSPICIOUSLY TARGETED AT
AGRICULTURAL AND WESTERN
STATES THAT VOTED FOR
GEORGE BUSH. BUT WHATEVER
THE POLITICS, THE FARMER
GETS IT FROM ALL SIDES--WITH
NOWHERE TO PASS ON THE
ADDED COST.
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** YOU PAY FOR THE TAX
DIRECTLY IN FARM FUEL AND
ENERGY USES. YOU PAY FOR
THE TAX INDIRECTLY IN THE
COST OF FUEL-INTENSIVE
INPUTS SUCH AS FERTILIZER, AS
WELL AS ALL OTHER INPUTS
WHERE THE COST CAN BE
PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER.
AND, YOU PAY FOR THE TAX AT
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THE ELEVATOR OR THE
WAREHOUSE WHEN THE
INCREASED COST OF
TRANSPORTATION IS
REFLECTED IN THE PRICE YOU
RECEIVE. ·
WHAT IS DRIVING THIS?
** TAKE THESE CUTS IN
CONCERT WITH THE PROPOSED
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INCREASES IN FOOD STAMPS,
THE WIC PROGRAM AND FOOD
ASSISTANCE AND IT IS PRE I I Y
CLEAR THAT WE ARE SEEING A
VERY SERIOUS CHANGE OF
HEART IN THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE USDA, AS WE KNOW IT, IS
UNDER ASSAULT BY PEOPLE
WITH AN ADVERSARIAL VIEW OF
THE FARMER.
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** THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS
HAVE A STUDY SHOWING THAT
GEORGE BUSH DECISIVELY
DEFEATED BILL CLINTON LAST
NOVEMBER IN COUNTIES THAT
ARE REGARDED AS FARMING-
DEPENDENT. HIS THESIS IS THAT
CLINTON OWES NOTHING TO
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE
AND CAN THEREFORE PROCEED
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TO TURN THE REINS OVER TO
THE ACTIVIST GROUPS.
** FRIENDS, WITH ALL THAT
COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE IS
DOING TO FEED THE WORLD,
CONSERVE OUR NATURAL
RESOURCES AND PROVIDE THE
SAFEST AND MOST DIVERSE
FOOD SUPPLY ON THE PLANET,
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THE FARMER AND THE RANCHER
ARE BEING TAKEN GROSSLY
FOR GRANTED UNDER THIS
ECONOMIC PACKAGE.
** THE SHIFT IN SPENDING
PRIORITIES WITHIN USDA IS
. CLEAR~ OF COURSE, THE FARM
PROGRAM CUTS ARE SAID TO BE
JUSTIFIED BY THE REDUCED
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INTEREST RATES THAT WILL
ACCRUE UNDER DEFICIT
REDUCTION--A REDUCTION
DRIVEN BY THE LARGEST TAX
INCREASE IN HISTORY AND
. ONLY $11 BILLION IN NET NON-
DEFENSE SPENDING CUTS. YOU
BE THE JUDGE OF HOW
SERIOUS THESE PEOPLE ARE
ABOUT REDUCING THE DEFICIT.
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WE NEED HAYES DENT
** YOU CAN HELP BY PUTTING
HAYES DENT IN THE HOUSE
WHERE HE WILL HELP US SLASH
THE DEFICIT BY ASKING THE
GOVERNMENT--NOT TAXPAYERS-
-TO CONTRIBUTE. YOU CAN
HELP BY PUTTING HAYES DENT
ON THE HOUSE AG COMMITTEE
WHERE HE WILL WORK TO
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ENSURE THAT ANY CUTS IN
FARM PROGRAM SPENDING ARE
MADE EQUITABLY AND WHERE
HE WILL GUARD AGAINST THE
HEAVY HAND OF REGULATION
AND ACTIVIST HYPE.
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FINAL - REVISED 4/7/93 CONTACT: Jo-1\.nne. Coe 202/408-5105 (0) 202/408-5117 (FAX) 703/845-1714 (H)
S~NA_TOR DOME SCHEDULE -- APBIL 8-lJ, 1993
Tbursday, April 6
10:50 AM Lv. Capitol ·, CAR PASSENGERS: Senator Dole Senator Cochran
11:05 AM Ar. Washington National Airport Signature Flight Support 703/549-9340
11:10 AM Lv. Washington AIRCRAFT: ADM Falcon 50 TAIL NO.: N 144 AD SEATS: 6
PILOT: To be determined CO-PILOT: To be determined MANIFEST: Senator Dole senator Cochran Mike Glassner FLIGHT TIME: 2 hrs 20 mins TIME CHANGE: -1 hour CONTACT: Claudia Madding 217/424-5515 (0) 217/428-1559 (H) 217/424-5581 (FAX) 217/424-5521 (Linda, Aviation Dept.) 217/424-2494 (Aviation FAX) 12:30 PM Ar. Greenville, Mississippi Municipal Airport General Aviation Service 601/335-0757
MET BY: Hayes Dent, Congressional candidate Tentative: Clarke Reed, former state Chair & Committeeman
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PAGE TWO Thursday, Apri1 8 (continued):
ATTEND/SPEAK -- HAYES DENT FOR CONGRESS EVENTS
CONTACTS: Trudy Nichol campaign Manager Christine Collins, scheduler 601/746-1993 (camp. Hqtrs.) 601/746-3601 (FAX) John Lundy AA to Trent Lott 202/224-6253
12:30 PM PHOTO OP/HAND-SHAKES ON ARRIVAL •
12:35 PM PROCEED TO CONFERENCE ROOM, MAIN TERMINAL 601/334-4123
12:45 PM- AIRPORT RALLY 1:15 PM Main Terminal Conference Room
CROWD SIZE: 150-200
-, PROGRAM: Welcoming Remarks - Senator Cochran Intro. of Hayes Dent - Senator Cochran Remarks - Hayes Dent Intro of Senator Dole - Hayes Dent REMARKS - SENATOR DOLE
1:15 PM Lv. Greenville Airport
DRIVE TIME; 15 minutes
1:30 PM Ar. Stoneville Agricultural Experiment Station Proceed to Auditorium 601/686-2311
1:30 PM- SPEAK/MEET WITH FARMERS AND AGRICULTURE RESEARCHERS 2:00 PM CROWD SIZE; 150 PRESS: OPEN PROGRAM: Welcoming Remarks - Senator Cochran I Intro. of Hayes Dent - Senator Cochran i' ~ Re~arks - Hayes Dent I Intro of senator Dole - Hayes Dent REMARKS - SENATOR DOLE r ( 15 mins.) Q&A
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PAGE THREE 2:00 PM- PRESS AVAILABILITY 2:15 PM (Same location) 2:15 PM Lv. Stoneville 2:30 PM Ar. Greenville Municipal Airport General Aviation Service 601/335-0757 2:30 PM Lv. Greenville AIRCRAFT: ADM Falcon 50 TAIL NO.: N 144 AD MANIFEST: Senator Dole FLIGHT TIME: l hr 50 mins TIME CHANGE: +l hour
5:20 PM Ar. Ft. Lauderdale, Florida International Airport AMR" Combs 305/359-0000
'· MET BY: seaView car ,· RON; SeaView 305/866-4441
Friday. April 9, and Saturday, April 10 PRIVATE -- Sea View Sunday, April ll
CLARKSON WORKING ON PRESS OPTIONS (David Brinkley and Face the Nation)
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PAGE FOUR Monday, April 12
6:00 PM- CAMPAIGN AMERlCA FUNDRAISING RECEPTION S :00 PM Music Room, The Seaview 9909 Collins Avenue 305/866-4441
CROWD SIZE: 50±@ $1,000 per person
CONTACT: Royal Roth Campaign America staff 202/408-5105 (thru Friday) Sat. & Sun: Fontainebleu Hotel 305/538-2000
Monday: Sea View
Larry Smitley Restaurant Manager 305/866-4441 Tuesday, April 13
7:30 AM Lv. Seaview
DRIVER: Maurice Hernandez Ileana Ros-Lehtinen staff (Will be driving black Cadillac, Ileana's father's car) PASSENGERS: Senator Dole Royal Roth
e:oo AM Ar. Rusty Pelican Restaurant 3201 Rickenbacker Causeway Key Biscayne 305/361-3818
8:00 AM- FUNDRAISING BREAKFAST - Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 9:00 AM CROWD SIZE: 100 @ $200/person PROGRAM: 8:00 AM - Photo op 8:15 AM - Guests seated, breakfast served B:JO AM - REMARKS ~ SENATO~ DOLE (10 minutes) 8:40 AM - Q&A (20 minutes) 9:00 AM - Breakfast concludes
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}?AGE FIVE Tuesday. April 13 (continued):
CONTACTS FOR ROS-LEHTINEN BREAKFAST: Mauricio Tamargo 202/225-3931 {O) 703/978-1179 (H)
Debbie Musgrove District Representative 305/325-1301 (H) Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 305/669-1774 (H) f 305/226-4992 (Parents' home) 9:00 AM Lv. Rusty Pelican
DRlVER: Ros-Lehtinen staff
9:30 AM Ar. Seaview
PROCEED TO PRIVATE
??? (Time to be determined) Lv. Ft. Lauderdale AIRCRAFT: ADM Falcon TAIL NO.: To be determined
MANIFEST: Senator Dole Royal Roth
??? Ar. Washington National Airport Signature Flight Support 703/549-8340
MET BY: Wilbert
PROCEED TO PRIVATE OR OFFlCE
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HOTLINE 4/7/93 *9 MS 02: BLACK GOP GROUP DROPS DENT, BACKS THOMPSON MS Black GOPers for Change "have bolted party ranks and will support" Hinds Co. Supervisor Bennie Thompson in the race. Spokesperson Alonzo Dukes at a 4/6 news conference: "Black Republicans for Change cannot endorse Hayes Dent, because we don't feel he can address the issues of the 2nd District." Dukes said the organization voted 48-4, 4/5 to support Thompson. Dent spokesperson Dylan Glenn: "We have a message of economic opportunity for everyone .... That knows no racial boundaries" (Howard, Jackson CLARION-LEDGER, 4/7). KICKING IN SUPPORT: Of the $170,555 ex-Gov. Fordice aide Hayes Dent's campaign had received by 3/24, more than $19,000 came from out-of-state GOP committees and other GOP candidates' campaign funds. Thompson had raised "only" $500 of his $142,150 from Dem Party sources. Dent has received $5,000 each from the GA GOP, the RNC and the NRCC. He also received $1,000 each from the campaign coffers of Fordice and MS Sens. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran. Thompson assist. treas. Jere Nash said the nat'l Dem party is beginning to contribute money now that it is a Dem vs. GOP race, saying the DCCC and the DNC have each contributed $5,000 and he raised $20,000 at a DC fund-raiser (Campbell, Memphis COMMERCIAL APPEAL, 4/6). DEM SPLIT: Dem unity "split further" 4/5 when defeated candidate Steve Richardson "disavowed his campaign manager's support for candidate Bennie Thompson." Richardson campaign manager Elijah Green said 4/4 that Richardson would support Thompson in the 4/13 runoff. Richardson: "He was not there on my behalf. He was not representing me or anyone else in my campaign. I have endorsed no one." Green said he was speaking for himself and the Dem party, not Richardson (Walton, Jackson CLARION-LEDGER, 4/6).
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HOTLINE 4/6/93 *10 MS 02: TIPPER TO STUMP FOR THOMPSON Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) joined more than 350 MS Dems 4/4 at a rally "uniting some former foes in a fight to put [Hinds Co. Supervisor] Bennie Thompson in Congress." At the event, "Thompson announced that Tipper Gore ... would campaign for him [4/6] in Jackson." Mayersville Mayor Unita Blackwell and atty Brian Neely also "threw their support" to Thompson. "Notably absent was Clarksdale Mayor Henry Espy ... [who] has said he'll remain neutral." Conyers "praised" Sec/State Dick Molpus (D) for appearing at the event, "where there were only a handful of whites: "It's a good sign we've got some white Democrats willing to come into the 21st century. We need this to be an interracial campaign for the next eight days." Espy supporter state Sen. David Jordan said he backs Thompson. Tipper Gore and DNC chair David Wilhelm are scheduled to appear at 6 p.m. 4/6 at the Ramada Inn in Jackson at a $50 per person benefit for Thompson (Walton, Jackson CLARION-LEDGER, 4/5). "NEOPHYTE" DENT, "BELLICOSE" THOMPSON: MS political analyst Bill Minor writes: "Hayes Dent, young, white, Yazoo City Republican, handed the big bucks and ready-made GOP organization, confronted by Bennie Thompson, hardened political pro from tough Hinds County black politics." Clinton "is wary of what kind of [Dem] congressman he would have on his hands if the bellicose Thompson wins, and last week a [WH] emissary was sent down to assess the situation before making any major commitments." For Dent, "that nestegg of 35,000 [white conservative] votes will come out again," as well as another 10,000 from the two conservative white Democrats. "One irony of the Dent-Thompson runoff is it is something of a miniature rematch of the 1991 gubernatorial race between Gov. Kirk Fordice an then-Gov. Ray Mabus." Mabus' top campaign strategist Jere Nash and long-time helper Sandra Irby, who ran Mabus' campaign field forces in 1991, "among the few whites around Thompson, have given Thompson valuable access to Mabus' contributors and workers. But, remember, Mabus was an upset 1991 loser, and lack of black voter turnout was believed to be a leading cause" (CLARION-LEDGER, 4/ 4) • NATIONAL OEMS READY TO SPEND: Rep. Vic Fazio (D-CA) said as much as $200,000 could be spent on behalf of Bennie Thompson: "We are at the moment convinced that our efforts are going to have to be quite extensive to win a seat that should be ours." Fazio also said he expects Ag/Sec Mike Espy to join the effort (Barton, GANNETT/CLARION-LEDGER, 4/3).
