THE RIPON NEWSLETTER OF . F . THE RIPON SOCIETY JULY, 1965 VOL. 1, No. 5 The View From Here THE GOLDWATER MOVEMENT RESURFACES: A Ripon Editorial Report This month marks the anniv~ of Barry Union, headed by former Congressman Donald Bruce Goldwater's Convention and his nomination to head of Indiana. Many political observers feel that Gold­ theRePlJblican ticket of 1964. IIi the ~ ~ that has water has made a serious blunder that will only hurt passed, the Goldwater "conservative" crusade has suf- the "conservative" position. We disagree. fered a devastatin£a~=~ setback, as well as the loss The new orGani%lZtlOn, with (F.oldwater's n41IUI, hIlS of its own party' . When Ohio's real prospects Of huilding a powerful memhershie and Ray Bliss was elected to the Republican Party chair­ resource hlUe. As R.e~ican Lediler Dirksen manship in January, veteran political correspondents slwewiUl ohser1led,in politics "there is no substitute lor who were on hand in Chicago spoke of ..the end of money.' .Goldwlller wants a "consensus orgilllnZll­ the Goldwater era" in R~lican politics. Today, lion" for conser1lIll!1les and with the resourcel he com­ this forecast seems to have been premature. For die manils, he Clltl get it. . Alread, there are reports thlll the Goldwater Right is very much alive and dominating the PSA will tap some ofthe est,mated $600,000 still heing political news. The moderate Republicans, who nave withheld from the Pari, hI the Citizens Committee fOr learned little from recent party histo9', are as confused GoldWlller-Mill81' and the Nlllional Tele1lision Com";'" and leaderless today as they were before San Franc::isco. tee for GoldUJtJIer-M1ller..

LAUNCHING The Goldwater movement has SENATOR FROM A politi~ movement ~ a THE returned, only this _ with leader, a point sorely obVlOUS to publicly and Republican moderates trying to FREE SOCIETY willingly at its head. At a June regroup since November. Goldwater coupled the 17th Washington press comerence, Goldwater an­ launchJng of his movement with the announcement two nounced a new grass roots political education movement, days earlier that he would seek the Arizona Senate seat the Free Society AssociatiOn, to give "focus" to the currently held by Democratic Senator "re­ splintering conservative forces. Denison Kitchel, the gardless of who runs." Consistent as ever, Goldwater Goldwater 1964 c:ampaign manager and executive di­ reversed his recent statement on Meet the Press that he rector of the FSA, piedicted that the movement would would not oppose the incumbent Hayden. soon have 500,000 members paying in between $2 and The "conservative" movement has been searc:hina $2.5 million in dues. Golawater's former Research for a n~ leader. has not yet earnea Director, . Charles Lichtenstein, will head FSA research hisspurs. Goldwater's "return" to politics may provide eiforts including the publication of "the New Federal­ the necessary interregnum. In any event the Right now ist Paper~". Other GOldwater stafiers active in launch­ has a spokesman while silence prevails in the moderate ing die Society are Karl Hess, Vic Gold, Tony Smith, c:amp. Perhaps sigiUncantly, GOldwater's Gallup rating Paul Wagner, and Lynn Mote from the .American was up from 11% (4th 'place) in'March to 19% (2nd Enterprise Institute. place) in May, among ReP'!hlicans. He was the first The Goldwaterites, unable to read the election re­ choice in May of Independents from among several sults and the public opinion polls, are out to vindicate Republican candidates. to the American people. "The ~s aim will be to clean up all the fUzz.U:less about the word BENDING The Goldwater consel'1llltit;es ·conservative'." We wonder who needs l'Olitical edu­ have ntJ1ler res;.ected Ray BlISS. cation the most? ••• The FSA was hardlJ.~lf the ground RAY BLISS Bliss, the nor;Uleological, organ- before Kitchel noted the "strong possibility" it would Iutional J1erlectionist WIU "aeceptable" IU a compromise draw members from extremist organizations and wel­ ChaWman, 1iut the truce WIIS unellSY from the stIWI. We comed the prospect. ha1le consistently held thlll the real danGers Bliss and Chai.mian Bliss, in one of his rare public statements, the Repuhlican Pmy faced would come from the R1ght said the :PSA ".t be harmful to the ~ and not from the weitkened moderllles. Yet instead of of the GOP," but later toned down his critiCism to building sup,ort among moaerllles and vigorously court­ "won't be helpful to the patrty." Goldwater