VOLUME 6, NUMBER 44 LIBERTARIAN PARTY NEWS NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1978 Randolph Wins in Alaska; 375,000 for Clark Alaska’s Dick Randolph became the first between the Republican and the Democrat: Libertarian elected in a partisan race when James Kirk, with 23,771 votes for Attorney he won his race for the State Assembly General (4.5%), and Aaron Leonard, with from District 20 (Fairbanks). 21,032 votes for Corporations Commis¬ Ed Clark, Libertarian Party nominee for sioner (4.1%). The leading statewide vote Governor of California, rolled up nearly getter was Brad Blair, who polled 35,032 375,000 votes, or 5.5%, in his campaign. votes (7.2%) for State Mine Inspector. The In Arizona, LP candidates took over 4% gubernatorial candidate, Gene Lewter, of the aggregate vote total cast in the state, took 10,400 votes (1.9%), well over twice while in Nevada and Hawaii, strong show¬ the total for the only other third party ings by Libertarians assured the party of candidate in the race. automatic ballot status in 1980. In Congressional races, results ranged These are a few of the highlights of the from 1.1% in the district represented by recent election results for the Libertarian Morris Udall, to 15.0% by Kathleen Party. An analysis of the results shows a Cooke, running against incumbent Demo¬ clear upward trend for the LP since 1976, crat Bob Stump with no Republican and many LP candidates in individual races nominee in the race. polled unprecedentedly high percentages In local legislative races, Libertarians for a small party. averaged between two and five percent of State-by-state reports on each race all votes cast in most races. Because two follow. Complete returns, where available, candidates are elected from each district in are on page 3. the Arizona House, the results indicate that’ * + * between four and ten percent of the voters ALABAMA in each district voted for at least one LP candidate. Roger MacBride appeared on the Presi¬ This billboard, with its succinct message, was prominently displayed in a Chicago suburb dential ballot in Alabama in 1976, but 1978 CALIFORNIA during the weeks prior to the November election. was the first year in which LP candidates Ed Clark’s total of 374,074 votes more GEORGIA ran for lower offices. Michael Erdey, an running for Trustee of the University of than doubled the nationwide total received engineer and former Hungarian refugee, Georgia’s sole LP candidate, Michael Illinois, led all LP candidates with over 44,000 votes. The LP totals were well polled between six and seven thousand by Roger MacBride in 1976. Clark’s per¬ Lipson, poiied a respectable 2.8% of the ahead of all other third votes—about one percent—in his race for centage, 5.5, was the highest for a third vote in his contest for a State Representa¬ party results in the U.S. Senate seat created by the death of party candidate in California since the tive seat from Atlanta. Lipson was the first Illinois. Sen. James Allen. Former State Chair 1940’s. Clark received the editorial en¬ Libertarian ever to run for office in INDIANA dorsement Harvey Crumhorn of Huntsville received of the Bakersfield Californian Georgia, a state noted for its extremely Three candidates represented the first 2,250 votes, or 3.1%, in his race for the (60,000 circulation) as well as several restrictive ballot access law. electoral effort for the LP in Indiana smaller Fifth Congressional District seat held by papers, and polled over ten percent HAWAII history. Craig Fisher, running for the of the vote in two counties Third Democrat Ronnie Flippo; there was no (Kern and State Chair Mike Rossell received over Congressional District seat in the Nevada). Clark’s greatest South Bend Republican in the race, and Flippo had strength was in 49,000 votes, or 22%, in a statewide race area, took slightly over one suburban northern counties near San Fran¬ won 100% of the votes in 1976. for Board of Education, qualifying the LP percent; John Rothrock, in the Sixth Con¬ cisco and Sacramento. The showing of the Alabama candidates for automatic ballot status in 1980. Rossell gressional District (Indianapolis area) took Other Libertarian candidates included wa mildly surprising, as the LP is quite competed in a ten-way race for seven seats; slightly under one percent, and Rebecca National Chairman David small and neither candidate spent over Bergland, only two Republicans were in the race, Burris, a candidate for a county office, $100. MacBride had polled only 1,500 running for an Orange County Sate Senate neither of whom won. received two percent in her Indianapolis— votes in Alabama in 1976. seat; Jim Gallagher, running for an Orange LP members concentrated on Rossell’s area race. (Continued on page 7) ALASKA County Assembly seat; and Ed Ogawa, race and those of Congressional candidates running for the Assembly in Los Dick Randolph led a slate of four Liber¬ Angeles. Peter Larsen and Amelia Fritts, both of tarians who made a surprisingly strong Bergland received over 14,000 votes, or whom received about 3% of the vote, twice 5.8%, more showing in a seventeen-person race for six representing than the margin what an LP Congressional candidate in between the seats in the State Legislature. Randolph Republican and the Democrat; 1976 polled. finished sixth, with nearly 6,000 votes Gallagher and Ogawa polled 4% and 3% LP gubernatorial candidate Gregory (35.3%); Libertarians Bruce Boyd, Bruce respectively. Reeser received about 1,100 votes, and re¬ Ballot status for the LP in California is Wammack, and Butch Stein finished ported no expenditures on his campaign. eighth, tenth, and eleventh, respectively, undetermined, pending expected legal IDAHO and ahead of four of the six Republicans in action. Clark’s percentage, as well as the LP State Chair Larry Fullmer took number of the race. The total vote cast for four Liber¬ registered Libertarians, are both 15.1% of the vote in a three-way race for more than the minimum tarians was within 1,000 votes of the total requirements State Senate from the Pocatello area. needed for a for six Republicans. party to retain ballot status, Fullmer had expected to run better, but his once obtained. The LP had not Randolph will join four Democrats and previously efforts were damaged by the closeness of obtained ballot status in California, the contest between the one Republican from the Fairbanks district Democrat, who however. when the State Legislature convenes in won narrowly, and the Republican. According to Fullmer, “I knew I was in January. COLORADO trouble when many of the people I talked According to Randolph, only a last-min¬ Preliminary results indicate that LP to told me that they’d love to vote for me, ute campaign blitz by the Democratic slate National Vice Chair Mary Louise “M.L.” but they just couldn’t let one of the other prevented the Libertarians from winning a Hanson received 2.5% of the state-wide second seat. The Democrats candidates win.” apparently vote for Treasurer, while candidates for Other LP candidates included Peter explicity attacked the Libertarian posi¬ legislative seats took one to six percent in tion on victimless