Thursday, April 20, 1995 • Volume 1, Number 30 Page 1of8 Oklahoma atrocity accents Lugar's theme Loss of national TV coverage pales compared with big picture THE - INDIANAPOLIS - The hundreds of red, white and blue bal­ loons at City Market Wednesday noon created a visual facade of hap­ piness as thin as the inflated rubber itself. HOWEYT This was to have been Sen. Richard Lugar's day in the Hoosier sun, a day when the CNN cameras would blink red from Indianapolis, and give this beloved politician unfiltered nationwide access in a presidential race. POLITICAL But word went through the crowd quickly that was to over­ shadow the day -a bombing at a federal building in Oklahoma City had killed and wounded scores of men, women and children. REPORT Afew miles away, Mark Helmke's pager beeped as Lugar's communications director and state campaign director Kevin Shaw Kellems went over the final details of the rally around 9:30. "Turn on The Weekly Briefing On Indiana Politics CNN," the message read, and almost immediately the two were con- fronted with the Oklahoma atrocity. · Helmke informed the senator and the two of them watched The Howey Political Report is published 40 times a year by NewsLink, Inc. The Howey Political Report is an inde­ the disaster unfold from Lugar's hotel room. pendent, non-partisan newsletter analyzing the political No one in the Lugar presidential campaign even breathed a process in Indiana. It neither endorses candidates nor word of disappointment that this disaster had pre-empted his day in advocates positions of public policy. the TV sun. In fact, he quieted the cheering crowd shortly after he Brian A. Howey took the stage at noon, urging a moment of silence for the victims. editor and publisher And from that silence blares forth the very underpinnings of Howey Political Report Office/Fax:219-420-0909 the Lugar campaign. He has said since the beginning of his campaign 1707 N. Anthony Blvd. Mobilenet: 219-438-5105 in February that the office he seeks has "two major tasks" that are Fort Wayne, IN 46805 AOL: [email protected] "unique to the presidency. n For Subscription information call: 219-420-0909 "One is clearly our national security. The other is our fiscal sanity," Lugar said in a forceful, blunt speech in Manchester, N.H., two © 1995, The Howey Political Report months ago. By ignoring security, Lugar stressed, "We are fated to live continued on page 8 "QUOTE" OF THE WEEK INSIDE FEATURES • Bayh flying Mayor Daley's friendly skies page2 "I've learned after 22 years of • Horse Race on Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Kokomo page 3 marriage that you don't speak for • '96 Gubernatorial: Danny, we hardly knew ye page 4 ., " yourw11e •... • Morton Marcus Speculates on annexations page5 - Dan Quayle, on C-Span, on whether • HPR Interview: Rep.Steve Buyer pages 6-7 Marilyn Quayle will run for governor Thursday,April 20, 1995 Page2of8 • .. ' " l HlJ1V11()F~ M I L L led suburban interest11 1:1 1uld be to isolate City 1 1 HAMMOND -The sensational politlcal llllUlll••l~ll m~ •I news in Lake County isn't Sen. Sandy D1::mps1:::y's Hall from the increasfo E~ly powerful suburbs, Wendellisms flip-flops or displacedl Frank Mrvm nm nin g for their legislative leadm and the General by Wendell Trogdon a council seat. Assembly?' Indianapolis News It was a shrewd agreement Chi.cag1J1 What's in it for Gov.Bayh! Lots. • Indiana's freshman congressmen Mayor Richard Daley struck wii:h Gov. E:,·an "There was rw downside to it;' are back home for the Easter Bayh and Gary Mayor Thomas Bami:s t :a: ,:re­ explained Bayh pres.:s aide Fred Nation. "It keeps recess ... having not yet lea ·1wd how ated the Chicago-Gary Region:a.I Airpor 1 Indiana at the table for a111y decision 1hat will be to travel abroad attaxpaye1< Authority. It was a stunning effort to dcpriv e made" on a third Chk::i:!;I[) airport.Illinois expense. Republicans in the Illinois legi.slatun~ {who h :i_d Republicans were looking at the gr,een grass both houses for the first time this cer1tu ry) 011 Peotone site, which l"" 11 non said "would have a It's arecord year1'orroad repairs. seizing Chicago's two major airports and $90 minimal impact for Irn.l1ana?' Lock for new signs at the border: million annually in airline passenger t:;1· s. Politically, the re was a Mayor Daley in welcome to Indiana. Now 1J11ider Bayh paid a \;sit to Daley thr ~1 · and a 1960 who helped dehva Illinois (with help from construction. half weeks ago when the idea was firn r li~.t'd many cemetery precinct:;) to Sen. Joh.in F. Bayh assigned Curt Wiley and Bill More·au, ·1vhc Kennedy in the wee rn c nring hours in his dra­ had negotiated the Indiana portion of tl1e 1 a ce matic presidential rac1~ against Richard Nixon. Calumet Third Airpont site, to set up tltu:: de i.L The curren1 .llilayor Daley was instru­ And what a sweetheart it w:is. Garr mental in propelling B:.U Clinton to an Illinois Devil's Dktionary, 1 Regional Airport got .