promptll ing the millions ot Re~hlicans who hoIted the pari1 in issued a rejoinder that Bliss was "just Diistaken.' N01lemher, Bliss bllS ginqerly sought. to accommoiltJle Feathers were also ru1Bed among fellow conservative the Goldwlller conservlll'1les in II united Republican splinter organizations such as the American Conservative front. Olairman Bliss has been reluctant to weed out the The Boosters' mon9 has been raised on·two under­ Goldwaterlte underground in his own National Com­ standings. It WIIS to he put in escrow for the 1966 mittee staft. He recendy appointed to the key post of election anJ. WIIS to be used only in 100 marginal dis­ director of public relations Fred Morrison, ot die con­ ,tOOs thlll now have Democratic incumbents. A few servativell oriented radio program, Three Star Extra.. of the Boosters contributors will be StI1'J!rised to leam Morrison s former boss at Three Star Extra, Ray Henle, tblll substantial sums wem to the Willson clltllpllip. is a director of the Goldwater Free Society AssOciation. Even more galling is the news thlll $2,500 of Boosters :!f:i6cantJy, Republican mOderates were not even con- money went to the Legal Defense Fund of Rep. Premiss ted about the appointment. We were also ~rised Walker who is being challenged by the 1!reetl'om Demo­ to learn that Dean Burch has been paid $8,200 in 'sever­ crlllic Party in MississiPpi. And the long term R~l;" ance pay" by the Bliss regime. can-incumbem, H. R. Gross, sole lowil House Re lican to survive the Johnson landslide, is getting oosters The FSA dealt a severe blow to the Bliss strategy. money to boot. But the most dramatic: indication of which way Bliss would yield came with the Kovac-Kelly encounter - As for the Watson "investment," Campaign Chair­ referred to in Washington these days as the "Eye-Street man Bob Wilson saw it as "another solia step in the caper" (the Republican National Committee is located steady march of Republicanism in the South." He pre­ at 1625 Eye Street). dicted Republicans would double the total of 17 South­ ern seats now held in 1966. William Cody Kelll.' top National Committee aide More Republican money was channeled into the to the chaiiman, pro'V1ded the Goldwaterites with a Watson campaign through Citizens for Goldwater­ golden opJ:>Ortunity to bring Ray Bliss into line. "We'll Miller which donated $5,000. Wiley T. Buchanan, Jr., bend him like II ruler," one top conservative strategist TreaS\U'e1' of the organhation, announced that the boasted privately. Kelly, ~ that Frank Kovac, $309,000 kitty remainin~ from November would be executive director of the Republican National Finance used to elect 1lepublicans 10 1966. Another $5,000 went Committee and the top former Goldwater aide at the to the campaign of Thomas Van Sickle in his successful RNe, was leaking valuable fund raising information to bid for Young Republican chairman (see story on Miami the Goldwater FSA, searched, with three aides, Kovac's below). The moral of this all is too clear. Plenty of office, forcing a desk and wheeling oft a locked safe. resources are at the disposal of Barry Goldwater's friends Kovac, upon learning of the incident, demanded that already. When added to those of the Free Society Bliss take action. Bliss then fired Kelly (Kelly later Association, the combined effect spells serious trouble wired members of the National Committe that he had for those ltepublican mOderates who want to redirect resigned and that Bliss had "professed satisfaction" with the Republican Party toward the center of American his Search). politics. Kovac and his staft then held an unprecendented and carefully staged press conference blaSting Kelly's "gestapo" teChniques. Kovac told the press that he was MIASMA The national Goldwater forces sure Mr. Bliss wasn't involved. "He's too busy doing OVER under the banner of "the syndi- his job." The point had been made, all too clearly. MIAMI cate" maintained control of the Young Republican National Fed­ eration at its June convention in Miami. They elected AND THE Months after November, the Thomas Van Sickle, a young Kansas State Senator and SOUTHERN ~publican ~ in th~ South is former assistant director of the national draft-Gold­ stifi harvesting the frutts of the water movement in 1963, to the YR Chairmanship_ STRATEGY Goldwater "SOuthern strateJt'. Moderate Republicans had pinned their hopes on DaVld In both the special Congressional race in South Carolina, Flaherty of North Carolirui, who