Wednesday,April 10, 1996 • Volume 2, Number 27 Page 1of8 Goldsmith's LG to =·..... • =d -1..:&-...:U. be delegates' choice THE Witwer reaffirms his commitment to the race INDIANAPOLIS - Should Mayor Stephen Goldsmith win the HOWEY May 7 primary, he is going to let Republican convention delegates select his lieutenant governor nominee,HPR has learned. And in another gubernatorial development, Bluffton newspa­ per publisher George Witwer reaffirmed his intention of staying in POLITICAL the race. That comes on the heels of speculation that Witwer may be angling for the lieutenant governor's nomination. "Everything we're doing is focused on having the best result we can on Election Daf,'Witwer said Tuesday. "We think we have a REPORT grassroots, get-out-the-vote plan that will make me very competitive. Anything with regards to lieutenant governor would have to happen The Weekly Briefing On Indiana Politics after we decide who the nominee is:' In HPR's March 20 edition, the analysis centered on how a The Howey Political Report is published 40 times a year by victorious Goldsmith in the primary could find a Republican conven­ NewsLink, Inc. The Howey Political Report is an independent, tion made up of delegates whose allegiance is to Rex Early, the non-partisan newsletter analyzing the political process in Indiana. It neither endorses candidates nor advocates positions favorite candidate of many party regulars. However, in a Munster of public policy. Times!WSBT-TV poll conducted by Mason-Dixon (822 registered,+/- Brian A. Howey 3.5 percent}, showed Goldsmith leading Early 48-18 percent. The editor and publisher ghosts of the 1992 convention when nominee Linley Pearson chose Robert Green might be raised if Goldsmith decided to "dictate" a Howey Political Report Office: 317-685-0883 ticket. Now, the Goldsmith campaign appears to be interested in hav­ PO Box44168 Fax:317-692-1032 lndianapolis,IN 46244 [email protected] ing the delegates play a major role in crafting a ticket. Morristown office: 317-763-7666 "The mayor has said all along that he feels the convention NewsLink Home Page: http://www.iquest.net/-hwypol/ needs to decide the lieutenant governor:' said John Hatfield, spokes­ man for the Goldsmith campaign. Subscription information: $250 annually for 40 HPR asked Hatfield, will Goldsmith nominate a candidate? "I editions via fax or first class mail. Call 317-685-0883. doubt it:' he responded. "The mayor has been fairly clear on that." © 1995, The Howey Political Report. All rights reserved. Despite Hatfield's assertion, that strategy comes as news to Photocopying, faxing or reproducing in any form, in whole or in many key politicians and analysts across the state, including Witwer. part, is a violation offederal law and is ~prohibited "The lieutenant governor needs to be someone who is a good without consent of the publisher. continued on page 2 ((QUOTE" OF THE WEEK INSIDE F E A T U R E S

"I don't know the word 'shameless.' I don't use • Play of the Week: Witwer's endorsement page 2 the word 'shameless:! have little saltier words .... " • Horse Race: Supt. Reed's big battle looms page 3 -Rex Early, on WNDY-TV's Mike Pence • HPR Interview: Robert Schmuhl pages 4-5 Show, commenting on Steve Goldsmith's • Columnists: Smith, Klein, Lanosga, Howey page 6 characterization of his TV ads. • Perhaps We Wander: Al Spiers' legacy page 7 HPR's Pre-Primary Briefing Luncheon April 23, see page 8 Wednesday,April 10, 1996 JPage 2 of 8

1llL ME AGAiN A~~r YER 1q~7 BtlDIBET PLAl~S ....

