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CONTENTS Politics 1-4 Commentary 5 -8 FORUM Duly Noted 7 JUNE 1, 1974 Vol. X, No. 11 50 CENTS "IF WE FIND JE_RY, MAYBE IE'LL :~ '. .", ~ , ::' ~ " ',LA'ID'" LEAD .1',OTBE .... ,OS' PROMISED,.... ,:" :.j ....:...... ,., ." ":. ".,.; ~.. / .'. " .... '; .,! ,.-", . , ... .... ~ ___ ~ ~L. L _ _ ... ___~ _.<.._.~ ... "--- _ '.' __ • _ _ ___ _ __ ~_, ........ __ ~_~ ~ __ .... ~ ____ '~__ _ _. ~_ ••• __ _ ~ ._.-:.... .... " - '. _. ' ...'. -,' -...... __ ... ~., Pennsylvania has now) would shift a large block of independent profes POLITICS: REPORTS' sional and managerial voters into Democratic primaries. Such legislation RULE 29 would formalize the anti-Watergate two-party statewide registration and sentiments of independent voters and thus to lock into the Democratic Party be a disaster for the GOP. The Mis sissippi GOP has already successfully "For the first time in my life, I agree a long-tenn national majority. In ad blocked such legislation. with the Ripon Society," said Missis dition to this effect between the par ties, the effect within the Democratic One Auspitz statement drew an an sippi GOP State Chainnan darke Reed noyed response from Ray Bliss, the on April 27 before Subcommittee Four Party is to throw off balance the Wal lace forces which in the North are subcommittee chainnan. Auspitz's re (on delegate selection of the Repub ference to "fears of state party lead lican Party's Rule 29 Committee). heavily dependent on blue-collar inde pendents." ership that an increase in Republican Reed was commenting on testimony strength will upset control of party To counter this trend, said Auspia. presented by Josiah Lee Auspitz, for machinery" prompted Bliss to reply "The GOP should oppose provisions mer president of the Ripon Society. that such statements were not based designed to restrict voter participation Auspitz had told the committee that on fact. Indeed, said Bliss, such "bad in the primaries or to lock in a given rules promulgated by the Democratic publicity" statements had "always ir faction and lock others out. It should National Committee were threatening ritated him about Ripon." welcome and recruit Democrats and in to prompt significant changes in state In their testimony before Subcom dependents into its ranks regardless of laws which would upset Republican mittee Four, three representatives of their social status, and it should press delegate selection procedures. Said the National Women's Political Caucus for state laws which enable it to do Auspitz: (Vice Chairs Bobbie Greene Kilherg so. This is not merely in the current "This poses four kinds of problems and Audrey Colom and Treasurer Republican interest, but in the interest for us as Republicans. First; where Betsy Griffith Deardourff) noted that of a vigorous two-party system. Par Democratic rules are in conflict with voters "are turned off by the image ties ought to have to earn the support ours or with state law, there is a prob of the party and sense that only white, of their adherents. If they are respon lem of legalIty. Second, where Demo middle-aged, middle-class males are sive to their constituents, they will not cratic rules have the effect of using really welcome. Each of us in this need lock-in rules to maintain a cap the delegate selection process to pro hearing was probably at the 1972 con tive audience." mote their own partisan interests, this vention, and we can all recall the ma poses a problem of Republican polit Auspitz also pointed out that Dem jority composition of that delegate ical strategy. Third, where their rules ocratic rules called for proportional body. It was white, Anglo-Saxon, Pro are badly drawn and encourage slop representation of voter choices re testant, and male, which - while per py state legislation, and a frivolous ceiving more than 15 percent of the haps secure to some in i.ts homogenei presidential selection process, ¢is poses primary vote. This low percentage will ty - is not what present nor future a problem of general public policy. eliminate "the role of the delegate se election victories are made of. Why Fourth, since these preceding three lection process in paring down the list must we - who are women, Black, problems call for a decisive Repub of serious (presidential) contenders to Spanish-surnamed American, native lican response, there is a procedural two or three." The result may well be American, Asian American, ethnic problem: By what agency can the the increased probability of a broker American, young or old - fight to GOP