fought as far as p0s­ won by Dixiecrat-turned-Republican Albert Watson, and sible an "organizational" campaign avoiding contro- in the two mayoralty wins in Mississippi, on-the-scene versial issues. . observers noted the carryover of Goldwater enthusiasm. The strate~ couldn't work. First, Flaherty forces And this continued Republican effort in the South was struck a deal WIth the ultra-conservative Califotrila dele­ ~ heavy finandaf support from some surprising gation, equally eager to crack syndicate controL The natiorial sources. price - Flaherty endorsement of the Right-wing ~ When Bill Miller ran the Republican National amendment. More than a few mOderates were embar­ Committee, the Southern strategy got much of its im­ rassed wh.en the delegation later pro~ petus and funding through RNC's "Operation Dixie." that the United Nations be abolished and its New~ork The new ~vestment in the South today is coming from headquarters be turned into a memorial to the late the Re~lican Congressional Campaign Committee and Senator Joseph McCarthy! Cithens for Goldwater-Miller. Second, Flaherty had to face Van Sickle on at least The Watson election was revealing. Watson ran some of the issues and to his credit he s~ke out firmly a subdued segregationist campaign, lo:'t almost every on civil rights claiming the new voting nghts bill "does Negro vote. (One heavily Negro Col ia ward went not go far enough" in guaranteeing the right to vote. 1,358 to 26 against him.) The Republican Campaign Van Sickle, true to Goldwater form, denounced both Committee pouted III lellSt $20,000 into the WatsOn the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 bill as ''oneon­ race, which It regarded a "test o~tion," not to men­ sdtutional." The convention would not go that far but tion professional &taft, public opmion 'polls, and other it did give Barry Goldwater, once more enlisted in the assistance not reported. The COngresuonal Committee political wars, a hero's welcome. has been raising big money arouna the country for its And the vote? The syndicate took everything - Congressional Boosters Club. At a recent press confer­ some without even a contest. Once again the mOderates ence, the Congressional leadership annoUnced a $2 were too late with too litde. Governor· million target for 1966 built on $1,OOO-a-year donations. argued with the Rhode Island YR delegation all ·night 2 -' to no avail. The delegation, including the time. Since then Ripon field cOntacts around the two Ripon members, cast their votes for Myles Stand­ country have reported vigorous extremist political or­ ish when the syndicate was unopposed. And the vaunted ganization and activity. Eastern Liberal Establishment? Flaherty reportedly had their backing, but he couldn't raise $10,000 to fight One Republican member of Congress who has been the well financed Goldwater machine. a prime target of Right-wing agitation told us that the ultra-conservatives were setting up a national network LAIRD IN On more than one occasion with two components in each state - a political educa­ E Barry Goldwater has stated pub­ tion arm and a political action organization. The Con­ THE HOUS licl, his view that Congressman gress of Conservatives has named a 39-member "advance Mel Laird of WlSCOnsin 15 the most capable Republican committee" to set up "co-ordinating organb:ations" at the in the Congress. Laird, whose foreign policy views are, state level. if anything, harder-line than Goldwater's, drafted the 1964 Goldwater platform. For some strange reason, he In Missouri, two weeks after the Congress, five has persisted in defending the platform as the most thousand right-wing leaders received invitations to assist enlightened statement of Republicanism within memory. in the formation of a third political party "to fight His "State of the Union" speech earlier this year was an communism." St. Louis manufacturer Mark Andrews extraordinary exposition of his position. told the St. Lo"is Post Dispatch that there were probably SOO,ooo persons in Missouri who would "rally to this Last month, the House Republican Task Force on banner if we simply erect it." Andrews has a hard core Platform Implementation reported, with Laird standing of 300 volunteers at work across the state. by, that legislation had been introduced in the 89th Congress to carry out all but S of SO platform pledges Third party organization in the states will proceed which called for legislative action. Congressman Ogden under guidelines