11 Go~dsmith sees lG pitch to delegates oonsens.us' TICK~ER Frompagel or from the Early camp:' As it turns out, we T A p E partner with the governor. I would imagine for were the only campaign represent·ed. lNhat is

1 whoever becomes the nominee will give some very unfortunate abolJll that is that it reinforces 1l :ll:1Hi:.1 11 1111111 indication of who would be the best persm to this idea that I'm runni. 1g for lt. governor?' PLAY OF THE WEEK: Gm~e reinforce and help the governor achieve his • Witwer saidl l:.is endorsement by Witwer picked up the h:lnana goals. If I win the nomination, I would fu]y Indiana Right to Life Jh; 1!: been a big boost to Rigfrlt to Life endorsem1rnt, expect the guidance of the ce egates:' his campaign.And Wiltw·er was sk1ep1tical of the perfrlaps the most impontant Early's campaign has been, for months, Times/WSBT endorsement on the right. It telling the press that Goldsmith has "promised" poll, which was breathes more life into a the nomination to several cand dates. condUlcted gubernatorial campai1grr1 many Goldsmith's stra!egy to enter the conven­ before he began are speculating is read)11to set­ tion without a specific nominee and allowing adver1tising on tle for LG. Witwer has become the delegates to nominate a JPmon would do radio and Early a potential spoiler,partkularly several things. First, it would give what have began hitting if Rex Early pulls dost~ to1 normally been boring or, to the other extr1~me, Goldsmith on the crimE issue. Goldsmith and he gnilws, away contentuous gatherings an air of electricity. •Goldsmith w] 11 begin talking about at what could be Ste~1bl.'1J11 Secondly, it would give the delegates the oppor­ his welfare reform prnp1J1:sals a bit differently Goldsmith's core. That sie1ts up a tunity to develop "ccmsensus:'which will be this week. Prior, he had 1mveiled a welfare scenario for a deal th.it b~ings important in heading off any notions of a reform proposal. Now, i1t will emphasize his 20- Witwer on the ticket with "Republicans for O'Bannon" committee t hal year record. Goldsmith. some diehard Goldsmith haters are contemplat­ • All three gub u natorial candlidates say •Ill• ing. they will support the p1r1J1posed Interstate 69 link Former U.S. Rep.Frank Mc- • GUBERN.A'rOFlAIL NOtIS: Witwer between Indianapolis a. id Evansville (Mark Closkey had been invitE•11~ on reacted to reports that his sending a staff p1er­ Stalcup, E1"ansville Pres.s). Said Early, "I will get ill-fated trip of Commer,ce son to a Republican State Committee meeting of 1-69 built or die tryin1~.' Added Goldsmith, "I Secretary Ron Brown."( decid­ convention candidales showed _1is true inten­ find it hard to believe th1~re's only 500 of you in ed not to 910 10 to 12 d211J11s tions of running for LG. "We were asked to send attendance tonight, bee; 11s 1e at least l ,000 of you someone;• Witwer said. '~t tlhe meeting,. tl~ ey have asked me to sign a pledge to construct I- Continued on page 3 asked, 'Is anyone here from the Goldsmith camp 69.I do.I do.I want it'' Page 3 of 8 Wednesday,April 10, 1996

Supt. Reed in 'tossup' HORSE R A C E TICKER race against Rep. Lohr T A p E in June showdown ago," McCloskey told The TRENDLINE: How will you be able to tell if Rex Early is creeping up on Goldsmith in the Indianapolis Star.0 lt's a very polls? When Goldsmith goes on the attack, using topics such as Early's "hognuts"parties,or strange feeling today."ln outtakes of Early on old Indiana Week in Review TV shows. 