VOL. IX, No. 17

SEPTEMBER 15, 1973 FORUM 25 CENTS

In a suit filed last October in U.S. District Court in Washington, Mrs. POLITICS: REPORTS Worden charged the Committee for the Re-election of the President, the hustings to unify his party. Said one Federal Bureau of Investigation, the NORTH ·DAKOTA top GOP leader, "He's been running Secret Service, the Fontainebleu, and harder in the past five months than the Republican National Committee he has in the past five years." with systematically diverting her calls. Callers were reportedly told by hotel FARGO, N.D. - Next year's North Although Gov. Link (D) has a operators that Mrs. Worden was not Dakota Senate race shapes up as a four-year term, his first months on registered - or asked if they were re­ tough contest between incumbent Sen. the job have not been impressive. One Republican leader described him as sponding to the newspaper advertise­ Milton Young (R) and former Gov. ment. William Guy (D). "the weakest governor we've had." Mrs. Worden's $1.125 million law­ Young, who will tum 77 next year, The Democrats' bright star may be the suit against the above agencies has hit has served in the Senate since 1945. young state tax commissioner, Byron a snag, however. Although journalists He is known as "Mr. Wheat" in the L. Dorgan. The liberal Dorgan may were told last year by hotel employees state and current record prices for that find he has nothing to lose and a good that the interference had been ordered commodity are not hurting the sen­ deal of name exposure to gain by by "Republicans," the whole respon­ ator's re-election chances. making a futile race against the pop­ ular U.S. Rep. Mark Andrews (R). sibility for the affair has now been Unlike Young, Guy has not yet an­ Andrews had been expected to move taken by the hotel's chief telephone nounced his campaign intentions. The up to the Senate if Young retired. As operator. According to Mrs. Worden, 53-year-old Guy is likely to exploit one North Dakota journalist said re­ the operator "now says under oath that age as a campaign issue. The power­ cently, "Nobody's beating Andrews­ she instigated the monitoring of my ful Farmers Union passed a resolution not for the next 30 years anyway." • calls on her own." at their spring convention indicating The chief operator lives in retire­ they would not support a candidate ment in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. How over 65. The resolution would pro­ or why she retired is not remember­ hibit support for Young but it would PHONE SERVICE ed by the hotel management, accord­ also preclude support for Sen. Quen­ ing to Mrs. Worden, herself a resi­ tin N. Burdick (D), a Farmers Union B 0 S TON - Remember Mrs. dent of Weston, Massachusetts. hero who comes up for re-election in Katherine Worden? She's the Mas­ Mrs. Worden, who is a political in­ 1976. Burdick is now 65. sachusetts anti-war activist who charged dependent, says she is flabbergasted" Neither Guy nor Young are slouches federal and Republican officials with by the sudden loss of memory by hotel at the ballot box. Young received 65 interfering with her phone calls after officials. They reportedly don't "re­ percent of the vote in 1968 while Guy she placed the following ad in the member" talking to reporters last got 54 percent in his last run for Miami Herald during the Republican August. "It's very frustrating. I can governor the same year. The former National Convention last August: hardly believe it," says Mrs. Worden Democratic state chief executive is Our President Needs Your Help. who reports that the chief operator hampered by a three-way split in his Because I am a citizen who wlexplainedly claimed she was trying own party, however - between fac­ cares deeply about the welfare to "help" Mrs. Worden. tions loyal to Guy, Burdick and cur­ of my country, I implore you Although her Own witnesses - rent Gov. Arthur A. Link. who have the chance to be such as Common Cause's John Gard­ A series of polls over the past five heard to convey your thoughts ner and columnist Mary McGrory _ years have indicated a close race be­ about this still escalating war to stand ready to testify to the phone tween Guy and and Young. A GOP­ the man who makes the deci­ monitoring, the positions of hotel em­ sponsored poll this spring indicated an sions. Your opinions can make ployees have stymied Mrs. Worden's edge for Guy, but the results have a difference. case. It has been "postponed without been kept more secret than presiden­ The ad requested readers to influ­ prejudice." Mrs. Worden hopes the tial tapes. A subsequent mail poll by ence the President to end the Indo­ .. dirty tricks" segment of the Ervin Sen. Young gave him a lead. china War. It also invited calls to Mrs. Committee hearings may bring out new Meanwhile, Young is out beating the Worden at the Fontainebleu Hotel, evidence about the incident, One