$1.2 miL1 ::m up ~r.1 j t ( 1Jb e primary victory in l''J :11 that clinched the by Ambrose Bierce check has already arrived) for .m pre 1m:.i en ts, Democratic presiden l1 11 nommation. plus $1.4 million annually, e.nough, ~.ayi; 1fo: Bayh can pi l.Ji><.1bly pick up a huge IOU Publish, n. In litErary affairs, to Chicago Tribune, to "double the armua1 opierating from Daley should h 1; c: '~ cide to run for presi­ become the f1Jnclamental 1:,lemem budget:' dent, or in a big-buck.~ showdown with Sen. Dan in acone of critics. Daley gets to tell Illinois GOP Iegi:ila­ Coats in 1998. tors to stick it, but not without a cost, a:: tht' Said Nation,. '',1,ny Democrat from Oppose, v. To assist wtth olJ~~ruc­ Tribune's Thomas Hardy writes. "Thi. 1:: ect ol Indiana would like to lha 1fe Mayor Daley as a tions and objections. Daley's in-your-face move against Repu Jlica1 l- friend:' • Page 3of8 Thursday, April 20, 1995 Helmke boosted by Shine, Lugar, Souder TICKER It helps to have friends in high places, right T A p E Paul Helmke? Horse Race was the first to HORSE diagnose publicly that the Fort Wayne R A ( E Former Sen. Birch Bzyh began his Republican might have his hands full with a pres1dent1al campaigns in 1972and race against little known John Widmann. 1976 at the family farm in Prior to the Allen County Republican Lincoln Day dinner, Helmke was telling supporters he need­ Sh irkieVI lie. In '76, it was fallowed by ed money and volunteers. But by the time the speakers had concluded under a huge banner bear­ arally in the Indiana House and ing his name, Helmke had collected ringing endorsements from Steve Shine, Dick Lugar and Mark then atrip to Bloomington where Souder. Things are looking up for the mayor LEANING HELMKE his son, Evan, was attending DOD DOD Indiana University. ELKHART McDowell v. Bentley (R) - This was supposed to have been an easy nomination for Councilwoman Sen. Bayh withdrew from the Carol McDowell. That's until former Elkhart County Commissioner John Bentley joined the race. 1972 race early after his Wife, He's got many big name Republicans backing him publicly, along with some active help from Jack Marvella, was diagnosed with Donis, the GOP nominee in 1991and1987. TOSSUP cancer. In 1976, Bayh finished sec­ ODO ODO ond to Jimmy Carter in Iowa and TERRE HAUTE third to carter in New Hampshire. Chalos v. Jenkins (D) - Mayor Pete Chalos is facing a severe challenge from former Vigo County Bayh ran out of money prior to the Sheriff Jim Jenkins, who has made a political career bucking the Democratic machine. That's the New York primary where he had same machine still smarting from the loss of three legislative seats last fall and a mere 1,000 vote expected to do well until the Carter Chalos victory in 1991. Vigo prosecutor is investigating mail forgery involving a campaign letter juggernaut took place. Jenkins says he didn't sign or authorize Upset brewing. TOSSUP ODO ODO Sen. Dick Lugar had originally KOKOMO wanted to hold the announcement Lushin v. Kennedy (D) - Kokomo Tribune's Steve Jackson notes that after two months of quiet rally on Monument Cirde. While "sparks have been flying:' Mike Kennedy has challenged Jean Lushin to a debate, alleging he has weather concerns was the official been avoiding issues. Kennedy promises in letter to PD/FD "I will maintain the effort to make you reason for moVlng it to City Market, the highest paid employees in the state of Indiana:• Chairman D.J. Bolinger, trying to nurse a frac- Fred Nation explains that there is tured party back to health, says "don't get too nasty or personal:' TOSS UP astate statute which disallows the ODO ODO monument's use for politic.al pur­ MUNCIE poses. But that didn't stop Carey v. Donati v. Richmond (D) - Carey seeks to reclaim his old job and observers are saying he President Lyndon Johnson from probably has the inside track. LEANING CAREY haVlng arally there in 1964,in part, Nation said, bee.a use Gene Pulliam backed him. The Howey Political Report is copyright 1995 by NewsLink Inc.All rights Michael Tackett of the Chicago reserved.