set forth in a 16 point program ap­ Reid of , a member of the Task Force, made proved by the Chicago Congress. Objectives include an unannounced appearance at the press conference to breaking diplomatic relations with Communist nations, voice his disagreement and that of Congressman F. repeal of the graduated income tax, restricted immigra­ Bradford Morse of Massachusetts with the Task Force's tion, and opposition to political activities by churches. position on civil rights and foreign policy. Laird Key figures at the Chicago Congress included Kent reacted, according to one account, with fists clenched Courtney, New Orleans publisher: Robert Welch of the and voice trembling with anger. Laird complained that ; former General Edwin A. Walker; Republicans should attack Democrats, not fellow Re­ Georgia segregationist leader Lester Maddox and a new publicans. Laird also announced that RepubUcans face in national politics --a quiet Yale Ph.D. resident would draft a new statement of principles for the 1966 ia Jackson, Mississippi - Medford Evans, who was campaign, presumably under his chairmanship. appointed chairman of the Congress' committee to plan Meanwhile, Laird continues to consoUdate his p0- a third party. We are watching with interest to see if sition as Chairman of the House Republican Conference. the paths of the Free Society Association and the The Republicans for Progress struck a sensitive Capitol Congress of Conservatives will cross. Hill nerve in their June Newsletter when they reported, "There is more than a slight suspicion that Mr. Laird is the unoffidal leader of House Republicans today." DECLARATION One unidentified moderate Re- Laird's recent statements on U.s. policy in Viet Nam publican leader, when told of tend to .prove the point. Laird has been advocating a OF WAR? Goldwater's intention to launch no-negotiation, total victory approach to the war. He the Free Society Association, replied, "If they go ahead has stressed intensUi.cation of the air-war and has ques­ with this it will mean war." In the current political tioned the need to commit so many U.S. ground forces. context we doubt it. The Republican moderates of Most political-mi!i~ _experts reject his th., but today would hardly realize the fact if war had ~ Laird apparently sees political mileage in it. So do declared. They have demobilized and left the fortunes House Minority Leader Gerry Ford and Senate Republi­ and leadership of the national Republican Party to the can Policy Committee Chairman Bourke Hicken100per organizational professionals. Having exchanged Ray who have joined them. Bliss for Barry Goldwater in January, they find that they We doubt the political wisdom of Laird's course. have Ray Bliss and Barry Goldwater in July. Laird_ many Republicans mistake wide public support The real target _ ohjed of Goldwfllerite contempt of &urrent Johnson policies for an endorsement 01 the is not Chah-man Bliss, hut the "namhy pamhy" moder­ Goldwater "total-victory" position of the last campaign. ates. Compared with the field, Goldwfller is reg.";"g We are now in the Gritical stage in the execution of a the respe&t of many comer1lfllille Republicans. Alleast complicflled and suhtle, diplomatic-military maneuller. he has "guts" _ political forthrightness. By playing politics with Viet Nam, Congressmen Laird Repuhlican moderates hll1le lost groumlsin&e No­ and Pord tlisser1le their party and CO"ntry. lIemher. We mtlSl in all candor admit this. The rem­ nants of moderate resistmue halle heen tdl Imt aban­ AND IN· It now appears that the radical doned by their generals. One of the few bright spots right as wen as Barry Goldwater on the &urrent scene is the effort of moderates to regroup THE have been buried prematurely. At and unite "nder the Council of Republican Orgam%ll­ WOODWORK their May meeting in Chicago, the liom. (See item helow.) Barr, Goldwfller has ret"",ed Congress of Conservatives failed to launch their antid: and with thfll fad hoth Ra, Bliss and the Reptlbllfan pated new third political party, or so it appeared at moderates must now contend. . 3 self with the· Goldwater ticket, won with 62 percent of The Political Scene the vote, and has since provided sparkling readership. Republican Gov.