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POLITICS: REPORTS' New York campaign) will make ex tensive use of the well-polished Rocke feller campaign machinery. Wilson's latinate phraseology, recondite allu press secretary, Harry J. O'Donnell, a NEW YORK sions, wd complicated answers to sim former assistant to Go\'. Thomas E. ple questions are nightmares for cam Dewey who handled press for Mayor After 15 years in the state's num paign managers. Wilson, who is 60, John V. Lindsay and Rockefeller's last ber two job, the current Republican has an encyclopedic knowledge of the re-election campaign, will also play a governor is fresh from obscurity, but state and its government, much of it ac key role in the campaign. he might have to relinquish the Exec quired while he skillfully presided over utive Mansion in January to a Demo the State Senate for the past 15 years. Wilson's Democratic opponent will crat nicknamed "Howie the Horse." As governor. Wilson has worked and not be determined until either June To make matters worse for the GOP, will work well with the legislature, 13 or September 10. The first date is the Republican speaker of the Assem unlike his predecessor, who did not when the Democratic State Convention bly, who just a few months ago was work at all with the legislature but will be held to select the Democratic seriously considering a gubernatorial merely informed that body of his bid ticket, and the second date is state run, might well become the Assembly's ding. primary. If a candidate gets 25 per new minority leader in January 1975. Wilson's people were too busy set cent of the votes at the convention, From 1939 to 1959, Malcolm Wil ting up shop in January and February, he is automatically on the September son served as a moderately conser and they hJve been too preoccupied ballot; if any candidate receives over vati\'e Republican assemblyman from with the legisbtive session for the past 75 percent of the votes, he imme Yonkers (a city in Westchester Coun three months to worry about the diately becomes the Democratic nomi ty just north of New York City). campaign, Insiders in the governor's nee, obviating any primary. Howe\'er, Nominated for the state ticket in 1958, office report tholt Wilson's campaign any Democrat can get on the Sep he drove all around the state. intro operation will commence in early sum tember ballot by collecting a massive ducing to GOP leaders J former HEW mer with the all-but-certain selection number of petition signatures after the under-secretary and presidential assis of R. Burdell Bixby and Fioravante convention. That option seems unlike tant by the name of Nelson A. Rocke G. Perrotta as c.lffipaign directors. The ly this year. feller. singuiolrir successful teolm of Bixby and The Democrats' four announced gu From that time until the past De Perrotta (having directed Rockefeller's bernatorial candidates are former Off cember, Wilson sen'ed as lieutenant 1970 re-election and Nixon's 1972 track Betting Chairman Howard J. governor, dwarfed by Rockefeller. Samuels, 54; Brooklyn U.S. Rep. Hugh (There were giants on the earth in L. Carey, also 54; Westchester Coun those days.) Rockefeller's resignation ty U.S. Rep. Ogden R. Reid, 49; and was in part a recognition of his grati Queens Borough president Donald R. tude for Wilson's years of faithful Manes. Although he has been cam Jnd effective service; Rocky's depar paigning for 12 years and is a three ture enabl<:s the latter to run for gov time loser - most recently to Arthur ernor (1.1' the governor. Wilson ascend Goldberg in the 1970 Democratic pri ed to the position of chief executive mary - Samuels is clearly the front in late December with a 12 percent runner this time. An upstate million name recognition, according to one aire-industrialist who now lives in New GOP poll. Since then, he has com York City, Samuels has the support mitted no major blunders - although of 18 of the 51 upstate county lead he was a little slow in initiating gas ers, plus the backing of the powerful rationing - and in fact seems to be Rockland and Nassau County Demo growing in f J\'orable public estima cratic chairmen. Samuels does not tion. While in private he is a warm have the support of labor and the in individual, with a dry sense of humor. fluential teachers union, nor that of in public Wilson seems colorless and the five big-city Democratic leaders: conservative, His white shirts, thin Malcolm Wilson State Chairman Joseph F. Crangle of Buffalo (Erie County), Meade Esposi caster and state senator, and is using for two reasons, First, in the public's to of Brooklyn, Patrick Cunningham Dave Garth, who was John Lindsay's mind, Wilson is not identified with of the Bronx, Dan O'Connell of Al old television advisor. The big-city Rockefeller; he is simply a new bany, and Matthew J. Troy of Queens. Democratic leaders are predisposed to face. Second, there really were not that Samuels is Jewish, and although th,at Carey, and as a fellow Irish-Catholic, many sins of the Rockefeller Ad is not widely known, it will help him he would be Wilson's most formidable ministration. His administration was in the September primary where 40 opponent. At the moment the gov honest, efficient, and had many signif percent of the voters will also be ernor can relax, for it seems that icant achievements, including, for ex Jewish. The Offtrack Betting opera Carey will repeat his 1969 perform ample, the development of the largest tion sequestered much of Samuels' ance when he lost the Democratic pri state university system in the country. profession campaign staff, which is mary for New York City Council Pres In any case, Wilson will steer clear of now headed by Kenneth Auletta. By ident. Rockefeller during the campaign. In mid-spring Samuels had raised over Manes, the fourth candidate, is sup addition to the Democrats, the Con $250,000 in contributions and had ported by - in addition to his im servatives have continued to attack the himself "loaned" his campaign .nearly mediate family - his county leader, former governor: the February issue $100,000. Matt Troy. He may end up as the of the American Conservative Union's The other millionaire in the race is candidate for lieutenant governor, or Ballleline contained a particularly vap the former liberal Republican and for he may have to wait until 1978, id, anti-Rockefeller article by New mer president and editor of the old "Howie the Horse" Samuels may York Conservative Party Chairman J. New York Herald Tribune, "Brownie" well' become the Democratic nominee Daniel Mahoney. Rockefeller's pres Reid. Reid's campaign is strikingly in June at the Niagara Falls conven ence has not completely vanished how similar to the congressman's speaking tion, or he may have to wait until ever: a few weeks ago one of Wil style, which is wooden. He has put a September. Reid and Manes are al son's press releases, issued by a for lot of his own money into the cam most sure to withdraw before June. mer Rockefeller staff member, acci paign, which has in turn desperately Though Samuels is the Democratic dently began, "Gov. Rockefeller an dispensed over $120,000 to numerous frontrunner, most GOP strategists par nounced today the appointment of... " political consultants, including Matt adoxically believe that he would be While Wilson has a slightly better Reese, Paul Corbin, and Joseph Napoli the easiest candidate for Wilson to than 50-50 chance of holding onto tan. In spite of, or perhaps because beat. Wilson will also run on the Con the Executive Mansion, Sen. Jacob K. of the money and the consultants, servative Party line. The Liberal Par Ja\'its (R) is sure to remain the state's Reid's campaign has gone nowhere ty, whose convention also COnvenes in senior senator, despite Watergate. The very quickly. Reid did serve as am June, would like to nominate the Dem 69-year-old liberal Republican, who bassador to Israel (1959-61), and this ocratic standard-bearer, but that per was re-elected in 1968 with a million will be remembered by Jewish voters son might not be selected until the vote plurality, will not have any Re if there is a primary. September primary. In that case, the publican opposition. Several months Carey's campaign is well financed