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:30 DENT TV AD: "Bennie Thompson will probably call this commercial 'negative campaigning.' Don't whine, Bennie. It's your record. It's the truth. And it's going to hurt. We're going to tell the voters about your political track record, because your friends at The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson won't. Here goes. When you were Mayor of Bolton, Bennie, the city payroll ballooned from 2 to 77 people in a town of 787 people. As a County Supervisor, you voted to raise taxes in 1984. And in 1985. And 1991. And 1992. You've voted to raise taxes, Bennie, and you've voted to raise your pay. Bennie, you've publicly endorsed the Tax & Spend Hall of Fame. Ted Kennedy in 1980. Mondale in 1984. Mabus in 1987. Jackson in 1988. It's all in the public record, Bennie. And it's the truth, Bennie. For real change, put a Dent in congress. Hayes Dent. U.S. Congress (Dent release, 4/5).
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SPECIAL ELECTION
Filing: March 10 General: March 30 Run-Off: April 13
94 Sen: Trent Lott (R) 95 Gov: Kirk Fordice (R) 96 Sen: Thad Cochran (R)
MISSISSIPPI
REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT
MS/02 Hayes Dent (P) MIKE ESPY Hayes Dent for Congress SPECIAL P.O. Box 1608 Yazzoo City, MS 39194 Unita Blackwell or Henry Espy 225 North Main Street Rep. David Halbrook Yazzoo City, MS 39194 Brian Neely 601/746-1993 (hq) Bennie Thompson 601/746-3606 (fax) William Wright Treasurer: Philip C. Williams Manager: Trudy Nichol
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Mississippi - Presidential Totals with Primary Results
BtJSH BUSH CLINTON CLINTON PEROT PEROT TOTAL Millilsippi VOTES % VOTES % VOTl.S % VOTES State Tota1s 487,793 50.1% 400,258 41.1% 85,626 8.8% 973,677
Primaiy Results for Speci.a] ~Elections
DEM R.esalts GOPRfsults HemyEspy 20,67S Hayes Dent 34,733 Bennie Thompson 28,786
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MISSISSIPPI CD-02 ELECTION RESULTS
REPUBLICAN
HAYES DENT 34,733 34% DEMOCRATS
BENNIE THOMPSON 28,786 28% HENRY ESPY 20,675 20% UNITA BLACKWELL 7,331 7% DAVID HALBROOK 6,019 6% STEVE RICHARDSON 3,019 3% BRIAN NEELY 506 JAMES H. MEREDITH 360
Voter turnout 29%
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11 0 Ben11it! ThompS
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Mississippi edition •Jackson, Mississippi Saturday • April 3, 1993 • 35i;: l Dems add firepower to runoff gressional Campaign Committee. not gone well for the Democrats.·· Fazio would not say whether • Natklnal party may "¥le are at the moment con\'inced Fazio said he expects Secretary of Espy would campaign in Mississip- contribute $200,000 to the THE RUNOFF that our efforts are going to have w ~culture Mike Espy, who had rep- pi. "I expect him to be involved in be quite extensive t-0 win a seat that resented the district, and other party the race in a wav that voters know rnstrict 2 campaign. Democrat Ben!W! Thorr.p- should be ours," Fazio said notables, possibly including Tippt?r where he is comiiig from," be Sllid son and Republican Hay€s Republicmi Gore, to the effort. Fazio ;;aid he also expects an aH- By Paul B•rton Former Mississippi Miin GmnneltNew• Sef'lk• Dent are set for an Apri 13 Party chairman Mike Retzer of Esp:/s brothei. Henry, finished out drive by Republicans. "I sus- runoff. The 2nd Disbict seat WASHINGTO:K - National Greenville said the big spending behind Republican Hayes Dent and pect there is an unlimited amount came ooen 'IYl"en Mike Esoy Wllllt Democratic Partv ofiidals said Fri- wouldn't outsmart voters. "It's Thompscn in Tuesday's ftr!'.t ele-c- that Republicans are going to day they would-concentrate their 1esigned to become secre· money and ideas," Retzer said. "If tion. to spend in this district because firepower on Mississippi's 2nd Con- tary of agrictJture. they're out of ideAs, they· might as Fazio said that would not keep they really have so much to win and gressional District in the next two weU go with money_" Mike Espy from helping out in ef- w little to lose," he said. weeks to keep lt from falLing into Retzer said the Blection is impor- forts tu defeat Denl "I have talke Page 36 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas , /' http://dolearchives.ku.edu ./ ,_ . . /' I t ~"' I (, 0 \ ,I ' I t,,...C (' j ',r " ... vv \f J '; , Page 37 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu ---··-----·-- Runoff may follow racial lines say not, experts C<.>m- then it may dence, Clarksdale F:le«:tion but itaid. missioner Andl:rsnn Lenard By Butch "olln 8,000 uf Clatiolri.edt9' l>t•ff Wiiler Thompson received nearly ANALYSIS and did Dent's success as the lone his vol.t!s in his homttcounLy Hayes county. in Tuei;day'ii 2nrl Con· not blow through any Uelta .RepuhliUAn one another - sometimes for Henry District voting was not battled Lenard, who worked grei:;.!lional sav~ly - for mo Page 38 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu Page 39 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu HOTLINE 4/2/93 *9 MS 02: THOMPSON WANTS UNITY, BUT UNITY MAY HAVE DENTS "History and numbers give the Democrat the edge in the runoff ... but party unity may be a problem." Hinds Co. Sup. Benny Thompson (D) "represents a splintered" party "with only two weeks to heal the wounds" before the 4/13 runoff. Thompson: "We've talked to members of [Clarksdale Mayor Henry Espy's (D)] and [Mayerville Mayor Unita Blackwell's (D)] campaigns and have been assured we have their support." Espy who finished third behind Thompson and ex-Gov. Fordice aide Hayes Dent (R), "fought bitterly with Thompson during the campaign and ... didn't sound like he was getting behind Thompson": "I have never talked to Bennie Thompson. I have heard from all the other candidates; the only one who has not called is Bennie Thompson." Dent is also seeking some of the Dem support: "I don't think anybody is going to line up their vote behind one candidate. I think a lot of people who supported Henry Espy would support me. We ran a similar campaign" (Even, AP/MEMPHIS COMMERCIAL APPEAL, 4/1) . ACCUSATION TIME: The Dems are running TV ads questioning Dent's trips on state airplanes as well as his past apartment rental debts. The ads, which began airing the morning after election day, claim Dent last year made six trips on state airplanes at a cost of $2,923.80 and 15 taxpayer-financed trips outside MS, "including some to 'beach resorts.'" Dent press sec. Dylan Glenn said all the trips including one with Gov. Kirk Fordice (R) to Honduras "were for government business." The ads also say Dent "skipped out on rent" he owed at a DC-area apartment and that he was summoned to court in [VA] to pay debts" of $1,853.63 in August of 1 92. The Dent campaign released a letter saying the rent was paid and the case was closed as of 8/24/92. Dent is accusing Thompson of violating the federal Ethics Act "by failing to submit a personal financial disclosure statement" with the U.S. House clerk by the 2/28 deadline. Thompson campaign aides said the disclosure statement was sent to Washington "last week" (Kanengiser, Jackson CLARION-LEDGER, 4/1). Page 40 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu 4 AP 04-02-93 08:34 AET 26 LINES PM-MS--Barbour-GOP,JAC,190 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) The chairman of the Republican National Committee says that the GOP will retake Washington by emphasizing local elections like the 2nd Congressional District race. 00We're a bottom-up party,'' Haley Barbour said a GOP fund-raiser Thursday night in Jackson. 000ur strength doesn't flow from Washington, but from the precincts, the counties and the states.'' The event raised funds for Republican candidates across the state, including Hayes Dent, who faces an April 13 runoff for the 2nd District seat vacated by Democrat Mike Espy, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Dent will meet Democratic candidate Bennie Thompson. 00That district was drawn for the purpose of electing a liberal Democrat,'' said Barbour of Yazoo City, which is in the 2nd District. 00And Hayes is on the way to beating the odds.'' Evelyn McPhail, chairwoman of the Mississippi Republican Party, said voters will make their choices based on personality, not party. 00No district belongs to the Democrats and no district belongs to the Republicans,'' McPhail said. 00We feel we have the best candidate and we're going to push to get him elected. But the district belongs to the people.'' Page 41 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu Thursday, April 1, 1993 ROLi. CALL. Page 3 Espy's Brother Falls Far Short GOP's Dent Tops Miss. Special, Will Meet Thompson on April 13 Hy Tim Curran retary of Agriculture. His older Republican Hayes Dent with- brother Henry, mayor of Clarks- )tood a late spate of bad publicity, dale, ran a poor thitd on Tuesday, and Hinds County Supervisor with just 20 percent of the vote. Bennie Thompson (D) overcame Turnout was higher than ex- the Espy family name. As a result, pected, with 102,000 voters - the two finished first and second in about 29 percent of those eligible the open primary Tuesday to sue- - going to the polls. As the only Republican in an eight-candidate field, Dent - a The Agriculture 31-year-old former aide to Gov. Kirk Fordice (R) - seemed as- Secretary denied sured of a place in the runoff, but the publication Friday of a story in repeatedly that he the Jackson Clarion-Ledger de- . was actively tailing a 1984 conviction forsim- . pie assault was expected to reduce involved in the his totals. His performance was campaign.. impessive, but be remains the llllderdog in the runoff q days from now. 1 ceed former Rep. Mike Espy (D) in Thoolpson, 4S, had earlier won Mississippi's 2nd Congressional the endoo;ement of a district-wide district gathering of Democrats, but May- Dent, who received 34 percent Page 24 ROLL CALL Thursday, Aprll 1, 1993 Espy's Brother Falters, ~OP's Dent First In Black-Majority Distr.i~t in Miss. Delta Continued from page 3 than fonner Rep. Espy, and ' some well (D ), wh9 took 7 percent of the gre6sional Committee tilled the process to support observers question whether have "Hayes Dent's message of less he vote, will make an announcement pledged their full assistance Thompson, but Cole defended it as can attract white voters or blacks to taxes and less spending resonated tomorrow about an endorsement their canUjdates in the a balanced and wide-open affair. who backed Espy in the runoff. Re- with the voters of Mississippi," primary after meeting wilh her advisors. publican National lhe race belween the two be- who may hold a grudge. Committee lhe NRCC chairman, Rep. Dill Dent ran a traditional GOP cam- Chairman Haley came increasingly biller in lhe fi- The two olher Barbour, like Paxon (NY), said Wednesday. white candidates paign based on a pitch for lower Dent, is nal weeks, as Thompson began in lhe race from Yazoo City. "Hayes Dent was lhe only can- - state Rep. David taxes and less government spend- The focusing his auacks on lhe bcller- Halbrook 2nd dis\rjct was held by didate in this race to stand wilh the (D) and dcnrist Steve ing. Most Republicans believe that Republican funded Espy, saying that lhe may- Rep. Webb Franklin taxpayers in opposition to a White Richardson (0) - pulled a total lhompson gives them lhe best op- or was in favor of the repeal of until 1986, when Mike Espy was I louse and a Democrat-controlled of 9 percent of the vote. por11111i1y for vic1ory in lhe nmoff porlions of the Voling Rights Act able 10 unify tJ1e Dcmotratic party Congress hell-bent on raising 'lllompson has been in his cur- because he allows them 10 lax- - a charge Espy denied. run . and oust him. Espy lhen went 9n es on farmers, seniors, rent position since 1980 and was against perhaps lhe most and mid- Espy also crea1ed problems liberal of to easily win lhree more times.' dle-class Mississippians." for previously lhe mayor of Dolton. lhe Democratic hopefuls. himself by saying lhat his younger I le is also an adjunct professor in ll1ey also point out 1bat hrolhcr was aclivcly involved Dill Herb's Garden in the political science deparunent al Clinton made one of his weakest his campaign - an assertion the Jackson State University. showings in Mississippi, winning Agriculture Secretary denied re- In a reflection of the changing only 41 percent of the vote there. pca1edly. nature of the dislrict, Thompson And Rep. Espy won this seat with The seven Democrats won beat Espy by near Iy 6, 700 votes in a combination of black support and 67,000 votes on Tuesday, while lhe Hinds County portions of lhe backing from traditionally conser- Dent took 35,000. Now lhe ques- dislricL Many of these areas were vative groups, such as the National tion for Thompson will be wheth- added in 1991 redislricting. Rifle Association. Thompson is er he can unify enough of lhe Mayor Espy has not yet an- not likely to benefit from the Democrats to beat Dent Thomp- latter. nounced whelher he will support Both the Democratic Congres- son has a reputation for being Thompson in the runoff, and sional Campaign Committee more liberal and less conciliatory and fourth-place finisher Unita Black- the National Republican Con- H a11 Goes on Hunger Strike Continued from page 3 In 1985, Hall initiated a fast in throughout the fast. "I'm close friends outside Congress. not go- He his hometown of Dayton, Ohio, to ing to do it to the detriment also talked to several of my colleagues. draw attention to the famine in life or family." Among them were Rep. Alan Ethiopia. Along with more than To critics who might call his Wheat (D-Mo), who sits with Hall fast 4,000 people, he fasted for 40 extreme, Hall responded on lhe I lunger and Rules Commit- that dire hours, he said. circumstances require dramatic tees; Rep. Bill Emerson (R-Mo), Joining his fast will be a handful action. "Something seems ranking member of I lunger; Rep. to be of friends from Ohio, l lall said, wrong here. 