1974,U.S.Rep.Andy Jacobs refused to board an airliner REPUBLICAN GOYERNOR STATUS COMMENTS that had only first dass seats. Rex Early, Steve Goldsmith, Leans Goldsmith vows to "ignore"Early attacks.His "I It later crashed over Shelby George Witwer Goldsmith take crime personally''TV ad is new tactic. County. Early's "Captain Jack'' ad a nega-classic, complete with spooky audio.Times/WSBT Mason-Dixon Two books worth reading: poll has Goldsmith 48,Early 18,Witwer 2. Elizabeth Drew's 0 Showdown," the behind-the-scene story of REPUBLICAN SUPT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION relationships among Newt Suellen Reed, David Lohr, TOSSUP Word is that Supt. Reed is fearful she may be the Gingrich,Bill Ointon and Bob Bruce Smith "sacrificial lamb"thrown to right-wing wolves Dole.Among the juicy items. at the convention.And she should be worried. Gingrich saying that Dole Lohr won a race he wasn't supposed to in '94 treats him 0 1ike my step­ and will be a major foe to contend with. father. I'm always trying to please him."Gingrich doesn't REPUBLICAN 1fH CD like to be 0 physically with" Jeff Bald~in,John Meyers, Tossup Smith up on TV. Willing playing the "female" Ointon. Drew observes, Ed Pease, pan Pool, John card. Thompson camp spinning old poll that 0 0inton was saved by Lee Smith, Dick Thompson, shows he and Pool leading the pack. Pease Republican intransigence" on Cathy Willing and 8 others appears to have edge in fundraising. HR still the budget.If Bill Ointon had sees John Meyers as the fly in the honey. cut a deal, he would have had a partyfight on his hands. REPUBLICAN 3RD ID Also, Yale Prof.Stephen L. Brad Allamong, Rich Leans St.Joseph County Chairman Carl Baxmeyer Carter has a new book out, Burkett, Dan Holtz, Brian Zakas denies lack of Lincoln Day dinner is aimed at 0 lntegrity. "Carter takes the Haygood, Ted Noell.Joe depriving Zakas a coey home county forum. whole book to define 0 lnteg­ Zakas Zakas camp claims there is no rift. But HPR rity," a campaign staple. detects low pain threshold there. Terry Spradlin has moved over DEMOCRATIC ZZ1J1 INDIANA~ from the Department of Brian Hasler, Norbert· LEANS U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton endorses Hasler. Woolley Education to handle Supt Woolley, Glenda Hampton HASLER gets endorsement of Betty Knight Smith. But we Suellen Reed's tough renomi­ see Hasler as the man to beat in this seat now nation fight. held by the retiring Jeff Hayes. The traditionally liberal Fort REPUBLICAN .lBm INDIANA~ Wayne Journal Gazette opin­ Vaneta Becker.Scott Leans Local GOP organization appears to be coalesc­ ion page lauded Northeast Minette Becker ing around Becker. She also has IMA endorse­ Indiana Republicans Dan ment. Becker up on TV, but Minette is "winning" Coats, Mark Souder and eastside "yard sign war" in Evansville. continued on page 5 Page 4 of 8 Wednesday,April 10, 1996

Early-Go~c~sm~tl1 campaign1 seen throug~rl the prtsnn of TV ac~s NOTRE DAME - Could it be Chajr man Dame and author of t h1. book, "Demanding Jeky[ and Mayor Hyde? Democracy:' On Dyngus Day in South Bend, Schmuhl has s1t11died the history of TV's Republican gubernatorial candidates Stephen impact on American poliitics and he is watching Goldsmith and Rex Early party-hopped on a the Early-Goldsmith TV battles and the ensuing bus together. press coverage. HPR In Evansville l.as1t week c.nd at countless HFR: What do you find interesting about Lincoln Day dinners and debates prior, when the Republican guberm1torial race so far? INTERV~EW Early and Goldsmith appear together, reporters Schmuhl: This i1; a holy day up here with 11- call lthe end result "monotony" and note that the Dyngus Day and there· 1ras a quiJP' in lhe paper two agree on virtually ev·ery issue. that the Republicans ""' re going to have a bus to "Usually campaign But turn on the tdevision, and the two take the candidates auro11nd from place to place are sniping, charging, counter-charging, with but they didn't know if those two would want to strategists ta1ll~1~ folksy assaults and shrill respo1ses. sit on the same bus, giv !n what they'v·e said in about havin~ll "~he In essence, the 1996 Republican guber­ their TV commercial ;. I frre's the question: one natorial nomination is being fought through the wonders which is the nal campaign? On the one free media and prism of TV commercials. TV news directors hand, you have agreement and collegiality. On the paid medf2i and newspaper editors are J,ess likely to commit the other - on our telev .sion screens -you have staff resources to the announcement of public attack-oriented staterm:nts and questions about working tog 1 1!