· Mark Hatfie1a should be an easy A RepubHcan administration victor for the U.S. Senate race if the incumbent, Dem0- MASS. cratic Senator Maurine Neuberger Solomon :raires TAKES THE has been the first in the country to {"de legislation to eliminate from politics. LEAD racial imbalance in the schools. • Republican women around the country have Taking this forthright step in a highly dramatic subject received a one sided invitation to oppose repeal of were Massachusetts' Governor John A. Volpe and Section 14B of the Taft-Hardey Act - the provision Lieutenant Governor Elliot L. Richardson. The bill, for state "right-to-work" laws. Mrs. Dottie Elston, drafted by Richardson, requites local communities to head of the National Federation of R~lican Women, present plans to the State Board of Education for the J:w clrculated freedom to work petitions from the right- i'eduction of racial imbalance in their local schools. 1vIng Freedom To Work Committee and has oftered The ultimate sanction for failure to take ~table local women's clubs TV tapes ~ared by the FTWC. action is the withholding of state education funds. This Some Republicans have been as· how such a breach Ret>ubHcan initiative caught the Democrats oft guard in RepuIican National COmmittee "neutrality" could ana found their leadership split on the issue. We must occur under Chairman Bliss, who has experienced the recall Lieutenant Governor Richardson's remarks to the poHtical devastation of a "right-to-work" campaign Ri~n Society last March 1, when he suggested that the m his home state of Ohio. problems surrounding de facto segregation in the North provided areal opportunity for Republican accomplish­ • House Republicans outscored House Democrats ment· in the civif rights 'eld. proportionally on the final passage of the voting rights bill (Republicans 112-24, Democrats 221-61). Florida Republican William Cramer was the only Southern Re­ FORD IN In the June issue of the FORUM we described the scuri- publican supporting the bill. The Ford-McCulloch ALABAMA lous charges that RepubHcan Con- Republican substitute, a sound Republican civil rights contribution, was sullied, however, when House Re­ ~ William L. Dickinson of Alabama made about publican leaders refused to disassociate the Party from unmorality during the Selma to Montgom~ march. The Rep1!blican leadership in the House remahied silent. the public embrace of Southern Democrats intent on On June 18th Minority Leader Ford did speak out killing the voting bllL on Mr. Dickinson - at an "appreciation dinne!?' honor­ • Slated to replace l.ang Washburn as head of the ing the five Alabama RepubHcan Congressmen, spon­ well financed Congressional Boosters Cub is Bill sored by the Montgomery County Republican Party. Warner, former Execative Director at the RN.C. under He told the 600 Alabama Republicans gathered for. t1ie Chairman William E. Miller. Warner was Miller's top occasion: "There are 141 Republican members in the aide and strateF. in the months before Miller joineCl House today. The Alabama five are among the most the Goldwater ticket. The ~ appointment to this articulate and dedicated. Our party has cohesiveness strategic post will give Republican moderates no comfort. and Alabama is an important part of this:· Congress.. man Dickinson sat at the head table, no doubt proud to • In the recent Georgia elections, Fulton County be an Alabama Republican. (Atlanta) RepubHcans won four of twenty-four seats in the reap~rtioned state . All four were modetates. The most. sign.fficant Republican victory WATCHING While RepubHcan Congressional was registered by R= Cook, a progressive GOP THE POLLS leaders forecast impressive Re- alderman, who was e1 to one of t&.ree at-large seats publican p in the House and with stront:~port from the Negro communi~. Cook Senate in 196(;, we Wid little evidence to that effect in is already . eyed as a possibfe candidate for mayor the polls we have been readina. A national Gallup poll of Atlanta. four months after Barry Goluwater and the Nov~ elections showed u.s. voters outside of the South divid­ Biggest surprise in the June Georgia election was ing their ballots for the House of Representatives '6% the victory of a Negro Democrat over a white Republi­ Democratic, 44% Republican (no Change from No­ can in Muscogee County (Columbus). The county vember). In the South Republicans aCtually lost· 7 supported Goldwater heavily and sent Howard Calla­ percentage points since November: Democratic 71%, way, the lone Georgia RepUblican, to the U.s. House. Republican 29%. If the trend continues it could be the wrong way for Another private poll indicates that the millions of Callaway. ~licans woo coula not bring themselves to vote for • Vir •• Re ublican gubernatorial candidate theu party's 1964 nominee will not automa~ return Linwood :,a Crogressive RepubHcan ~ Virginia to the GOP. The new term of "sidelashers" is used to standards. has refused to aPeeat liefore leaders of the identify about 12%-15% of November Goldwater voters Virgin!a Conservative Council on the grounds that this who have since defected to the Democrats. Surpiisingly, "would give encouragement to what could become a these citizens are moderate Republicans who reIuctandy third political party in Virginia." Already the V.C.C. cast ballots for the GOP nominee but now like the has begun moves toward placing a third party on the ~:es of Johnson better than any prominent Repub- November ballot. • A prominent Ohio Goldwaterite, William L. OTHER NOTES • Secretaf)' of State Tom White, will run against RepubHcan Governor James A. McCall, a fast rising moderate Rhodes in next year's Republican primary. White R~ublican star, may be his state's next Governor. The claims that Rhodes did not give Goldwater enough tall, ex-television commentator refused to associate him- support in 1964. 4 any U.s. governor has ever had. Moreover, as governor In The Ripon Spotlight he has carefully nurtured the New York Republican organization and should be able to count on its support THE Memorable moments abound in w1ie~er his nomination was challenged in convention liti ROC KY ROAD poA cs. ago this month at the or prunary. has the in.side track for the Republican National Conv=n in San Frandsco, New gubernatorial nomination if he desires it. His virtuoso York Governor Nelson Rockefeller addressed himself performance this legislative session and the Republican to the problem of extremist political movements in resurgence in. the state have given him a new stature in American life and their ~ £Or the Rep1Jblican Patty. .a land of Republican giants. His talk and the reception It received frOm the pac:bd Goldwater galleries in the Cow Palace were diamatic: moments few of us will forget. The ap~ of this man, bloodied but unbowed, speaking from his heart, Around The Country inspired admiration and respect even among his most UNITY In the months since November- determined foes. THAT MAKES moderate Re.(>ublican research A year later Nelson Rockefeller is still fiahrln.$ on. groups and omens organizations Since die low ebb of the California primary, hTs political SENSE have been coordinating their fortunes have rapidly risen. Democrats un~y activities through the Council of Republican Organiza­ captured the New York legislature in the November tions.Former Governor Elmer Andersen of .Minne­ debacle and were in a position to immobilize Rockefeller sota, Chairman of the Republican Citizens Committee, programs in the state. But, as so often in the past, the is serving as Chairman of CRO. Mr. Grant Reynolds Governor again demonstrated that he is at his best National Organization Director of the National Negro when most severely pressed. With Democratic legis­ Republican Assembly is CRO Co-chairman. lators deeply dividecf between pro-Kennedy and pro­ At its June 19th meeting in Washington, CRO Wagner ractions, he seized the initiative and largely voted to s~gthen is position as a clear voice of dominated the Albany: scene during the lengthy legis­ moderate Republicanism within· the Party. Under new lative session. RepUblicans throughout tIie country Drganizational proce4ures adopted, the Ripon Society cheered as ther witnessed the strange political coup of will serve as die Secretariat to the Cound[ Member­ Rockefeller gwding a GOP minority to a ~tion where ship is being expanded. The Compass Society of Syra­ it, in effect, could organhe the N.Y. I.eP.lature. . cuse, N.Y. and the Oregon Council for Construc:d.ve In his January Message to the Legislature and his Republicanism are new members of the Coundl. Budget Message ii1 February, the Governor formulated Council chairman Governor Andersen stated em­ a program refiecting his beliefs that the states must phatically that the CRO was not another splinter group. exercise their full responsibilities, and that the Republi­ Rather, it is givin~ coherence and strength to the moder­ can Party can offer the most enlightened response to ate Republican pomt of view - the view of the majoritl problems of urban areas. His legislative accomplish­ of Republicans in the country. ne Council approve({ ments have included a $1 billion water pollution control for ckcu1ation a Civil Rights "latform