'lllcrc's somclhing Frank Wolf (R-Va), ranking mcm- h111110 f ,,rn Memhcrs. Ilis wife will 1101 wrrn1g with ... l f .,hflrln•n y ,, ,,,, .... fr · -· : r · • this place . ·111c hkkcr- Page 43 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu ... ~~~..... ~.. ' Q~Sire _Burning•. - ·-· ... __ .· 111-windS .. . . . > • 4 . . stumping- . - ...... - • ..... -oop ,I ~tj,~- ~tt~q~;1~~ -i!~,'l~l{~-~!!- __-.;~~:~mJLL .- -- -- Q . .p. . Q . 00' \.0 VJ' "Q -,J.. Q Metro edition •Jack~ M~~~ Q ._· ... . Th~rsday • Apnl 8, 1993 ~ 35$ ;GOP 1eader Do1e to visit 2nd .District <~en Thad Cochran to.help c will Greenville and Stoneville. Dent candidacy (f) • would think Southern politics m11y . .. ~:;+to ff rt "The.f.ac:t a [SQ Vf'>.n 0 ~one nol..edger D.itaBureeu Municipal Airport aul port: In Hollandale, he spoke for im- Dent faces Democrat Bennie 12:30 p.m. HOLLANDALE -l j Kansas Sen. the Delta Branch Research and Ee- - Bennie proved health care, and then Bob Dole is sched- ThompsoninaTuesdayrunofI •Delta Branch Research Thompson ~eft no issue unturned ·~ l!led to visit Mississippi tension Cent.er in Stoneville. and Extension pressed a group of high school stu- '> ~ this aft.er- "We think it's a winnable dis- Center, Stone- Wednesdaymahelter-skelterwhip 1 nc:ion to stump Dent, a former Iegislath-e aide r.:o deotstoregistertovote. () for Hayes Dent, the . trict." said Joanne Coe. president ville: 1:30 p.m. thro~ the Delta. ·1-Republicans' the agriculture !'e<':rChJY in Wai>l1- "As most of you know, I'm run- 0 2nd Congressional andexewtivedirectorofCampaign ~ • ··: h~ ?- Dem".X:?'2t 'District candidate. . ington, said the senators' vis•:t !.."'? c5ce !.::. ni:::.g for Congress," Thompson turd ·2 · America, Dole's political action ~~ctwitbaDemncmticadmin- :;o : . Dole. shows the importance ofagricultui e MmyDavis'seniorEnglishclass.."I J) the Senate minority leader committee. mitment to rural development and istrationm Washingt.on z . :and the to the 2nd District. "They kno•iv wooldhelp in know what what y'all want to nation's highest-ranking "We have two Republican rural economic progr~s," Dent making a very do - 1 sena- that I am the only candidate persuasive argument you can't wait to ·Republican, will campaign in tors from Mississippi in th is said. on graduate from r~ now, and I · ?ace who bas the interest and behalf ofthis cli:strict," Thompson Simmons High School cmn- •Dent says focus on jobs, 38 said Wednesday so you can - . morning, before le.ave Hollandale, Miss." · Jaunchingadayofciunpaigninginthe SeeDISTRICT,28 ~· ,,. Page 44 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas 06:59 US SENATOR THAD COCHRAN 003 " http://dolearchives.ku.edu . ;Dent accuses clM-~ L?.4~ ,Thompson of ..DistriCt .....·· ···· ···'··· ·· <§;) ···- · 1 _th_h_:.....h_i ! B1::""""·m-=-h-ere-·-:~te1~1y-ou-,"':'"':'1·r,..- ·yo-u-1960--o-·--·avi~ I.racial politics _Fr':':::'~Bm=-ut'.""": "" s. sang m · e sc ool c o r By Steve Walton lt don't get a college education, you 're and Thompson drove the choir bus. l fl/ think he'll make one of the fin· l Clarlon·L•dsier Delta Bureau ,./ o ~ 3 in for a rude awakening. You've got ''I :. Republican Hayes Dent tagged· to finish school, decide what you est supporters of Mississippi from Davis said. 'l'homp- . racial politics as hurtful to 11 11 want to do in life and commit your- any district," .Wednesday and said jobs are what selftoit." · · son's visit Wednesday, she said, the 2nd Congressional District Thenitwasont.oJacksontoaccept "Givesustheopportunitytoletthe needs. the endorsements of the Sierra Club kids know how important it is to '· Speaking to The Clarion-Ledger and the League of Conservation Vot· voice their opinions in their voting." ;editorial board, Dent said Democrat ers and back f;o the Delta for a live · Another st.op was the Washington . Bennie ''.rhompson has tried to po· television interview in Greenville. County Health Depwtment in Hol· · 'larize voters. Thompson, 44, ls running in an landale, which was closed in 1989 be· · "I'm sick and tired of racial poli- often-bitter race against Republi- cause of financiBI problems and an ,'_tics by blacks and whites," Dcint can Hayes Dent.., 31, of Yazoo City. inabilitytoattmctfull-timcdoctors. said. "The concerns of blacks and The two were the top finishers from · Thompson said many. ·Wl:lBhing- w hi tes ahould .:. 11ficldofeightinaMarch30prima- ton County residents must rely on be the same: op-· :·: ry. Theirrunoffis1'uesday. hospitals in Memphls or Jackson. If port~nity and Thompson,. accompanied by elected, Thompson said he would good govern· state Sen. Johnnie Walls of Green· work to secure federal support to ci- ment. · vllfo. was well-receioved, especially therreopen the building as a hospital, Dent, 31, a at Simmons High. · or renovate it for some other purpose. former aide to · "I've been hearing him on the ra· "This building could be used ei· Gov. Kirk For· dio and on the TV, and I've been ther as a satellite of the Veterans dice, and · · urging my parents and grandpar- .Administration Hospital in Jack· Dent T~ompson,44,a ents to vote for him," said Angela son,oritcouldbeagoodoutpatient Hmds County Warren, 17, a Simmons senior; She clinjc,"Thompsonsaid. · supervisor, square off Tuesday in a and three other students lod He said the building could also a . runoff for the 2nd District post, va- Thompson nnd his entourage on a job training center, a youth rehabilia· ·cant slnce Mike Espy.resigned to · to;ur of the predominantly black, tioncenterorsoniorcitizens'building. b~c: time :;aJ:etary Df agricui~u:c. ~00-~~ur:l~l}t Achool. J.4~reddie Love, a Hollandale alder- . · ~ . "· "The best way to (alleviate) pov- "I think if l were 18 and old man, said ne tavors uaing the build- • arty and suffering ls wlth a job," he : : enough to vote, I'd vote for him," ing for low-cost health core for the said. .. .. Warren said. elderly and indigent. , Dent said Thompson docs not . Davis was one of Thompson's "Alotofpeoplearesickandneed want blacks and whites to get along. . .. classmatas at Tougal09,po1Iege in tho medical attention,'~ Love sai~- . · Thompson ht:u~ been a plaintlff in · _lawisuit::i lo desegregate universities and to get mort: blacks electecl to public office. Thompson hos aaid he doea not expect much white support until he is elecieu, but 'some prominent - white Democrata back him, includ- . ing Secretary of State Dick Molpus and forrner Govs. Ray Mabus and William Wint~r. DenL said his support for agricul~ , ture and opposition to President · Cli'klton 's economic proposals will , . be attractive to voters. "Thousan Page 45 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu ·. · ·:IARK BOLTON z (J)m (J) :::J ....IS) •. ['- . IS) •.• M {J) . CD' .,•· IS) IS)"'"' Page 46 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas 07:03 http://dolearchives.ku.eduUS SENATOR THAD COCHRAN 006 '' ,... ,. .-... .. ;.:..~ .:.. ~ES SPcOTLJGHT Guard fights for job under~uts Mississippi heavy-lift unit ·. Oregon copter firm pcnso "by.a factor 'Nl•A910;1•e.•P•••• helio(lpt.er unit · offive or ton." A MissiHippl Nationiil Guard "'rhe : i:>ii'vatc' · hashitaprivaLeindustryi;naginvoluntceringtolifl; soctor will do the a 71/1-ton staLuo from the clomeoflhe U.S. Capitol. ... · had pu1hed for job for $60,000 U.S. Rop. "Sonny" Montgomery counting li11bil • ueo of tho guard's heavy-lift holicopters after leam· would be ·tty," J onsen aaid. ing last March that the Statuo ofFroedom ·"'l'he Chinook removed from the Capitol Dome tor repair and res- to has occupied costs $6,000 toration, then ret.unied to the perch it · $7,000 an hour for since lBGS. . fuel and mainte· The guunl would perform ihe t.ask u a training · of flying · n'arice, 11ndi you excrciso, with tho cosL being the expense person· to Washington . hove the .-. the unit's heavy-load helicopt.era nel. travol and tho · :. and back and crew costs. other expenses in· ', Now an Oregon-bQsed company proposo1 t-0 lift helicop- vol ved. Al 1 that the 19-foot bronze stat.ue wiih its Skycrane way up in be far less than will hit tera for $60,000. which it uys would the 11undreds of theexpenseofusingthoMinissipplequipmont. of dol· of any pilots or ma· thousands "We're not being cdlical Iara." .. , National Guard," Lee Ramage, man· chino• or the , . • Mon tgom ory ager ofaalea and mazketing for Erickson Air-Crane "Weeimply · W , d I disagreed, .. ·. ·ofCentralPoint,Ore.,saidWednoaday, · "I promiae that feel that If this semcc is available from tho private " 8111 ther cant 0 t . . cheaper. The Guard Is before tho Oregon .sectoritahoutdbeused.'' to to train company gots . . Montgomery, a retireart of our training." I and . . Ing is to· zip up· Erickson, wiLh the bnckingofOrogon's congroa- ·· ' I S-S~F Skycrane is. I.here, do our job and return home. · Rional delegation, cont.ends its Jatecomors and· we're because ono of tho machine's pi· · uThe Oregon people are · perfect for the job said. "It'11 silly to say agovcmmen- ' is in a position where ho can observo the object ready to go," he · 'lots tal agency can'i help out anoLbcr a~ncy without. .. ,. being mov&d. . . . , president of the Heli· having to get a bid tor tht1 work." And Frank L. Jensen Jr., ·menn Flood i· · · Intcmational, said Wednesday Defense OeporLmcnt spokesman copt.er Association tluit no decision h~d been tnade. . · ·' th~ .Privat..e company V.'Ould beat the milltary ex- said Wcdnoad.ay . :.P:,·'!,.~ · · · · ~ · : . °'"' "". :·~-•• ...... 11,.:. ... -.l,., .. ,.,..:·•· ·'·:t¥1 • .•. .~·'. '. . ·: ~~t'~~~-;: ...... ~ ::-.~.~.{· ••. : •. . .:er:::J,~. :.;.: ~ ...... ·.·::•:4... ' •. ",: ··"····• 7.,.. ... ,~·· ·• 1 ·~·.,~· r.;~;r~·r ..... ·.. ·. ·.•.. ·. · ..... ,.;. .. :. ...... • ...... ·. ~ , ...... '• ' ., .~: ' ,• . Page 47 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu 2 AP 04-01-93 01:02 AET 62 LINES PM-Espy's Seat, Mspi Bjt,530 Democrat Faces Splintered Party in Runoff For Mike Espy's U.S. House Seat By DAN EVEN= Associated Press Writer= JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Democratic congressional candidate Bennie Thompson faces a splintered Democratic party in his bid to replace Mike Espy in Congress, but he has received an important endorsement. Mayersville Mayor Unita Blackwell, who finished a distant fourth in Tuesday's election with 7,331 votes, encouraged her supporters to vote for Thompson when he faces Republican Hayes Dent in an April 13 runoff. 