Liberals would nominate a stand-in ago, U,S. Rep. Jack Kemp and State too, with $150,000 in bank loans candidate who would be replaced by Sen. James H. Donovan, both up guaranteed by his brother Edward M. the Democrat selected on September state conservatives, were considering Carey, president of the giant New Eng 10. opposing Javits but have since thought land Petroleum Corp. While Samuels Samuels will try to campaign against better about it. The Javits campaign and Reid are liberals, Carey is a mod Rockefeller and Nixon, but that might will spend about $1,000,000 (Wil erate. He has been in Congress for 4 not work. True, neither Wilson nor son will spend $2-3,000,000) and be years, and as a powerful member of Rockefeller has strongly castigated managed by '1l triumvirate of John the Ways and Means Committee has Nixon; whether that failure trans Trubin, the senator's confidant and worked closely with the Rockefeller lates into Samuels votes is another former law partner; Jud Sommer, his Wilson Administration. He has a re question. To hang all the sins of executive assistant; and Jean McKee, spectable campaign staff headed by the Rockefeller Administration around his administrative assistant. There will Jerome Wilson, a former TV news- Wilson's neck will be unprofitable be a Democratic primary to determine

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2 Javits' opponent. Former U.S. Attor er, a liberal Republican who became ney General Ramsey dark and for a Democrat last year, challenged Ot mer U.S. Rep. Allard K. Lowenstein tinger for the congressional nomina have already started campaigns, neither tion, but withdrew. It just seems that of which seems to be getting off the most liberal Republicans who switch ground. Clark has pledged not to ac to the Democrats do not meet with cept any contribution over $100. Dem much success (e.g., Reid and John ocratic Party officials are not happy Lindsay). with these two, who are regarded as The dean of the state's GOP dele too liberal, and would prefer that for gation, U.S. Rep. Howard W. Robison mer New York City Consumer Affairs (R-27th) is retiring after 16 years. Commissioner Bess Myerson enter the Democrats will have a primary among race. The popular Ms. Myerson is con several unknowns to determine their tent, however, to continue writing her nominee. Two Republicans have an newspaper column. Party leaders are nounced their candidacies: Broome also unenthusiastic about John Dyson, County Executive Edwin E. Crawford, Abraham Hirschfeld, and Arnold S. a moderate, and Binghamton Attorney Saltzman, three politically unknown Jacob Javits Franklin P. Ressiguie, a conservative. businessmen who have declared their ough to overcome a challenge from However, GOP leaders would like to candidacies. Javits will also appear as either Robert R. Meehan, the Rock persuade Assemblywoman Constance the candidate of the Liberal Party, as land County district attorney or Robert E. Cook to run for Congress rather he has in the past. The Conservatives Abrams, the Bronx Borough president. than re-election. Mrs. Cook, a liberal, will put up their own candidate, who is popular and highly respected. In is likely to have as much success as A shift of just six seats in the State Assembly would put the Democrats spite of the esteem in which her col did their recent nationwide anti-Javits leagues hold her, she was unable to mailing - which had a poor response. in control (it is now 80-70; the Sen ate is somewhat safer for the GOP secure the passage of a bill she had re The Republicans, faced with the (37-22 with one vacancy). Senate cently sponsored, which would have luxury of no primary, will be able to Majority Leader Warren Anderson of allowed pharmacies to display contra play ethnic politics at their June 11 - 12 Binghamton is sure to be re-elected ceptives on open shelves. After as convention in Nassau County. GOP but Assembly Speaker Perry B. Duryea semblymen voted down her bill say strategists would like to see an Italian :is a little worried. Duryea's indict- ing it would cause promiscuity among Catholic as the lieutenant governor ment last year in connection with youths, Mrs. Cook sarcastically com candidate: Associate Court of Appeals alleged election law violations was mented, ''I'm surprised they allow peo Judge Domenick 1. Gabrielli, Nas- dismissed on constitutional grounds ple to sell beds in this state." • sau County Executive Ralph Caso, and (which the state is appealing), but State Sen. Ralph Marino, also of Nas- he faces new problems regarding the sau, are under consideration. The pop- exclusion of some of his land from ular Gabrielli, who is from upstate a Suffolk County park. However, Contributor Notes Steuben County, does not want to leave Duryea has done a good job in the the bench (his term expires at the Assembly and in his district and is David Warnick ("North end of 1982). Other names promi- likely to be elected to an eighth term. west Regional Presidential Prima nently mentioned include: Sens. John There are two congressional contests ry") is chairman of the Idaho Republican League. Tanya Melich R. Dunne (Nassau), Roy M. Good- of interest, since the incumbents are man (Manhattan), H. Douglas Barclay not running. Millionaire investment ("The Case Against Resignation") (upstate), Ronald Stafford (upstate), banker John 1. Loeb, Jr. will be the is chairperson of the Ripon National Erie County Executive Edward V. GOP nominee to recapture Reid's seat Governing Board and a member of 'Ned' Regan (Buffalo), and former (24th CD.). Loeb, 43, the chairman the FORUM Editorial Board. Mark Frazier ("Putting 'People' in Pro Rochester Mayor Stephen May. Dem- of the State Council of Environmental ocrats will have to pick, either at the Advisors, was going to be opposed grams") is a FORUM contribut convention or the primary, among by liberal Republican Michael Roth, ing editor, former intern to colum nist Jack Anderson, and senior at Queens attorney Mario Cuomo, State who had run last year for Westchester Harvard University. Glenn Gerstell Sen. Mary Anne Krupsak, and As- County executive. Roth did not enter (Politics: Reports - New York) is semblymen John J. laFalce (Buffalo) the race this year, but was instead Ripon vice president for public re and Antonio G. Olivieri (Manhattan). appointed chainnan of the State Liq- lations and a contributing editor to A 74-year-old Democrat, Arthur uor Authority. Republican State Sen. the FORUM. John Gardner (Poli Levitt, is now in his twentieth year Joseph R. Pisani also decided not to tics: Reports - Delaware) is a as state controller, and is likely to re- enter that race, but to run for re- FORUM correspondent and an as main as an untouched institution. election instead. Loeb will face for- sociate professor at Delaware State Republican Attorney General Louis mer U.S. Rep. Richard Ottinger, who College. J. Lefkowitz, who was on the original was the 1970 Democratic Senate can- 1958 Rockefeller ticket, is popular en-didate. Assemblyman J. Edward Mey- GOP organization in Somerset County, Bergen County's William B. Wid which comprises the heart of the dis nall, a 24-year incumbent, has been NEW JER.SEY trict. As a member of the New Jersey suffering of late from ill health and Assembly, she was responsible for declining victory margins. One sign of the abolition of so-called "protective" Widnall's vulnerability is the entry of New Jersey Democrats are gleefully work requirements for women which five opponents in the GOP primary. talking about converting their 8-7 edge kept them out of high-paying jobs. Although WidnalI will probably lead in New Jersey's congressional delega Nevertheless, the pipe-smoking for the primary field, he will have a tion into a 15-0 shutout this Novem mer Vogue editor denies being for tough fight retaining his seat in No ber. They are probably too optimistic Women's Lib. ''I'm for everyone's vember. A strong Democratic oppo - but not by much. lib," she says. As a legislator Mrs. nent for Widnall is likely to emerge As of the April 25 filing deadline Fenwick was recognized as an authori from a crowded primary, which in for the June 4 primary, virtually all ty on criminal justice reform and chil cludes Ford Foundation executive An of New