~:her. policy, as George ·witwer will attest wlhen only a the other's character. VJ; ually campaign strate­ handful of reporters showed up to hear his tax gists talk about havir1g, the free media and the In this state, y101u reform plan, or as Early did when lhe unvdled a paid media working 1.01 ~ether. In this state, you have something proposal to stop the flow of gambling money have something else entirely. into campaigns Hl?R: What is dl'iving this phenomenon? else entirely ..... " But the news crews are showing up when Or is it a phenomenon~ ls this kind of campaign -Robert Schmuhl the candidates want ito introduce a new TV occurring in other regims of the country? commercial, as Early discovered in Januau:y SCbmuhl: What's happening on televi­ J\lotre Dame when he unveiled his first warm and fuzzy TV sion is caused by the rr..edia orienita':ion of our ad at the Columbia Club. time and the belief thal. the cutting or slashing Forget the white paper.Hoosier commerdals make an impact on the electorate. reporters want the VHS tape, which is inst< nt All one has to do is looic at the national sound and image, as opposed to digging up "B­ Republican race in d e early stages to see that roll" to explain a story on tax reform or educa­ this is the case. We mn in cycles. Bad:: in 1988, tion. there was the enorm}·11 ~. attention about nega­ Even if news coverage: goes beyond the tive advertising.In tbe l990 mid-term races, hyping of TV ads and into t~e arena of public there was the continua ;fon of the negative com­ 11• 11 • 111 Ill • 11111 policy, it does so with a nose for the dirt. Yale mercial trend By 1992, p1eople were so sick of it =·.;:;.:.:;1 Univesity's Stephen L.Carter notes in hi~. new the negative commerci,1ls didn't reaHy have that - book "Integrity:' that the "misleading sou.ad bite much impact. But now they are returning with is more attractive than a principled argu.mene' avengenance and thi:!~ state is no difierent than Observed Carter, "The media seem far the others. more interested in tracking down hypocrisy Hl?R: It seems I ~:e the Indiana print than in reporting episodes of integrity:' media is willing to ac.:c1.:pt a campaign where the All of this led HPR to c_rnt with Robert candidates talk aboul Each other's TV commer­ Schmuhl, chairman of the Department of cials rather than get1tin;5 involved in a serious American Studies at the University of Notre discussion of public pc1bcy. Page 5of8 Wednesday,April 10,1996

Schmuhl: More and more campaigns the political process. I've been saying during the focus on television.Press conferences become presidential campaign that people want a little TICKER occasions to air the newest commercials and Hollywood in their president. p talk about them rather than a planned state­ Schmuhl: In fact, I have a piece in the T A E ment or an outline of a new program. The cur­ Philadelphia Inquirer this morning about Perot rent joke in politics is that a campaign rally being back and the whole point of it is he's good George Witwer who are 0 will­ these days involves gathering three people in on television. Here's someone who was very ing to think about the impact front of a television. We're seeing that in much in the public doghouse in September of of fashionable libertarian phi­ Indiana. '92 and by the following month, he reversed his losophy on poor people. 0 Of HPR: Is the legacy of the "it has to bleed standing from the negative to the positive large­ Witwer, the JG wrote, 0 His to lead" philosophy that various TV assignment ly based on his television performances. thoughts on welfare reform editors and news directors have brought to the HPR: It almost seems like a detachment sounded both more humane process? evolving. Goldsmith and Early are both decent and more sensible than most Schmuhl: One wonders about the seri­ men and when they're on stage together, their of what we've heard out of ousness of television news directors in covering eyes look innocently to the heavens but when Indianapolis in the past couple politics these days. I think there is much greater we see them on TV ads, it's like Hollywood; like of years -from both