00As Democrats we should unify behind the member of our party who is running on April 13 ... I hope that we play a constructive role for the Democratic Party and for Mr. Thompson, who now represents our party in the runoff election,'' Blackwell told her volunteers Wednesday. History and numbers favor the Democratic candidate in the runoff for the seat, which Espy vacated to become the U.S. secretary of agriculture. But party unity may still be a problem. Thompson ran second in Tuesday's eight-person open primary, but still has not won the support of Henry Espy, the older brother of Mike Espy, who finished in third place Tuesday with 20,675 votes, or 20 percent. Espy fought bitterly with Thompson in the weeks leading to the election, and on Wednesday didn't sound like he was getting behind Thompson. 00! have not even talked to Bennie Thompson,'' Espy said. 00 ! have heard from all the other candidates, the only one who has not called is Bennie Thompson.'' Hayes Dent, the lone Republican in the race, captured 34,733 votes, or 34 percent, in unofficial returns from the 24-county west Mississippi 2nd District. Thompson got 28,786 votes, or 28 percent. 00We have been talking to the other (Democratic) candidates and we've been assured they will support our candidacy,'' Thompson said. 00We look forward to a unified ticket.'' Only one Republican this century has held the 2nd District seat. Dent, a 31-year-bld former aide to Gov. Kirk Fordice, took advantage of the split Democratic Party. And he's already seeking the backing of some of the defeated Democrats. 00 I've spoken to some of the other candidates. I don't think anybody is going to line up their vote behind one person,'' he said. Besides seeking unity, Thompson may have to convince voters he's not an outsider. He's from Hinds County that includes urban Jackson. Dent and the others are from the mostly rural Delta and Dent already has stressed that. The seat became vacant when Mike Espy, a Democrat who in 1986 Page 48 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu became Mississippi's first black congressman since Reconstruction, resigned Jan. 22 to join President Clinton's Cabinet. The mostly agricultural Delta district, covering all or parts of 24 counties, is one of the nation's poorest. It has been redrawn three times in the last 11 years to ensure a majority of voters were black. About 58 percent of the voting age population is black. And even though Mississippi doesn't keep voting records by party, Democrats are thought to outnumber Republicans in the district by at least a 5-to-1 margin. Page 49 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu 3 AP 04-01-93 01:02 AET 50 LINES PM-MS--Unity Letter, Mspi Bjt,390 Walls' Letter Berates Demo Candidates With PM-MS--Espy's Seat GREENVILLE, Miss. (AP) Democrats' lack of unity kept them from winning the 2nd Congressional District seat outright and may prevent them from winning it in a runoff, a longtime Democratic activist and state senator said. Sen. Johnny Walls, D-Greenville, said he sent a letter to six Democratic candidates and several other Democrats berating them for not backing a single candidate in the race. A February caucus designed to unify the party behind one candidate failed, and the seven Democrats in the race split 65 percent of the vote in Tuesday's election. 00 I sincerely believe that had we acted like the Republicans acted, we would have a Democratic congressman elected today,'' Walls said Wednesday. The Republicans united behind 31-year-old Hayes Dent, who led all candidates with 34 percent of the vote. He will face Hinds County Supervisor Bennie Thompson, who received 28 percent of the vote, in a runoff April 13. Early in the race, Democrats began splintering when an unofficial caucus organized by state party Chairman Ed Cole was called. Several candidates rejected the move, calling it unrepresentative of the district and unorganized. Thompson was the candidate who had the Democratic caucus backing. In his letter, Walls berates the six candidates who thumbed their noses at the caucus. 00 I sent it because I wanted to remind the voters that we had gone through an exercise to prevent the very thing that we saw happen,'' Walls said. Walls said he thinks the returns back up his conclusion that the six Democrats who did not support the caucus may have helped the party shoot itself in the foot. 00We have a horrendous record of turning out the second time (for runoffs),'' he said of voters in Mississippi in general. 00That kind of situation always works to the detriment of the Democrat. And it certainly works to the detriment of any black candidate.'' 00 I think there's a great possibility that (the Republicans) could take it,'' he concluded. Walls said it is 00 an undisputed fact'' that white Mississippians historically vote in racial blocs against black candidates. Two other candidates, Greenville attorney Brian Neely and state Rep. David Halbrook of Belzoni, said they did not get copies of the letter. Page 50 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu HOTLINE 3/31/93 *10 MS 02: DENT, THOMPSON IN RUNOFF; WILL DEMS UNITE? The election was held to fill the seat of Ag Sec. Mike Espy, MS' first black House Member. The runoff will be held 4/13. Unofficial results with 100% precincts reporting (AP, 3/31): Ex-Gov. Fordice aide HAYES DENT Jr. (R) 34,733 34% Hinds Co. Supervisor BENNIE THOMPSON (D) 28,786 28 Clarksdale Mayor HENRY ESPY (D) 20,675 20 Mayerville Mayor UNITA BLACKWELL (D) 7,331 7 State Rep. DAVID HALBROOK (D) 6,019 6 Dentist STEVE RICHARDSON (D) 3,019 3 Atty BRIAN H. NEELY (D) 506 Civil rights activist JAMES H. MEREDITH (D) 360 The turnout, about 29%, was "heavier than expected" -- as only 70,000 voted in 1 90. Dent "took advantage of a splintered Democratic Party ... But he will have trouble doing that in the runoff if the Democrats rally behind Thompson." Thompson "said he had gotten assurances of support from at least two losing candidates": "We look forward to a unified ticket." However, 3rd place finisher Henry Espy, brother of Mike Espy, "declined to say Tuesday night whether he would back him now" (Batten, AP, 3/31). Jackson CLARION-LEDGER's John writes there has been "speculation" that Espy and Blackwell "would withhold endorsements to remain in position to run in 1994." Blackwell manager Bob Boyd: "There's been talk like that but all (candidates] have a vested interest in not sabotaging Bennie's campaign and upsetting the Democratic Party" (3/31). Espy strategist Steve Pickett: "I am sure Mr. Espy is humbled by the margin of the vote. I am not real sure what he will do." Candidate Meredith: "The people have spoken. That's enough message for me" (Walton, CLARION-LEDGER, 3/31). NRCC chair Bill Paxon: "Hayes Dent was the only candidate in this race to stand with the taxpayers in opposition to a White House and Democrat-controlled Congress hell-bent on raising taxes on farmers, seniors and middle-class Mississippians" (NRCC release, 3/30). CLARION-LEDGER's Walton notes, "only two black supporters were present" at Dent's victory party (3/31). MS columnist Bill Minor: "There is a core of white voters in the district and ... most of them went out and voted for Hayes Dent ..•. [Thompson] has not reached out at all to get white Democrats to vote for him, and anyone would have to have some white voters .... There are a lot of voters who are not necessarily Democrats in that district who have voted in the past for Mike Espy •... Dent ... will do best in a low voter turnout because you can ... expect the white voters to show up at the polls. They want to put the seat back in the hands of whites" ("Morning Edition," NPR, 3/31). Page 51 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu Lone GOP;b,idderJ01,7 Espy .seat is in runotf 1 •.. .11.., ·' JACKSON, Miss. (AP)-The lone 18,209 votes, or 19 percent. / came Mississippi's.first black con- ties, is one of the nation's poorest. It Republican candidate in the race "I think there .obviously was a gressman since Reconstruction, re- has been redrawn three times in the and the Democrat with the most . split there in the Democratic Party;' signed to join President Clinton's past 11 years to ensure a majority of party backing headed for a runoff Mr. Dent said. "It appears as if the Cabinet. voters were black. yesterday in the primary to replace party system in this country has The race included " five black About 58 percent of the voting age U.S. Agriculture Sec.retary Mike worked. The Republican and Demo- Democrats, two white Democrats population is black. Espy in Congress. cratic nominees have made the run- and a white Republican. Mississippi voters are not re- With 90 percent of 393 precincts off. I think my chances are great." Other candidates: Mayersville quired to register by party, so it is counted, GOP hopeful Hayes Dent Five other Democrats trailed in Mayor Unita Blackwell, who had not known what percentage of vot- captured 33,063 votes, or 35 percent, the open primary, in which all candi- 6,846 votes, or 7 percent; state Rep. ers in the district are Democrat. in the sprawling 2nd District, where dates ran regardless of party affil- David Halbrook, 5,736 votes, or 6 State Democratic Party Chair- only one Republican has ,served in iation. percent; dentist Steve Richardson, man Ed Cole pushed a caucus de- this century. Mr. Dent took advantage of a 2,944, 3 percent; and lawyer Brian signed to unite the party behind one Hinds County supervisor Bennie splintered Democratic Party that Neely, 490, 1 percent. Civil rights ac- candidate. But more than half the Thompson got 26,263 votes, or 28 had seven candidates vying for the tivist James Meredith had 315 votes, field snubbed the attempt, calling it percent, and will face Mr. Dent in a seat. or less than 1 percent. unorganized and unrepresentative runoff April 13. Mr. Espy's older The seat became vacant when Mr. The mostly agricultural Delta dis- of the district. The caucus eventu- brother, Henry, came in third with Espy, a Democrat who in 1986 be- trict, covering all or parts of 24 coun- ally backed Mr. Thompson. ~· - .. Page 52 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu i Dent, Thompson face runoff 7 Dem candidates fragment 64 O/o of vote in 2nd District av st.,,. W•lton Gett. a..-u Cloa1o11 I.ff.., WHAT'S NEXT Republican Hayes Dent and Democrat .l::h!nnie Thompson emerged from a crowded field Tues- day and will square off April 13 for the 2nd Congressional Distri1.'t post. 31, of Yazoo City, led the l)gpt, . , peck of eight candidates with 34,733, or 34 pen..-ent, of the 101.429 votes cast, according to complete returm. but unofficial 'l"MnlPHn "We've got one down and one to DHt go," the former adviser to Gov. Kirk Hayes Dent and Bennie Fordice told about 200 cheering Thompson, the two top vote- · supporters at t.h@ downtown Yazoo getters in Tuesday's elec· was pa· City Elk'11 Lodge, which tion, ~ square off in an April Dent in Con· pered with "Put a 1311110ff. grMa .. &ignll. a Hinds C-Ounty su- 'fhomp11on, election. and former Bolton mayor, cided with the presidential pervisor Mayor Henry Espy, placed second wit.b 28,i86 votes, or Clarksdale several pnHlection polls, 28 percent. He said he was confident . who led in with 20,675 votes, or 20 he could unify Democrats for the wu third percent. dashing hopes of succeed· runoiI brother. Henry "We muwl. keep (the seat) in ing his youngvr canceled a trip to Jackson Democratic hancl<>," Thompson, 44, Espy, 50, not. be reached by as hundreds of supporters and he could said night. in the wet. streets of Bolton. phonu Tuesday danced of course, let down,,. said now have one focus. We "We are, "We one of Eapy'a cam· know who our opponent is." Steve Pickett, "We'll keep going paign advisers. ''We ran a &OOd cam· Thomf)1lon said. campaign. We back knocking on doors." paign and a positive £or one minute nev"r go· The 2nd District seat became va- don't regret Jan. ::!2 when Mike E:;py re· ing negative." cant if Espy would support signed to become secretary of agri· Asked Pickett said: "I am sure . 