Jersey's incumbent Democrat dren's rights. She was appointed State drew Maguire, 27-year-old Assembly ic congressmen were in good shape, Consumer Affairs Director by former man Edward Hynes, former Motor and most GOP seats were shaky. Gov. William Cahill, a post she va Vehicles Director Ned Parsekian, and (New Jersey will have no elections cated in order to run for Congress. County Surrogate Gil Job (a popular for statewide offices this year.) Thomas H. Kean is presently the conservative who switched parties in Democratic U.S. Reps. James J. leader of the tiny GOP remnant in a feud with Bergen's Republican lead Howard, Frank Thompson, Robert A. the State Assembly that survived the ership). Roe, Joseph G. Minish, Dominic V. 1973 landslide defeat of Republican Another Republican in trouble is Daniels, and Edward J. Patten all are gubernatorial candidate Charles Sand freshman Joseph J. Maraziti. Maraziti favored to retain their seats. man, As majority leader and speaker drew the lines for his western New House Judiciary Committee Chair of the Assembly during the Cahill Jersey congressional district when he man Peter W. Rodino, Jr., is a shoo Administration, the 38-year-old Kean was a state senator, but still was given in now that no black primary opponent brought competence and dedication to an unexpectedly stronp: 1972 challenge has filed in his Newark-based district. a body often dominated by medioc from Mrs. Helen Mevner, the wife Liberal Democrat Henry Helstoski's rities. He skillfully maneuvered an of a former governor. Early this year convincing 1972 vict0ry seemed to impressive array of progressive meas Bill Bradley of the New York Knick have established him as a political fix ures through the legislature, including erbockers looked like a sure bet to be ture after a decade of hard-fought a number of trail-blazing environ Maraziti's opponent. He had locked battles in predominantly Republican mental bills that, were vigorously op up the support of the Democratic or Bergen County. However, just before posed by both organized labor and in ganization even before he moved into the filing deadline, word leaked to the dustry. Kean, whose father represent Maraziti's district with his bride. But, press that his offi,ce was being investi ed suburban Essex County in Congress at the last minute, Dollar Bill chose gated by the United States attorney in for 20 years, lives in Livingston. He not to take what looked like an easy connection with alleged pay-offs for has lined up organization support in shot, and Mrs. Meyner decided to run sponsoring bills allowing aliens a per the scattered parts of the four coun again. Bradley gallantly escorted Mrs. manent residence in the United States. ties other than Somerset which are in Meyner to the secretary of state's office In November Helstoski will face con cluded in the 5th CD. to help her file her primary petitions. servative Republican Harold Pareti, The Democrats also have a hotly After the filing, Mrs. Meyner passed who was assured the GOP nomina contested race for the nomination in out some of the 5,000 "Madly for tion when moderate former State Sen. the 5th C.D. Public television execu Bradley" buttons that she ordered in Harold C. Hollenbeck announced he tive Fred Bohen, Frelinghuysen's 1972 anticipation of Bradley's candidacy. was withdrawing his candidacy in the opponent, will face strong competi Mrs. Meyner is expected to beat four interests of party unity. tion from Nina McCall, former state primary opponents including Joseph The retirement of moderate Repub League of Women Voters president, O'Doherty, the winner of the 1972 lican Peter H. B. Frelinghuysen has and former U.S. Rep. Paul J. Krebs, Democratic primary. O'Doherty had to precipitated a lively fight in both par who was drubbed by Sen. Gifford P. withdraw from the 1972 general elec ties in the well-to-do exurban 5th C.D. Case in 1972. tion when it was learned that he had not been a United States citizen long Frelinghuysen, a 22-year veteran, con New Jersey's most vulnerable incum enough to be constitutionally eligible sistently has won by substantial mar bent Republican is 65-year-old John to run. gins and probably could have been E. Hunt. A staunch conservative who re-elected this year. However, his re represents a predominantly blue-collar Probably the safest incumbent Re tirement has made a Democratic vic district in the Camden area, Hunt nar publican is freshman U.S. Rep. Mat tory quite possible. The Republican rowly escaped losing to Assemblyman thew J. Rinaldo, who represents most candidate will be either Thomas H. James Florio (D) in 1972. Hunt has of Union County. Rinaldo has follow Kean or Millicent Fenwick, either one been an unswerving defender of Rich ed up his smashing 1972 victory in , of whom would make a stellar mem ard Nixon, and the 36-year-old Florio a normally "swing" district by build ber of Congress. intends to capitalize on that fact in ing a decidedly liberal house voting Mrs. Fenwick is supported by the this year's probable rematch. record and assiduously wooing his con-

4 stituents. He is favored to beat his The Coastal Zone Act forbids new portance of his supporting a superport likely opponent, Adam Levin, a Uni environmentally destructive industry cannot be minimized. versity of Michigan law student. Levin within two miles of the coast, but Although the Building Trades Coun received the backing of the Democratic does allow expansion of existing facil cil favors construction of a super organization in exchange for his com ities. Some observers believe that the port, most other labor unions do not. mitment to kick in $25,000 toward oil companies are concentrating vast Richard Legates, chairman of the Con his own campaign. efforts in the state not only because servation Committee of the Delaware Right-wing U.S. Rep. Charles W. lower Delaware is considered ideal for United Auto Workers, has been a Sandman, Jr., is running scared this such a facility, but also because Dela visible and outspoken advocate for the year despite his 2-1 1972 victory mar ware is strongly environmentalist. If present act and for protection of the gin in his South Jersey district. Sand big oil can get its way in Delaware, environment in general. In a recent man's district rejected his 1973 gu it can get it anywhere. It appears Del televised debate on the superport is bernatorial bid and voted instead for aware is being used as a test case for sue Legates and Knox presented much Democrat Brendan Byrne. This year other states. The issue has divided stronger evidence than their opponents. the entire state and has widened the Sandman's likely 0pp0!1ent will be The business community has also chasm which already existed in the William J. Hughes, a law-and-order been divided on the superport issue, Republican Party. Democrat who came within 4,000 but in a less visible manner than the votes of upsetting Sandman in 1970. There are Republicans and Demo unions. Although the oil companies Moderate Republican U.S. Rep. Ed crats on both sides in the contro and the Chamber of Commerce have win B. Forsythe was another big versy. The most active citizens' group taken public stands against the present winner in 1972, taking 63 percent in support of the Coastal Zone Act act and in favor of a superport, many of the vote in a district which and opposing a superport has been businessmen are believed to favor re snakes through Camden, Burlington, Delawarians for Orderly Develop tention of the act in its present form and Ocean Counties. However, he al ment, in which former Gov. Elbert because southern Delaware's relative so faces a rematch with a strong 1970 Carvel (D) and the widow of ex-Gov. ly unspoiled environment, low popu opponent. Forsythe will probably be Charles 1. Tery (D) are leading fig lation density, and low taxes make it running against Democratic Assembly ures. Still, the major leaders on a pleasant place to live. The important man Charles Yates, a well-respected both sides of the issue are Republi chemical industry has not taken a clear young legislator who held Forsythe to cans. The leading defenders of the stand on the issue, although Charles 55 percent in 1970. • existing Coastal Zone Act among cur B. McCoy has publicly