major motivation for her suit Nom Brooklyn, profitted by the split­ seek election under a new party label, was to prove that "one person can ting of the liberal vote between Blum­ despite accumulation sufficient qualify­ take on. city hall and win." Mrs. enthal and Badillo as well as Biaggi's ing signatures, the new occupant of Worden is disappointed but stiIl hope­ credibility problems to capture 34 per­ Gracie Mansion appears certain to be ful. • cent of the primary vote. present comptroller. Under a new state law, there was Beame has been a good, if not in­ a runoff between Badillo and Bearne novative, fiscal manager for the city three weeks af.ter the initial primary. in the past. His capacity to provide NEW YORK CITY The campaign was rather colorless. more than an adequate caretaker man­ Both candidates tried to appeal to the agement in the future is undemon­ NEW YORK CITY - Gotham City middle class, and argued for more strated. • is destined for competent but lack­ police, and greater governmental ef­ luster leadership for the next four ficiency; there was no discussion of years: Barring acts of God, Abraham the great social problems facing the NEW MEXICO D. Bearne wiIl be elected the city's city. Beame easily swept the runoff, 105th mayor on November 6, 1973. winning four out of the five boroughs. The city has reverted to its tradition BadiIlo won in only the Black, Puerto SANTA FE - Both parties in New in which the Democratic nomination Rican neighborhoods, and liberal areas Mexico may have crowded primaries is tantamount to election. Bearne won of Manhattan. next year in the race to succeed Gov. ,that nomination in a June 26th run­ In November, Beame will face Bruce King (D), who cannot succeed off against U.S. Rep. Herman BadiIlo Biaggi, who is still on the Conserva­ hiinself. ' (D), capturing 61 percent of the vote tive Party line, Blumenthal, who re­ Among the Republicans in the race against Badillo's 39 percent. mains on the Liberal Party line, and may well be King's predecessor, mod­ Bearne has had 23 years experi­ Staten Island State Sen. John Marchi erate David Cargo. The former gov­ on the Republican line. Marchi de­ ence ~n municipal government. He was ernor had announced he was moving budget director under former Robert feated Lindsay in the Republican pri­ to Oregon after losing GOP senatorial F. Wagner, and then ran with him mary in 1969, and became the GOP primaries in both 1970 and 1972, but and was elected in 1961 as comptroller nominee this year following Gov. Nel­ remained in the state to practice law (the second most powerful position son Rockefeller's abortive attempt to after he failed to pass the Oregon bar in the city). Beame was the Demo­ make former Mayor Wagner the Re­ exam. Cargo's prospects for victory are cratic mayoral nominee in 1965, after publican-Liberal nominee. Marchi is still dim. Wagner stepped down, but was de­ articulate, intelligent, and fairly con­ The GOP frontrunner at this point feated in a hotly-contested election by servative. His low-key campaign is not is the party's unsuccessful candidate a liberal Republican Manhattan con­ likely to lead to success. His fate will for lieutenant governor in 1970, for­ gressman, John V. Lindsay. Bearne probably be shared by his more pro­ mer State Sen. Joe Skeen. Skeen, who spent the next four years in private gressive running mates: Thomas Gal­ has announced his candidacy, is one of business, and then, while Lindsay was vin will be defeated for City Council two former state Republican chairmen winning re-election in 1969, he was President by Paul O'Dwyer, a very who may make the race; the other is elected to his old post of comptroller. liberal Democrat who ran against Sen. the immediate past chairman, former Jacob Javits in 1968; Finance Admin­ Supreme Court Justice Tom McKenna. After Lindsay decided against an­ istrator Richard Lewisohn, one of the other race earlier this year, it seemed Former State Sen. Jack Eastham, few remaining Republicans in Lind­ an Albuquerque attorney, may well as though every Democrat in town was say's cabinet, faces a tough race running for mayor. Most dropped out give Skeen his closest competition for against Democratic State Sen. Harrison the nomination. The candidacy of Air due to lack of money and popular sup­ J. Goldin for comptroller. . port until only four were left to bat­ Force Lt. Col. James Hughes, a for­ tle it out in the June 4th primary: The As the mayoralty campaign moved mer POW, is not taken very serious­ deputy minority leader of the assem­ into September, Beame's victory pros­ lyat this point. bly, Albert Blumenthal of Manhattan. pects moved from sure to very sure to The relative unpopularity of Gov. is an attractive and very liberal candi­ very, very sure. Marchi's campaign suf­ King may hurt Democratic chances to date whose campaign never managed fered a setback on its rather listless elect his successor. The frontrunner is to get off the ground. The candidacy course when campaign coordinator State Sen. Jerry Apodaca, an insurance of the initial front-runner, Bronx U.S. Morton B. Lawrence resigned. Law­ businessman and former University of Rep. Mario Biaggi (a former police­ rence's departure followed disagree­ New Mexico football star. Two for­ man and conservative who appealed ments within the Marchi camp over mer Democratic state chairmen are also to the white ethnic vote) took a sharp the influence of aides of Sen. James. mentioned for the nomination: Drew downturn after it was revealed he took 1. Buckley (Cons.