crimes and education, Hull, who took over 2% in a State Senate three-way races. Among the LP legislative z while race in Blackfoot, and Rodger Stevens, promising a wide range of govern¬ candidates was former LP National Chair 05 o who over a Z in ment services if they were elected. Dave Nolan. polled 5% in three-way State o 1— ARIZONA Senate race near Pocatello. o o Hanson received nearly 20,000 votes, far o O ILLINOIS LU The Arizona LP registered the best CNI LU more than any other statewide third party cc The LP slate of statewide candidates Q- overall showing of any state party in some cc h- candidate. CJ CO 40 improved substantially on their 1976 show¬ o contests, taking over 4% of the total of Q LU CONNECTICUT o every vote cast in Arizona. (Under a recent ings, with gubernatorial candidate Georgia II D Shields cu c a court decision, the LP would have needed The LP fielded two candidates for the receiving 11,420 votes and U.S. +-> o LU state Senate candidate Bruce Green taking LU 5% of the total to retain ballot status auto¬ legislature: Bob Stone, who received 2 w O) 0C £ cc matically; further legal action to overturn 117 votes, or 1.4%, for the State House, 16,320 votes, twice MacBride’s total. The Q_ c ID _C O this and Wayne Hill, who received 224 votes, or LP candidate for State Comptroller, Mark particularly stringent requirement is O) t—

By David P. reflection should lead one to Bergland conclude that The opportunities for libertarian acti¬ Party’s position and, specifically, in both groups need each other and that re¬ vism at the present time are tremendous. determining whether the LP would partici¬ So that was it! The 1978 elections are his¬ cruitment of new activists will require pro¬ As a result of libertarian campaign activit¬ pate in a coalition to effect that particular tory. On the whole, Libertarian Party grams on the libertarian as reform. philosophy well ies, people in the media seem particularly candidates operated on shoestring budgets as participatory opportunities for those interested in the libertarian viewpoint and Perhaps the most significant event of the and with experienced volunteer campaign who are eager to “do something.” the significance of Libertarian vote counts. present day is the so-called “tax revolt” workers. The results achieved in most Our goals for the year coming should be Maintaining good relationships with people. movement, epitomized by California’s places were very encouraging, with vote set with all of the foregoing in mind. Local in the media is valuable at any time, but Proposition 13 and that questionable totals being some substantial multiple over conditions will, to a large extent, dictate contact right now will probably lead to curmudgeon, Howard Jarvis. We are also Libertarian what Party election performance in you can do. On the national level, we interviews and feature articles about the seeing an apparent slackening of the tax 1976. are aiming toward the 1980 presidential Party, its candidates, its views and plans revolt fervor since June when Proposition So what do we do now? election and have created for that purpose for the future. Former LP candidates and 13 passed. It would be a discouraging sign if Here are many specific questions to ask the “50 in ’80 Committee”. This Commit¬ Party leaders are now in great demand as the citizenry were to weaken in their resolve and much tee has as its function the analytical work to be done. How devising strateg¬ speakers. to radically reduce taxes. The LP should ies to insure that our many votes did LP candidates receive? presidential ticket in prevent that from happening. Why did voters cast their votes for libertar¬ 1980 will be on the ballot in all 50 states. In every community, there are many One of the significant realities of our ians or That against libertarians? How are liber¬ particular goal will necessarily make organizations who continuously look for movement seems to be that we will make tarian ideas and candidates some demands on all state perceived? party organiza¬ new and interesting speakers for their pro¬ progress in “plateaus” roughly coinciden¬ What did we do that seemed to work? tions. grams. One can, through a Chamber of tal with the elections every two years. One What didn’t? Another obvious goal is to continue Commerce for instance, find lists of of the major limiting factors in our overall In short, what did we really accomplish educating the public about libertarianism organizations and contact their respective performance this year (besides money) was in 1978 and how does it and the Libertarian compare with what Party. Millions of program directors to set up speaking the number of libertarians available as we set out to accomplish? How does it people now’ are aware of the Party’s exis¬ engagements. Libertarian “supper clubs” candidates. A major effort should be tence who did not know of it before. compare with what w'e could have accom¬ They exist in many places and could be develop¬ undertaken within every LP organization plished if we had done a few things differ¬ are eager to learn more. During the course ed in others. These allow local libertarian to set up programs for candidate develop¬ of ently? These are just a few of the questions working on the elections, party organi¬ activists to offer programs or speakers ment. This should be done in conjunction that LP activists should be zations should have asking. Projects developed some experi¬ which can be oriented both to philosophi¬ with identification of those election dis¬ should be undertaken to obtain the answers ence, expertise, and a cadre of leaders. The cal discussion group-types and for the tricts or races which will produce the best to these new questions and many others. people contacted during the elections broader purpose of recruitment. results from a libertarian campaign in To answer such questions as “What do should be encouraged to continue partici¬ 1980. we do now?’’ and “Where do we go from pation with new projects. Another major The possibility for development of coali¬ It is important that we learn the “too here?” it is always helpful to realistically goal, one which will never cease, is recruit¬ tions with single issue organizations has in¬ little and too late” lesson. In short, do not assess our ment. The place in a relevant historical con¬ Party now has an increased level creased tremendously. With the LP’s new wait until 1980 to begin asking who might text. Remember that in of 1972, John legitimacy w'hich should make recruit-’ level of visibility and credibility, other be available as candidates and where they ment easier. Hospers, our first presidential candidate, groups which take a libertarian position on might run. If there was one lesson we learn¬ received One their approximately 5,000 votes nation¬ goal, achieved in many places dur¬ particular issue will be seeking out the ed in these 1978 elections, it was that two wide. In 1974, John LP for can Hospers ran as the ing the elections, was the introduction of assistance. I give you a specific years of planning is not too much. When LP’s write-in candidate for Governor of the libertarian