supported the rently active politicians have been superport since retiring as president Peterson, State Reps. Andrew G. Knox of Dupont. The agricultural interests ( R ) , Harry E. Derrickson (R ), and seem to favor the present Coastal Zone DELAWARE Hudson Gruwell (D), U.S. Rep. Act, but have not taken a strong posi Pierre S. du Pont IV (R), and Sens. tion on the issue. William V. Roth (R) and Joseph In his campaign for election, Gov. In the increasingly strident politics Biden (D). Knox has been the most Tribbitt supported the Coastal Zone active spokesman for the Coastal Zone of Delaware, one issue has become Act and even advocated strengthening Act within the state. more important than personalities. it. He has since reiterated his support. Seeing the defeat of environmentalist The leading advocates in the Gen In office, Tribbitt has proposed no GOP Gov. Russell W. Peterson (now eral Assembly for changing the Coastal amendments to the present act, but chairman of the President's Council Zone Act have been State Sen. Robert may yet do so. He has sponsored on Environmental Quality) by Sher J. Berndt and State Rep. Kermit H. one highly significant piece of environ man W. Tribbitt (D) in 1972 and Justice, both Republicans. The oil in mental legislation, the Wetlands Act the energy crisis as a new opportunity, terests have gained a useful convert of 1973, which regulates "dredging, the oil companies have been exerting in Lt. Gov. Eugene Bookhammer (R), dumping, filling and like activities" in great pressure on Delaware's officials the only declared candidate for gover the marshes and rivers of the state and and citizens to amend the Coastal nor in 1976. Since Bookhammer was provides heavy fines for violation of Zone Act of 1971 to allow a deep Peterson's lieutenant governor and is the act. Support for the Wetlands Act water unloading facility for supertank a powerful figure in Sussex County, in the General Assembly was biparti ers and its attendant refineries in Del where Delaware's statewide elections san. aware Bay. are usually decided, the political im- The Tribbitt Administration seems

5 to be in difficulties. Several of the gov race, and youth affairs. His official an However, the Democratic opponent ernor's appointments have proven em nouncement of candidacy is not ex whom Pritchard defeated with absen barrassing. One cabinet secretary has pected until late May, but his cam tee ballots in 1972 has scented Water considerably undercut Tribbitt's credi paign organization - under Jim Dol gate and announced his candidacy. bility on coastal zoning with a pub liver, Gov. Daniel Evans' top assistant, Democrat John Hempelmann is expect lic statement the Coastal Zone Act and Herb Hadley, a former GOP state ed to have heavy financial backing has given Delaware an "anti-business" fund raiser - was geared up in Feb from friends of his former boss, Sen. image. Several other members of the ruary. Henry Jackson (D). administration have been under fire Three Democrats are seeking to op Hemplemann had originally stated for various reasons. Little significant pose Kramer: Clark County Auditor that he would oppose Pritchard only legislation has been enacted or even Donald Bonker, who unsuccessfully if he did not vote for impeachment. introduced while Tribbitt has been in opposed Kramer for secretary of state He grew impatient for a vote, however, office. Tribbitt's principal advantage in 1972; State Sen. Robert Bailey, who and announced anyway, leading Prit has been the division in the Republi has been Hansen's representative in chard to comment, "If somebody wants can opposition, which ranges from ex district; and State Sen. R. Ted Bottiger, to run, they'll find an excuse." Al tremely reactionary to highly progres an attorney. though Hemplemann lost by less than sive, but he has seemed uninterested According to Kramer, ''I'm going 300 votes in 1972, he will be handi in utilizing Republican disunity and to run a person-to-person campaign, capped in two ways this year. He Democratic unity to present any kind and I personally plan to doorbell was fired as acting consumer protec of program whatsoever. 67,000 homes within the district." tion chief by Seattle Mayor Wes Uhl The political situation in the Gen U.S. Rep. Brock Adams (D-7th) man (D) for "misleading the pub eral Assembly has become more com may also face a stiff challenge for a lic" in a pharmacy investigation. Fur plicated than ever. The Democrats change. In 1972, J. J. "Tiny" Free thermore, Hemplemann's divorce will have gained an 11-10 majority in the man contested Adams' re-election in a make it more difficult for him to ral Senate through the election of Nancy barroom campaign. This year, Adams ly Catholic support to his candidacy Cook to fill the vacancy created by the will be opposed by Glenn Frederick, on the abortion issue. death of her husband and by the de a former deputy assistant secretary of Republicans have long acknowledged cision of State Sen. Anthony Cicione HEW for education planning who that a race against Sen. Warren Ma,l( to change his registration from Re hopes to do considerably better than nuson would be a gargantuan task. publican. Democrats have reorganized Freeman's 12 percent. Frederick is a No one has talked for some time of the Senate, but the Republicans main young moderate Republican with ex John Ehrlichman's challenging the tain a one-seat majority in the House perience in engineering and interna powerful chairman of the Senate Com of Representatives. • tional corporate affairs. He hopes to merce Committee, but the state GOP run an "I Care" campaign capitalizing has also eliminated a number of other on Adams' inattention to his district. possible candidates - including pro WASHINGTON (The race will have important state fessor David Kirk Hart and John wide overtones if Sen. Henry Jackson Mundt, director of the state: college The publicity gained by Washing (D) runs for President in 1976, open system. ton Secretary of State Ludlow Kramer ing up his Senate seat. U.S. Rep. Tom The GOP now appears to be ready (R) in supervising the People in Need Foley (D-5th) is regarded as Jack to field Arthur A. Fletcher, an un food give-away for the Hearst fam son's chosen successor, but Adams successful candidate for lieutenant gov ily may be a mixed blessing in might like to challenge him for the ernor in 1968, who was an assistant Kramer's campaign this fall in Wash nomination.) Although Frederick has secretary of labor in the first Nixon ington's 3rd CD. an uphill race, GOP State Chairman Administration. Fletcher later was ex Republican officials feel that, on bal Ross Davis acknowledges that he is ecutive director of the United Negro ance, Kramer's participation may be "one of the most committed, hard College Fund and is now minority af a slight plus in the upcoming cam working fellows I've met." If energy fairs consultant to RNC Chairman paign, though they admit that some can win a campaign, Frederick has a George Bush. The big GOP problem negative comment has resulted from chance. in the Senate race is money. • Kramer's role. Kramer, who is seek The GOP also hopes to launch a ing the seat being vacated by re serious challenge against U.S. Rep. Research Needed tiring U.S. Rep. Julia Butler Hansen, Mike McCormack in the 4th CD. The Ripon Society will be op is given the best chance in the state Hoping to capitalize on McCormack's erating a research consortium this lack of sensitivity to agricultural issues year for GOP candidates. Per of picking up a new GOP congres sons interested in preparing re will be Clark County Commissioner sional seat. search papers for the consortium, His widespread name recognition Dick Granger (R). or with knowledge of candidates has been partly based on his exten In any other year - a phrase which who might be interested in con sive activity on citizen task forces, in is as characteristic of 1974 Republican tracting for research assistance, cluding chairmanship of groups which pqlitics as "expletive deleted" - U.S. should contact Richard W. Rahn, recommended new legislation in the Rep. Joel Pritchard (R-lst) would 509 CSt. N.E., Washington D.C areas of rural, urban, aging, electoral, have little difficulty seeking re-election. 20002.