-N.Y.). Cloud and Penrod Toles. Rounding the Fi.fth Amendment before a federal Liberal Blumenthal received the en­ out the possibilities is State Sen. C.B. grand jury. Former Bronx Borough dorsement of the New York Times, Trujillo. president Badillo was endorsed by the but seemed likely to be as successful Both of New Mexico's congressmen New York Times, and received the as the Conservative Biaggi, who in­ - Harold Runnels (D) and Manuel support of many liberal Jews, blacks dicated to Democratic leaders that he Lujan (R) - have decided to seek re­ and most of his fellow Puerto Ricans. would conduct only a perfunctory cam­ election, ending speculation that one Bearne, a 63-year old Jewish politician paign. With Badillo's decision not to of them might seek the governorship. The moderate Lujan may be challenged other Republicans also received sup­ tain neutrality in the Senate race. by.Lt. Gov. Robert Mondragon (D), port: former GOP State Chairman The convention was interpreted by although there is some conjecture that Richard Richards and former State some observers as a slap at former Mondragon may yet seek the governor­ Sen. Byron Rampton, brother of the Democratic National Chairwoman Jean ship instead. • state's Democratic governor, Calvin 1. Westwood. Earlier this year Klas had Rampton. voted to oust Westwood as national An earlier poll by the same news­ chairwoman. The state vice-chairwom­ UTAH paper showed George Romney with a an, who voted to retain Westwood, clear lead among rank-and-file Repub­ was herself ousted from her Utah post SALT LAKE CITY - The light licans. The new poll heartened sup­ at the recent state convention. shining on a possible George Romney porters of Jake Garn who hope that At a GOP organizational meeting Senate bid in Utah may be fading. Vernon Romney's supporters may align the same day as the Democratic con­ One of Romney's reported conditions themselves with the Salt Lake mayor vention. Dr. Ernest 1. Wilkinson, for making the race - the endorse­ if the attorney general does not enter the Republican national committee­ ment of all GOP county chairmen - the race. man, called President Nixon's failure now seems unlikely. The Democratic race to succeed Sen. to support all Republican candidates An August poll of the county chair­ Wallace Bennett (R) seems to be be­ last year "almost treason to our party." man taken by the Salt Lake TribU11e tween Donald Holbrook, a Salt Lake Wilkinson later amended his state­ showed support about evenly divided attorney who has the support of Dem­ ment to read "unreasoned." At the among former HUD Secretary George ocratic State Chairman John Klas, and GOP meeting, moderate State. Rep. Romney, Utah Attorney General Ver­ U.S. Rep. Wayne Owens (D). Klas Lorin N. Pace (R) was named to head non Romney (George's cousin) and was re-elect€d state chairman in August the party's candidate recruitment ef­ Salt Lake City Mayor Jake Garn. Two despite criticism of his failure to main- fort.•

ceptable moderate candidates. "While neither of these men would greatly assist the goal of returning the pro­ gressive coalition to the the party, their candidacies would DULY NOTED: POLITICS not drive more of these people away." • "Harrington sUcks to House," by Robert Healy. Boston Globe, September 10, 1973. "U.S. Rep. Michael • "PhUlips Urges Conservatives to Keep Nixon Hon­ Harrington of Beverly has decided not to seek the Demo­ est." Human Events, September 1, 1973. "Conservatives cratic nomination for the office of attorney general, a have long provided Richard Nixon with his most depend­ decision that changed the complexion of Massachusetts able support. He has for many years been the agent of politics considerably. Harrington in all probability would our hopes for practical leadership on behalf of the .prin­ have won the nomination with ease and would have han ciples in which we believe. Whenever he has been reJected an excellent chance of being elected," according to Globe and scorned by the press or liberals in his own party, Executive Editor Healy. "But the attorney general's of­ he has invariably been able to rely on our support and fice was not Harrington's real goal. He was considering effection," former