'l'hompson, culture is humbled by the margin F:spy became Mississippi'~ firsL Mr. Espy vote. I am not rea.I aure what black congressman this century of the ouste I I Election 11 From 1A ' I inc," he :;1:4id. L£:nani said hl' IJ.i.lif:vcrl many elder- w h·~re, an vthing, ·· 1 Ia! brook said. wax Evelyn McPhail. chairwoman of 1y .,"Olen! ..wni c:onrused by the fanlily But he' :;aid hi~ campaign the Mississippi Republican Party, tit'S. ~A lotofpeople1M..tuallythink they short on two important resources: about a said the GOP :it.rategy to back one ttre votiu~ for Mike &py," he f!aid Lime and money. ''I had candidate was an advantage. "Our Voter 11upport. dropped i;harply third of the money aud :;pent proba- 11~ united hai; helped u11," she said ;1ftcr Espy. Mllyeriwillc Mayor Un- bly Je.,i; than a third of the money being Mc.Phail ~aici the turnout "i:i an i ta Blackwell finii;hed a distant least two other candidates spent." indication to me there's a lack of in- fourth with 7,331 votes, or 71.>t!rcerit, Bringing up the rear were Grena· Um?fit on the Democratic side:." She while state Rep. David Halbrook of da rlentillt S~ ... ve Richar . la• Page 54 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu HOTLINE 3/29/93 *10 MS 02: DENT ARREST IN 1 84 MAKES llTH-HOUR MEDIA ENTRY Jackson CLARION-LEDGER's Mitchell details a simple assault conviction of ex-Gov. Fordice aide Hayes Dent (R) from 1984. Dent was arrested after an altercation at a Jackson nightclub. Dent: "I wish it had never happened. The fact is that it did. I was a 22-year old kid who made a mistake." Dent "blamed Democrats for renewed attention to the case and the spread of false rumors" about him: "The Democratic Party is literally in shambles. Two-bit Democratic investigators from Washington have failed miserably." Dent added his "top-secret clearance from the military" and the USDA "proves he has nothing to hide." During the incident, a police officer approached Dent and the nightclub's manager to try to break up an argument. "Dent then broke his beer bottle on the edge of a dumpster" and approached the officer with the jagged edge, according to the officer. The officer drew his gun, pointed itinto the air and kicked Dent in the groin to stop him, which "only infuriated him." Dent threw the bottle, which hit the manager in the eye, causing an injury requiring 10 stitches. Dent was convicted and fined $700 (3/27). CONTRIBUTION AND PAC $: FEC reports from 1/19-3/10 show: PAC TOTAL Clarksdale Mayor Henry Espy $ 33,050 $ 167,758 Ex-Fordice aide Hayes Dent 19,850 92,320 Hinds Co. Supervisor Bennie Thompson 7,500 83,826 State Rep. David Halbrook -o- 62,415 Dentist Steve Richardson -o- 34,740 Mayersville Mayor Unita Blackwell 7,513 17,409 Atty. Brian Neely -o- 11,285 Civil Rts Activist James Meredith Did not meet minimum filing requirement ALSO: The Sunday CLARION-LEDGER carried a full-page League of Women Voters election guide, featuring responses of all eight candidates to five issue questions. Primary 3/30; runoff 4/13. 14 Page 55 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu HOTLINE 3/26/93 *18 MS 02: RACIAL VOTING IN TUESDAY'S DELTA DERBY BILL MINOR is a longtime political columnist syndicated in MS papers statewide. STEVE STEWART is managing editor of the GREENWOOD COMMONWEALTH. They were interviewed separately. The race will fill the seat of Ag Sec. Mike Espy, the first black to represent MS in Congress since Reconstruction. Key candidates: Ex-Gov. Fordice aide Hayes Dent (R), Clarksdale Mayor Henry Espy (D), Hinds Co. Supervisor Bennie Thompson (D), and Mayersville Mayor Unita Blackwell (D). Election: 3/30. Runoff: 4/13. HOTLINE: How has the district changed since Webb Franklin, the last Republican in the seat, was defeated by Mike Espy in 1 88? MINOR: The district has been extended way down south, taking the western side of Jackson, which has a heavy black population. It's much blacker than when Webb Franklin was elected. STEWART: At one point the 2nd district was purely a Delta district. Since Webb, they have added precincts here and there to give the Jackson area more and more influence. I would say the most significant changes were while Webb was in office. The changes since then have been fairly minor. HOTLINE: How important is the Espy name? STEWART: There's no question it's the biggest factor in Henry Espy's favor and he has milked it for everything it's worth -- to the point that now it is being used against him. Espy has a good track record in public service but he shares the name of probably the most popular congressman, I dare say, ever from the district. No one has managed to develop the broad base of support that Mike Espy had. It was his ability to transcend racial lines that no one else had been able to do .... Henry's support has dropped. If you listened to him in January, invariably the theme was, 'I'm Mike Espy's brother. I know Bill Clinton personally, therefore you need to elect me because I have access to the people who count.' He kept that up to the point where it began to beg the question, 'Well, if Mike's support is so valuable why has Mike not been more vocal in his support. Last week Henry was quoted as saying that his brother was involved in his campaign, 'just as deep as you can put your hand in the cookie jar.' When asked about that, Mike Espy's office issued a statement saying he is not endorsing anyone, and that his brother is only one of several qualified candidates. He could afford to lose some ground and still be in good shape. The chances [of a first-round Espy victory] are all but eliminated now. There's no doubt in my mind that we're going to see a runoff. 17 Page 56 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu HOTLINE: How involved is Gov. Fordice in Dent's campaign? STEWART: He has been surprisingly low key. Anyone who knows Gov. Fordice knows he rarely does anything quietly. I don't think it's a sign of any lack of support. [Dent] thinks that as the only Republican in the race, he can make the runoff without [the gov's] support. Without question, Fordice is a controversial figure, and it's a love-hate situation with him among voters. If anything, it would hurt Hayes a little bit. I think he figures he is going to get the supporters without Fordice's intervention. HOTLINE: Do you believe this is a winnable district for the GOP? STEWART: Sure. The Republicans, unlike the Democrats, were able to organize a process to narrow their field and unite, realizing it was their best shot. And they realized the Democrats would not be able to do that. Republicans traditionally have been more organized, more willing to sacrifice for the good of the party. MINOR: The scenario [for a GOP victory] would be if the vote falls to 40,000 or less, which is possible. Normally that district should be voting 75-85,000 votes. It could very easily drop. In special elections in Mississippi, we've been getting 15 to 20 percent turnout. I just can't believe that it will. HOTLINE: Who would Dent be strongest against in a runoff? STEWART: No question Bennie Thompson. If I lined up the eight candidates, Thompson would be on the far left, Dent on the far right .... There is, sadly, the reality of racial block voting in the district. In a Thompson-Dent situation, it would be as polarized as ever. I don't think Hayes is the kind of guy to purposely exploit that. In fact, I don't recall a Republican candidate in Mississippi speaking as progressively on race relations as Hayes has. Thompson makes no bones about it. He has no intention of courting white votes. The voting age population is 58 percent black. HOTLINE: What will turnout out be? STEWART: Low in the first, even lower in the runoff. [MS] voters have traditionally been apathetic about special elections. Apathy is even more exaggerated among black voters -- one more factor that's working in Dent's favor .... There's no question that demographically the deck is stacked in favor of Democrats. Therefore, for a Republican to win, every intangible has to fall into place -- and several of them are there. This has been a nasty campaign on the Democratic side. I have never seen the black Democratic leadership so divided. 18 Page 57 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu HOTLINE: Is Blackwell viable? Whose votes does she draw from? STEWART: I do not think she has a shot at getting into a runoff. She probably hurts Espy more than anyone. She does not have the finances nor the organization to run an effective campaign. I do not think the Espy camp would have any trouble rallying her supporters in a runoff. The fear for the Espy camp is that a block of Thompson voters would stay home during a runoff. 19 Page 58 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu DFP MISSISSIPPI CONTACTS Mr. Frank Mitchner P.O. Box 398 Sumner, MS 38957 601/375-8338 Mr. Berney Imes, Jr. (Owner of New Hampshire Channel 9 - P.O. Box 511 you will be dining with him on 4/14 Jackson, MS 39046 in NH) 601/328-2424 Page 59 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu r_· '-~ '-~· , ~ -_k_ ·c dclo le l! -- • · -- . -···-- -·Vo ·--·-· ·---. - ---5 -· ·-o«r=------··- :; f) P - es1cle·1-6 C lrrlD n Is huc(':y:-t_1 p rcJjJC>S /r'?:) Cl-.:Jf /cu /fuye_ prc'.:'(/'a Wl ( c'r) Page 60 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu p 0 1 t : <21)JAC~SON _ O~mocr~ti~ cong~~ssion~l candidate ~enni~ ThomP$on th~n ~701000 in f w~~ on~ of thr~~ Partners who failed to P~Y more 1 :;r Hindi (:Qunb.. Pr·r:•Pert"I' ta.xu; i.r1 1'Vi 0 ~nd 1991. i:1wr1eor· (•.,: thl!' :;\ Thoml"sc.r1. -. Hind!il County !HJPC1r·vi10or·1 ii> a. 20 ,.~r-c.arr1t buildins~, ~ Ch~1et Vill~•~ APartment~. a P•rtn~r~hi~ ownin~ thr~~ University in f in~luding ~n aPartm~nt hoYse n~~r Jack$on State .. da.c:kliion. failed to ~ay it$ Hinds Countv ProP~rtv tax~s in 1 : eh~l•t Villag~ to ~ ' both 1~~0 and 1991, forcing th~ Hinds County ch~ncerv clerk t s•l.J :t ' tut' .Pl"OPEll"'tY at a tax s•l•~ at which Point the ceiur1t"I" r · r;'~ov ' .-r,ed lts money fro1rt tt1fl ,.ur·i::ha.s.er·s. •t Hr~ tu< s;a.1e. th~ dat~ th~ ~ Th~ own•~~ of th~ pro~~rtv hav~ two ve&~s from of :d~•m the ,.rr.1P'"~r· ty b•( PavitH:' the back t&;t th~ ~ourt document' involvin~ civil action 92-71-~00 are ·J; All ~ 1 i r1 9 fr·om t h ~ H i n .;! s 'Co u l'l t 't' c i r· c u i t c: l 1!r ,.. k .. $ o f f i c: • •,,·.f,. rn i 1u ; "':· 1 1' .;.n em~lo Y ee ir1 the '' "-It"111 Ji.at riot h~re. ihis is not risht, I! " f. e f i 1 e • ·J- ·c:·1 r r: u 1 t c: 1 * r k ... s o I I i c. e f • i d wh 1 1 e s e a r c h i n 'fiil t h • • . f to · :;· Tht .. c:t.S• fi lfl tHi.d not been forrna.1 tv c:hec.ked out, accordints . \n:: i r <; u i 1: c 1 ~ r k r·.- co,... d $ • l: iv1 -' • • not loc~te ~ P.R. Burton, the court administrator for Graves, could ~ - th• · c~s• f~l• either. . ,,1~ · ·~. ' Page 61 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University------of Kansas------http://dolearchives.ku.edu p 02 hc•mi' with i·;:I .Juds...- tc11;1~( abi:•ut 12 riles ~I "l d1:1n"t hav~ it. eut the q.,,, ~' 1 m, " 13 u r l'r:i r-1 ~ .a i d • involv~d with . with mc·r~ th.ar1 H> P•HH•r1!;< " The Commonwi: ·. o·f •Jt.ck!i.on.' ' .,,. ' AP~rtm~nts formed th~ Cha1~t Villa~~ i~ ~ Th• J~nkins brothers of th~ They "'ach ~ur-c:has'1d 40 P~H·cE-rrt P·ar·tne,..shiP ir1 1983. ~~,..e~nt sharQ for .:J·. ThomP~on purchased ~ 20 · ~ · Partnership for $1,000. · . ; ~ t .h' sarrr" a.mo1,1rit. e~uitv, bein~ caPitali~~d with~ total of $3.000 in Y-· Soon &~t~r million to buy the Chalet Villa~6 . ) 'the ~artn~~shiP b~r~oW6d $1.1 .f.F>r ·. ~. .-~ ·.... ti~ r.. attorn~v, Bill Colb~~t. the ~ ~ Ac~o~~in~ to the J~nkihs b~other~~ ._ .. t.'i'rft91nt. r· P~r:tn6r"&hiP r1eYer ffli!f.Sed ~aturitv c~ll the loan on its a~nk official~ decid•d to I aut Omni 1 eiari bi' Paid • .'. df.t-6 ~nd d(tmand~d th.a.t the h• thfl 1o. .a.n, ther" ii a Pr·irrrary 1oei.r1 .. :.In ·6.dditic1n to th• Orrir1i for about h~ld · bv . pe~osit Guaranty National BQnk ; ~ ~·~to~~shiP Prim~rY acquisitio~ loan for Thi~ lo~n w~s the o~i~inal r ~700.000. ~~id down bv th~ P~rtnQ~shiP to ~ I .$1 million and h"s tine• b~~n · J ~bo~t $700,000. · ~J ' ' with Oe~o< Ouarantv~s " :lI · ~h& J9an i• being renevoti~ted 1 .