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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. Photocopying, faxing or reproducing in any form, in whole or in Tribune has covered the presidential part, is a violation of federal law and is strictly prohibited without the announcements of Sens. Bob Dole written consent of the editor. and Phil Gramm so far this year How did Luga r's stack up? "This one Subscriptions, for 40 editions annually are: was every bit as good if not better,• • $250 -first class mail • $295 - fax saidTackett,a 1980 LU.grad. "It • $125 - government employees • $50 for news media helps to be outdoors. n To order The Howey Political Report, call or fax invoice information to 219-420-0909. contmued on page 4 .UHAllUIJ! 11111111u11 prn111111111yg
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Qua;1le fin,aHy ~111mt~'Ddl nrn~s from the '~;!i.11i1 race; TICKER 1 T A p E Vargus tabs E.rn~·ly 1m i; ~he current 'fro11:111 l:runirn1Dll' l'""l "11 I . J, r I Danny, we hardly knew ye. need for a candidate whei will truly fight for the U.S. Rep. Mark Souder will spon As a gubernatorial candidat1~, that is. conservative ideals shau·1~d by all Hoosiers:' sor Sen.Arlen Specter's ftattax With Dan Quayle finally deciid i "H 1o Witwer said, insisting be was in the rnce for proposal in the U.S. House remain a private citizen this w1eek, the ii'pemh· good. tion centered on who would ·benefit the IIHN t. Early simpl~I' w~med relieved, acknowl Solllder told constituents at a John Ketzenberger Df 1the Fort Wayr.,i~ edging in Fort Wayn f: 'I,!,,\~ dnesday night that town meeting in Kendallv1 It: and Journal Gazette quoted Briar.. Vargus of du~ Quayle would have m aru.kd any other the Allen County Lincolr, Dal' dinner Indiana University Public Opinion Labor ate ry Republican in the race·· "including Goldsmith:' guests that the 0 revolution 11 must as annointing Rex Early the frontrunner. The most awk:1rd timing came with continue in 1996 - in the U.S. "The early line on Early is h(: woul :l be Rooney, who dodged th11111derstorms in a Senate. the favorite:' Vargus said. "Nobody knows,,,, h.at Tuesday fly-around to officially announce his Goldsmith is going to do:' (P:;ssL.he's r.mning.) candidacy after a $2001,.000 TV buy. The Quayle Protesters against the prev;: ling As for the remaining I'otenti
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N_IN_o_1 _A N_A TICKER f' COLUMNISTS_o T A P E John Krull, Indianapolis News- Pat Rooney trying to decide what to do. "My wife and I have Elkhart Republic.an mayoral c.andi wants to be governor. In a story by David Haase, both prayed very hard about this to the point dates John Bentley and Carol The News reported that Rooney and a Golden that I just emotionally did myself Cook in: McDowell were to debate th IS Rule board member had violated federal elec explained. "I wanted to do the right thing, but week.So, what's unusual about that? tion law by contributing more than the maxi that's been tough?' Cook couldn't look at it just in The group sponsoring the debate, the mum $25,000.Rooney, in fact, wasn't even close those political terms. He wanted to decide if Business and Professional to complying with the law. In 1994, he dropped Republicans were right on the issue, whether Forum, is one of three loc.al groups $38,520. That's an "error" of more than 50 per motivated or not by political vindictiveness, or if linked to the John Birch Sodety centRooney trotted out Golden Rule employee Democrats were right on principle, whether (Martin DeAgostlno,5outh Bend Brian McManus to speak for him. McManus motivated or not by campaign fund principal. Tribune). Agroup leader, Al Foreman, offered this blithe explanation of Golden Rule's bluntly insistes, "We believe in the massive immersion in campaign spending. Dick Robinson, Terre Haute Tribune-Star -After conspiratorial view of history." '~ctually, I'm surprised we didn't give more;' years of battling drunks, criminals and other McManus said. Let's hope, if Pat Rooney is bad actors, former Sullivan County Sheriff John U.S. Rep. Tim Roemer is vowing to elected governor, that his concentration has Waterman, now a state