respond to the Democratic rules ed convention. get in the front door?" They com in between conventions?" Subsequent to Auspitz's testimony, plained that when the NWPC at Auspitz wasparticu1arly critical of the FORUM has found that- changes tempted to get a member appointed a Democratic rule restrictingparticipa in the election laws of states like to the Rule 29 Committee, "The tion in the delegate selection process Washington, Oregon, Massachusetts, feeling was conveyed to us by some to "Democratic voters." "Its effect is Texas, and Michigan to institute state that we were not sufficiently a part of to move state parties toward formal wide two-party registration (such as the party hierarchy, that somehow we SUBSCRIPTION RATES are $15 a year. $1.50 for students. serv THE RIPON SOCIETY, INC. ~1i!ep~=~~~~'!h= Icemen. and for Peace Corps. Vista and other volunteers. Overseas members are young business. academic and professional men and air mail. $3 extra. Advertising rates on request. Please allow women. 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Mark m pul:Ilishing this magazine the RiP9n SocIety seeks to provide Frazier. Peter Berg. and William K. Woods. a forum for fresh ideas. well-researched prOposals and for a IIJllrI.t of critic:ism. innovation, and Independent 'tli!nking within the Ita TecludClll Edlton Evelyn LaBan ~Ucan Parly. Articles do not n8ceascmly represent the ~ Ali: LesUe Morrill and Annie Greene of the National. Governing Board or the EditOrial Board of the Ripon Society. unless they are explicitly so labelled. Stall Asal:l1aBb Nelson ldnlet 2 were not 'reliable,' and that we might sought and won the presidency of this the race. Already announced for the even be 'radical: " year's state constitutional convention, Democratic nomination are State Sen The NWPC representatives point which convened May 8. ate Vice President Harry V. Spanos, a ed out that they have never "asked The "issue" in the gubernatorial liberal Democratic representative from for quotas and we are not asking for campaign is bound to be Thomson a Republican district, State Rep. Hugh quotas now. We are asking that good and his foot-in-mouth approach to the J. Gallen, a former Democratic state faith and affirmative efforts be made governorship. In a Boston Globe poll chairman who is now a Democratic to provide women and other under which asked voters to assess the pos national committeeman, and former represented groups with an equal sible performance of prospective gu State Sen. Richard Leonard. chance to participate and compete in bernatorial candida:tes, 41 percent of The cast of candidates for the Sen the party process." The NWPC pre those interviewed said Thomson would ate seat being vacated by Cotton ap sented a model affirmative action plan be "below average/very poor." Thom pears more certain. Earlier this year which would stress "educational" ef son did considerably worse than u.S. it appeared that Cotton might recon forts to involve minorities in the dele Rep. James O. Cleveland (R) in a sider his retirement decision at the be gate selection process. hypothetical gubernatorial race against hest of party leaders who wanted to The need for a better distribution Manchester Mayor Sylvio DuPuis, a avert a clash over his successor. Cot of information on delegate selection popular Democratic moderate. Geve ton did not change his mind, how was also stressed by Pittsburgh GOP land, however, is expected to again ever, and u.S. Rep. Louis Wyman (R) City Committeewoman Eithne Hartnett seek re-election to his 2nd C.D. seat. has a one-on-one clash with former and Common Cause official Thomas J. Thomson's tempests have raged Gov. Wesley Powell, a perennial can Mader. Said Mader, "Too often the throughout his gubernatorial term. didate who enjoys the blessings of local, state, or national party officials They have included opposition to a Union-Leader publisher William Loeb. are the only ones who know and un gay student organization at the Uni Loeb did not want Cotton to retire, derstand the delegate selection proc versity of New Hampshire, investiga partly because he detests Wyman (de ess. For active participation in the tion of tax returns of political op spite Wyman's conservative bent). party, it is important that all Repub ponents, advocacy of a coastal oil re The 1st C.D. congressman should have licans, all citizens, are provided the finery to be built by Aristotle Onassis, little trouble defeating Powell, despite necessary information about how one opposition to a federal grant: for a the Union-Leaders diatribes.