for 1965, drafted program, a 2 percent state sales tax to help meet New with the assistance of a Ripon Civil Rights Task Force, York City's financial aisis, and new bond issues for and appointed a select committee to study further means middle and low income ho~. for bUilding the Council's role in the R~elican Party. Rockefeller has been gaimng strength on other Inquiries should be directed to: CRO tariat, The fronts. After the November defeat and before the new Ripon Society, P.O. Box 138, Cambridge, Mass. 02138. Democratic legislature was swom in, the Governor called a rump session of the Republican legislature to REPUBLICANS One founding member of CRO CARE is practicing what it preaches. draft reapportionment leaislation. The move was un­ . The Committee of '68, headed by popular and appeared to have failed when the Republi­ New York Warren J. Sinsheim.er, opened its can reapportionment bills were struck down the .by first Service Center June 7th in Newark. Tlie service courts. But the divided Democrats were unable to agree center, the first of a projected national program, is on a reapJ>Ortionment bill of their own. New life was designed to rut into action the group's motto, "Repub­ breathed into the GOP legislation by later court action, licans Care'. Instrumental in the opening of the and this fall Republicans can hope to recapture the New center were William L. Stubbs, prominent Newark York Legislature. (The issue is in the courts ~ as Republican, who in 1964 was the first of this writin~.) • Negro to receive the nomination of either major party The position of both the GOP and Rockefeller are for Congress and Thomas H. Kean, the vigorous son further stren2thened by R~. John V. Lindsay's mayor­ of former Republican Congressman Robert W. Kean. alty bid in New York. Wm or lose, and hiS prospects The Committee of '68 plans to enlist Re~lican keep improving, Lindsats candidacy will pull to victory to give free legal aid to those who can t afford R~ublican candidates for the state legiSlature in the it, setup volunteer employment assistance to locate jobs, area and strengthen the party generally. establisli teams of Republican businessmen to give tech­ nical assistance to aid the Negro business community, THIRD TERM? Recently there has been talk of and provide volunteer social workers to help find suit­ a split between the Governor and able housing and to assist in family problems. the Javits-Lindsay forces in the party and speculation Chairnian Sinsheim.er, who insists that progressive that, if Lindsay 15 successful in die Mayoral campaign, ~licans must actively enter the political arena if he or Iavits might attempt to wrest the Governo.rsllip they are to give direction to the party, has received the from Rockefeller. . Westchester Republican organization endorsement for a Like any two-term governor Rockefeller has ac­ seat in the New York State legislature. cumulated his share of political enemies, but he also has For information contact: Warren J. Sinsheimer, amassed one of the most solid records of accomplishment 660 Madison Avenue, New York, 10021. 5 BUILDING IN Philadelphia as well as New heavily on it in tll!f final chapter - and described it as PHILADELPHIA Yor~ will be a test of new Re- the best such studY in a footnote to my own analysis so publican stren~ in the cities that readers who want the whole stor; can refer to your this November. A group of young Philadelphia business report. It was absolutely first-class; am in debt to all and professional men, the Association of Republicans of you; and will you pass my thanks on to all con­ for Educated Action, is working hard for a Republican cerned?" breakthro+ Founded in 1960, AREA has 120 mem­ We are all looking forward to readinJt Mr. White's bers in theu 20's and 30's. It is a center city group account of the election. The August issue 01 the FORUM which aims to introduce young men in business ana will include a review. the KiOfessions to ~litics and to provide a source of inte' t support for Republican candidates. RIPON Plans have been going ahead • summer, important months in the campaign, WEST rapidly for a Southem caIifornia AREA will be researchina key issues for Arlen S~, a reJJ!orial chapter of the Ri!'O'! highly attractive liberaf running as the ~lican Society since Ripon Prestdent Dr. JOM S. Saloma vistted candidate for District Attorney, and James Cavanaugh, Los Angeles in April. Original or~ were Mr. a young attorney and member of AREA who is a