6 • U.S. Rep. Glenn Davis (R-Wis.) has withdrawn his name from consideration for a federal judgeship. POLITICS: PEOPLE Lack of ABA approval for Davis had blocked his ap pointment to the post since 1971. Wisconsin Attorney General Robert Warren (R) is now expected to be • The entry of Boston City Council president nominated for the vacancy. Gerald O'Leary (D) into the Massachusetts guberna torial race is expected to hurt Attorney General Robert • U.S. Rep. Samuel H. Young (R-I1I.) should H. Quinn (D) and help liberal former State Rep. have received a 71 percent rating in the 1973 Ripon Michael Dukakis (D). O'Leary is expected to siphon Ratings. Young's votes on two issues were incorrectly Irish Catholic votes away from Quinn in the September recorded in the source material used to compile the Democratic primary. Republican strategists, however, ratings, thereby leading to a rating 14 points lower hope Gov. Francis Sargent (R) faces Quinn in No than what it actually should have been. Ripon regrets vember; they feel he would be an easier oppqnent than the error. Dukakis. Meanwhile, the 1975 Boston mayoralty race • Tennessee will have one of the most populous opened up recently with contests between supporters gubernatorial primaries in the nation this year. Be of Boston Mayor Kevin White (D) and State Sen. cause of Knoxville Mayor Kyle Testennan's decision Joseph Timilty (D) for control of Boston Democratic not to enter the race, only three Republicans (Dortch wards. White, who has one eye on 1976, has said Sen. Oldman, Nat Winston and LaMar Alexander) will be Edward M. Kennedy ought to hurry up and make up entered. Democratic candidacies have been more prolific. his mind if he's running for President. At last count, at least 12 Democrats were possible run ners including former state Treasurer Thomas A. Wise • While competition in the California Democratic man, Attorney General David M. Pack, Waverly Mayor gubernatorial primary has narrowed to the two top Jimmy Powers (like the incumbent, a dentist by profes contenders, Secretary of State Edmund G. Brown, Jr., sion), former U.S. Rep. Ray Blanton, former State Sen. and House Majority Leader Robert Moretti, California Stanley Snodgrass, former state official Hudley Crocket, Pollster Mervin Field suggests that GOP hopes are and Nashville attorney John Jay Hooker (who lost to better than the Democrats would like to admit. Ac Gov. Winfield Dunn in 1970). Perhaps the most exciting cording to Field, although State ControIrer Houston platform belongs to former State Rep. Jack Comer Flournoy trails bgth Moretti and Brown in his polls, (D), who announced, "I'm going to run on a platform he remains within striking distance (10-12 points). Field to legalize horse racing, dog racing, and make parlay maintains that Democrats may find it harder to heal sheets open all across the state." In the past, Comer their wounds than Republicans after the June 4 pri has been in both the Republican and Democratic par mary. ties.

• There are 17 candidates for the 34th C.D. seat • The entry of State Sen. Madeline Harwood being vacated by California U.S. Rep. Craig Hosmer. (R) into the Vermont GOP congressional primary State Assemblyman Bill Bond (R) is favored to replace threatens the campaigns of Lt. Gov. John Burgess and Hosmer in the Long Beach district, but his nearest pri former Attorney General James Jeffords, two moderates mary competition will probably be from Long Beach who are also seeking the congressional nomination. Mrs. City Councilman Don Phillips. The probable Demo Harwood, the GOP national committeewoman, might cratic frontrunners are 28-year-old Dennis Murray, di find enough conservative votes to win the primary. rector of university relations 'at Cal. State University, Long Beach, and Long Beach City Councilman Russ • Massachusetts GOP National Committeewoman Rubley, a Nixon supporter whose Democratic creden Eunice Howe resigned last month as chairman of the tials are occasionally questioned. The Republicans them National Consumer Advisory Council because of the selves are not running as Nixon loyalists. Says the con subsistence level of Nixon Administration support for servative Bond, "I had nothing to do with getting consumer issues. Mrs. Howe is not out of the consumer (Nixon) elected and have had nothing to do with his field, however; she was subsequently nominated for a Administration. I'm not running on the record of a post on the Massachusetts Public Utilities Commission political party." by Gov. Francis W. Sargent (R).

• When California's congressional districts were • One offspring of the Great Society appears to redistricted earlier this year, Republican U.S. Rep. have survived disownment by the Nixon Administra Victor V. Veysey was put through the meat grinder. tion. Although the Office of Economic Opportunity may Veysey as a result moved to Claremont in the new 35th not survive the year, Community Action Programs may C.D. He should have little trouble winning the GOP be taken under the wing of HEW, or Congress may nomination June 4, but 10 Democrats want to oppose even set up separate housekeeping for the CAPs, if him in November. The front-running trio includes West necessary. Although the White House appears deter Covina City Councilman Jim Lloyd, former U.S. Rep. mined to kill CAPs, there may be enough votes in Con George A. Kasem (who was defeated by U.S. Rep. gress to override a veto - especially if former U.S. John Rousselot in 1960), and Claremont attorney Bob Rep. William Cramer (R) is successful. Cramer, whose Stafford. Kasem is using Lloyd's lack of support for reputation is untarnished by bleeding-heart liberalism, George McGovern in 1972 to question his Democratic is hard at work (at $25,000 per month) lobbying for credentials. The Democrats have a slight edge in the CAPs. The former congressman, Florida GOP national suburban district and hope it will be one of several committeeman, and RNC counsel in the Ripon delegate new Democratic seats in the California delegation next allocation suit has been close to Vice President Gerald year. Ford.