parties." reluctance to deal with genuine, substantive they're trying to paint something that isn't total­ issues.And in many cases, you see a real hesi­ ly true. U.S.Rep.Lee Hamilton,fadng tancy to do very much at all with politics. To a Schmuhl: You can almost link this ques­ farming State Sen.Jean certain extent, the assignment editors and news tion to what we started with. What is the reality Leising in November, has been directors think that since so many people are of this campaign and what is the make-believe? aggressively working the 9th turned off by politics, they won't want to include That's what citizens want to know when they see CD the past several weeks. it in their local news. In many cases, they are the discrepancy between their public actions Hamilton is touting his sup­ looking for ratings and if they decide to cover and public television commercials. port of the 1996 Farm Bill.0 1 news that the public might perceive to be nega­ HPR: We've got a situation where Early believe it will strengthen the tive, it will hurt their ratings. and Goldsmith have taken the same Indiana­ American farmer, both at HPR: It's give the people what they want. polis crime stats and are giving two entirely dif­ home and abroad, and main­ Schmuhl: Yeah.And television is what ferent interpretations. I know Sue Dillman had a tain the U.S. food supply as they want and it's television they're going to get. story in the South Bend Tribune that tried to the cheapest and safest in the HPR: What is the eventual dilemma this resolve that, as well as the Indianapolis Star's world." poses to good leadership? "ad watch" series. Is the print media basically Schmuhl: That television which is num­ reduced to settling the scores on what goes out Arecent Fountain County bers driven and ratings driven, it's everybody is on TV commercials? Republican Lincoln Day,indud­ mad at politicians. The thinking is, 'If we can Schmuhl: Right. One can manipulate the ing many of the 15 7th CD avoid it that as much as possible, and if we have images and words on TV without great difficul­ Congressional candidates, last­ to do it and Early is in town and he's going to ty. It often times takes print reporters to try to ed more than four hours. show one of his new TV commercials which is explain exactly what the facts of the matter are. clever or cutting, that's what we'll tie our story Yet, clearly, one has to question how the people WANE-TV in Fort Wayne to: behind the campaigns view the public who is reported that the motor voter HPR: What are your thoughts on the out there receiving their messages. laws have worked in Allen Early and Goldsmith TV battle, and I ask this HPR: Any new national trends coming, County. Currently there are question I guess fully aware that I may be like the morphing ads of 1994? 167,000 people registered, falling into this pit myself. Schmuhl: Clearly the potential for mis­ compared to 152,000 last year. Schmuhl: Yes. In both cases, they do chief is there with all the new technology. The what the people responsible for them want them other genuine concern that more and more peo­ Allen County Sheriff Joe to do, which is to draw into question the oppo­ ple have is the way that negative political adver­ Squadrito and Kosdusko nent and to say what they can about the spon­ tising drives down voting, and infects the politi­ County Sheriff Al Rovenstine sor. But more so, it's saying negative things cal system with larger cases of cynicism. Those have endorsed Rex Early for about the opponent. are high prices to pay for whatever office some­ HPR: It's as if Hollywood has taken over one is seeking. continued on page 8 continued on page 6 Wednesday.April 10, 1996 Page 6 of 8 0 TICK1~~R IMl!lt lw~ Ill' 111'11.ll:! ·!Ii I!! 11 1lIJllJ!lJj[R JI~ .'r1rnrnrnu111 Sylvia Smith, Journal Gazette - If there'.