can­ Robert Fagaly, Jr., of the University of Southern Cali­ didate for Comptroller. fomia, who has been active in California and national AREA's new officers are James W. Stratton, Presi­ GOP affairs and Mr. James McCloud, a graduate student dent (Cooke & Bieler, Inc., Philadelphia National Bank in International Relations at U.S.c. Building, Broad and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia The Executive Committee has now expanded to (19107), and Carter Buller, Vice President. include: Professor Gerald Rigby of the U.S.C. Political Science Department; Mr. Ro6eit McKensie, formerly of Sen. Kuchel's staff; Mr. Edward J. McAniB, a Los Angeles attorney; and Mr. Ralpll Taylor, a management N,ews From Ripon Society analyst. Also active in Ripon-Southern California are Mr. and Mrs. Robert Filep. Mr. Filep is on the facu1tr. This summer Ripon will A WIDER begin of U.S.C. and a Rockefeller tide, nationally ana a ·major subscription drive to was key at the Convention. Filep FORUM build the circ:u.lation of the .Mrs. was secre­ tary to Governor Sherman Adams at the White House FORUM. Chris Bayley and Ted Curtis will coordinate and now teaches at EI Camino College. Rounding out the drive. Current Subscribers of the FORUM are the nucleus of the new group is Mr. James Farmer of invited to write in names of friends who might be in­ the RAND Corporation. terested in receiving a complimentary copy. The July issue of the FORUM will be the first genera:ny arcu­ ANOTHER The Ripon office has a new lated to the press. WELLESLEY seaetary, Miss Marianne Maaocsi. We have alretH1y had some favorable commem Wellesley '6S. Marianne, who is from tbis quarter. Pormer Women's Public Relations GRAD from York, Maine, has been Director at the Repuhlican National Committee, Vera active in Young Republican activity and has gained Glaser, now with the North Amerkan Newspape.! Alli­ previous ~ence presiding over a Boston Republican ance, writes, 'The liveliest grou~ of youth~ GOP City Commtttee offiCe. Marianne replaces .Mrs. Helen stalwarts outside the party seems to he the Ripon Society, Lirisky, Wellesley '62, who has recently left her duties composed of business, professional and «tHfemie people as Administrative Secretary for the cl1a1lenges of city who style themselves 'Moderates'. The Society bas planning. We wish Helen well and welcome Marianne. scored II heat on other GOP groups hy launching a monthly publication of opinion • ••" TIlE RIPON SOCIETY is a Republican re­ !Upon, on July 13th, J'ublished search and policy organization composed of young joindy, with the Republican Gov- REVENUE FOR members of the business, professional and academic ernors' Association a paper en­ THE STATES communities. The Society seeks to rally the energies tided "Government for Tomorrow: A Proposal for the and talents of thinking young people to the cause Unconditional Sharing of Federal Tax Revenues With State and Local Governments." Copies of this report, of constructive Republicanism. It strives to sen­ an examination of the "Heller proposal" to rebate fed­ erate creative discussion which will produce a bold eral taxes to the states, are beii1g Inailed to all Ripon and persuasive Republican policy posture. subscribers. The Society seeks a broad base of financial sup­ port for its activities. It offers the following options OUR A s~ team of RiP9n mem- to those who wish to subscribe to its publications OWN BOOK bers mcluding Tim Petri, Bob and support its programs: Bea1, Ed DuBois, Bill Wessels, Subscribing member $10 annual contribution. and Jack Saloma is completely rewriting "Election '64" Contributing member $2S or more for pa~ publication this fall. The book, which is annualJy. Substantially new, will have added chapters on the Re­ Sustaining member '100 or more annually. publican response to the Goldwater debacle, and the Founding member $1000 or more annually. Republican Party in the "new era of politics." All members will receive the monthly news­ We have had numerous kind words about "Election letter and frequent research papers ,Won't you '64" itself, for which we than~l;u, our readinJt audi­ forward your subscription toaay? ence. One comment, in patti , we should like to pass along to all who worked on the ~rt. Theodore nm RIPON SOCIE'lY.... H. White, completing his The Making of the PresitJent P.O. Box 138 1964 writes that "Election '64" • • • was far and away Cambridge, Mass. 02138 the best study of the elections made by anyone; I leaned 6