7 has come from many sources. Idaho posal provides that prior to the pri U.S. Rep. Orval Hansen (R-2nd) has mary, each presidential candidate must COMMENTARY: pointed out that this is the "best way file a list of nominations for delegates to give the rank-and-file party mem equal to at least the number of dele POLITICS bers a share in the presidential nomi gates/alternates that his party is en nating system." Sen. James McClure titled to at the national convention. (R-Idaho) supports "the concept of After the primary, the secretary of regional primaries, held on the same state delivers the results to the state day in each state in the region . . . as chairman of each party. Each presi a means of increasing the influence of dential candidate is then allotted a small states in the selection process. number of delegates/alternates in pro For example, if all states in the Rocky portion to his primary vote. (How Mountain region were to hold their ever, to receive any delegates, the can primary on a single date, the con didate must garner over :; percent The sensus candidate (if one emerged) of the party's primary vote.) would be given quite a boost toward Next, the state convention seiectsthe the nomination." number of delegates and alternates to McClure also pointed out that the which he is entitled from the list Northwest responsibility should rest with the in that he submitted. This will leave dividual states. This was the thrust the delegates in a somewhat flexible of the Pacific Rim Conference: that position, since their obligations are a regional plan should not be imposed to act as supporters rather than legal Regional by the national government, but that contractors. If the candidate suddenly each state should retain autonomy and advocates something contrary to the control of its own election procedll!es. state's interests or if he releases them, In line with this, the 1973 Nevada the national delegates can support an Presidential Legislature enacted presidential pri other candidate. mary legislation much like the Pacific The proposal will also ensure that Rim proposal, providing for a prima delegates sent to national conventions ry on the same date as neighboring are bonafide supporters. This will PrilDary Oregon. circumvent the problem encountered - at the 1972 GOP Convention, where This year, the Idaho College Re- one New Mexico delegate was legal publican League developed a presi ly bound to vote for U.S. Rep. Paul dential primary proposal which they McCloskey even though all the dele by David Warlluk have put into initiative form. If the gates were really Nixon supporters. group can collect 25,000 signatures, Idaho delegates would be real sup the proposal will go onto the general porters. election ballot this November. The In 1972, two secretaries of state In addition, they would not be proposal generally follows the Pacific co-hosted a Pacific Rim Regional Pres "lost" at the national convention as Rim and Oregon primary law lan idential Primary Conference in Seattle. some delegates selected through a pri guage, except for a couple of signifi Clay Myers (R-Ore.) and Ludlow mary presently are. They would have cant innovations. Kramer (R-Wash.) held the meeting to have some convention "skill" after to discuss with representatives from The first innovation is in the se working through the state convention. Idaho, Montana, and Nevada the pos lection of delegates and alternates to The second innovation would pro sibility of cooperation between the the national convention. This aspect vide that only 80 percent of the dele northwest states in a regional presi of the proposal is based upon sever gates would be selected in accord dential primary. al guidelines. These include the need ance with the primary vote. The other The participants even produced a for representation of all parts of the 20 percent of the delegates/alternates draft bill which provided for a presi party, by using the proportional allo would be selected entirely by the con dential primary on the same date as cation' of delegates 'alternates among vention - to provide openings for Oregon's-the fourth Tuesday in May. the candidates. (This also puts the party officials and elected officials un That same year Sen. Bob Packwood (R proposal in compliance with predicted willing to get involved in presidential Ore.) along with Sen. Ted Stevens new Democratic national rules. ) primary contests. (R-Ala.) introduced a bill in the Sen In addition, the College Republi The Idaho College Republican ate providing for a national system of cans believe that a state should send League contends that such a primary regional primaries. supporters to a convention, not just in conjunction with the primaries of Support for the idea of a North "paper votes," and that these sup Nevada and Oregon wouldactua11y west regional primary which would porters should have some skill in blend the convention and primary sys probably cut campaign costs and make working at conventions. tems in such a way as to strengthen more effective use of candidates' time To meet these guidelines the pro- both.• 8 ly, particularly in urban schools, de ing language which creates contro spite injections of federal aid, lower versy. It is often happy to be spe COMMENTARY: teacher-student ratios, and a plethora cific about program procedures, be of educational gimmickry. Recently, cause these can be used to demon NATION the National Center for Health Statis strate the policy-makers' noncontrover tics reported that a million American sial "good intentions." Explicit cri youths aged 12-17 are illiterate - teria for program performance only incapable of reading even at the fourth spur legislative headaches. however. A grade level. Similar governmental fail biII which cites specific statistical per ures are evident in the areas of drug formance goals will only divide those addiction, crime control, and criminal who think them too high and those rehabilitation. who find them too low. httinll A tempting impulse is to blame the Citizens who are uneasy about the bureaucrats. Yet primary guilt lies not performance of government can work with the bureaucratic agents but with for a reform, however. which weakens the makers of policy. A policy-making both of these objections. Rather than "People" body such as Congress, which declines set measurable performance goals it to judge programs in terms of per self, Congress could insist that the formance, invites bureaucrats to stress bureaucrats specify and submit them form over content. Buildings and new for congressional review. The onus of programs are the "body counts" of setting a feasible goal would be left In the war on social problems. with the experts in the bureaucracy, In rational government, pol icy while Congress would act as a watch makers should be as explicit as pos dog to see that the goals were worth sible in setting goals. For programs, spending money to attain. Further ProliralDS this does not mean that goals should more, this system would shortcircuit be defined as construction of a cer congressional bickering over numerI tain number of schools in the ghetto cal goals. or a set amount of neighborhood In the end. the success of reforms health centers across the country, but which spotlight program performance by .Mark Frazier rather in terms of the desired public will rest on the relative strengths of consequences of such actions. Schools the special interest lobbies and citizen "You could take the whole Public and health centers have no intrinsic interests. Somewhere in the bureau Heal·th Service," a young McGovernite value; their sole worth is the changes cratic jungles, the focus of social pro on the evaluation staff of HEW said they produce in the people they serve. grams - people - must be rescued recently, "and abolish it or put it on Therefore, to enhance the probability from the paperwork predators. • the other side of the moon tomorrow. of public aid from policy aims, Con Out in Danville, Ohio, it could be gress should specify "people goals" three years before they noticed the for the funds it appropriates. A pro difference." gram whose objective is defined as a 2- The evaluator's cynicism was under percent decrease in infant mortality scored by the release last February or a 2-percent annual rise in reading of a government report tided, Social scores might not build either schools Indicators. In this 250-page survey, or neighborhood health centers - to the Office of Management and Budg the chagrin of some special interest et evaluated Americans in terms of lobbies. Such efforts would nonethe health, employment, housing, educa less have a better chance of improving tion, and safety. The charts revealed the conditions of those in whose that the tens of billions of dollars names the programs were initiated. spent since 1960 by the Public Health Setting goals of programs as a meas Service, Medicare, and Medicaid have urable change in the condition of had a negligible impact on the health target groups would not be an easy status of the nation. Average life spans reform to effect. The ex pertise re have hardly budged from 68 and 72 quired to set realistic performance ob years for men and women, respective jectives surpasses that possessed by ly. congressmen or their staffs. When Had they traced the trends in read medical specialists disagree on the ex ing achievement for the same period, tent to which death rates from stroke the charts would have been even more can be reduced for a given fiscal ap frightening. Scores of reading and propriation, how can Congress decide? math skills have been sinking steadi- Congress also has been fond of avoid-