~ one ]oe Klein,Newsweelc- :Bob Dole should) take thing Republicans hav1e done i:1 the past couple Colin Powell at his word. He doesn't want to run of years, it's hammer into our awareness their for office. But he does wa rit to be active in pub­ conviction that Washington is 'foo Big. Uncle lic life. He says he's int1E'. r'E sted in race reliations governc:r. Sam can't do it all. States have rights and and the urban social dis< .ster. The conventional responsibilities, and the federal governme:nt wisdom has Powell as se ::retary of state. Be The Blankenaker for Con,~ress should back off. What to do with poor falT'jlies? unconventional: make i:h e general Domestic 10th CD campaign beg,i111s run­ Let the states handle it. What do do about E'dU­ Policy Czar-in-Waiting w1d chief spokie.sman on ning TV next Mo1nday. l1t ·~~~II cation? A job for local school boards. How aboU1t shame. If willing, Powell ;hould be surrounded cap off what the campai~rn job training, health care, poverty-stricken dder­ by a "commission"that u light include people considers to be a good week. ly,abortion? The governors know better than like Alexander, William II 1ennett, Sien. Dan Coats Earlier, former Gov. 0th ~:,Dwen Congress any day. You get the picture. Ifs of Indiana and Adam 11Nl1!bnsky (th1e RFK aide endorsed Virginia become a fixation for 1the GOP - an automatic whose Polke Corps prop o:sal. is a form of Blankenbaker, who ihr1edl response to any issue of the dlay. Then along national se:rvice that Do] e supports).Their mis­ across the street from th~· gov­ comes a dramatic demonstration of states aJdi­ sion would be to figure~ 1c1U1t what a n1ew, virtue­ emlllr's mansion when B'!llwen cating their responsibility for public safety.and based, shame-inducing sodal policy might look resided there. H1ow dildl tlh e we find Republican lawmakers caught henveen like. If Powell isn't wilHn 'l• Dole - and the rest of Bowen endorsement c:ome their one-size-fits-all dogma and the very us - should take the hint aind let th,e general pro­ about?UWe called and aslk.ed human needs to right a wrong before othe1r peo­ ceed unimpeded along 1:l11e lecture circuit. him," said campaign m~mager ple are maimed or killed. Jim Knoop. "He said h1E!'d L1e delighted." Gerry Lainosga,Indiimapolis News -A grave Brian Howey, HPR - Sen. Dan Coats and threat to the morale and morals of our country 0 Marvin Scott, the slat1E!d Gov. Evan Bayh appear to be o1 a collision quietly went away last w1!ek without any help RepMblk11n in the 10th Ci>, course for a 1998 Senate race.That would be a from the government.The big threat - depend­ repoftedly raised $2,SOllJI at a national-scale showdown that many see Bayh as ing on your perspective ·· consisted of iliree fundraiser two weeks a~1) that a favorite. But I'm not so sure. Coats has gained paint-splattered Amerk m lflags on display at a was attended by U.S. Heps. national prominence for his American Project downtown cafe. Rae \\ ii roet, the gallery owner Mark Sm.1d~r and Dali Bmtm1. Renewal, a comprehensive retooling of tax and who painted the flags, .cc:nsiders thexn thought­ social policy that attempts to put a compa:5sion­ provoking art. That's hie1 right. Some patrons of Sources tell HPR that ~iel\/1l!ral ate face on revolutionary conservativism. the cafe,however, wen'. 10 ffended and told the Republican leaders ha1v1! President Clinton used Coats' themes in last owner as much. That's their right. The owner, approached State Rep.S,~im January's State of the Union address. The nayh perhaps fearful of losin!! business over the flags, Turpin about 1.) stepJih~!I camp marches to a drumbeat tT:at the gov1~rnor told Witvoet to remov11! i h1em. That's his right. down as chairman of th 11:' never raised taxes. Neither ha~ Coats.Demo­ Resolving it didn't take im act of Congress or a House Ways and Means cratic consultant Bob Squier says of Bayh, "The constitutional amendmirnt.All it took were a Committee and/or 2.) n!sign­ expeclations are extremely b~~h for him. There's few people to exercise 1 ~he rights they already ing his House seat. The llil)r1 a feeling that this is just the beginning for possess. caucus, already in a ti!Jh t situ­ Evan:' The career question for Evan Bayh is ation for retaining mr~jc~wi1ty does he risk a shot at Coats - the best opponent Stuart &othenbexg Roll Call- For all the control