Office of Economic Opportunity Di­ the contest only to position himself for the Senate con­ rector Howard Phillips told a recent national convention test in 1976, if and when Sen. Edward Kennedy goes after of the Young Americans for Freedom. But it may now be the Democratic presidential nomination." Democratic par­ time for conservatives to kick around the President, im­ ty chieftains and Harrington friends objected to the run plied Phillips. "The post-Watergate policy shifts to the for attorney general as a diminution of that office. There left and programmatic concessions in the face of pressure was also considerable fear in the Democratic camp that clearly demonstrate that the Administration, at least for House Minority Leader Francis W. Hatch, Jr. (R), would the moment, has had no guiding vision or central pur­ be the strong favorite to succeed Harrington if the. in­ pose which for it transcends in importance the simple cumbent stepped down. Now, Hatch, a personal friend retention of power," Phillips said. "After several more of Harrlngton's, is unlikely to make the race. weeks of watching and hoping that Richard Nixon can and will perform history's assigned task, we must be THE RIPON SOCIETY INC Is a. Republican research and ready to conclude that the time may come when it is , • pollcy organization whose better for our old friend to move aside, rather than hang members are young business, academic and professional m$n and there, on liberalism's tree, twisting slowly, slowly, in a women. It has national headquarters in District of Columbia, chapters in fifteen cities, National Associate members throughout leftward blowing breeze." Should the President be im· the fifty states, and several afI!liated groups of subchapter status. peached for liberalism? The Society Is supported by chapter dues, individual contribu­ • "Arkansas RepobUcanJsm ••• 1974 and After," by tions and revenues from ils publications and contract work. Dan DUrning. Arkansas Advocate, June, 1973. "The Ar­ THE RIPON FORUM Is published semi-monthly by the Ripon Society, Inc., 509 C Street N.E., kansas Republican Party must regain its position as the Washington, D.C. 20002. Second class postage rates paid at Boston, progressive party before it can rebuild into a viable op­ Massachusetts. Contents are copyrighted © 1973 by the Ripon So­ position. Only with progressive politics as practiced by ciety, Inc. Correspondence addressed to the Rciitor is welcomed. In publishing !Ius magcmne the Ripon Society seeks to provide Winthrop Rockefeller can the party again attract those a forum for fresh ideas, well-researched proposals and for a spirit voting blocs having the flexibility to cast independent of criticism, innovation, and independent thinking within the Re­ votes: young voters, affluent white liberals and blacks," publican Party. Articles do not necessarily represent the opinion of the National Governing Board or the Editorial Board of the writes Durning. He concludes that Dr. Wayne Babbitt, Ripon Society, unless they are explicitly so labelled. who ran unsuccessfully again last year against Sen. John SUBSCRIPTION RATES are $10 a year, IS for students. service­ McClellan (D), is the only moderate GOP hope to run men. and for Peace Corps, Vista and other volunteers. Overseas against Sen. J. William Fulbright in 1974. "The other air mail. $3 extra. Advertising rates on request. Please allow likely candidates, Representative John Paul Hammer­ five weeks for address changes. Editor: Dick Behn schmidt and Charles Bernard, have strong public images Editorial Boarcb as conservatives," contends Durning. ''The party strategy Robert D. Behn. Chairman Tanya Mel!ch in 1974 should be to invest its support in a progressive Robert H. Donaldson Robert G. Stewart James Manahan Ralph Thayer Governor-Lt. Governor tandem and in selected candidates Contributing Editors: Cilliord Brown. Glenn Gerstell. Will!am A. for local 'target' offices - those offices most vulnerable Koelsch, DanieIJ. Swfilinger, Josiah Lee Auspitz, Richard W. Rahn, to RepUblican challenge." Durning maintains that former John A. Rehfuss, and Thomas A. Sargent Assistant Editor: M. Victoria Golden State Rep. Sterling Cockrill, would be the Republicans' Art: Leslie Morr!ll and Annie Greene best hope for governor, but that former State Rep. George Advertlsbr.g M«Dczgen Deborah Bowen Nowotny and State Sen. Jim Caldwell would also be ac- of "Old Guard" support. Former National Committee­ woman Barbara Gunderson has not yet announced but POLITICS: PEOPLE is actively testing her strength. Finally, former POW Lt. CoL Leo Thorsness is examining his political future. • So eager were the managers of the New Jersey • The fallout from Philadelphia Mayor Frank gubernatorial campaign of U.S. Rep. Charles W. Sand­ Rizzo's latest political troubles has yet to settle enough man, Jr., to have New York Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller to forecast Rizzo's prospects against arch-rival Gov. keynote Sandman's September 17 kickoff dinner that Milton J. Shapp (D). Rizzo may have been hurt more they bumped Gov. Ronald Reagan (R), who had been by the disclosure of his personal police "corruption" previously announced as the featured speaker at the squad investigating his political enemies than by the un­ $100-a-plate event. When asked why Rocky was ap­ favorable results of a lie-detector test given Rizzo in a pearing on behalf of the conservative Sandman, one separate controversy. Another Philadelphian interested Rockefeller supporter reportedly said, "You could call in the governorship, District Attorney Arlen Spector it a reconnaissance flight." (R), may be backing off from a race. Spector's re­ election contest this year may be tougher than expect­ • IUinois has gone from a surplus to a shortage of ed. An additional potential Republican candidate, U.S. candidates to oppose Sen. Adlai Stevenson III (D) next Rep. H. John Heinz III, may also be cooling his guber­ year. U.S. Rep. John Anderson, chairman of the House natorial ardor in hopes of better political opportunities Republican Conference, has had second thoughts about at a later date. The GOP state treasurer who gave the the race and Ambassador Donald Rumsfeld, a former party some financial stability in recent years, Andrew Illinois congressma:n, seems content in Brussels. Attor­ Lewis, has re!tigned and is organizing his own guberna­ ney General William Scott similarly shows little interest torial run. Although his name recognition is low, Lewis in switching jobs at this point. Stevenson seems to be JIlay.command substantial support from GOP regulars; riding on the crest of private polIs which allegedly he may also have the money and the organizational abil­ show him smashing any Republican challenger. The big ity to win the nomination. House Speaker Kenneth Lee contests next year in Illinois, therefore, may center on (R) has publicly backed Lewis, but some observers still control of Cook County. The machine of Chicago consider him a possible candidate. Perhaps even less well­ Mayor Richard Daley (D) has been ridden by scandals known among the voters is the president of the First and Republicans see an opportunity to launch a stiff Pennsylvania· Bank, John Bunting. A former political fight for county control. One possible candidate is for­ friend of Rizzo, Bunting is now on the mayor's enemy mer Illinois Corrections Commissioner Peter Bensinger. list. It is theorized that some of the mayor's, financial The wealthy Bensinger established a strong reputation backers may be moving behind Bunting for the Repub­ in the administration of former Gov. Richard Ogilvie lican nomination. Other reports indicate Bunting may (R) and is now being touted for Cook County sheriff, seek Sen. Hugh Scott's seat in 1976. a post once held by Ogilvie. • Montana Republicans have elected a 34-year-old . •. New Yor~ ~nicks' basketball star Bill Bradley Great Falls attorney to succeed Bill Holter as state IS serIously considermg a race against freshman U.S. GOP chairman. Elected in early summer was Kenneth ~ep. Joseph J. Maraziti. Russe~ Hemenway of the Na­ R. Neill, who was Cascade County GOP chairman. tIonal ~ommittee for an EffectIve Congress is reported­ • The really big political controversy in North ly urgmg Bradley to make the race against Maraziti, Carolina this. year is not Sen. Sam Ervin (D) and his who helped design the district for himself as a state famous committee. It's liquor-by-the-drink and whether representative. Bradley campaigned for Jersey Demo­ Tarheel residents will approve a referendum this fall crats last year. ending the days of brown-bagging booze to restaurants. • In the Atlanta mayoralty race Vice Mayor • For a change it may be the Democrats ·woo do Maynard Jackson is now the favorite to oust Mayor the bloodletting in South Dakota next year. There 'has Sam MasseJl.. The incumbent is in trouble because of been talk that Gov. Richard Kneip (D) might chal­ the city's high crime rate and because black voter sup­ lenge Sen. George McGovern, but Kneip ,gives every port (about 50 percent) is more likely to go to the indication that he'll seek re-election. The secretary of black Jackson than the white Massf;:1J this year. There state recently sought a ruling on Kneip's eligibility to are nine other candidates in the October 2 race, how­ seek re-election as a Democrat. Under an old state law ever, and at least three others, including former U.S. which says he cannot be a candidate of the same par­ Rep. Charles L. Weltner (D), are given a chance to ty more than twice, the attorney general, also a Dem­ make a probable runoff. ocrat, ruled Kneip ineligible. The governor's first court . • ~he Republic

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