· ~ · e~eiPt1ra.ti,1n. '• l· bf'for·e Or~ve1>, th~ Jer1~:1ns Jri ,. th~ summ,_,. ..,. Jud11mu1t proc:eedin• J : office~s mad~ a ver~~l promtse tQ · ~ ; brothers &rvutd that Om~i loan .r-. · ~f r91 .1 . civtr th" 1.oan · ttVtorv v~a ~ .. ni:it~•'' L..a.mtr•rt st.id. "When 1 .. 5 no .. 1Je•t1orr it"'s & matur·itY ·.' .. i 'The·rii to modify ~ writteh . ·i ~~u offer o~•l t•itirnonv that tends 1 •. 11 ... . a.$.r~. • . rnet nt, it . i • not a.dmi ••it:• Ch .. 14?t Vill;u• Paf"tn~rs ~· 1 · ~ ::. 1.ddition to .thf/ oriwirtal /t~te, th'1 w in M~rch 1992 to delav for~clo1ure. i ~ •i~~ed . an •xten~ion ••reement said. hQa ~lto been violat~d, L~mb~rt i . Th~•. ~~r~~m6nt ' ~1 '' ' " attornev, ~ad~ • s~P~r~te ~ ) T~om~~on1 who i~ U$ing a differ~nt lo .. n attret!'rllint violat~d st.ate ·r.J f'i !l inv cor1tendin9 tht Omni 8'1.nk ·y l.ilWt;: • :I : :IJS.Ur! . ' i". i ..... • ,• \.'. ' ...~ . . for summary Jud~m•nb ia.t tht htar-ir1!1 on ~h~ moti(•n ·.·:H¢we.v,tt"1 suPPort this def~n•~· Lamb•rt ~ ~~ r~omp~on ~f,•r•d no proof or l&w to \!.· s•id. ~ ' '. ' '• Page 62 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas "·--- P.02 rl'< ------·- http://dolearchives.ku.eduINTN/L CO. TO 1Gl2J17463G0640 APR-08-1993 11: 16 i:=ROM RE::ED-JOSEPH I· I ITT1 • I I ' .i l ! ~ ; ~ i t» l •t·--·--···-'•- ·--.r ___.__.._ • -. ..&...... i:...... :. ···--- ··,. "--:""--.,...... _ ...... ------Page 63------of 85 ------p 04 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu .- '! " . . ' ·-·--·" ---..- . ~_ ...... ~ ..... :...... -/' .,·-----·-·-· · · ~--:,.....__ .. , .... . ' .... -- ------p 04 • I ' .. , . .. .. ~ -- ,.,. ______., .. ____ .. . _ •• _____ . . _._..... •• _ ,. -- ____ ·- ' ••··- •• --L • ..... Page 64 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu • FRDr'1 REED-JOSEPH H- tn~ / L CO. TO 1601746360640 P.04 ·-··--·····- ...... -.· ----: ·-- ·-···.. .~· "~' :· ~ ~ .. ,. t t- ' . ~ ·. .• "' ' . " ' ' \ .\ , l ,.•· ' ' .1 .,, ,• •••. • 11 ...... I •.; ~ I ' I ·~ ""~"1..->0A>.~A'llUP. flllUW. - • · ~ J!, - .. ..... - -··-·- ---~ · , . - Page 65 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu f i \ TALKING POINTS MEETING WITH MISSISSIPPI FARMERS CLINTON'S PACKAGE ** ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF THE PROPOSED BTU TAX ON AGRICULTURE NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS, RANGE FROM $700 MILLION TO $1 BILLION ANNUALLY. ** ON TOP OF THAT, ECONOMISTS HAVE PREDICTED THAT THE IMPACT OF CLINTON'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS IN FARM SPENDING ALONE WOULD DECREASE NET CASH FARM INCOME IN THE COTTON/SOYBEAN-GROWING DELTA BY 39-45%, ON THE AVERAGE. ** AND THE PROPOSED 525% HIKE IN BARGE TAXES IS GOING TO IMPACT EVERYONE, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ONCE RAIL RATES ARE BID UP AND ONCE GRAIN PRICES FALL DUE TO INCREASED TRANSPORTATION COSTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT IN 1975 THERE WERE 28 TUGBOAT COMPANIES IN GREENVILLE -- TODAY ONLY 2 OF THOSE REMAIN. MEANS TESTING ** I KNOW THAT MEANS TESTING OR TARGETING FARM PAYMENTS IS NOT EXACTLY A POPULAR ISSUE. PRESIDENT CLINTON HAS PROPOSED TO LIMIT FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS ONLY TO THOSE WITH LESS THAN $100,000 IN ANNUAL OFF- FARM INCOME. ** THIS OPENS UP A PANDORAS BOX OF PROBLEMS, STARTING WITH THE FACT THAT FARMERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER THEIR TAX RETURNS TO THE ASCS OFFICE -- I KNOW THAT GOES OVER LIKE A LEAD BALLOON IN KANSAS AND l'M SURE THE SAME IS TRUE IN MISSISSIPPI. Page 66 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu ** WHAT'S MORE, LITTLE MONEY, IF ANY, WOULD BE SAVED. LANDOWNERS ABOVE THE LIMIT WHO CURRENTLY OPERATE ON A CROP-SHARING BASIS WITH THEIR TENANT WOULD SIMPLY SWITCH TO A CASH-RENT BASIS. THE TENANT WOULD RECEIVE ALL THE PAYMENTS -- NO FEDERAL MONEY WOULD BE SAVED -- AND YET HE WOULD THEN BEAR ALL PRODUCTION RISKS. ** IF LARGE FARMERS ARE SUCCESSFULLY PUSHED OUT OF THE PROGRAM THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE TIED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPATION -- POTENTIALLY LEADING US DOWN THE PATH OF MANDATORY LAND USE RESTRICTIONS IN ORDER TO "GET THE BIG GUYS. 11 BECAUSE OF THESE CONCERNS, CLINTON IS NOT ACTIVELY PUSHING THIS PROPOSAL, BUT WE'LL STAY ON TOP OF IT. TRADE ** OPENING UP NEW TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FOR AMERICAN FARMERS IS AN ISSUE CRITICAL TO US ALL, REGARDLESS OF GEOGRAPHIC REGION. I REALIZE THAT COTTON PRODUCERS HAVE A RATHER UNIQUE INTEREST IN THE AREA OF TALKS THAT ARE DIRECTED AT REDUCING IMPORT RESTRICTIONS. ** RIGHT NOW, OUR IMPORT RESTRICTIONS THAT OPERATE UNDER SECTION 22 OF OUR TRADE LAW RESTRICT IMPORTS OF COTTON, PEANUTS, SUGAR AND DAIRY PRODUCTS IN ORDER TO PROTECT OUR DOMESTIC MARKETS. ** SCALING BACK THOSE PROTECTIONIST SAFEGUARDS AND LOWERING IMPORT BARRIERS IS A TWO-WAY STREET -- WE CAN'T EXPECT TO GAIN ACCESS TO FOREIGN MARKETS IF WE DON'T MAKE STRIDES TOWARD REDUCING OUR OWN BARRIERS. NEVERTHELESS, I KNOW THAT AS MUCH AS 90% OF FOREIGN-GROWN COTTON IS GROWN IN THE FORMER SOVIET UNION AND IN CHINA, NEITHER OF WHICH ARE MEMBERS OF THE GATT AND WOULD THEREFORE NOT BE BOUND TO THE TERMS OF TRADE LIBERALIZATION. OUR TRADE NEGOTIATORS WILL HAVE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. Page 67 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu OTHER ISSUES ** I THINK THAT ALL FARMERS, AS A GROUP, SUPPORT THE EFFORTS BEING MADE TO MAINTAIN OUR AGRICULTURAL MARKETS IN RUSSIA AND PRESERVE THE DEMOCRATIC REFORMS THAT ARE TAKING PLACE. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, THE RUSSIANS HAVE BOUGHT A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POULTRY AND OTHER COMMODITIES PRODUCED IN MISSISSIPPI. ALTHOUGH I UNDERSTAND THAT SOME THINK THE SUBSIDIZED GRAIN SHIPMENTS HAVE PUT A DAMPER ON WORLD COTTON PRICES, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AGRICULTURE AS A WHOLE BENEFITS FROM MAINTAINING A PRODUCTIVE AND EXPANDING TRADING RELATIONSHIP. ** THERE ARE MANY OTHER ISSUES ON OUR PLATE, MANY OF WHICH WILL NOT LIKELY BE ADDRESSED THIS VEAR DUE TO THE NEW ADMINISTRATIONS EMPHASIS ON INCREASING SPENDING AND RAISING YOUR TAXES. NEVERTHELESS, WHETHER IT BE FARM SPENDING, ENVIRONMENT, FOOD SAFETY OR TRADE, I'll LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING HAVES DENT ON YOUR SIDE WHEN THESE IMPORTANT MATTERS ARE ADDRESSED. Page 68 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu MISSISSIPPI CD02 Filing: March 10 General: March 30 Run-Off: April 13 DISTRICT PROFILE This district is characterized as the Mississippi Delta District and has been constructed as the state's one minority congressional district. During the 1991 redistricting process the district's borders north of Jackson were "fine tuned" to pick up some additional black areas and to shed white areas to the neighboring 1st and 3rd Districts. In the Jackson metropolitan area, however, the district was moved into the City of Jackson to pick up the sizable black population in that City. The District increased its black population from 59 to 63 percent. When the district was originally constructed as a result of the 1980 redistricting process, the district was carried by Webb Franklin, a white Republican, who won in both 1982 and 1984. The district's percentage of black population had been increased in 1984 due to a voting rights lawsuit, but Franklin still was reelected. In 1986 Espy was able to unite the black community and attract enough white Democrat votes to carry the district. POLmCAL SITUATION The total disarray i~" the Democrat field gives us real hope of winning this seat. The three leading Democrats -- Bennie Thompson, Unita Blackwell and Henry Espy -- have been fighting publicly since Mike Espy resigned the seat. Given the fact the the run-off period is only 14 days long here, it is hard to imagine the Democrats will be able to re-unify once the first election is over. We are also encouraged by the fact that Republican voters in the Second tend to tum out at much higher levels than Democrat voters, especially in off-year and special elections. Finally, we have an outstanding candidate. Hayes Dent (bio attached) has a strong background in business and government in Mississippi, and is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm. The RNC and the NRCC have already committed more than $50,000 to this race. DEMOCRAT CANDIDATES Mayor Unita Blackwell Mayor Henry Espy Rep. David Halbrook Bennie Thompson, Cty. Sprvsr. Brian Neely, Attorney NRCC R Page 69 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu AGRICULTURE BRIEFING POINTS - MISSISSIPPI AG POLITICS OF DENT/THOMPSON RACE BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HAVE PROMISED EACH CANDIDATE A SEAT ON THE HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE -- THOMPSON STATED MONDAY THAT HE HAD RECEIVED AN ASSURANCE FROM SPEAKER FOLEY. PAT ROBERTS HAS DONE SOME FUND-RAISING AND CAMPAIGN ADS FOR DENT, AND IN DOING SO PROMISED THAT HE WOULD BE ON THE AG COMMITTEE IF ELECTED. THE LEADERS OF A NUMBER OF COMMODITY GROUPS HAVE BEEN OUT DRUMMING UP CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR DENT, SOME OF WHOM TRADITIONALLY SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. DENT IS HANDS-DOWN THE MAN THAT THE 2nd DISTRICT NEEDS SERVING THEM ON THE AG COMMITTEE, HAVING SERVED AS CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT TO KEITH BJERKE, ASCS ADMINISTRATOR UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH AND MOST RECENTLY AS AGRICULTURE ADVISOR TO GOVERNOR FORDICE. BENNIE THOMPSON, ON THE OTHER HAND, DOESN'T KNOW BEANS ABOUT PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. SENATOR COCHRAN'S STAFF HAS TOLD ME THAT THOMPSON HAS TOLD URBAN AUDIENCES THAT, IF ELECTED, HE WILL SEEK A SHIFT IN EMPHASIS AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONCERNS OF THE 2nd DISTRICT. IN THE PRIMARY, HE WAS CRITICAL OF HENRY ESPY'S TIES TO AGRICULTURE, AND MANY FEEL THAT ESPY IS NOT ENDORSING THOMPSON BECAUSE OF HIS ANTI-AGRICULTURE COMMENTS. MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE FACTS MISSISSIPPI RANKED 28th AMONG ALL STATES IN 1991 FOR CASH RECEIPTS, WITH GROSS FARM INCOME TOTALLING JUST SHORT OF $3 BILLION. IN 1991, THE FIVE LEADING COMMODITIES WERE COTTON, BROILERS, CATTLE, SOYBEANS AND AQUACULTURE. IN CROPS, COTTON IS KING IN MISSISSIPPI, WHICH TRAILS ONLY TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA IN ANNUAL COTTON PRODUCTION. THE STATE IS ALSO THIRD IN RICE PRODUCTION, TRAILING TEXAS AND ARKANSAS IN ANNUAL PRODUCTION. MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE ISSUES CLINTON'S PACKAGE. ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF THE PROPOSED BTU TAX ON AGRICULTURE NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS, RANGE FROM $700 MILLION TO $1 BILLION ANNUALLY. ON TOP OF THAT, ECONOMISTS HAVE PREDICTED THAT THE IMPACT OF CLINTON'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS IN FARM SPENDING ALONE WOULD DECREASE NET CASH FARM INCOME IN THE COTTON/SOYBEAN-GROWING DELTA BY 39-45%, ON THE AVERAGE. AND THE PROPOSED 525% HIKE IN INLAND WATERWAY USER FEES -- DESPITE MISSISSIPPI'S PROXIMITY TO THE GULF -- IS GOING TO IMPACT EVERYONE EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ONCE RAIL RATES ARE BID UP AND ONCE GRAIN PRICES FALL DUE TO INCREASED TRANSPORTATION COSTS. Page 70 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu MEANS TESTING. THE ISSUE THAT GETS MISSISSIPPI COTTON FARMERS HOPPING MAD. CLINTON HAS PROPOSED TO LIMIT FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS ONLY TO THOSE WITH LESS THAN $100,000 IN ANNUAL OFF-FARM INCOME. THIS OPENS UP A PANDORAS BOX OF PROBLEMS -- 1) FARMERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER THEIR TAX RETURNS TO THE ASCS OFFICE, 2) LITTLE MONEY, IF ANY, WOULD BE SAVED BECAUSE LANDOWNERS ABOVE THE LIMIT WHO CURRENTLY OPERATE ON A CROP-SHARING BASIS WITH THEIR TENANT WOULD SWITCH TO A CASH-RENT BASIS SO THAT THE TENANT WOULD RECEIVE ALL THE PAYMENTS AND YET BEAR ALL PRODUCTION RISKS, 3) IF LARGE FARMERS ARE SUCCESSFULLY PUSHED OUT OF THE PROGRAM THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE TIED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPATION -- POTENTIALLY LEADING US DOWN THE PATH OF MANDATORY LAND USE RESTRICTIONS IN ORDER TO "GET THE BIG GUYS." CLINTON IS NOT ACTIVELY PUSHING THIS PROPOSAL, BUT THESE FARMERS WOULD LOVE TO HEAR THAT CONGRESS WILL NOT PURSUE IT EITHER. TRADE. COTTON PRODUCERS ARE SKEPTICAL OF THE GATT BECAUSE SECTION 22 IMPORT PROTECTION IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS ON THE TABLE FOR ELIMINATION. SECTION 22 NOW RESTRICTS U.S. IMPORTS OF COTTON, DAIRY, SUGAR AND PEANUTS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY. THE COTTON GUYS ARE PRIMARILY OPPOSED TO ELIMINATING SECTION 22 PROTECTION FOR COTTON BECAUSE 90% OF ALL FOREIGN COTTON IS PRODUCED BY COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT MEMBERS OF GATT -- FORMER SOVIET UNION AND CHINA -- AND WOULD THEREFORE NOT BE SUBJECT TO SIMILAR TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNDER AN AGREEMENT. RUSSIAN CREDITS -- IMPACT ON COTTON PRICES. MOST PRODUCERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF RUSSIAN CREDITS, BUT THERE IS A FEELING THAT SUBSIDIZED U.S. GRAIN SALES HAVE HELPED LOWER THE WORLD COTTON PRICE AND INCREASE COSTS OF OUR DOMESTIC COTTON PROGRAM. THE LOGIC IS THAT, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE IMPORT OF SUBSIDIZED GRAIN INTO RUSSIA, A LOT OF ACREAGE IS BEING SHIFTED INTO COTTON -- THEREBY LOWERING PRICES -- AND IS BEING DEVALUED WHEN BARTERED BETWEEN REPUBLICS IN EXCHANGE FOR CHEAP GRAIN. DISASTER ASSISTANCE. BECAUSE MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE SOUTH, YOU WILL NOT LIKELY HEAR FROM ANY 2nd DISTRICT FARMERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM FREEZE DAMAGE IN EARLY 1993. HOWEVER, SENATOR COCHRAN HAS JOINED WITH SENATORS McCAIN AND COVERDELL IN INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE DISASTER BENEFITS TO PRODUCERS FROZEN OUT IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA, AND FOR THOSE FLOODED OUT IN ARIZONA. THEY WOULD LIKE TO GET THE MONEY OUT OF THAT WHICH IS REMAINING FROM THE LAST ROUND OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE PAID OUT THIS MONTH AS THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR 1992 LOSSES (OF WHICH YOU EARMARKED $100 MILLION FOR WINTER WHEAT). THE BILL IS NOT LIKELY GOING ANYWHERE. Page 71 of 85 BOB DOLE This documentID : 202-408-5 is from the collections117 at the Dole Archives,AP UniversityR 07 of' 93Kansas 1s : 20 No. . . ---- . . . . ·- · . ~ -... 012 P.02 .http://dolearchives.ku.edu -·- t-',c/'.:'- INLAND WATERWAYS FUEL USER FEE: 1, THIS TAX INCREASE, IN COMBINATION WITH THB BTU TAX, WOULD HAVE A DEVASTATING IMPACT ON MISSISSIPPI•• PARTICULARLY HERE IN GREENVILLE, A GREAT DEAL OF 'l"HE TOWI:NQ INDUSTRY A.LONQ THE MISSISSIPPI ~IVER IS HEADQUAR~ERED HIRE. AND, MANY PEOPLE IN YOUR STATE DEPEND ON AGRICULTURE AND THE RIVER FOR TRllR LtVELIHOOO. BRENT TRANSPORTATION CORPORATION IS THE LARGEST TOWING COMPANY IN GREENVILLE. THEY HAVE ACTIVELY OPPOSID THIS US!Jt FEE. 2. BARGSS MOVE 15% OF THE NATION'S FRitGHT FOR JUST 2% OF THE NATIOR'S TRANSPORTATION COSTS. IN FACT, SARGES ARE: TH! MOST ECONOMIC, EFFICIENT ANO SAFE MOOE OF FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION. 3. A 525, TAX ON AN~ INDUSTRY WOULD HAVE ADVBRSJ AFFECTS, auT FO~ THIS INDUSTRY IT WOOLO CAUSE MANY COMPANIES TO CLOSE THEIR DOORS - ... 01\ STOP THEIR BARGES. 4. ON A DAILY BA8ISf BARGE OPERATORS ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI RI.VER WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $10,000 ARBITRARILY ADDED TO THEIR KXPENSES. I'I' IS. TYPICAL TO US! 10, 000 GALLONS or tuEL PER DAY. WITH FUEL REPRESENTING 30, OF THE OPERATING COSTS; THIS TAX WILL DOUBLE THE BARGE'S OVERALL OPERATING IXPENa2s. Page 72 of 85 BOB DOLE This documentID : 202-408-5 is from the collections117 at the Dole Archives,AP UniversityR 07'93 of Kansas 15 : 20 No. 012 P. 03 http://dolearchives.ku.edu I • ....J . ,_> 5. THE ANNUAL AFFECT OF THIS TAX IS MORE THAN THE COMBINED CURRENT PRETAX PROFIT FOR THE l!:N'l'IRE BARGE IN'OUSTRY. IN FACT, THE TAX WOULD CAPTURE NEARLY A FOURTH OF THE iNOUSTRY'S ENTIRE ANNUAL REVENUE (BEFORE THEY PAY THEIR BILLS). NO INDUSTR¥ CAN Af' l'~ORD THIS LEVEL OF TAXATION AND SURVIVE. 6. OlntlNG THE DEBATE ON THE BUDGET RESOWTION 'l'W"O AMENDMENTS WE:Rl!i O·FP'EREI> REGARDING THIS PROPOSED TAX. SENATOR HARRIN OFFERED A ~iHSi Q~ THE SENATE AHENPMENT OPPOSING IT WHICH WAS PASSED 88 TO 12. BUT SENATOR GORTON AND SENATOR LOTT'S AMENDMENT TO ACTUALLY STRrKE THE PROPOSED INC~EASE WAS DEFEATED 55 TO 44. 1. IF HAYES DENT IS ELECTED TO CONGRESS, HE WILL OPPOSE THIS INCREASE. BENNIE THOMPSON WILL GO ALONG WITH THE PRESlDENT AND SUPPORT I T. Page 73 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas SENT BY : 4- 6-93 i4 :0 4 POLITIC~L.QI V! ~ ~ http://dolearchives.ku.eduNRCC BOB DOLE;# ~. I ! I Put. a DENT iI1 II CONGRESll BlOGaAPHY 01' llAY'BS DINT Haye• Dant wac born a.nd l"a!sed fn )'UCO Citf• Mtss.lasippi e.nd h1a family hu b"n Uvhii( Md tu-adng in Y1u100 County toJ11 live pne,..tJarut. Haya• ~duat.d. bom t11• Uni¥0Nlty ef M.ts1dsudppl whara he smjored in Publla Ad.ministration. While attemUcir th• UmTeratty cf Wasisaippl, ha jgisaad the u .s. Anny Nat:!oiial Guudt ho reoalved his oominl$Sion u a Second LltUt4UUU1t ID J~ne o! 19BY. JD February 1990, Ha&: wu appointed con11dentbll uefatant to the admJnfatN.tm.e fol' A.Ffoultn..._1 8tab ti.an 1.nd COnaarvaUon Service at the U. 8 • Depertm1nt ot ~ture (USDA), .A.a1onf hJa many raponsibilltlet at USDA. Haya1 "81 appointed ta the Secretal"Y'• taak toroe tor tha reduotf.on of Fftl"IUaeDt bureauaraor ·-d.uSgned tC> mako USDA programs more aocetsib!e to fs.rmel"I OI' "f'anler fl'ie:nd.ly • Uayes1 eel"Vioa at. USDA wu tnterruptacHn. December of 15510 when bit NatlonaJ GU&l'Cl unit wu c:dad to aervica and mobllf&ed to Saudi Arabia dlll'hll Operation Deeut SJ:deldfStorm. Ueutenant Dent ••ned M exaeuts.ve omoar ot a ardl1HY battery d\ll'Jng the .Wad tot'C!91 p-aund ~. ll'a:r ht.I arvioe in comb&t, Lieutenant Dent redevett tll• Brome star (on• Of tJiree medal.I awarcled for combat d.uty), In .My at 1111 1 _H1191 retumed to Wuh!ngton .ncl cout!Qued hfa work at the i>epar1mant Qt A«l'!CUl.ture. In November ot 1001_.t Bayea nturned home ta Ml.llWHllppl ta manap: the tn.mJt!uJl tar GaYerna1' K.lrk Fordfoe fn th• eau at Aadcmltut:e e4 lduaa&n.. Sbart1y Ui.~tv • &-,ua 'Wal appointed BxacuUve Advf1or to the Gu..mor tor Agrlculture, Natural Kuourau,and Bn~tal pollay. · Hayu wu named by Oovel'DOl' lPordJca .. lntel'fm !xacuttva D.lractor- ol. the Mi.HsJ.nlppt JJetpvtment of WUdUl., l'Wluar!4Nlt 4U1d l'arka. A.a d!reotor, Bayas wu retpoml'ble [or Wa qengy'1 1, uoo eaaployeta and a bu dpt ~ ovwl' $tO mWlon dollan. Upon •UootBltul GCDILpJetion ot hill tewre, he Nturned ta the Offtae of the Govemor where Jim served mttl NOaD.tly 1 whln bl re1fped to l'U.ll t~ eonp.e. U.11111 bu long had an 1nteret1. in poUUot. worklng on aeftl'll ~ •• fncludlntr Ha111y RlllPbauP't bfd. lO'l' the a ..tu in 1081. Ha,.a mtl'bd u a ftMl repreaentaUve for the Reapn... Bu•h ram~ ha lllH. 111 188' • h• wu an arpn~Uonal dh-ector for niit Herrfnc1a l'Un tM' tha AttOl"ftay OeneNl lj)Ollt. Rll)'M el80 eerved u • c!.rk to1 ltepl"Mlenta.Uve Sonny Montgomeryoa the Vetal'9D8 Af'tall'I OommlttH in Washington. ' llayet1 t>ent cu.rrenUy. •rvas N a mem.bel' of the Yuoo County Convent.Ion and v111tore Buroau, theMl111111ppl Future Partners P'ou11daUon BOll'dof D.lreotON, 1111.d :la the cncutfn otfbu• d! Batiery B, lst/114th Fiatd Al'W1e~ in Winona, Re la a m•atber ot the NaUonal &Ule AHOClatfoll uid the Dalta Wlldlffa FoundaUon. Hayes wa mmobu ut Pfnt Pre1byterfan Church hi Yuoo City. H'AYF.A nr.N't'l•'f\R ~nNnn1P'~ct • "" .,,.. ,.,. I v ..... ,..,, .,,. ••,., ...... R•g'" 03-1'?-9'3 03:5 0f'M ro:::: tfl- __... _ "·- ·· ··-----·-·---- - ~ - · ··------Page 74 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas Mississippi http://dolearchives.ku.edu 92" 3 e ea· 9 • 10 MISSISSIPPI -1992 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS TtNNIHH Piece Of I00.000 01 ,,_. ttlftalll!Mtl -35' Piece of 25.000 B • to 50.000 inll8111tams B .J c ~ TAWAM BA I LEE PONTOTOC ' c 3''- ~ I I- -3'' 0 0 AllKANUI • E E 33'- NOXUBU - 33' KEMPER SCOT'T NEWTON . LAUDEROALI G I I 1 ~ LOUISIANA A&.AIAllA G 32' - JASPER CLARKE SIMPSON - 32' -31' LOUISIANA GEORGE STONE SCALE I a- ~ HAAAtSON JACKSON 0 20 I] ! Gut~ ~ ~ 90 ~"(' ...... ___,._____..... NRCC REDISTRICTING DIVISION 91' 90' 89' 970 Page 75 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas BOB DOL E ID:202-408-5117http://dolearchives.ku.edu RPR 07'93 1s :21 No . 012 P . 04 r' . q/ '.:> SOCIAL SECURITY TAX INCREASE: 1. THE BUDGET RESOLUTION RECENTLY PASSED INCLUDES A 532 BILLION TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS. SENATOR LOTT'S AMENDMENT TO STRIKE THIS TAX PROPOSAL WAS DEFEATED 52-47. 2. SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS EARNING AS LITTLE AS $25,000 WILL FACE A 70% TAX INCREASE ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. THIS IS NOT A TAX ON THE "WEALTHY." 3. IN FACT, MORE THAN 75% OF THE $32 BILLION IN TAXES WILL BE PAID BY SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS EARNING BETWEEN $25,000 AND $100,000. l I 4. THIS TAX INCREASE WILL AFFECT AN ESTIMATED 8.1 , MILLION SOCIAL SECURITY RECIPIENTS. AND, THAT NUMBER WILL RISE EACH YEAR SINCE THE THRESHOLD AMOUNTS OF S25,000 SINGLE AND $32,000 JOINT ARE NOT INDEXED. Page 76 of 85 This documentID:202-408-5117 is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas BOB DOL E http://dolearchives.ku.edu APR 07'93 4. THIS PUNITIVE TAX PUNISHES PEOPLE WHO HAVE SAVED FOR THEIR RETIREMENT. MANY RETIREES ARE LIVING ON FIXED INCOME. THEY PLANNED FOR THEIR RETIREMENT ASSUMING A CERTAIN LEVEL OF SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS. THIS TAX BASICALLY AMOUNTS TO A REDUCTION IN THEIR BENEFITS. AND, IT IS UNFAIR TO CHANGE THE RULES ON THEM NOW. 5. THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND WAS ESTABLISHED FOR AMERICA'S ELDERLY. REVENUES RAISED BY THIS TAX INCREASE WOULD NOT ! EVEN GO TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY TRUST FUND OR EVEN TO REDUCE THE DEFICIT. THEY WILL GO TO FUND A MYRIAD OF NEW SPENDING PROGRAMS. 6. IF HAYES DENT IS ELECTED TO CONGRESS HE WILL NOT VOTE TO INCREASE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES. IF BENNIE THOMPSON IS ELECTED, HE WILL VOTE TO RAlSE YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES. Page 77 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu Pt1t a DENTi11 CONGRESS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR FURTHER INFORMATION Contact: Dylan Glenn (601)746-1993 April 5, 1993 DENT DECRIES NEGATIVE TURN IN CAMPAIGN Congressional candidata Hayes Dent today decried the "vicious and negative turn" the Second District race has taken during the two week runoff campaign. nwe have run a clean, issue-oriented campaign from Day 1," Dent stated, "and have avoided the personal, negative attacks which have now become the hallmark of the Thompson campaign." Dent was particularly critical of "the totally erroneous charges regarding my rent payments while I lived in Washington, D. c. 11 He noted that the Democratic National Committee had tried to launch these false charges on the day of the final candidates' forum in Greenville a week befo~e the first election. Since these charges "Were determined to be invalid, Second District media, acting responsibly, refused to pick them up. In addition, Thompson's paid advertising accuses Dent of traveling when he served on Governor Fordice 's staff. "I traveled on legitimate state business," Dent declared, "much of which was tied to economic development and agribusiness which is so crucial to the future of the Delta and the second District. I have no regrets about doing my job to represent the agricultural interests of this state." Dent spokesman Dylan Glenn said "for three months "We have run the cleanest, issue-oriented campaign imaginable." "Since the day we began, we have been continually pressured by many supporters who have wanted us to go on the offensive in a personal way. We have refused to do so, despite nasty innuendos and slanderous charges put forward by our opponents." Now, Glenn says, "we are forced to respond to irresponsible and erroneous charges paid for by our opponent." "Beginning today we are responding -- and will be responding in kind." "Hayes clearly regrets that the campaign has come to this," Glenn stated. Hopefully, we can clear the air and the final days of the campaign can be devoted to the real issues dividing a very liberal ur.ban Democrat and a conservative Delta Republican." ### 11 .