senator, easily stood his continue his fight against the improved by the time he speaks the oath of ground to oppose a controversial bill. Waterman Pokagon Indian c.asino in northern office - particularly the part that talks about serves on the corrections committee, and he was 0 lndiana. l'm all for helping the upholding the law. the lone GOP committeeman to oppose a tort Pokagons in the area of educ.ation reform bill backed by powerful business inter and housmg,but I'm not for hurting Phillip Amerson, Bloomington Herald-Times ests. Republican Waterman told the GOP-domi 0 the interests of other individuals, Recently a questionnaire crossed my desk from nated committee the bill would harm his con said Roemer (Hentry Lange, the Christian Coalition of Monroe County. It was stituents. His vote against tort reform stopped Michigan City News-Dispatch). directed to our current candidates for the office the bill in its tracks, sending shock waves of mayor and city council. The coalition is through the Statehouse.A senator anxious to The big politic.al issue in putting together a "scorecard: presumably to have tort reform passed explained to Waterman Bloomington this month iS whether measure the "Christian acceptability" of various before the second vote that it gets easier, with police had the right to pat down candidates. I looked over the survey our would time, to vote for bad bills.Really? Something young people in People's Park on be city leaders were to answer and found it very must be wrong with a system that makes it easi March 24. At an April 15 rally, protes troubling. There were 12 questions, from "Do er to support a bad idea rather than do the peo tors expressed their anger atthe you support legislation that gives special rights ple's work. police action, demanded the removal and special protection to people based on sexual of Police Chief Steve Sharp and orientation'' to "Would you agree that a direct Harrison Ullman, Nuvo- Imagine you are mad the legalization of marijuana.And link exists between pornography and sexually at the Indianapolis Star and want to sue the bas loc.al attorney David Schalk spoke violent crimes?" Questions were worded in a way tards because they turned your mother into a of acitizen's right to bear_ arms while that made the one "proper" response obvious. Republican. You are angry because you have lost 0 "flaunting two of his own revolvers Can a person's Christianity be based on whether her companionship in intelligent conversation. (Jennifer Jill Fowler, Bloomington one can pass such an exam? How ironic it is that You are scared because she has been accessoriz Herald-Times). such groups, groups which divide and encour ing at Don's Guns. You are embarrassed because age negativity, call themselves "Christian?' The Star has turned her into a Quaylude. So, now More Democrats are weighing a you want the newspaper company to give you challenge to U.S. Rep.John Jack Colwell, South Bend Tribune - Politicians some money for your mom. You can sue, Hostettler.They include are people, too. Sometimes we forget. State Rep. because anybody can sue anyone for anything. Vanderburgh County Gary Cook fled the Statehouse in tears last week. But you'll probably have to sue The Star without Commissioner Rick Borries, He was distraught over a vote on a bill to keep a lawyer's help. Lawyers usually take torts to State Sen. Lindel Hume, State teacher's unions from requiring that nonmem court for contingency fees. I would be grateful if Rep. Rick McConnell and former bers pay dues. Cook held the fate of the bill in America's worst state legislature would leave my State Sen. Maurice Doll. his hands. Then he held his head in his hands, torts alone. I like my torts just the way they are. ------·--,,··------Thursday, April 20, 1995 Page 6of8