of the House, fe;m; tha~ he will face - midway 1through a second Cli.nton hype in the national meJta about Generation X Turpin's legal problems will term? That's the John Kennedy model - running and the importance of Ji ounger voters, evidence pose big election probli!!ms for president as a backbench senaltor. Or does he suggests that the youth ·,rote will continue to be next fall.These sources ~ii~ follow the footsteps of Jimmy Carter and JBilll the least important age group in the 1996 elec­ Turpin is resisting talks oif Clinton, who used successful. govemorshi~·s to tions. Seniors could turn out to be this year's 0 stepping down.0 He's in ,t1D1m­ propel them into open Democratic nominations most influential age giro11p of all voters, plete denial," one sourcl! said. for president, which °"ill be 1th1e case in 2.000? Page 7 of 8 Wednesday,April 10, 1996 PERHAPS .. WE WANDER By Brian Howey TICKER tools to develop public policy, ranging from the T A P E Era of print political drafting of city council ordinances to how to activism passed long organize grassroots movements and run cam­ paigns. The hundreds of people who partici­ before Al Spiers did pated provided Michigan City leadership. The Assodated Press quoted MICHIGAN CITY - During the 2nd CD In today's newsrooms, you are more Senate President Pro Tem Bob campaign between Joe Hogsett and David likely to hear an editor or news director com­ Garton as saying the possibility Mcintosh two years ago, both candidates con­ plain about egotistical politicians than talking of disdplinary action against about how to engage the citizenry in the Turpin and State Rep.Charlie fided to me that newspapers from around the 0 district were staffing the elections with rookie process. Brown is driving the delay" of reporters, or those with little knowledge or It's worth noting Spiers' career today, a spedal one-day session of the interest in politics. because Indiana journalism has changed, and legislature to make technical I recalled these comments - indepen­ the years when great professional courage will corrections on several bills. 0 dent of each other -when I learned of the be required may lie just ahead. In the days of Garton added, 1don't feel any death of Al Spiers, the former editor of the Spiers, there were two wire services,AP and urgency at this point that these Michigan City News-Dispatch, at age 82 last UPI, that served the state. Now there is only bills can't wait another six or week. Spiers made a career out of audacity in a one. The Indianapolis Star and News have com­ seven months." way that gave northern Indiana some of its bined into a singular staff.Mid- and small-size 0 best prose on newsprint.His brand of commu­ papers in places like Michigan City, Peru, U.S. Rep.John Hostettler drew nity activism gave Michigan City a conscience Franklin and, soon, Columbus, are shifting two standing ovations"from and a guiding light that has long since passed from afternoon to morning papers. Two big Republicans at the Vander­ from Hoosier journalism. city papers abandoned Statehouse news burgh County Lincoln Day A colleague, Henry Lange, wrote of bureaus in the middle of the Indiana General Dinner, just a week after his 0 Spiers' expose on "Bloody 20;• a stretch of U.S. Assembly session. Evansville may have only fiather, Earl, passed away. lf 20 where a "forest of white crosses"marked one paper within the year. your fathers are still with you, scores of fatal accidents.He wrote pulse-quick­ Editors complain about"milk-the­ please appredate them, n 0 ening accounts of the Dillinger era crime turnip"budgets and publishers wonder why it Hostettler said. Please tell sprees, witnessed an execution at the Indiana is so hard to practice the concept of treating them that you love them" State Pen, and returned from World War II to journalism like a business. (Mark Stalcup, Evansville Press). find his city swarming with slot machines and The lesson to learn from a man like brothels. He openly backed a candidate for Spiers is adaptability. He acted within his U.S. Rep.Steve Buyer urged the sheriff, and, once