\YI·'" I lj.,' i\..'I' Ft \H ( '. C )I'\.( ~Kt-< '. o..;o..; • l-' () P.m 1F.()R Y=noCih MS .'3l:iHM • (()Ol ) 7 · Hi-l!JfJPage:~ 78 of 85 BOB DOLE This document: 202-408-51 is from the collections1 7 at the Dole Archives, University08 'of93 Kansas No . 00 1 02 ID http://dolearchives.ku.edu APR 8 : 33 P. CONTACT 1 DYLAM GLl!llf POR IMNIDIATI RBLBASE TSL. i 7'6-19,J THURSDAY, APRI~ 8, 1993 IJ1D IOB 129.LI STATBME,il OF §§RATO!S ~HAD ~OCllRAH TBUllBDA~..L .- APllL f. i9!H QUBlfVILLI, _JllSllI81IPtl won't eay in thie c.ur.paign "'.l'he one thin9 Bennie Thmnp•on for §lljAT.QR P..Ql&: waahington to vote with Bill Clinton is that he can't wait to get to hi9her taxes. w6n't pay his cAre about taxe•, wh~n ha After all, why own'l had to Commonwealth, Hinda County 11 today's nwood Aocordin9 to for more than $70 ,ooo (seventy Thompson and h~ pa:r:tnera foreo101e on xes in 1990 and 1991 alone. thousand dollars) in property else 'a property taxes and th•m 11 mes to everybody h~'d a He. voted four t i be elected, because ba own. It ' s a he won't didn't pay his ats in Congreas." natural w.t.th the rest of the Press shocked to read today'$ Cl&rkedM-le ~Q1' COCHk.f\N: the Mabua administration and to learn of more co ruption involving Ra9ist•r, n. hlu cover-up of Bennie 'l'homp5 County employees. to load •trong evidence hompson UtJed There's nd that MabUB covered it up. qr&vel for private contractors If this wasn't Miesissippi, under 4 different •et aiok and tir ed p iticians who live his People are ~f Mississippi tauqht Mabus the reat of ue, The people the same of rule• than ln the Second District will do lesson two years a90. And th foUts to H•nnie Thomp3on on April .. 30 .. Page 79 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu AGRICULTURE BRIEFING POINTS - MISSISSIPPI AG POLITICS OF DENT/THOMPSON RACE BOTH SIDES OF THE AISLE HAVE PROMISED EACH CANDIDATE A SEAT ON THE HOUSE AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE -- THOMPSON STATED MONDAY THAT HE HAD RECEIVED AN ASSURANCE FROM SPEAKER FOLEY. PAT ROBERTS HAS DONE SOME FUND-RAISING AND CAMPAIGN ADS FOR DENT, AND IN DOING SO PROMISED THAT HE WOULD BE ON THE AG COMMITTEE IF ELECTED. THE LEADERS OF A NUMBER OF COMMODITY GROUPS HAVE BEEN OUT DRUMMING UP CONGRESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR DENT, SOME OF WHOM TRADITIONALLY SUPPORT DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES. DENT IS HANDS-DOWN THE MAN THAT THE 2nd DISTRICT NEEDS SERVING THEM ON THE AG COMMITTEE, HAVING SERVED AS CONFIDENTIAL ASSISTANT TO KEITH BJERKE, ASCS ADMINISTRATOR UNDER PRESIDENT BUSH AND MOST RECENTLY AS AGRICULTURE ADVISOR TO GOVERNOR FORDICE. BENNIE THOMPSON, ON THE OTHER HAND, DOESN'T KNOW BEANS ABOUT PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. SENATOR COCHRAN'S STAFF HAS TOLD ME THAT THOMPSON HAS TOLD URBAN AUDIENCES THAT, IF ELECTED, HE WILL SEEK A SHIFT IN EMPHASIS AWAY FROM THE TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURAL CONCERNS OF THE 2nd DISTRICT. IN THE PRIMARY, HE WAS CRITICAL OF HENRY ESPY'S TIES TO AGRICULTURE, AND MANY FEEL THAT ESPY IS NOT ENDORSING THOMPSON BECAUSE OF HIS ANTI-AGRICULTURE COMMENTS. MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE FACTS MISSISSIPPI RANKED 28th AMONG ALL STATES IN 1991 FOR CASH RECEIPTS, WITH GROSS FARM INCOME TOTALLING JUST SHORT OF $3 BILLION. IN 1991, THE FIVE LEADING COMMODITIES WERE COTTON, BROILERS, CATTLE, SOYBEANS AND AQUACULTURE. IN CROPS, COTTON IS KING IN MISSISSIPPI, WHICH TRAILS ONLY TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA IN ANNUAL COTTON PRODUCTION. THE STATE IS ALSO THIRD IN RICE PRODUCTION, TRAILING TEXAS AND ARKANSAS IN ANNUAL PRODUCTION. MISSISSIPPI AGRICULTURE ISSUES CLINTON'S PACKAGE. ESTIMATES OF THE COST OF THE PROPOSED BTU TAX ON AGRICULTURE NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING BOTH DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS, RANGE FROM $700 MILLION TO $1 BILLION ANNUALLY. ON TOP OF THAT, ECONOMISTS HAVE PREDICTED THAT THE IMPACT OF CLINTON'S PROPOSED BUDGET CUTS IN FARM SPENDING ALONE WOULD DECREASE NET CASH FARM INCOME IN THE COTTON/SOYBEAN-GROWING DELTA BY 39-45%, ON THE AVERAGE. AND THE PROPOSED 525% HIKE IN INLAND WATERWAY USER FEES -- DESPITE MISSISSIPPI'S PROXIMITY TO THE GULF -- IS GOING TO IMPACT EVERYONE EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY ONCE RAIL RATES ARE BID UP AND ONCE GRAIN PRICES FALL DUE TO INCREASED TRANSPORTATION COSTS. Page 80 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu MEANS TESTING. THE ISSUE THAT GETS MISSISSIPPI COTTON FARMERS HOPPING MAD. CLINTON HAS PROPOSED TO LIMIT FARM PROGRAM PAYMENTS ONLY TO THOSE WITH LESS THAN $100,000 IN ANNUAL OFF-FARM INCOME. THIS OPENS UP A PANDORAS BOX OF PROBLEMS -- 1) FARMERS WOULD BE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER THEIR TAX RETURNS TO THE ASCS OFFICE, 2) LITTLE MONEY, IF ANY, WOULD BE SAVED BECAUSE LANDOWNERS ABOVE THE LIMIT WHO CURRENTLY OPERATE ON A CROP-SHARING BASIS WITH THEIR TENANT WOULD SWITCH TO A CASH-RENT BASIS SO THAT THE TENANT WOULD RECEIVE ALL THE PAYMENTS AND YET BEAR ALL PRODUCTION RISKS, 3) IF LARGE FARMERS ARE SUCCESSFULLY PUSHED OUT OF THE PROGRAM THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH THE CONSERVATION PROGRAMS THAT ARE TIED TO PROGRAM PARTICIPATION -- POTENTIALLY LEADING US DOWN THE PATH OF MANDATORY LAND USE RESTRICTIONS IN ORDER TO "GET THE BIG GUYS." CLINTON IS NOT ACTIVELY PUSHING THIS PROPOSAL, BUT THESE FARMERS WOULD LOVE TO HEAR TJQ\T CONGRESS WILL NOT PURSUE IT EITHER. TRADE. COTTON PRODUCERS ARE SKEPTICAL OF THE GATT BECAUSE SECTION 22 IMPORT PROTECTION IS ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT IS ON THE TABLE FOR ELIMINATION. SECTION 22 NOW RESTRICTS U.S. IMPORTS OF COTTON, DAIRY, SUGAR AND PEANUTS IN ORDER TO PROTECT THE DOMESTIC INDUSTRY. THE COTTON GUYS ARE PRIMARILY OPPOSED TO ELIMINATING SECTION 22 PROTECTION FOR COTTON BECAUSE 90% OF ALL FOREIGN COTTON IS PRODUCED BY COUNTRIES THAT ARE NOT MEMBERS OF GATT -- FORMER SOVIET UNION AND CHINA -- AND WOULD THEREFORE NOT BE SUBJECT TO SIMILAR TRADE LIBERALIZATION UNDER AN AGREEMENT. RUSSIAN CREDITS -- IMPACT ON COTTON PRICES. MOST PRODUCERS ARE SUPPORTIVE OF RUSSIAN CREDITS, BUT THERE IS A FEELING THAT SUBSIDIZED U.S. GRAIN SALES HAVE HELPED LOWER THE WORLD COTTON PRICE AND INCREASE COSTS OF OUR DOMESTIC COTTON PROGRAM. THE LOGIC IS THAT, DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE IMPORT OF SUBSIDIZED GRAIN INTO RUSSIA, A LOT OF ACREAGE IS BEING SHIFTED INTO COTTON -- THEREBY LOWERING PRICES -- AND IS BEING DEVALUED WHEN BARTERED BETWEEN REPUBLICS IN EXCHANGE FOR CHEAP GRAIN. DISASTER ·ASSISTANCE. BECAUSE MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS TO THE SOUTH, YOU WILL NOT LIKELY HEAR FROM ANY 2nd DISTRICT FARMERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM FREEZE DAMAGE IN EARLY 1993. HOWEVER, SENATOR COCHRAN HAS JOINED WITH SENATORS McCAIN AND COVERDELL IN INTRODUCING LEGISLATION TO PROVIDE DISASTER BENEFITS TO PRODUCERS FROZEN OUT IN SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND GEORGIA, AND FOR THOSE FLOODED OUT IN ARIZONA. THEY WOULD LIKE TO GE~ THE MONEY OUT OF THAT WHICH IS REMAINING FROM THE LAST ROUND OF DISASTER ASSISTANCE, WHICH IS SCHEDULED TO BE PAID OUT THIS MONTH AS THE FINAL PAYMENT FOR 1992 LOSSES (OF WHICH YOU EARMARKED $100 MILLION FOR WINTER WHEAT). THE BILL IS NOT LIKELY GOING ANYWHERE. Page 81 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu REMARKS OF SENATOR BOB DOLE HAYES DENT FARM RALLY APRIL 8, 1993 CLINTON'S PACKAGE ** PRESIDENT CLINTON IS--TO HIS CREDIT--DOING QUITE A SALES JOB ON A TAX AND SPEND PACKAGE THAT NOT ONLY INCLUDES THE LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN HISTORY BUT ALSO REPRESENTS A NOT-TOO-THINLY VEILED ATTACK ON PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE. IF FARMERS WERE PERCEIVED AS A LIBERAL SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP, THINGS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT--YOU MIGHT BE AT THE FRONT OF THE LINE RECEIVING A HANDOUT. ** BUT THAT IS NOT THE CASE. ALL OF US ARE COMMITTED TO DEFICIT REDUCTION, BUT WE CANNOT BALANCE THE BUDGET ON THE BACKS OF AGRICULTURE AND DEFENSE ALONE. FARM SPENDING TOOK THE ONLY REAL CUTS OUT OF THE 1990 BUDGET AGREEMENT, AND NOW A NEW PRESIDENT HAS HIS SIGHTS SET ON YOU AGAIN. HERE'S THE PLAN: BUDGET CUTS ** THE SPENDING CUTS AS PROPOSED BY THE PRESIDENT WOULD HAVE A DEVASTATING EFFECT ON PRODUCERS, ESPECIALLY THOSE ALREADY ON THE MARGIN. ANALYSIS DONE BY TEXAS A&M SUGGESTS THAT A LARGE, WHEAT-ONLY KANSAS FARM WOULD EXPERIENCE A 360 PERCENT DECLINE IN AVERAGE NET CASH INCOME UNDER THE PLAN. FOR A MISSISSIPPI COTTON AND SOYBEAN GROWER, NET INCOMES COULD FALL MORE THAN 40 PERCENT. ** THE SENATE AND THE HOUSE ADOPTED A BUDGET RESOLUTION THAT ESSENTIALLY SLASHED THOSE PROPOSED CUTS IN HALF, BUT WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT A DISPROPORTIONATE HIT IN THE AG BUDGET. Page 82 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu TAXES ** THE BTU TAX--WHICH WE'RE STILL TRYING TO WIPE OUT-- HAS DISASTROUS CONSEQUENCES FOR AGRICULTURE AND SEEMS SUSPICIOUSLY TARGETED AT AGRICULTURAL AND WESTERN STATES THAT VOTED FOR GEORGE BUSH. BUT WHATEVER THE POLITICS, THE FARMER GETS IT FROM ALL SIDES--WITH NOWHERE TO PASS ON THE ADDED COST. ** YOU PAY FOR THE TAX DIRECTLY IN FARM FUEL AND ENERGY USES. YOU PAY FOR THE TAX INDIRECTLY IN THE COST OF FUEL-INTENSIVE INPUTS SUCH AS FERTILIZER, AS WELL AS ALL OTHER INPUTS WHERE THE COST CAN BE PASSED ON TO THE CONSUMER. AND YOU PAY FOR THE TAX AT THE ELEVATOR OR THE WAREHOUSE WHEN HIGHER TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE REFLECTED IN THE PRICE YOU RECEIVE. WHAT IS DRIVING THIS? ** TAKE THESE CUTS IN CONCERT WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASES IN FOOD STAMPS, THE WIC PROGRAM AND FOOD ASSISTANCE AND IT IS PRETTY CLEAR THAT WE ARE SEEING A VERY SERIOUS CHANGE OF HEART IN THE WHITE HOUSE. THE USDA, AS WE KNOW IT, IS UNDER ASSAULT BY PEOPLE WITH AN ADVERSARIAL VIEW OF THE FARMER. ** THE ENVIRONMENTALISTS HAVE A STUDY SHOWING THAT GEORGE BUSH DECISIVELY DEFEATED BILL CLINTON LAST NOVEMBER IN· COUNTIES THAT ARE REGARDED AS FARMING- DEPENDENT. HIS THESIS IS THAT CLINTON OWES NOTHING TO COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE AND CAN THEREFORE PROCEED TO TURN THE REINS OVER TO THE ACTIVIST GROUPS. ** FRIENDS, WITH ALL THAT COMMERCIAL AGRICULTURE IS DOING TO FEED THE WORLD, CONSERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES AND PROVIDE THE SAFEST AND MOST DIVERSE FOOD SUPPLY ON THE PLANET, THE FARMER AND THE RANCHER ARE BEING TAKEN GROSSLY FOR GRANTED UNDER THIS ECONOMIC PACKAGE. Page 83 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu ** THE SHIFT IN SPENDING PRIORITIES WITHIN USDA IS CLEAR. OF COURSE, THE FARM PROGRAM CUTS ARE SAID TO BE JUSTIFIED BY THE REDUCED INTEREST RATES THAT WILL ACCRUE UNDER DEFICIT REDUCTION--A REDUCTION DRIVEN BY THE LARGEST TAX INCREASE IN HISTORY AND ONLY $11 BILLION IN NET NON-DEFENSE SPENDING CUTS. YOU BE THE JUDGE OF HOW SERIOUS THESE PEOPLE ARE ABOUT REDUCING THE DEFICIT. WE NEED HAYES DENT ** YOU CAN HELP BY PUTTING HAYES DENT IN THE HOUSE WHERE HE WILL HELP US SLASH THE DEFICIT BY ASKING THE GOVERNMENT--NOT TAXPAYERS--TO CONTRIBUTE. YOU CAN HELP BY PUTTING HAYES DENT ON THE HOUSE AG COMMITTEE WHERE HE WILL WORK TO ENSURE THAT ANY CUTS IN FARM PROGRAM SPENDING ARE MADE EQUITABLY AND WHERE HE WILL GUARD AGAINST THE HEAVY HAND OF REGULATION AND ACTIVIST HYPE. Page 84 of 85 This document is from the collections at the Dole Archives, University of Kansas http://dolearchives.ku.edu UNITED STATES SENATE ~co~ 35 OFFICE OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADER u.s.s. WASHINGTON, DC 20510-7020 OFFICIAL BUSINESS Page 85 of 85