Buyer sees; 111(0~1~·~pmess re,~ur~i·r~1 i11ng ~$ 1 a deUbera1tuv e~1 ~d :1:~!~mocr.~tic lbH1~d1v I Mark Souder, David Mcintosh me Buyer: No. lit h~1d to break. The John Hostettler are kno"W"Il as the "infa:ltry' ir turnover in the Cong:re~;1: had become: too great. ' Newt Gingrich's revolution 21I1d all wor1 iast fall There were too maIIJ•' y11i.mg people coming into running on his "Contract With Americ;1.," b ll Congress who didn't bm1e political experience. HPR U.S. Rep. Steve Buyer is a lieut1::nant in !.hP. t 2 1le When you do that, you rntroduce a new perspec INTERV~EW and was present at the earliest discussi :rn:; .the ut tive into a political bl.ld i· . Business practice and the Contract. principle should not he a radical idea for the 1111••-g;l·- HPR sat down with Buyer over pie ar d federal government. A 101 of businessmen were coffee following his tio1ur of t~e: VA Med ic:al coming in and sayin:,~. ''Excuse me, these sys Center in Fort Wayne earlier this week end tems are not working. IM!iat are we doing here? 11 talked about his views on the "revolution.'' HPR: I rode •11,.".l1:h Newt Gin~;rich and 1J in 0 HPR: You've spent two years i th·~ John Hiler to a Lin co In cl 1.nner 1990 and Movin~r fronJ minority and now you'll spend your nie.1et 1:111·0 Gingrich was predici:irn5 a Republican takeover the minori~, :~~o years in the majority. Give w 'n overvi1::· 1,r t11 tt e of Congress in 1992 1'1 l 994. first 100 days of the 104th Congress. Buyer: I saw 1t happening in '96.I the majority JWS Buyer: I entered the L03rd CoLgrc ss at served on the Republic11n Policy Committee a time when the system was at its ab:sol·u:e during the last CongH:!:!, putting together the lifce compa1ir;g worst. Congress had become a dosed, misrr a:n Contract With America.] twas a process of evo G1oundhog·'s D11ay aged and undemocratic systiem.Power 1~ras hdd lution, it wasn't just ~;clfn,::thing we woke up with in the hands of a very few, and they we l'f ve · ·,· one day. We had met i~'l 1993 in Salisbury, to Christmas'i' arrogant in how they exercised their pow·E r. • 1~ Maryland, 173 of us, ffit llO o'clock on.~ Saturday Congress and the committee system w·.:.~ fil f d night. It was the first ti:1 newe all met m one Steve BuJ 1er with theater as opposed to being a de:libm1r :i1re room, just us, the m~:mb1:!rship, no st:;ifters. It body.At times we would go L:..1 ])ugh th1 was an interesting m1:i::1:.i11g because i1 was the
motions, realizing the power of using t I 1·~ :Rul1~.; first time the old pol!;::~ nd the young. members Committee and the procedure predetern1in ~d: had met. There was a n :;1 turing process we had the substance of policy. I got to see the 103: ·d to go through. We hai:I to get through this in Congress had matured to the: point wh1:·1e H order to grow as a ho·O!). [was the second speak °The Sen1ate l11as became a failed system. Part of that fati:t1ed s· rs er, and the patience ie1f 1 n1~mbers is about 45 to tem added to the trust deficit between I he 60 seconds for listenilr1!, ::kills.If you can't say it advance1d American people and their Congress. Tbey in one minute, you b:·1 t ~11· sit down and shut up. degrees in w.:rtch became upset with Congress be:cause tl:1.1!y sa1N We had a lot of peopl 1~ i,;1: t up and give their little Congress as being non-resp(Insive to them. one minute speeches
from page 1 returned to their horn 11:.s. V1lednesday night to • in a world and bequeath to our children rrol· · find the ghastly images of a shattered building lems of nuclear terrori:>m, nucbr blad:~· _ail -· and thoughts of hundreds: of families coming to a very different sort cf world.A world 1th<1t will grips with an almost im c1nceivable t ·agedy. not be normal. 11 I've long said th~1t a presidential race is On Wednesday, 1ugar told the c ·J1d. a crapshoot.A candidati can position himself, "I've been told that my campaign for pn:::.ide mis strike the themes, establ [sh credibility, and hope at a disadvantage bercause many believe Thave that the bulk of the ekc1 orate shifts into that the most experience and expert se in .e::1 lni: sphere when the prima.1r vseason op.ms up. national security and foreign pc:licy, subject:, in There's a good chance that Americans which supposedly there is little voter in1Leres1 .'' were shocked into Lu§,"J 'i, themes on Read Brian Howey's little interest, perhaps, until Wednesday, because nr£'1 )Jle else running for weekly column in Wednesday morning. president bas expressed any aptitude for react these great newspapers By the time Lugar appr!ared :3it