elected, urged him, the Ind­ knowledge and instincts to protect the interests Pentagon to continue investi­ iana State Police and the FBI to force the vice of Michigan City, whether it was developing gating the cause of ailments out. Michigan City became an 'i\11-American bulls-eye police sources or taking his experi­ suffered by veterans of the City:' ence from the Army Air Corps to establishing a Persian Gulf War. That came Spiers broke the mold, wrote free-lance local airfield. after the Pentagon released a that documented some of Indiana's most Smart reporters and editors are the study that found no evidence of 0 unique folklore, coached scores of young key. They have to adapt.As more and more sea­ a GulfWar Syndrome,"an reporters and ended up doing an outdoor talk soned reporters leave the business in search of affliction Buyer suffers. show on ESPN. higher pay, the institutional memory fades. Most importantly, Spiers noticed that Spiers was less likely to cover a mundane meet­ U.S.Sen.Dan Coats and Indiana too many people were uninterested in politics ing as opposed to digging around in a dark House Speaker Paul Mannwei­ because they didn't understand the process. He corner. Tell a good story, do it smartly and in ler both appeared at the used a program called "People in Politics"that perspective and people will consume you. Hancock County Lincoln Day recruited interested citizens and, through Indiana's media seems to be in a mode dinner in Greenfield last week. weekly seminars, armed them with the proper of survival, when the state needs a conscience. Coats was stung last winter by continued on page 8 Page 8 of 8 Wednesday,April 10, 1996 TICKER Goldsmith's decision to ignore Early ads. dang1erous 0 p Frompage5 in most cases, it is dan~;erous for a politician to T A llPR: Rex Early will counter and say I'm let a charge go unrespo11ded.Especially in a 1 lllPl 1t\.~l.dlljimm not just presenting negative advertising.Mayor campaign where the principles are not all that Marmweiler's iax cut dr·.~I with Goldsmith has invited us to '.,.iok at his p1ublic well known. The oppon1mt can influeruce the Gov.Evan Bayh."I thinl. 1hat is record and Early will say that all he is doing is way that the other carnJ idlate is pereieiir,ed by the a record we certainli1 c,~n take pointing out the inconsistencies of Goldsmith's public. In that sense, 1hi · opponent defines the a greait deal of pride ~ri/' career as a prosecuto ~.Is that fair, or is th2 t neg­ other candidate and th;, 1. is very tridcr business. Mannweiler said."I tl1i ik if we ative? All you have to do is led, back to 1988 and the do continue to emph.as[:~e this campaign George Bu:;h ran against Michael wecord and continue ito ~111Jild Schmuhl: It's Dukakis. Dukakis left L1e convention with a 16- on that record, I think H1>·()siers all in the exe­ point lead and in fair!!y short order, he had been will stick with us this f ,1U as we cution. In most !NTERVllE~I defined and negatively defined. elect a Republican gov1emor" cases, the state­ HPR: The ride c n the tank m;:iy have {Jeff Stanton,Green~1el :I Daily men1ts end up [I!!J]L1]LJI:i tii l~UI i:::iLllUJDlillll been the ultimate undoing there. !Reporter). being very sharp and that sharpness cuts Schmuhl: Yes, bi ti that was his own voli­ through the clutter of an the other messages. tion. But I'm thinkin:~ cf Willie Hortollll,I'm Julia Carson;s web pc1910L is at But it also has a det[imental effect over t!he long thinking of Boston Hatrbor, I'm thinking the 11ttp://a1.com/carsor.. ~;tie is term. number of commerciah about raising taxes. receiving e-mail at l!IPR: Mayor •oldsmith says he's just Those all played heavily :in the public's percep­ [email protected]. going to ignore Early"s ads. H/s been telling that tion of those who we1re largely unknown. to people across the state over the past couple of days. Is that an intelligent strategy on his part? Schmuhl: The problem, and history explains this or certainly points to the people who have let charges remain unanswered!, that

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