view into political debate. example. Within days after the election, 1 you examine what many Libertarian candi¬ California and receives approximately Libertarian candidates were successful in was approached by a very solid citizen-type dates were able to do this year on a shoe¬ 2,000 votes. In 1976, Roger MacBride re¬ turning the debates during the campaigns businessman who wants to form an organi¬ string budget and with very little time to ceived 183,000 votes nationwide; 56,000 of to such revolutionary ideas as individual zation to expose the fallacies of the social campaign, it is clear that what we might those were in California* rights. This must be continued both security system with the ultimate view of accomplish in 1980 with good planning and One hundred fifty thousand voters had through the media and by direct contact repealing it or phasing it out by attrition. good financing will be phenomenal. signed the petition in 1976 to place Mac- with elected officials. He w'as quite interested in the Libertarian That’s where we go from here. Bride’s name on the California ballot. In 1978,183,000 people signed the petition to place ed Clark’s name on the ballot for the California Governor’s race, and in the general election, Ed received a collossal Doing Something Right 374,000 votes. With respectable vote per¬ centages like this in many places, Libertar¬ By Chris Hocker fically, distorting your positions on such ians are now perceived as a serious and National Director issues as welfare, victimless crimes, and credible alternative to traditional politics. You know you’re doing something right education...That happened in a few places Based upon my personal experiences as when people off the street start asking you this time, and probably held down our vote the Vice Presidential candidate in 1976 and your opinion. That’s what w'as happening totals in Alaska and Tennessee...It’ll a candidate for California State Senate in in the last days of the Clark campaign in happen more and more frequently, and 1978, I can say unequivocally that the California. Every few minutes, the phone very soon, so get ready for it...On the other acceptance of libertarian ideas by the would ring and it was someone calling to hand, you wonder if you’re doing some¬ general public and people in the media has ask you how to vote on the propositions, thing wrong if your opponent goes out of increased by at least 10 to 1 in the two years and asking if there were any other Liber¬ his way to praise you. That happened to between 1976 and 1978. tarians they could vote for...You know M.L. Hanson in her State Treasurer race in It is also valuable from time to time to you’re doing something right when some¬ Colorado...the Democrat took half his remind ourselves of our purpose. The over¬ one sees an ad you put in the newspaper alloted closing time on a televised debate to riding goal of the people who make up the and mails back a S1000 check, as a Sacra¬ tell viewers how well qualified M.L. was. LP is to move the we * * * society in which live mento man did...You know you’re doing as quickly as possible, and on as many something right when the media starts You get a little clearer perspective on fronts as possible, in the direction of a freer taking your side of a particular dispute, in how tough it is for a third party to be taken society. The LP itself is a tool. It is part of this case, whether or not the LP will have seriously in this country when you watch a broader libertarian movement which uses permanent ballot status in California. candidates like Larry Fullmer in Idaho, the political system to promulgate * * * libertar¬ Vivian Baures in Oregon, or Dick Bacon in ian principles in hopes that our social insti¬ You know you’re doing something right Tennessee finish w'ell below where they tutions, most particularly government, will when the State Democratic Party reallo¬ CHRIS HOCKER thought they would be. Each could have be influenced in a libertarian direction. We cates its funds to help candidates who they won had they run in either major party, must always guard against reversing the thought were going to run unopposed, but cover that there’s a direct relationship and each had something tangible going for It a error to between priorities. would be grievous ended up being challenged by Libertarians. the places you campaigned in the him or her, even as a Libertarian candi¬ make the success of the Party the primary That’s what happened in North harest and the number of votes you date...Larry w'as the only pro-civil liberties and the attainment of a free society second¬ Carolina...You know you’re doing some¬ got...That wasn’t always the case, but it candidate in a college town; Vivian picked ary. thing right when even your write-in candi¬ looks as though people will listen if they up two newspaper endorsements in a rela¬ Since its beginning, the activists w'ithin date gets included on the televised debates, have an opportunity to hear...You know tively minor race; Dick had the endorse¬ the LP have fallen into two loosely defined as Phil DeMatteis did when he ran for you’re doing something right if you spend ment of a former candidate in the same camps. For lack of better terms, I will call Governor of South Carolina...Phil was less than a dollar per vote, ’cause that’s all race who had dropped out to support these the “philosophical discussion group” named the “most engaging candidate” by a you can afford, and one of your opponents him...Each had astoundingly high vote camp and the “political activist” camp. prominent political writer, and he wasn’t spends $5.00 a vote and loses almost as totals for a third party candidate, but each From what I have seen, party organizations even on the ballot. (South Carolina ballot badly as you do. That happened a lot this w-as somewhat disappointed with the re¬ develop best when neither of these tw'O status has not yet been confirmed.) year. sults...Be prepared for that to happen more * * * * * * groups becomes totally dominant. Local and more, as we start running better and party leaders should attempt to encourage You know you’re doing something right You know you’re doing something right a “side-by-side” effort. A moment’s when you take a look at the returns and dis- if your opponents start attacking you speci- (Continued on page 7) Nov.-Dee. 1978 LIBERTARIAN PARTY NEWS Page 3 Latest Libertarian Election Returns

(Below are listed the known state-by-state returns for Libertarian candidates for public Michael Monson State Senate 4.1 525 office in the November, 1978 elections. Roger MacBride’s statewide vote is given with Leona Kroger State Senate 18.2 each 2,659 state, followed by a chart showing the name of the candidate, the office sought, Leanna Garrison State Senate 5.0 1,087 the percentage of votes received, if known, the number of votes received, if known, Sumner Dodge State Senate 4.3 808 and the number of other candidates for same the office in the race). Buck Crouch State House 4.6 596 Jerry Crouch State House 5.4 707 Robert Name Stockbridge State House 2.5 968 Office % Total Other Rita Olschewski State House 1.6 597 ALABAMA Bill Stefanov State House 1.1 410 (MacBride Vote: 1,481) David McNeill State House 10.0 2,760 Michael Erdey U.S. Senate 1.0 7,000 4 John Kannarr State House 1.5 685 Harvey Crum horn 5th Congress 3.1 1 2,250 Patricia Van State House 2.7 ALASKA 1,252 Fred Esser State House 4.2 (MacBride vote: 1,256 6,785) Joe O’Connell State Dick House 4.7 1,392 Randolph State House 35.3 5,968 16 Michael Vogt State House 3.0 888 Bruce Boyd State House 32.8 5,545 16 A.B. State Bruce Culp House 2.1 522 Wammack State House 29.1 4,920 16 Robert Dugger State House 2.1 528 Butch Stein State House 27.8 4,700 16 Raymond Stengel State House 10.9 ARIZONA 1,183 Tyler Olson State House 8.1 616 (MacBride vote: 7,647) Debbie Norwitz State V. House 3.1 2,080 Gene Lewter Governor 1.9 10,400 3 Virginia Paulsen State House 4.5 3,086 Monica Swift Sec. of State 4.6 23,554 2 James Jefferies State House 3.2 925 James Kirk Atty. General 4.5 23,771 2 Joan Vanderslice State House 3.0 883 Joe Yancey Treasurer 5.8 28,583 2 Marilyn Steffen State House 3.1 1,271 Judy Feldstein Supt. of Instr. 4.3 22,480 2 Mack Lake State House 2.3 822 Brad Blair Mine Inspector 7.1 35,032 2 Stephen Clark Constable, Glendale 20.5 5,249 Aaron Leonard Corp. Commissioner 3.1 21,032 2 CALIFORNIA Joe Bach 2nd Congress 1.1 1,391 3 (MacBride vote: 56,388) Kathleen Cooke 3rd Congress 15.0 19,807 1 Ed Clark Governor 5.5 374,047 Lawrence Jerome 4th Congress 3.1 4,386 2 David Bergland State Senate 5.8 Diane Crouch State Senate 4.6 386 3 14,370 Jim Gallagher Assembly 4.4 Bill Olchewski State Senate 2.5 495 2 4,750 Ed Ogawa Assembly 3.1 James Cameron State Senate 4.6 1,121 2 COLORADO Kathi O’Connell State Senate 5.5 912 2 (MacBride vote: 5,338) Don Stott State Senate 3.2 432 2 M.L. Hanson Treasurer 2.5 19,000 Randy Paulsen State Senate 4.7 1,690 2 Pat Lilly State House 2.0 371 John Mason State House 2.3 252 David Nolan State House 1.8 321 Loran Clark Gayton State House 1.9 189 Survey Surprises Neil Smith State House 15.0 1,925 Jack Jandreau State House 514 A 2.9 private, unofficial survey of Cali¬ while only 13% answered “No,” and the C. Pieckenbrock State House 1.7 283 fornia voters indicates that Libertarian remainder were not sure. Jim Phelps State Senate 5.7 1,679 gubernatorial candidate Ed Clark received Clark voters were also asked: “Would over half of his votes from people who had you vote for another Libertarian candidate CONNECTICUT not voted at all between 1971 and 1978. who, if elected, would reduce taxes, even if (MacBride vote: Not on ballot) The survey also indicates he might abolish a government that, while only program Wayne Hill State Senate 0.6 224 15% of those who which you like?” responded could defin¬ Bob Stone State House 1.4 117 itely remember hearing about Ed Clark, Forty-four percent responded “Yes,” to GEORGIA almost 39% of those in that this segment voted question, while 24% said “No,” and (MacBride vote: Not on ballot) for him. Another 15% of the 32% were not sure. Michael responding Lipson State House 2.8 213 were not certain or could not The sample Clark campaign budget was ap¬ HAWAII remember whether or not they had hear of proximately one-tenth of the money spent (MacBride vote: 3,923) Clark, while 70% said that they did not by either Brown or Younger, and a large Gregory Reeser Governor 0.4 1,059 hear about Clark during the Peter Larsen campaign. portion of Clark’s budget was devoted to 1st Congress 3.7 4,295 the Amelia Fritts The survey was commissioned by Bill petition drive which qualified him to 2nd Congress 2.9 3,988 run at all. Even with Michael Wagener, a Los Angeles libertarian, and this disadvantage, Rossell Bd. of Education 22.5 49,376 almost one-third of the included responses from over 4,499 ran¬ sample indicated IDAHO that domly-selected people in Orange County, they definitely or might have heard of (MacBride vote: 3,558) Clark Beverly Hills, and West Los Angeles. during the campaign. If the sample is Larry Fullmer State Senate 15.1 1,394 valid, then Peter Hull The roughly four-to-five million State Senate 1.9 160 survey was unscientific, as it failed adult Californians were sufficiently ex¬ Rodger Stevens State Senate to account for demographics. However, 5.6 posed to Ed Clark and the Libertarian ILLINOIS the overall response to the question: “Who Party to have retained a memory did you vote for this November for of them. (MacBride vote: 8,057 Conventional political science wisdom Georgia Shields Governor 0.3 Govenor?” matched the actual results very 11,420 accurately. classifies habitual non-voters, as well as Marjie Kohls Lt. Governor 0.3 11,420 most registered Sheldon Waxman 0.4 The actual results were: Brown: 56.4; “Independents,” into two Atty. General 11,917 strata: those who know Sec. of State Younger: 36.6; Clark: 5.5; Others: 2.0. nothing about poli¬ 0.3 9,104 tics and don’t care, and those who con¬ Mark Wallace Wagener’s survey showed: Brown: 59.4; Comptroller 0.6 21,645 Treasurer Younger: 33.9; Clark: 6.0; Others: 0.7. sciously choose not to participate in either 0.5 17,496 Bill major party or in the electoral process Mitchell U. of Ill. Trustee 1.3 44,303 According to the responses, nearly 62% because they are turned off. Assuming the U. of Ill. Trustee 1.1 of those who said they voted for Clark also 37,298 validity of Wagener’s survey, the Clark U. of Ill. Trustee 1.0 34,514 said that they had not previously voted sine Bruce campaign clearly tapped into at least one of Green U.S. Senate 0.5 16,320 1971, and an additional 9% could not these strata. INDIANA remember for sure. The survey also demonstrates that voter (MacBride vote: Not on Ballot) This contrasts sharply with the per¬ Craig Fisher 3rd response to a Libertarian candidacy can be Congress centage of Brown and Younger voters who John Rothrock 6th quite positive, and that a high percentage Congress said that they had not voted since 1971, Rebecca Burris of those who respond positively will vote County Comm. only slightly over 5%. for a Libertarian if he can demonstrate the IOWA Even when 1978 voters who were ineli¬ degree of professionalism and competence (MacBride vote: 1,452) ' Ben Olson gible to vote before 1978 and taken into which most voters expect from candidates. U.S. Senate 3,000 John account, the discrepancy between Clark Ball Governor The Clark campaign devoted consider¬ 3,000 voters and non-Clark voters is Mike McLeod State House enormous, able resources to radio, television, and Dean Miller and indicates that a new party has consider¬ State House newspaper thou¬ able advertising, and received K)tOU)U) appeal to the estimated 50% of all MARYLAND sands of column inches in press adults who coverage, toto regularly fail to vote in U.S. (MacBride vote: Not on Ballot) achieving a “market penetration” of 30%, Erwin elections. Vogel State House 16.2 maximum. The Wagener survey implies 1,737 MASSACHUSETTS Those who said that they had voted for that, if the Clark campaign had had the (MacBride vote: Not on tO Clark were asked: “Since Ballot) tO you voted for a resources to increase this market tO penetra¬ Steve Trinward State Senate 14.8 -o Libertarian would 6,439 to candidate, you have tion, the to degree of positive response, as Lee Nason State House 18.8 on w'ell as vote 1,720 to registered Libertarian if you could have the total, would have increased Nathan Curland State House 13.6 toto election day?” proportionately, especially among habitual 1,617 John Shanley State House to 2.8 189 to Sixty-four percent answered “Yes,” non-voters. tototo (Continued on page to 4) U>Atoh-4i^LtlVlUiWtOtOWiUi^A-M7MJ\tOUAmerican Party. And served earlier Party gubernatorial candi¬ Clark racked up 5 percent of the guber¬ date there’s the Libertarian Party. in the House, from 1971-74, as a Repub¬ by gathering 183,000 signatures, natorial vote Tuesday—the highest minor¬ Independent Americans are the most lican. Now, he believes, the future is with becoming the first such candidate in Cali¬ ity party vote in a California governor’s the fornia to make the ballot conservative political group in the state, Libertarians. by the petition race in 32 years. In Kern County, he re¬ route. so to at “I think the best way to get a handle on ceived 10,461 votes—10.2 percent. We 'leaning far the right that times they what our As a seem to come full circle. Libertarians are potential is is to look at the record Libertarian, he believes in streng¬ think that translates into some community of our candidates,” Randolph said in an thening the rights of individuals, with the recognition of Clark’s philosophy of against government—period. And their least philosophy, which inclines to the sim¬ interview. “In 1972, the Libertarian candi¬ possible amount of government inter¬ limited government rule, tax restructuring date for president, John Hospers, got less ference. and improvements in the public schools plistic, usually causes them to jump back and forth between traditional iberal and than 5,000 votes. Four years later, Roger On taxes, he favors elimination of the system. state’s 6 conservative philosophies but with nothing McBride received about 200,000. percent sales tax. On education, he Making his first partisan race for public essentially in common with either. calls for government support of private office, Clark garnered 372,939 votes state¬ “Ed Clark received in the neighborhood schools Leaders of both the Independent of through a state income tax credit wide, which we consider an impressive 370,000 votes for governor in California American and the Libertarian parties are Nov. up to $800 for the cost of sending children showing for a minor-party candidate. 7, so we’re looking at almost double uncertain whether their showings were to private schools. He contends the public He made a good bid in Northern Cali¬ McBride’s national load in just one state in to schools system is a disgrace and a state-en¬ fornia, with 11.5 percent of Nevada large enough in the 1978 election allow just two years.” them to remain on the ballot. We don’t forced monopoly. He believes competition County’s vote, 8.6 pertent in Marin and Hospers was on the ballot in just two often find ourselves in can force improvements in the public 7.1 in Alameda. Los Angeles and Orange sympathy with the states in 1972 and McBride, in 1976, was party, we schools. counties recorded more than 5 percent for political views of either but can’t on the ballot in the District of Columbia A native of Middleboro, Mass., Clark him. deny that they are a force in Nevada poli¬ and 31 states. He got 56,000 votes in Cali¬ tics—at least indirectly. And their candi¬ earned his law degree from Harvard. In our endorsement editorial, we said we fornia. dates are often the only candidates inde¬ Coming to California four years ago, he hoped Gov. Brown might look to some of “There have been a lot of third-party established an antitrust law practice in Los Clark’s ideas. We retain that hope. pendent enough to tell the truth about some efforts, of course,” mused Randolph, a Angeles. Last year he was elected to the issues. member of the Libertarian Party’s Na¬ governing council of the Health Systems Thomas Jefferson, for example, who tional Executive Committee. “But they From the Arizona Republic, November 12, was an IAP candidate for governor, said have been built around Agency in Los Angeles County with the 1978: personalities, or what support of organized labor, consumers and many politicians and common citi¬ they’ve been an irate group of people “THOSE LIBERTARIANS” zens the medical profession. longed to say: that there wasn’t a moving out on their own. They really Clark does not come from the hallowed Since its 1976 presidential cnadidate, dime’s worth of difference between Bob didn’t change anything.” Rose and Bob List. political and has no to repay or Roger L. McBride, made a respectable na¬ halls favors Randolph admits his party’s national, axes to tional showing, the Libertarian Party con¬ And Libertarian candidates made a grind. Although it got little pub¬ dues-paying difference in several races. Florence membership is small, only licity, his party was the only one to come tinues to attract converts. Fields, several thousand, but he says its philoso¬ out solidly in favor of Proposition 13 and It apparently is not going the way of the Libertarian candidate for lieutenant phy has strong appeal. That philosophy, work for it prior to the June election. other splinter political parties which are governor, drew off 11,000 votes. She was the basically, accentuates the worth of the As a Libertarian, he believes that the born of spasmodic voter disenchantment, only pro-ERA candidate, and most of individual in opposition to the worth of the least amount of government then disappear. her votes probably came from the pro-ERA is best for the state. faction. And Dan Becan received 104 votes says Proof of that was registered in Tuesday’s people. He massive tax cuts will create “We start off with the foundation idea new elections in Arizona. in Assembly District 26. The votes could jobs, stimulate California’s economy that have made the every individual has natural rights of and permit taxpayers to keep hundreds of Libertarian candidates ran in each of the difference, since only 32 life, liberty and property, and that the only dollars of their own money. races for state office, and most of the legis¬ votes separated Dale Goodman and the proper function of government is to protect Clark, during an interview, cited three lative contests. Their showings were im¬ winner, Paul Prengaman. those natural rights,” Randolph said. historical eras that reflect the changing atti¬ pressive, if not decisive. Nevadans have a tradition of political “We see the government as a protector tudes of the American people towards For, although the party can claim only a independence. With the Democrat and of each person’s natural rights, rather than government leadership. First, it was the few thousand registered voters statewide— Republican parties becoming more and the offender of most of those rights, as so Vietnam war, then came Watergate, and no accurate figures are available, since more uniform in their views, it sometimes often happens now. most recently in California, Proposition they are listed under “other” registrants— appears that only the smaller, independent 13. several of its candidates registered more parties keep the political dialogue alive. “Conservatives primarily want govern¬ ment Of Gov. Brown and Republican candi¬ than 20,000 votes. to stay out of their economic lives, It is doubtful that most of the Arizonans and liberals want the government to stay date Evelle Younger, Clark says: “Tradi¬ From an Associated Press wire story, who voted Libertarian actually subscribe to out of their personal lives,” he said. tional politicians have an unfortunate printed by many newspapers nationally. the “Libertarians just cut desire to regulate everything from our life party’s sometimes rigid, doctrinaire right across that and “GROWING FUTURE SEEN say, ‘Stay out of both of our lives.’ The styles to our businesses. We’d all be better positions, such as on prostitution and FOR LIBERTARIAN PARTY” government has no off if the state of California got off our legalization of marijuana. right to mess around in What the vote does either our private or economic lives. backs and out of our pocketbooks.” suggest, however, is FAIRBANKS, Alaska (AP)—The only As we say, Clark’s chances are slim at “So we find ourselves in .substantial the polls this time around, but we hope conflict with conservatives and liberals, but some of his campaign spinoff will be heed¬ we find ourselves as well with substantial ed. We’d like to see Gov. Brown review strength in each one of those camps. The some of his present administration spend¬ only people we disagree with, primarily, ing programs and at the same time, make are the socialists.” an objective review of his cabinet and top Why did he leave the Republican Party echelon appointments. to join the Libertarians? We concede the Libertarian Party track “1 just became disenchanted with the record isn’t that clear cut, but it has grown Republican Party and its lack of stand on from 13th to 3rd in party recognition since LP News is published bimonthly by the National Headquarters of the Libertarian any particular principles,” Randolph it was founded in 1972 “by disenchanted Party, 1516 P Street, N.W., Washington, I).C. 20005. Subscription price $3 per replied. “The Republican Party has tried to Republicans and Democrats who elt year—included in membership dues. broaden its base to take in all people and neither party stood consistently for lower David P. Bergland National Chairman all things, and it has done so very inade¬ taxes and smaller government.” Chris Hocker Editor quately. We think Clark’s candidacy is a refresh¬ Jay Hilgartner, Cynthia Ingham Staff “They have tried to out-Democrat the ing intrusion in the long established two- Democrats, you know, out-liberal or out- party system. 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All this and more—only in LR. | Signature | That’s w'hy John Hospers calls Libertarian Review I I Nov.-Dee. 1978 LIBERTARIAN PARTY NEWS Page 7 LP Election Summary NOTICES for a seat in the (Continued from page 1) Florence Fields, running for Lieutenant legislature, polled nearly The Libertarian Party National Com¬ 3% in a Governor, polled 10,181 votes, or 6.1%, to three-way race near Guthrie. mittee will meet on the weekend of January IOWA clinch ballot status for the LP. Her total OHIO 13 and 14 at the Showboat Hotel in La$ Complete returns are not in, but was over five times the difference between In the first non-presidential race since Vegas, Nevada. The meeting will be part of statewide candidates John Ball and Ben the 1974 for the Democrat and the Republican. For LP, Congressional candidate a Regional Conference and Nevada LP Olson predict totals of over 3,000 votes Clark County (Las Vegas) Public Admin¬ Bob Lehman took an impressive 5.5% of State Convention, and is expected to draw each in their races for Governor and U.S. the vote in a istrator, Micki McCarty received 11,023 four-way race in a suburban many LP members from neighboring Senate, over twice the 1976 MacBride per¬ votes, or 12.9%, in a three-way race. Three Cleveland district, running ahead of the states. centage. Two LP legislative candidates, legislative candidates received over 5%: Independent candidate. Lehman’s vote The National Committee will appoint Dean Miller and Mike McLeod, received Nicole Grayson, Bob Pierson, and Jim total of 7,155 in one district compares members of the Platform Committee and 5% in their races. These four candidates Burns. Burns’s percentage, 14.6, was favorably to Roger MacBridge’s 8,961 Constitution, By-Laws, and Rules Com¬ were the first votes for the entire state in 1976. non-presidential candidates higher than the Republican’s. mittee at the Las Vegas meeting. Those in Iowa LP Of the other statewide OREGON history. races, onjy the interested in on ' positions these committees, LP election MARYLAND gubernatorial candidate, John Grayson, activity was in two major both of which will play an important role in The first LP candidate in Maryland, received less than one percent. Bonita areas, the candidacies of Vivian Baures, the 1979 National Convention, should Cornett Martin Erwin Vogel, took over 17% in his two- for Treasurer, Cherie Fields for Cote, and Barry Grant in Jackson submit their names either to National support way race for State House of Delegates. County (Medford), and for State Headquarters or to a National Committee Measure 6, Vogel had qualified by petition, despite Oregon’s counterpart to Cali¬ member prior to the meeting. Maryland’s extremely difficult ballot fornia’s Proposition 13. Measure 6 lost * * * access law. narrowly, but the campaign attracted sub¬ LP National Headquarters will be insti¬ stantial In another development, LP officials publicity for Libertarians, and tuting a formal system of Membership resulted in have lined up two Delegates to introduce a greatly increased membership Renewal notices starting in January. The bill which would significantly lower Mary¬ and activity. renewal procedure has been deficient for In the land’s ballot access requirements for third county races, Vivian Baures, some time, due primarily to record-keeping parties and independent candidates. running for County Clerk, received 19% in inaccuracies stemming from the pressures MASSACHUSETTS a three-way race, as well as the editorial of the 1976 Presidential campaign. The endorsement of both Four LP candidates competed for seats major papers. Cote Headquarters staff asks that members and and Grant in the State Legislature. Lee Nason and polled 11% and 9% respec¬ contributors bear with any inaccuracies Nathan Curland, in House races, took 18.8 tively, both in three-way races. These which may still exist, and to please notify and 13.5 percent, respectively, against showings guarantee ballot status for the LP them if membership status is unclear. in Jackson Democratic opponents. Steve Trinward County. The three candidates .were the first in polled nearly 15% (over 6,000 votes) in a Oregon history to run under the “Libertarian” two-way race for State Senate. John designation. Arlington area are planning to back Liber¬ Shanley, in a three-way race, took 2.3%. PENNSYLVANIA tarian candidates in furture elections. MINNESOTA The single LP candidate was Jeff Smith, WASHINGTON STATE LP candidates included State Chair Alaska State Representative Richard who took 2%, or 2,727 votes in a three-way The three LP candidates all made credi¬ Robin Miller for Governor and Senate can¬ race to Randolph (L - Fairbanks) represent a heavily urban, Demo¬ table showings, with Maurice Willey and didates Fred Hewlett and Leonard Richards. cratic Congressional District in South Phil¬ Controller, and Bob Ellison receiving 6.6% and 5.3%, (There were tw'o U.S. Senate seats con¬ Harry Mangrum for Attor¬ adelphia. respectively, in three-way legislative races, tested in Minnesota this year.) ney General polled 1.7%, 4.0%, and 2.0%, TENNESSEE and Dale respectively, while Linda West received Congressional candidate John Addi¬ Hemming represented the LP in a Richard Bacon, a Libertarian running as 3.3% in the race for Nevada’s sole U.S. son, the State LP Chair, taking 2.3% in his Minneapolis state legislative district, gar¬ an Independent for State Legislature, Congress seat. three-way race. nering 4.5% of the vote in a three-way received 10% of the vote in a three-way NEW HAMPSHIRE Washington requires all candidates of race, an improvement over his showing of race in which he expected to do much Statewide LP candidates were outdis¬ any party to run in the September primary two years ago. better. Bacon had been endorsed by tanced and receive at least one percent of the vote MISSOURI by their local counterparts in terms another Independent candidate who had before The sole LP candidate in of vote percentages. LP gubernatorial they are eligible to run in the general Missouri, Tony dropped out of the race, and had been candidate Mabel Everett received 0.5% of election. The LP was the only third party to Haenni, received 1.6% of the vote in his running hard for several months. the have met this requirement for all of its three-way race for a seat in the state legis¬ vote, while U.S. Senate contender Apparently, the heavily-entrenched candidates. lature from a suburban St. Louis district. Craig Franklin received 0.8% and Democratic Party in the district (Memphis Addison’s totals were not NEVADA Congressional candidate Jim Pinard took helped by the area), waged a last-minute campaign name a 1.8% in his race. exclusion of his from the ballot in Libertarians had plenty to cheer about against Bacon, charging that his election number of here: Candidates for the state legislature fared precincts. they won’t be required to collect would mean the elimination of welfare much better, with four WISCONSIN 10,000 signatures to qualify their candi¬ achieving between benefits which a substantial percentage of Libertarian 13 and 20 percent of the vote, and others in candidate Dick Fields dates in 1980, due to their fine 1978 the district’s population receive. the two-to-five received 1,676 votes, or 1.0%, in his race showing. The ballot access requirement is percent range. NEW VIRGINIA for U.S. Congress from the Second District one of the toughest in the country, due to JERSEY In the first (Madison Nevada’s small population. Election officials in New Jersey are non-presidential campaign area). Fields’s total is approxi¬ for the notoriously slow in reporting third party Virginia LP, Richard Gardiner mately half of the total received by Roger received 1,167 votes, or 2.8%, in a three- MacBride for the entire state in 1976. results, and many returns are still not in; Third Results from Congressional races appear to way race for Arlington County Board of party candidates run at a consider¬ State News able be in the one-to-one percent range; Bob Supervisors. disadvantage in Wisconsin, since they are all A complete roundup of news from all Shapiro received 974 votes in his race, Arlington, a suburb of Washington, required to be listed in a column states will be included in the next issue of while Mike Fieschko polled almost two D.C., is heavily populated with federal em¬ designated “Independent,” set apart from LP News. The following are items of inter¬ percent in that contest. ployees; to get around provisions of the the Democratic and Republican columns. Hatch Act est from states which did not have LP NEW YORK prohibiting partisan activity, all The Wisconsin LP plans to collect the candidates on the ballot in the November LP candidate for Governor Gary Green¬ county candidates run as Independents but necessary signatures to earn a separate are elections. berg polled an estimated 19,000 votes, far formally and publicly endorsed by their column on the ballot for 1980; this effort KANSAS more than any other LP candidate in New respective parties. LP members in the will begin in a few months. Libertarians in the Wichita area or¬ York. (In 1974, gubernatorial candidate ganized a campaign around various local Jerome Tuccille received 10,000 votes and measures submitted to the voters on the spent five times what Greenberg spent.) November ballot. The measures included Greenberg’s slate of candidates for Lieu¬ Doing Something Right (Continued from page 2) liberalizing the liquor law and reducing tenant Governor, Attorney General, and taxes, and the LP circulated brochures and Controller were the only other LP candi¬ better campaigns. We’re going to lose a few world”...“Talking too much and telling purchased newspaper ads advocating the dates on the New York ballot; their totals because we’re Libertarians, and because the truth”...“Almost terminal ignorance.” libertarian on are position these issues. The LP expected to be comparable to Green¬ voters aren’t yet comfortable with that Most of our candidates believe that the LP came out on the winning side in each case. ran ahead of other label and some berg’s. Greenberg well of its implications, and is growing in their area, and further believe SOUTH CAROLINA third party candidates with the of some of our exception people are going to find the that we’ll be one of three major parties South Carolina LP members still do not a “Right to Life” ticket, which included a temptation to jump back into one of the eventually...A summary of the responses to know the status of their petition drive for former presidential candidate. other two parties to be overwhelming...“so the Candidate Questionnaire should be in ballot NORTH CAROLINA I can qualification, but college professor win.” There isn’t a surer, faster way the next issue of LP News. Phil DeMatteis ran an active write-in cam¬ With some returns still not * * in, the LP to bury our principles than to become re-in¬ * paign for Governor, gaining- considerable clearly registered a substantial improve¬ volved with a traditional It party just because certainly is a relief finally to be able to ment over Naudeen press coverage. DeMatteis was allowed to 1976. Beek, in a two- answer people would like us better if we didn’t call the question, “Have you ever participate on the televised statewide way contest for U.S. Congress, took 4,368 ourselves Libertarians. elected anyone?” in the affirmative, espe¬ debates, along with the three candidates votes or 6%, while other Congressional * * * cially w'hen you know by the tone of the whose names appeared on the ballot candidates Rick Pasotto and Les Kohler, It’s interesting to see some of the re¬ questioner’s voice that he expected you to TEXAS received one-to-two percent. sponses from candidates to a questionnaire say “No”...And it certainly is encouraging Despite an to get on In a statewide race for Associate Justice sent out from unsuccessful effort National Headquarters after to hear that party activity hasn’t slowed the ballot, Texas Libertarians ran a write- of the Supreme Court, Michael Reed polled the election. They’re so startingly honest down because the elections are over, in in approximately 7%, or around 40,000 that the campaign for several statewide offices, Republicans and Democrats would striking contrast to 1976, and that most of votes. notably Allen Vogel for Governor. Vogel never believe it...“What is our your greatest activists view the campaigns as a base was the OKLAHOMA subject of a major newspaper weakness as a candidate?”: “Youth and from which to build further...We’ve still article describing his ideas and programs In the sole electoral effort for the Okla¬ ivory-tower snobbishness” says one...“De¬ got a long way to go, but we’re a hell of a homa prior to the LP, candidate Fred Bross, to election. running sire stay home and let others save the lot closer than we were before November. Pa8e 8 LIBERTARIAN PARTY NEWS Nov.-Dee. 1978 News Notes for Libertarians

Libertarians in Action: Longtime LP tor Chris Hocker thanked him for his tween students and school administrations. a member Lee Schubert three-year prison term, his constituents represented the New “early efforts on behalf of the Nominations for other recently- things which HEW are presumably happy to have him mail his Jersey Libertarian Party in testimony at re¬ passed airline should no deregulation bill.” To the longer become involved with can votes in from his cell. cent Internal Revenue Service hearings in surprise of many, Kennedy was a be sent to Mr. strong Califano, Department of John Warner, Republican, ran for the Washington, D.C., regarding the IRS pro¬ supporter of the bill. Health, Education, and Welfare, Washing¬ U.S. Senate seat from Virginia. Early in the posed guidelines which would deny tax As one ton, D.C. person who read the letter said, campaign, he stated on television that, exemption to private schools suspected of * * * “I wonder what Kennedy will say about while racial discrimination. secretary of the Navy, he had at¬ our efforts on behalf of national health Smoke Gets In Your Eyes: And, speak¬ The tempted to slow the pace of racial integra¬ proposed guidelines generated an insurance.” ing of Califano, has anyone those noticed tion; then he tried to pressure the TV sta¬ outpouring of protest from all over the * * * enormous, two-page, full-color magazine tion to delete that remark from the video¬ country, and resulted in four days of public Letters: ads sponsored Tobacco Washington, D.C. area Liber¬ by the Industry tape; then he spent the next two weeks hearings in which citizens, which primarily repre¬ tarians have enjoyed considerable success discuss the benefits of price sup¬ sentatives of apologizing, first for the remark, then for religious groups or schools, ports, parity, etc. to the American writing letters to the editor of major publi¬ public? attempting to pressure the media. He was vented their outrage at the requirements. written cations. Young - Libertarian Alliance Co¬ They could have been by Califano caught The lying about his former political guidelines would have mandated a ordinator himself, the abuse which the Jay Hilgartner authored two— despite associations, his position on labor unions, quota system for private schools to follow, on tobacco industry has rained on his head. marijuana laws and LP election re¬ and his method of appointment as Secre¬ specifying that a certain percentage of their sults—while Dr. Dallas Sometimes you can’t tell the Cooley, LP regulators tary of the Navy. He was publicly charac¬ students should be members of racial National Committee member and from the regulatees. Chair¬ terized as a fitting successor to retiring Sen. minorities in order for the school to * * * main¬ man of the Libertarian Health Association, William Scott was known as tain its (R-Va), who tax-exempt status. The Pulse of the Nation: A penned a libertarian opinion of the relation¬ recent Gallup the “dumbest man in Congress.” Schubert’s statement briefly explained ship between the federal government and survey indicates that many voters are dis¬ Warner is married to actress Elizabeth the Libertarian Party’s interest in human the American satisfied with the current Medical Association. All of two-party system, Taylor. He won. freedom, specifically religious freedom, these letters but aren’t appeared in the Washington quite sure how to realign it. Edward Roybal won re-election. So did and went on to accuse the IRS of discrimi¬ Post, which normally prints only one out Gallup asked voters if they would favor a Charles Wilson. Roybal and Wilson had nating on the basis of religion. of every fifteen letters it receives. third, ‘‘center” party, with the Republi¬ been censured Schubert by the House of Represen¬ pointed out that a Hebrew cans becoming the conservative Writing letters to the editor is always an party and tatives for taking money from Korean school located in a Hispanic community the Democrats effective way to express an opinion, but it becoming the leftwing lobbyist Tongsun Park, and then lying along with public and Catholic schools is often party. Forty-one percent said there was a about it. could neglected by libertarians. Writing a hardly be expected to find Hispanic place for a center party, forty-two letter that will get printed, especially for a percent Daniel Flood won. He had been indicted students in sufficient numbers to said that there satisfy the wasn’t, and seventeen per on a IRS prestigious publication, is an art. Sugges¬ variety of corruption charges. Flood is guidelines. cent had no opinion. tions for more effective letter writing are a Pennsylvania Democrat. Pennsylvania According to the Washington Post, the Gallup didn’t indicate which available from LP National Headquarters. segment of Democrats are always being indicted, IRS is expected to reduce or eliminate its the survey was most likely to join a center more so even than * * * Pennsylvania Republi¬ guidelines as a result of the nationwide pro¬ party, but our moeny is on the seventeen cans. That’s because there are more Demo¬ test. Deregulation Marches On: HEW Secre¬ per cent. crats than * * * Republicans in Pennsylvania. tary Joseph Califano recently called a press * * * Sincerely Yours: Rep. Joshua Eilberg, a Pennsylvania conference to announce that his The Beat Goes On: Charles depart¬ Diggs won Democrat, was also indicted on A letter over Sen. corruption Edward Kennedy’s ment will no longer become involved in re-election to his Congressional seat. Since charges. He ran for re-election and lost. signature addressed to LP National Direc¬ matters of hair he was a convicted length and dress codes be¬ felon and is headed for There must have been some mistake.

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