9 r, fair method by which an accused Pres ident can have his .. day in court," and COMMENTARY: the public can have its unanswered questions on the subject satisfactorily POLITICS answered. If the President should resign, he would not have an opportunity to properly defend and vindicate himself. The people's representatives would not have the opportunity to make judg ments within a calm, judicial atmos phere. Questions would remain unan The swered and would be debated in a less reasoned environment. The search for justice wou.:d be sidetracked. prive the country of an opportunity Furthermore, if Nixon should re to purge itself of Watergate. The de Case sign, a dangerous precedent would be bate over the President's guilt or in set: Presidents could be hounded out nocence would continue unresolved. of office without constitutional protec The conduct of the President is a tion. model for the nation's morality. When The United States is strong en the President's morality is challenged, Allainst ough to go through the impeachment it contributes to the erosion of the process, for it is the pursuit of con country's moral core. Such a challenge stitutional processes which gives a can only be properly evaluated and sense of continuity and institutional answered by a serious discussion of Resillnation balance to the nation, particularly in the nation's values. The discussion time of crisis. The nation's stability is must come through an open and fair enhanced because there is a peaceful, confrontation of the accused. legal means for settling major losses It is Congress's obligation to articu by Tanya Melich of confidence in its leaders without late the nation's morality in its im resort to lawlessness and violence. peachment actions, thus reinforcing the Under our governmental system, the Such flexibility constitutes one of the values upon which America's govern President is held accountable by the fine qualities of the American system mental morality is primarily based: public for the acts of his Administra of government. the Declaration of Independence and tion and is charged by his oath of of Nixon's resignation, however, would the Constitution with its all-important fice to execute faithfully the laws of aggravate national tensions, and de- Bill of Rights. • the land. If he were to resign, this doctrine would be seriously damaged since future Presidents would no longer feel that they must answer to the public for their actions - except Ripon on Watergate at election time. At its annual meeting in Memphis, April 7, the Ripon Society The Constitution provides a proce reaffirmed its support for the progress of impeachment proceed dure for determining whether a Pres ings against President Nixon and repeated its call for full presi ident has committed crimes or abused dential cooperation with the House Judiciary Committee. Although his power to the point that he should Ripon did not formally advocate presidential resignation, it ac be removed from office. If President knowledged that the national interest might be aided br such Nixon were to resign before this resignation at a future date. Ripon was particularly critlcal of process were completed, the entire con any congressional lobbying which perverts the judicial nature of the impeachment process. "The Nixon Administration has stitutional system would be severely attempted to solicit congressional support against impeachment weakened. Impeachment could then no by, in several cases, crippling legislation which it had previously longer be considered as an effective endorsed. Backers of strong consumer advocacy, of the establish deterrent against those who might ment of long-needed land use directives at the federal level, and abuse the public trust. of expanded legal services programs, can only interpret unexplain The whole impeachment process ed Administration withdrawal of support as evidence of barter was established to give accused office ing. We believe that these attempts to influence the process in holders and the public an opportunity dicate the Administration has embarked upon a course that in vites abuse," said Ripon. for a peaceful, legitimate inquiry into the facts and a resolution of the ques tions those facts raise. It is the only 10 Republican members of Congress are familiar '\f"ith the blueberry cheesecake/strawberry bisque controversy. If eMargin Release they vote for blueberry cheesecake, they lose the straw berry bisque voters. If they vote for strawberry bisque, BUNKER HILL - Personally, I've always hated they lose the blueberry cheesecake voters. Either way, they making decisions. Menus are a particular abomination. will end up out of the ice cream. That's why I was gratified recently to read about the ice It's no wonder that many of these congresspeople are cream parlor that advertised "one flavor, no decisions." praying for a new soda jerk who will relieve them of this re That's my kind of place! sponsibility. There is no more exquisite agony than selecting blue What I could never understand is why Congress con berry cheesecake ice cream only to wonder if you should tinued to pass laws giving the soda jerk more power to have invested your quarter instead in a strawberry bisque dish out whatever ice cream he wants when they don't cone. That dilemma has all the ingredients of a good like him or his ice cream. The problem, of course, is that presidential radio address: "My fellow Americans, I could it is difficult for 435 members of the House and 100 tem have chosen blueberry cheesecake, but that would have peramental palates in the Senate to agree on one flavor been the easy way. Those who would advocate blueberry of ice cream. If you look at it that way, you understand cheesecake forget my solemn obligation to uphoLd straw why the country's in such a mess. Even Ho-Jo's, the heist berry bisque. I was elected to eat strawberry bisque and I of the highway, has only 26 flavors. will not be dissuaded from that task, arduous though it Wouldn't everything be simpler if the whole world may be .. .. Anyway, strawberry bisque is proba:bly tax were vanilla or chocolate or maybe fudge ripple? But deductible. school busing is a whole different problem. db.

Commissioner of Investigation Robert K. Ruskin: Attor ney Robert M. Pennoyer; Eric County Executive Edward 14a ELIOT STREET V. Regan; former deputy mayor Robert W. Sweet; and PhUlp H. Weinberg, appointment officer to Gov. Malcolm Wilson. • John A. Cairns, former president of the Minneap olis City Council, was elected president of the Ripon So • Recent speakers at meetings of the Boston-Cam ciety April 7 at the Society's annl!a.l meet!ng in Mem bridge Chapter have included Massachusetts Gov. Francis phis, Tennessee. Tanya MeUch, a political wnter and con Sargent and Lt. Gov. Donald Dwight. sultant from New York, was elected chairperson of the • National Associate Member Theodore Curtis, Jr. is National Governing Board. Key speakers at the three a candidate for the Maine State Senate. Attorney Curtis day meeting were Neal Peirce, author of The Deep South has been a state representative since 1971. States of America, and Samuel C. Jackson, former as sistant secretary of HUD. Peirce told Ripon that the • Constantine Sldmon-EI'istoff, former New York City southern GOP would be better off seeking slower, long transportation administrator, has been appointed North term gains through pursuit of progressive policies than east regional chairman of the Ripon Society. Eristoff was seeking short-term victories through imitation of "bour also recently appointed a member of the Metropolitan bon Democrats." Jackson urged Ripon to increase its mi Transit Authority. nority recruitment efforts. Other new national officers • RIchard W. Rahn was elected president of the elected at the meeting were Larry Finkelstein, vice chair Washington, D.C. chapter at its April meeting. Wash person of the NGB; Richard Kahn (who resigned May 1 ington Post columnist DaV'id Broder spoke at the meet as Ripon's managing director) chairman for finance; ing on "The Republican Party and the '74 Elections." Werner Kuhn, vice president for .administration; Glenn Other new D.C. officers are Larry Finkelstein, vice presi Gerstell, vice president for public information; Robert dent; Nat Semple, treasurer; Anne Sherwood, member Stewart, vice president for publications; Robert Donald ship; AI SC'hlmmel, program; and John Dirlam, research. son, vice president for research; Richard Carson, treas Winfred Mondel, Shella Greewald, and Howard N ellhaus urer; Jared Kaplan, secretary, LInda. MlIler, chapter de were appointed to the executive committee. velopment chairperson; and Ann O'Loughlln, program chairperson. Arrangements for the NGB weekend were • Walter Klen, an aide to Sen. Peter Domlnlck, spoke coordinated by Memphis members Jerry Katz, Happy to a March meeting of the Colorado study group on the Jones, Urania AlIssandratos, Jocelyn Wurtzberg, BID upcoming Senate campaign. WhItten, and LInda. MIller. • Allee Heyman, New York Ripon member, has been elected as the Empire State's representative to the Na • Sen. Jacob JaV'its (R-N.Y.) delivered the keynote tional Women's Political Caucus. address at the New York Chapter's "Building for the Fu ture" conference on April 27. Javits' speech on strength • The Memphis Chapter recently elected new officers. ening Congress as a counterbalance to the presidency They are Jerome Katz, president; Urania Allssandratos, will be highlighted" in a future issue of the FORUM. 1st vice president; Mary Robinson, 2nd vice president; Other featured panelists and speakers included Nassau Harry Johnson, Jr., researcher; LInda MIller, secretary; County Executive Ralph G. Oaso; State Sen. John R. and William WhItten, treasurer. Dunne; Evelyn Cunnblgham., director of the Women's • Both the Minnesota and Detroit chapters held is Unit for Gov. Malcolm WUson; Henry Diamond, execu sues conferences May 11. Washington Post political tive director of the Commission on Critical Choices for writer Lou Cannon and Minneapolis City Councilman Americans; Joseph L. Forstadt, president of the Associa Walter Rockenstein were the speakers at the Minneapolis tion of New York State Young Republican Clubs; for conference which featured discussions on the state legis mer Sen. Charles Goodell; Professor Andrew Hacker of lature, expanded ownership and the energy crisis. Par the City University of New York; State Attorney General ticipants in the Detroit meeting included Iowa State Sen. Louis Lefkowltz; former City Finance Administrator Flor John Murray, former Minnesota GOP Chairman David a.vante Perrotta; former Rochester Mayor Stephen May; Krogseng, former RNC co-chairman EIly Peterson, Mich Jean McKee, administrative assistant to Sen. Javits; for igan GOP Chairman Bill McLaughlin, and pollsters Fred mer State Sen. Thomas Laverne; former New York City Currier and Bob Teeter.

11 tions of U.S. Reps. Trent Lott and Thad Cochran and congressional candidate Ben Hilburn. Then, "In an at tempt to boost party hopes for 1974, Nixon commented DULY NOTED: POLITICS that in good years (Nixon's 1972 sweeping victory?), the party tended to put forth 'turkeys' as candidates. Top • "Is the Republican Party Irrele\'ant'!" by Allan candidates came out in years with dismal prospects. Re C. Brownfeld. New Guard, May 1974. "Conservatives, be publican senatorial candidate Gil Carmichael, who in 1972 cause they tend to think of themselves as bound intrin found Nixon-Agnew on the Eastland team, looked a little sically to the Republican Party, have overlooked the fact pale when 'turkeys' (were, mentioned. Maybe Gil, one that with the advent of the Nixon Administration, the of the best statewide GOP candidates in years, was afraid Republicans are abandoning their traditional anti-Com that the government would exterminate 'turkeys' like munism and the Democrats who, in many instances, had they clid chickens in Mississippi. Form~r State Sen.. Bus~y " adopted a conciliatory attitude toward the Soviet Union Wise. a 196(1 GOP congressIOnal candidate, saw hiS Wife and Communist China are picking it up," writes Brown turn towards him and say. 'Gobble, gobble.''' According feld in this critique of the Nixonization of the GOP. to Weidie. at least one top state Republican was mouth Writing in the Young Americans for Freedom monthly, ing expleth'es on the "bipal'tisanship" of Nixon's com he argues that loyalty to the President has led conser ments after the :\lississippi GOP's efforts to support him. vatives to stomach policies they ought not to have digest ed. "Most Republicans who call themselves 'conservatives' • "Dt'Olo('rah; Art' Rt'hlilldllllr Pllrty," by Bob Wied have supported statism at home, weakness abroad, and rich. Chi<'ago Trlhllllt', April 2, 1974. According to Demo a host of policies they find objectionable under Adminis cratic National Chairman Robert S. Stl'auss, " ... we've trations of the other party. They defend their support paid too much attention of the rare minority, who are for such outrages as 'party loyalty.' This, as we have in business for themselves. They have no power base. seen, has caused them to defend the machinations of They're trying to hang on to what little they've got. How Watergate as well." He concludes, "A critic should tell ever, their interests aren'.t in the best interests of either the truth as he sees it, and the truth today, unfortunate the Democratic Party or the country." Strauss claims ly, seems to be that the Republican Party is irrelevant he's been successful in uniting the Democratic Party to the nation's real problems and most irrelevant of all and 'giving it a more moderate outlook, as represented to conservatives." by the "United Democrats" in the House of Representa tives. These moderate Democrats banded together last • "The Mald.ng of a Dlaster," by Hamilton Rogers. year to provide an alternative for House Democrats to New Guard, May 1974. "The party of Nixon, which is the liberal Democratic Study Group. "The 1972 conven what the Republican leadership has made it and'continues tion and election taught a lot of people that the ultra to insist that it is, cracking under the pressures of Water liberal position wasn't the route the party should take. gate, immense economic dislocations, and political inep If the Democratic Party is to remain the party of the titude." The failures are not simply Republican, however, people, it must regain what attracted voters to it in the argues the YAF writer. "The issue, or more correctly past. United Democrats is part of the answer," accord the development, is the complete failure of a conserva ing to U.S. Rep. Edith Green (D-Ore.J. tive politics. The cause is not Nixon, for he was only a catalyst. The cause runs directly to the failure of con • "Ford Can Offend Hard Cort' - And WIn," by Row servatives, especially those in elective office, to transcend land Evans and Robert Novak. Boston G1oht', April 29, the narrow party loyalty which is so much a part of 1974. Vice President Gerald Ford's appearance at a semi Nixonian politics... With their integrity gone, with their nar on the future of the Republican Party sponsored by political positions reduced to opportunistic convenience U.S. Rep. Paul McCloskey infuriated California GOP and with their party facing oblivion, conservative Repub leaders, but failed to damage Ford's party popularity. licans fumble at the edges. There is no strategy for con Ford spoke at a meeting held in San Jose the weekend servatives because there are no conservatives; only Re of a state GOP centl'al committee meeting there. Ap publicans. There is no identifiable political position for pearing with McCloskey, U.S. Rep. John Rousselot, and many conservatives because they are supporting the Pres moderate congressional candidate George Milias (who's ident. There is no movement because there is only cau seeking to succeed U.S. Rep. Charles Gubser), Ford said tion among those with safe seats in the Congress who the GOP was big enough for both the progressive McClos desire not 70 percent of their district vote, but SO, and key and the conservative Rousselot. Meanwhile, Republi who would never run the risk of upsetting the Repub can big-wigs fumed - and said nothing. "The reason is ex lican establishmentarians whose minority habits and dis plained by a conservative congressman with no love for like for issues will probably be with us for all the party's McCloskey: 'Nobody is about to knock Jerry Ford. He's time. Come to think of it, the end of that time may be all we've got.' That spells boundless opportunity for the near. That is probably the real issue for 1974." Vice President, in sharp contrast to Spiro T. Agnew and Richard M. Nixon, to embark on a mission of concilia • "Nixon Didn't Really Say Anything," by Wayne W. tion within the Republican Party." Weidie. Clarksdale (Mississippi) Press Register, May 2, 1974. After President Nixon's speech before the Missis • "SI~eUned FInch Vows to Stay Alh'e PoUti('ally," sippi Economic Council in late April, he spoke to about by George Skelton. Los Angeles Times, March 25, 1974. 500 state Republicans in a "private" meeting (to which Although many California Republicans think former HEW Weidie says he gained entry by posing as a Nixon tax Secretary Robert Finch is "washed up politically," the accountant). "Afterwards, I couldn't see why the White former lieutenant governor disagrees: "I've been written House wanted to keep the press out of the reception. off before by people with very short memories. I just Nixon didn't really say anything. In fact, what he did think it enters another phase. I've had kind of a cyclical say and do irritated a few of the state GOP's 'key lead view of careers. I don't pursue the 'ladder theory,' that ers." Weidie writes that the President fumbled introduc- you go one rung at a time up a single course," rbRUM Published semi-monthly by the Ripon Society, 509 C Street N.E., Washing ton, D.C. 20002. Second class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts,