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margin would be boosted by Grover's POLITICS: REPORTS' withdraw!' (Ironically, Briscoe-backers could hardly harbor any male chauvin George Willeford as the GOP head ism against Farenthold since Janie TEXAS in November. Willeford and the par Briscoe has often been rumored to be ty executive director, Brad O'Leary, the power behind the governor's easy DALLAS - When the Lone Star have been linked to the presidential chair.) What had promised to be a political networks announced their fall aspirations of former Gov. Connally. relatively dull rerun of 1972 promises lineups in February, they revealed the Before he resigned, Willeford told the now to have an even more predictable same cast of characters and the same Dallas Times Herald, "Grover needs outcome. probable gubernatorial result as 1972. the party, but the party doesn't need As Dr. Willeford has observed, it A comparatively dull political sea Grover." will be an uphill campaign against son had been forecast for the Lone Star The third channel of Texas politics, Briscoe because "he's got a record so State as a result of the Republican Es La Raza Unida, will also field the bland that you can't really fight tablishment's failure to recruit a star same 1972 candidate: Ramsey Muniz, h·un. " candidate to oppose their arch-enemy, who received 7 percent of the vote For the first time this year, Repub former State Sen. Henry "Hank" when he last ran. licans have fielded a complete team for Grover, in the GOP primary. State Rep. Texas Democratic liberals are no state offices, but their chances of suc Ray Hutchinson of Dallas was the Es more enthusiastic about Gov. Bris cess are not overly bright. The GOP's tablishment's best hope; when he back coe than Republicans. The incumbent best opportunity may be in the state's ed out of the race, Grover was left with seems to view his office more as a comptroller's race where theincum only two opponents: former Lubbock status symbol than a public responsi bent is retiring. A primary will be Mayor Jim Granberry, an orthodontist, bility; his aides' attitude toward any held for the Democratic nomination, and Fort Worth attorney Odell Mc new policy proposal is to question and a Vietnam army hero is the Re Brayer. The party's big names - whether it is controversial. Preston publican nominee. Former Army ma George Bush, Anne Armstrong, and Smith, Briscoe's hapless, inept pred jor James Nicholas Rowe was held John Connally - all have better things ecessor, looks good by comparison captive by the Viet Cong for' several to do than challenge the state's lack with Briscoe. Texas Observer publish years, but escaped before the war's con lustre and controversy-less governor, er Ronnie Dugger viewed the necessi clusion. Dolph Briscoe. ty of unseating Briscoe - and block Former State Rep. Frances "Sissy" ing the presidential/vice presidential VERMONT Farenthold (D), chairwoman of the ambitions of Texas Sen. Lloyd Bent National Women's Political Caucus, sen (D) - as so imperative that in MONTPELIER - For years, Sen. does not have anything better to do, a recent issue of the Texas biweekly George D. Aiken (R) has made it a it seems. She decided against a run for Dugger suggested that the election of policy to feed the pigeons and squir state railroad commissioner and filed a Republican such as Bush would be rels on Capitol Hill before work each for governor at the very last minute. preferable. An independent candidacy morning. Aiken was himself once de Farenthold lost a runoff to Briscoe in by Farenthold had also been the sub scribed by Senate Majority leader Mike 1972 by about 200,000 votes; Briscoe ject of some speculation. Mansfield as "neither a hawk nor a went on to beat Grover in a surprising When Grover withdrew from the dove but a wise ow!." ly close election by only 100,000 votes. race in early March as a result of Aiken's administrative assistant, who With more money and less antagonism intra-party antagonism and the scarcity is also his wife, would now like him from the state GOP leaders, the ultra~ of campaign cash, Granberry became to write a children's book about squir conservative Grover thought he would heir to the Republican nomination. rels and pigeons; Aiken is retiring and have won. By comparison with the He was already heir to GOP Estab his main concern is the development brand of conservatism preached by lishment support. Since Farenthold's of a disease-free raspberry plant. Grover and Houston GOP leader Nan campaign was already limping and Aiken's decision stirred up the polit cy Palm, the state leadership brand Texas law allows voters to vote in ical aviary in Vermont where a lot of is a weak imitation. 'The party is now either party's primary, political ob politicians have other things on their led by Jack Warner, who replaced Dr. servers predicted Briscoe's primary minds besides raspberries. .u.s.- Rep. Richard,Mallary (R). an state chairman last fall. At that time, rrunced almost. immediately that he NORTH CAROLINA Gov. Holshouser ousted the incumbent would seek Sen: Aiken's seat. So did Frank Rouse with his own candidate Charles 'Ross, a member of the Inter Tom Bennett. Now the conservative DURHAM - When U.S. Rep. national' Joint Commission and former wing believes Holshouser took another Wilmer O. Mizell, every Republican's Federal Power Commission membctt. party prize away from thei'n. "Ham favorite to be the GOP candidate to [Horton} was doubled-crossed," de· I to move up means succeed retiring Sen. Sam J. Ervin, Jr. Mallary~s attempt clared Rouse. "From what I can sur· a (D), withdrew from the race only two switcli·in the ambitions of former mise," said Thomas F. Ellis, who A.ttorney General James Jeffords (R), weeks before the filing deadline, the was Jesse Helms' campaign manager Republican Party went "scrambling" who will now. seek MallaIf'S seat in 1972, "Ham wasn't dealt off the iflStead of the Republican guber· for a candidate. "Scrambling" was the top of the deck." Conservatives are appropriate word used by North Caro natorial nomination. Jeffords' old nem arguing that Holshouser encouraged Deane Davis, who opposed lina Republican Chairman Thomas S. ~,Gov. Horton in a meeting before Horton Jeffords for governor in 1972, was Bennett who declared that, if neces· announced, while HolshoUser's aides considering a Senate run but an saty, he would run to ensure that the has are claiming tliat the state senator read will not run. Democrats did not win the seat by nounced he too much into the discussion. default. -'Lt.-Gov. John S. Burgess (R) ~y Already, there are indications that also be reassessing his gubernatorial Charles R. Jonas, Jr., the son and conservative Republicans in the leg ambifionsbut it is likely that he will namesake of the former Charlotte con islature will punish the governor on st~f in the .gubernatorial race with gressman, resisted GOP pressures and some key legislative votes. The big House .Speaker Walter Kennedy (R). declined to run. Then State Sen. gest issue of this session is the Med Hamilton "Ham" C. Horton, Jr. an While Republicans were waiting ical School at East Carolina Universi nounced, and U.S. Sen. Jesse Helms ty, which many East Carolinians want for the word from Aiken, Democrats endorsed the candidacy of the joint waited for the 'word from Gov. expanded. Holshouser wants GOP legislative minority leader. Gov. James legislators to support the University Thorpas Salmon (D), who announced E. Holshouser, Jr., however, let it be a week iAter that he would run for reo of North Carolina Board of Gover known that, with Mizell out of the nors' decision against expansion. The election, whether or not voters ap race, it would be good exposure for prove 'extending the governor's term day after he withdrew from the Sen the eventual GOP candidate to have ate race, however, Horton and nine from two to four years. The announce· a primary contest. ment opened a dear road for Chitten other Republicans on the General As den County State's Attorney Patrick Next, State Rep. William E. Stevens sembly's Joint Appropriations Com decided to run, and Horton decided Leahy, who has announced his interest mittee voted with the majority for ex· to drop out. On the morning of Mon iil::tbe.. Senate noDiination. The pros· pansion. One of the Republicans who day, Februaty 25, before the noon pects for Mallary's election to the Sen attended the meeting at which Horton filing deadline, Horton, borrowin.g decided to withdraw declared, "It was ate ap~ bright. Stevens' meeting room in a Raleigh decided. We can't let them get away '-Meanwhile, other Vermonters have hotel, announced he would not "per. with this." been;concerned with the state's bottle mit the party to be torn apart. " Min. U.S. Rep. Broyhill has not escaped ban law. There has been pressure to utes later, Stevens announced his .can- tbeconservatives"wratheither. A GOP re~ the mandatory deposit law for didacy. state senator, Betty Ann Wilkie, drove b~erige bottles, particularly from bev· Stevens, 52, the brother·in.law of aDemocra.tic state senator, Jack Rhyne, erage industry interests who financed U.S. Rep. James T. Broy.hill, is a to the office of the State Elections a trip for members. of the House Nat· vice president of Broyhill Industries, Board, in Frank Rouse's car, to file ural Resources Committee to visit a a furniture manufacturer. t\nn()uncing Rhyne's papers to challenge Broyhill recycling plant in Elizabeth, N.J. An· his candidacy, Stevens declared, "the for his 10th C.O. seat. other lobby.sponsored trip stirred up people are demanding .morality and. On the Democratic side there are ~en more controversy: a bus trip to ethics in ·government. They will use ten candidates, with the three prin Montreal for a hockey game. Tickets this yardstick as a measure of the can ciples being: North Carolina Attorney werf! supplied by a Montreal brewer. didates competing for their votes. I.am General Robert Morgan; Henry Hall Although the 15 legislative partic willing to be measured by this yard. Wilson, former chairman of the Chica· ip8.1.l~ said that they would par $15 stick." Stevens faces three unknowns go Board of Trade; and former U.S. for their trip, State Rep. RIchard in the GOP primary in May, and one Rep. Nick Galifianakis, who lost to Oeveland (R) was moved to intro Republican official declared him to be Jesse Helms in 1972. Morgan is con· duce a House resolution that declared, a '~shoo-in" for the nomination. sidered the front.runner, and has been "Forced busing across international That, however, does not resolve all challenged by Republicans to resign borders is not neCe5SaIf to protect the of.Stevens' .and Holshouser's problems, his position to permit it to be filled by health, safety, and welfare of the cit· {or the GOP needs to he united to a full·time attorney general. Morgan izens for this state ... Such busing win in November. The maneuvering has declined, but GOP candidate may be detrimental to the health, safe· for the nomination in the two weeks Stevens resigned from his House seat ty, and welfare of the members of the preceding the deadline reope,?-ed the declaring, "I could not serve two General Assembly." ,_. wounds . ,of. the bitter contest for masters at the same time." • 2 Allen Sag~er,waS tapped to, be tranS: the highly reSp~ecI c~riunis~oner' of NEW JERSEY portation 'commissioner. Key cabinet , environmental protection.':'... spots were f~d for Ann Klein and . The power, of the "Old ?olifics" TRENTON - No matter what its J. Edward Crabiel, two Democratic gu wing of the Democratic Party was failings, the New Jersey Republican bernatorial contenders who eventually further demonstrated by state OWr cloSed ranks behind Byrne. Crabiel is P~ has always been able to count man Dugan's brazen plan to reshuffie on one tremendous asset: the New now being investigated by a state drastically most of the state's congres Jersey Democrats. Upon the election grand jury looking into possible kick- ' sional districts in order to repay 'U:S. of Gov. Brendan Byrne as a "re backs by a construction company he Rep. Peter Rodino (D) for hiS sup form" Democrat with broad bipartisan headed when he was a state legisla port of Byrne after the gubernatorial support, some Republicans thought tor. Passaic County Chairman Anthony, primary. Dugan's plan would split that New Jersey's Democratic Party Grossi, a career politician, was named Newark to give Rodino a "white" dis might be cleaned up to the extent that chairman of the State Board of Pub trict, create a new "black" seat as a it would no longer give voters a lic:: Utilities Commissioners. Dan Gaby, plum for Essex County's Democrats, reason to be Republican. Based on the a maverick Democrat who had been and put Republican U.S. Reps. Wil Byrne Administration's early record, promised the job of commissioner of liam Widnall and Joseph Maraziti in these fears appear to be unfounded. C-ommunity Affairs, was denied the to a single, oddly-shaped district. post after being blackballed by Hud Dugan was forced to delay the sub Brendan Byrne is not a Woodrow son and Essex County leaders. (It mission of this plan by the vocal com Wilson. Wilson, you may recall, won seems that, among other things; he plaints of all of North Jersey's in his national reputation by destroying had once referred to Essex Chairman cumbent Democratic congressmen (ex the power of New Jersey's Democratic Lerner as a "hack.") cept Rodino) when they learned about bosses. Byrne, in contrast, has handed Despite the fact that the size of the strange new districts that Dugan the keys to the State House over to Byrne's landslide victory was due to had designed for them • the big-county Democratic chairmen. Republican votes, his only Republican Byrne's first move after winning cabinet appointee was James Sheeran, the gubernatorial nomination was to a classmate of the governor who had choose as his state chairman State Sen. headed "Republicans for Byrne" in SOUTH CAROLINA James Dugan, a protege of Hudson 1973. The only other Republican to County Democratic Chairman Francis receive a position of prominence in Fitzpatrick. Dugan and Fitzpatrick are the Byrne Administration has been COLUMBIA - South Carolina Re among those veteran Hudson County Richard DeKorte, the able former As publicans may be able to see the light Democrats who now call themselves sembly majority leader, who provides at the end of the tunnel if retired reformers because they chose to break a useful lightning rod for Byrne as Gen. William Westmoreland makes with Hudson's notorious Kenny ma the state's energy czar. On the other the anticipated announcement that he chine after its top leadership was sent hand, Byrne forced the resignation of will seek the Republican gubernatorial to jail. one of the- few Democrats in the Ca nomination. Without even the pretense of hill Administration, Richard Sullivan, The announcement will end months democratic procedure, the Democratic of speculation that Westmoreland county chairmen neatly carved up ef would seek the gubernatorial nomina fective control of the State Legisla tion either as a Republican or as a ture before it convened. Hudson re Democrat. Westmoreland ruled out a ceived the Assembly majority leader , '-. Democratic run, however, and was re ship, and Dugan himself was given ~-- ... ceptive to a draft movement organized the chairmanship of the Senate Judi by James Henderson, the 1970 GOP ciary Committee (which must confirm candidate for lieutenant governor. nominees for attorney general, judge, Although Westmoreland has sketchy and county prosecutor). The Senate political credentials - he has never presidency went to Frank Dodd, a registered or voted in the past - he lieutenant of Essex County Chairman has established himself as a statewide Harry Lerner. Dodd has since gained figure through his chairmanship of national fame by attempting to buy the Governor's Task Force on Eco gasoline for New Jersey from an in nomic Development. dicted fuel broker. Curiously, however, .the state's busi- Despite a Byrne pledge to appoint ness and establishment leaders report cabinet officers solely on the basis of edly are supporting the gubema:torial merit, the most important posts went candidacies of U.S. Rep. William Jen to persons t5> whom he owed p0- nings Bryan Dom and Lt. Gov. Earle litical favors. Byrne's campaign mana E. Morris, Jr., both Democrats. Both ger, Richard Leone, was named, ,state Republican and newspaper polls show treasurer, and his chief fundraiser, Brendan Byrne Westmoreland has widespread grass-

3 zoot support among both Republicans ball fame, has decided not to run for (R), of Shorewood. and Democrats. A poll by.the Colllm the seat of U.S. Rep. Thomas S. Get The only announced gubernatorial bia Sim,· newspaper shOwed that West tys. Dom's seat is also still begging candidate is State Sen. James c. Devitt, mQrelaQd was by rar the top ~di for Republican candidates. In the 1st a Greenfield Republican who is given date of South Carolina Republicans C.D. seat now held by U.S. Rep. little chance at the nomination. The a:s well as nearly one-quarter of the Mendel J. Davis, Republicans have a choice of the pa,tty's conservative es Democrats. shot if State Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, Jr., tablishment may well be William A I tho ugh Westmoreland would (son of the seat's former occupant) Dyke, former mayor of Madison. campaign as a nonpartisan Republican, decides to change parties and unseat The GOP has other problems be his strongest backers include Repub the godson of the seat's former occu . sides uphill battles against Nelson and lican officials who are hopeful that pant. GOP hopes are fading, how Lucey. It is still $400,000 in debt and the general will have broad coattails. ever, that that eventuality will come having trouble raising money. The Harry Dent, former White House to pass. • party was heavily in debt from pre political aide who now practices law vious elections, but GOP State Chair in Columbia and is general counsel for man David Sullivan says there has the Republican National Committee, WISCONSIN been "record response" to direct mail argues that the South Carolina GOP solicitation and the party debt has "is more the party of reform than the been reduced to "manageable propor Democratic Party." Whereas the Dem MADISON - A lot of the prob tions." ocrats have run a closed shop in state lems of Wisconsin Republicans are at Furthermore, the GOP has to deal government, a Westmoreland adminis tributable to the Democrats, especial with Gov. Lucey's wife, who takes pos tration would be open to all South ly Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D). itions - such as telling off welfare Carolinians of both parties and both Sen. Nelson is up for re-election demonstrators - that would be inex races. this year and is the clear favorite p~dient for the governor to adopt. In Dent cites the coalition of Repub against his probable Republican op fact, her actions are sometimes inter licans and blacks which has forced the ponent, State Sen. Thomas E. Petri, preted as part of the governor's "po state to consider single-member dis 33. But Nelson's aggravations for the litical" image. The State Senate, which tricts. The Justice Department has re GOP are more pervasive than the now has a precarious 18-15 GOP ma jected a redistricting plan which called Senate race. For some time, Nelson jority, may go Democratic this year. for multi-candidate districts (making has been blocking the appointment of The Assembly is already 62-37 Demo it easier to elect white Democrats and U.S. Rep. Glenn R. Davis (R-9th cratic. harder to elect blacks and Republi C.D. ) to fill a vacant federal judge U.S. E.ep. Harold V. Froehlich (R) cans). There are now only 21 Repub ship which ~ been vacant since 1971. is in real trouble. The freshmap. Re licans in the 124-member House The jJ.!giPal limbo has stymied p0- publican defeated Father Robert J. of Representatives and three Republi litical deC~lOns by other Wisconsin Re Cornell by only one percentage point cans in the 46-member Senate. publicans. Attorney General Robeq in 1972. Cornell got closer to victory each of three times he made the Con Ironically, perhaps, opposition to Warren would also like to get the gressional race. In 1974, Froehlich will Westmoreland in the GOP will come Eastern Wisconsin judicial appoint have an added cross to bear. As a mem from the far right; State Sen. James m~t - if he could get it --,. but Davis obviously has first dibs and he ber of the House Judiciary Committee, B. Edwards will probably oppose he will have to decide whether to Westmoreland on both ideological is not getting out of tine. alienate supporters or opponents of and organiutional grounds. West If Warren doesn't get the judicial President Nixon. Although FroeI:ilich moreland's membership in the Coun appointment, then he would the be might be able to defeat Father Cornell cil on Foreign Relations is suspect, as GOP's strongest candidate against Gov. again, he would have a tougher time if are his tenuous ties to the GOP. Patrick Lucey (D). Warren runs for If the Democratic candidate were Brown Possible runningmates for West re-election as attorney general, he will CQunty District Attorney Donald Zuid moreland as lieutenant governor are face stiff opposition, probably led by mulder. State Rep. Carroll A. Campbell, a a Democratic field including House Petri, meanwhile, was described by young Greenville businessman who Majority Leader Anthony Earl (D). Sullivan as "young, articulate, and compiled the largest legislative vote Party officials are now assuming that smart," but with little chance of up in the history of South Carolina, and Warren will seek re-election. setting Nelson. Petri himself said to Kenneth Powell, the retiring chairman Warren's and Davis's dilemmas af B~Jton Globe reporter Martin F. of the South Carolina GOP. (A new fect State Sen. Robert Kasten, 31, who . Nolan, ''I'm telling people that Gay~ chairman will be chosen at the party's would like to run for either governor lord Nelson and I have scared every March 16 convention.) or Davis's seat, but is having difficulty one else out of the Senate race. Of Republicans have been less success making up his mind until the GOP course, that's like the mouse claiming ful in attracting candidates for the bigwigs make their decisions. Even that he and the lion have terrorized seats of retiring Democratic congress if Davis does open up his seat, Kasten the heists of the forett, so I'll be men and of Sen. Fritz Hollings. Bobby would face primary opposition from ready when the lion turns on the Richardson, formerly of Yankee base- State Rep. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. mouse." • /

made an excellent congressman. Instead, City Coun cilman Thomas Luken will represent the Democrats. eMargin Release In advance of the defeat, Custer's lieutenant, Vice BOSTON - Interviews with newly-elected President Gerald Ford, tried· to blame "Big Labor" U.S. Rep. Robert Lagomarsino (R) of California are for GOP woes. But the 1st CD. was supposed to reminiscent of a "You Are There" documentary with be a Republican fort. Demoralized Republican troops the sole survivor of Custer's Last Stand: collapsed. A survey by Knight Newspapers indicated Tell us, sir, how were you able to avoid the that the Democratic margin of victory came from Watergate-tipped arrows? independents who disapproved of President Nixon's Is it true, sir, that you disassociated yourself performance. Luken had promised to "send a signal from the rest of the Custer's soldiers? to Washington." Republicans across the country can Do you think, sir, that Custer should be court read smoke signals as well as anyone. martialed for incompetence or dereliction of duty? It was therefore encouraging to beleaguered Re Were you able, sir, to reach any special accom publican troops when Lagomarsino defeated a di modation with the enemy? vided Democratic field of seven candidates in Cali How do you account for the apathy, sir, of fornia's 13th CD. Even Custer mentioned it in a Custer's soldier? news conference as a hopeful sign. Do you have any advice, sir, for other soldiers But Custer has other problems - and so does under Indian attack? the Republican Party. The court martial is approach The only problem with the Custer's Last Stand ing. Colonel Custer is in his tent, counseling victory analogy is that the Indians were not very successful in while the troops fear a massacre. The soldiers can future battles. The Republican Party, with three no longer pretend that Custer is not a problem. Be straight losses and one small victory, has little reason moaning the coming disaster is, of course, no solu to rejoice. After all, Custer is still giving orders with tion. The troops may need a new general. db better chances for his own survival than for most of his soldiers. The first Republican defeat was considered prac tically a moral victory for the GOP. Mter all, win ner John Murtha (D) had hardly mentioned Custer in his campaign, and his victory over Republican Harry Fox was a surprisingly narrow one. The upset of Republican Robert VanderLaan in Michigan's 5th CD. shocked the Custer camp, how ever, since the winner, Richard VanderVeen, was widely regarded as a loser. Adding insult to injury, VanderVeen's campaign had been directed by a for mer Republican National Committee soldier, John Marttila, who quit the RNC to go into the campaign consulting field for Democrats. 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5 • California Gov. Ronald Reagan has quashed re ports that he will play a news reporter in the movie POLITICS: PEOPLE "The Klansman," starring Richard Burton and Lee Marvin. Rejecting any new movie parts, Reagan told journalists, "I think that all of you have cooperated in • The National Women's Political Caucus launch ed· their "Win with Women" campaign February 13 giving a very bright young public relations man the with a press conference for 15 candidates. The four Re attention that he wanted." publican women at the conference included Barbara Gunderson, former South Dakota GOP national com • Some congressmen and senators make speeches mitteewoman and current vice-chairwoman of the Pres to raise extra income. U.S. Rep. Dan Kuykendall (R ident's Advisory Council on Intergovernmental Person Tenn.) engages in marquetry (pictures created through nel. She is seeking the Republican Senate nomination combinations of van-colored wood). Kuykendall's mar to oppose George McGovern. Other Republicans were quetry, which often feature western or nature themes, Carmen Chico, a member of the anti-Daley/Singer run as high as $1,000 per work and take up to three slate at the 1972 Democratic National Convention who months to complete. Meanwhile, Democrats in the Ten is now seeking the Republican nomination in Illinois' nessee legislature have been up to their own craft. Dem 24th State House district; P.S. McDaniel, chairman ocrats passed the "Elect Harold Ford to Congress Bill" of the Alabama Women's Political Caucus now running which would have made it more difficult for Kuyken for the 78th State House District; and Carolyn Po,.an, dall to win election by placing more black voters in vice-chairwoman of the Arkansas Republican Party who his district. Ford is a black Democratic legislator who is also running for the legislature in that state. intends to seek Kuykendall's seat; Kuykendall is making an extensive effort to lure black voters in his district. • Raymond Pritchett was the scheduled speaker of the Saline County Republican Committee's Lincoln II Former California Assembly Speaker Jesse Un Day dinner, but the Arkansas fundraiser was canceled ruh (D) is seeking the Democratic nomination for the when it was revealed he had been appointed assistant 45th Assembly District; the 1970 Democratic candidate campaign manager for Democratic Sen. J. William Ful for governor has nine opponents. Abraham Ribicoff is bright. Speaking of Fulbright, it appears increasingly seeking the 22nd Senate District seat; the Beverly Hills likely that he will be challenged by Gov. Dale Bumpers man is a Republican. (D). On the stump in Arkansas, Fulbright's campaign style is a good match for Bumpers' smile, and he has • Vice President Gerald Ford is coming to Atlantic hired Sen. John McClellan's 1972 campaign manager City, New Jersey March 24th to help erase U.S. Rep. to run the 1974 Fulbright campaign. One Arkansas Charles Sandman's gubernatorial campaign debt. Sand paper, the Marked Tree Tribune, editorially summed man has been outflanked, however, by the Republican up a possible primary this way, "Fulbright's a bleep, State Committee which has invited Ford to speak in Bumpers's a blah." Millburn the same time night, thus siphoning off Re publicans who might otherwise have contributed to G U.S. Rep. Lawrence Hogan (R) appears set to Sandman's coffers. seek the Republican nomination to oppose Maryland Gov. Marvin Mandel (D). Either Hogan or Republi .. Former Sen. Wayne Morse (D) may be getting can National Commiteewoman Louise Gore, the Repub Senate fever again, this time to run against his replace lican candidate, will have an uphill battle against the ment, Sen. Robert W. Packwood. The chief Democratic entrenched Mandel, who will be challenged by Balti contender for Packwood's seat is State Senate president more City- Controller Hyman Pressman in the Demo Jason Bee, 44, although State Sen. Vernon Cook has cratic primary. Pressman will campaign on horseback, also announced. Portland mayor Neil Goldschmidt, 33, arguing that Mandel ''will have to go pretty far to do has removed himself from Senate speculation, and for me one better." The incumbent collected over $900,000 mer U.S. Rep. Robert Duncan, who was defeated by for his campaign at a 1973 fundraiser. State Sen. Morse in the 1968 Senate primary, may seek the seat George Snyder, who has written an uncomplimentary of retiring U.S. Rep. Edith Green. Democratic possibil book about the Mandel Administration, may be another ities for the Green seat include Gregory Wolfe, president challenger. of Portland State College, Lloyd Anderson, and State • Elreta M. Alexander, a District Court judge Rep. Wally Priestly. The Oregon primary is May 28. from Greensboro, surprised Republican officials when, hours before the deadline, she filed her papers to be e The Vermont House has approved legislation the GOP candidate for chief justice of the North Caro authorizing police seizure of potmobiles. Under the bill, lina Supreme Court. Judge Alexander, who in 1968 which was approved a vote of 103-28, police may seize switched to the Republican Party and became the first any vehicle which they suspect was used by a person black woman in the country to be elected a district who meant to transport drugs. Gov. Thomas Salmon court judge, will face James Milford Newcomb in the (D) indicated he would sign the bill: "I sense that the GOP primary. Newcomb is the first non-lawyer in this bill probably won't do much harm, and it probably century to run for the North Carolina Supreme Court. won't do much good." It was under those exacting leg The only Democratic candidate is Associate Supreme islative standards and a tide of anti-drug sentiment Court Justice Susie Sharp. Judge Alexander, 55, launch that the bill was approved, desp~.e the protest of civil ed her campaign by arguing that Justice Sharp will be libertarians. Under the bill, the tar is assumed guilty unable, if elected, to serve the full 8-year term as chief of drug-trafficking and can be sold at auction by the justice, since the Democratic candidate will tum 72, police regardless of the disposition of any case against the mandatory retirement age, in July 1979. the alleged drug-trafficker. 6 /

and December of 1973. The question Republican. One chairman from the naire included items dealing with elec Northwest replied that the GOP COMMENTARY: toral trends, the effects of Watergate, "must have some appeal to all groups the party's appeal, and party reform; including the hard-core Republicans." POLITICS responses were received from 35 of the Another said, "No minority group chairmen. should be excluded." Some chairmen Respondents were asked if they specified "youth," "blue-collar work thought the Republican Party was be ers," and vatious other groups. Only coming the majority party. The find two leaders contended that no special The ings of the polls suggest that cautious effort to appeal to any group is called optimism prevails among state party for. One official stated, "The Repub chairmen. Slightly over half of the lican Party should not try to appeal respondents do see an emerging Re to any particulat minority groups, but State publican majority. Although a large should appeal to all who accept ~e minority indicated that they were un· Republican philosophy." certain, only six Batly stated that there Most state party chairmen want to was no such movement in the elec continue appealing to independents 01 torate. The mood was perhaps best and Democrats, as well as to all minor stated by a chairman from the East ity groups which have· not usually when he said, "Yes, but it has been voted Republican. Some chairmen feel Bepub. delayed." that specific reforms mIght help ac Some political leaders feel that this complish this goal; others believe that new electoral coalition apparently will no changes are necessary. They were be formed from the increase in inde asked, "Do you feel that any reform Deans pendent voters that has taken place in is needed in the Republican Party ? recent years. The chairmen were ask If so, what would you suggest?" The by James S. Bowman ed: "Many polls have suggested that responses ranged from "none is call independent voters ate increasing in ed for" to "nothing of a significant andJamie L. Mullins number. If there is such a trend, do nature," "don't know of any," and you feel it will benefit Republicans?" "no reform needed." One chairman K e v i n Phi 11 ips wrote in The A vast majority of those responding from New England wrote (in apparent Emerging Republican Majority that indicated that this phenomenon will reference to Democratic reform prob "the long-range meaning of the 1968 benefit the Republicans. This confi lems) , "The Republican Party needs election rests on the Republican op dence would seem to be justified by very little reform if the Democratic portunity to fashion a majority among Gallup surveys which show that many Party chooses not to reform." the 57 percent of the electorate which independents come from the ranks of Yet, about half of the leaders want voted to eject the Democratic Party the Democrats. One chairman from ed some kind of reform, such as from national power." In 1972 Pres the South commented, "When an in stricter campaign control of financing ident Nixon showed he could com dividual breaks the habit of voting a and wider participation in party af mand a clear-cut majority of the Amer straight Democratic ticket and begins fairs. Others cited resolutions of the ican electorate. The Republican Na voting for the man, he usually will 1972 Convention as a step in the right tional Committee election report sum find the Republican more to his direction. One leader from the Rocky marized the magnitude of the victory: liking." A party official from the Mid Mountain region said, "At this time "Aside from partisan Democrats (who west said that "we are historically out we must make an effort to open up still gave the President a record 33 registered by Democrats in urban cen the process to all people and strive percent support), blacks were the on ters. A movement to ticket-splitting to get them involved." Another of ly major population group failing to or the true independent status will ficial said, "We need to reform the at give President Nixon majority back hurt Democrats more than Republi titudes of some Republicans to accept ing." cans on the sheer weight of the num a wider spectrum of people." It was , The opinion of many pundits was bers involved." (In the last presiden also emphasized that reform was need that the 1972 landslide may have been tial election, 69 percent of the inde ed in both parties, a defensiveness more of a Democratic defeat than a pendents voted Republican.) which probably stemmed from Water Republican victory. The President's Most of the chairmen would like gate. A West Coast chairman wrote, landslide did not uniformly benefit the the GOP to broaden its appeal in order "In both parties there is a constant party, as widespread ticket-splitting de to insure the stability of the emerging need for reform - but Watergate feated many Republican congressional coalition. They were asked, "What should be considered a special case candidates and preserved a Democratic minority groups, if any, should the that neither party is responsible for." majority in Congress. In an attempt to Republican Patty try to appeal to Party leaders seem confident in ascertain the opinions of party leaders more?" Twenty-two chairmen wanted the long-term future of the GOP. about the meaning of the 1972 elec their party to work harder to win sup Eighteen were uncertain whether or tion, a postal survey was sent to Re port from "all" minority groups, with· not Watergate would hurt the party publican state chairmen in November out alienating those who already vote in 1974, nine felt it would not hurt 7 the GOP, and eight feared that it still outnumber Republicans, and Dem· yet they reali%e that they must broad would. They seem more confident ocrats control Congress as well as many en their appeal to include minority about 1976• ..Qver half of the respon. state governments. dearly the fortunes groups. Although they do not all per dents predicted that Watergate will of both parties are still in a state of ceive a need for speci.6.c reforms, many not hurt party prospects that year. limbo. While the Democrats are no of the leaders would like to make the While the Democratic coalition is longer the majority party, the Repub. party more "open." If the Republican breaking down, the GOP is not going licans are not the true majority par· Party can respond decisively to Water to become the new majority party sim· ty either. .gate, then Republicans may have an ply by default. Although Republicans Most state chairmen see an emerging historic opportunity to capitalize on have won four of the last six presi. Republican majority based on disil· the disarray in the ranks of the Dem dential elections, registered Democrats lusioned Democrats and independents, ocrats. •

National Review's Washington Ed to U.S. Rep. Phil Crane, one of the COMMENTARY: itor, George F. Will, devoted a column group's leading lights. (The Feulner in the Washington Post to why "p0- appointment came after a sharp in POLITICS litical offenses" were impeachable in ternal struggle in the organ.i%ation.) the eyes of Alexander Hamilton and Recently, the Steering Committee James Madison. Wrote Will: "Obvi met with the president to discuss their ously strict construction - the intent disillusionment with his budget and Naverioks of the framers - does not serve the other ideological deviations. Reported purpose of the current regime. But ly they were not pleased with the suc aDd conservatives should not flinch. The cess of their mission. cardinal tenet of conservatism never Now that the President has effec varies. It is fidelity to the republican tively destroyed "loyalty" as a partisan LiDoolns liberty guaranteed by the Constitution virtue, the GOP conservatives are dis· ~ that ''The Federalist' interprets so bril cussing abandoning the ship that the byDickBebn lliantly." President torpedoed. Kevin Phillips Conservative columnist James J. Kil suggests that there may be a move to Liberals are supposed to be soul I patrick argued in National Review form a new conservative party if the searchers, and conservatives are sup that impeachment isn't so awful, even GOP destroys itself in this fall's elec posed to be hard-nosed dogmatists. though it is unlikely: "It is nonsense tions. Ronald Reagan has suggested But some conservatives have been do to suppose that the fate of the Ameri that there might be better political ing a lot of soul-searching these days, can Republic depends upon the fate of vehicles for conservatives than the and some liberals look like stand.pat Richard Nixon. It is equally absurd GOP. ideologues by comparison. to suggest that as Nixon goes, so goes In the new conservative morality, Even conservative heroes like Ronald the Republican Party . .. (if impeach U.S. Rep. John Ashbrook, 1972'5 lone Reagan seem to be getting scorched ment does come), "the sun would ly quixotic crusader, is the sainted in the process. Reagan's speech to the come up in the morning, and the ladies' prophet of 1974. The National Review 1974 Political Action Conference was sodality would meet in the evening." crowd - whose Buckleys have never notable for the unenthusiastic response It is evident that to a growing been particularly partisan to the GOP it evoked from thoughtful conserva· number of Republican conservatives, anyWay when the Conservative label tives. Apparently conservatives want the President is no longer useful. In better served their interests - are more from their heroes than commer short, the President is recyclable. talking about nationalizing their pro cial announcements for General Elec duct. tric. Although it would be hardly ac The Steering Committee stresses its Impeachment may turn out to be curate to assume that conservatives party loyalty. 'We are not a rival or the conservative crucible this year. have been bitten by the impeachment faction within the House Republican While President Nixon has charged bug, the mortal nature of the ~ Conference. We're not a bunch of into Dixie to rally Alabama loyalists, House incumbent is being discussed mavericks. We're team players," says conservatives have begun to suggest more openly. Derwinsky. that the President has outlived his use. The Steering Committee, for exam When you're in control, you can fulness. ple, has come out of the congressional afford not to be mavericks. But now Human Events publisher Thomas closet in which it has been hiding that conservatives are junking Nixon Kephart would like to see the Presi for a year. Led first by Ed Derwinski - because like a modern Lincoln dent impeached, even if his conser and then by Del Clawson, the 70- Continental, he's run out of gas - it vative weekly has not taken that of member group is now chaired by U.S. remains to be seen just how long they ficial position. An ACLU impeachment Rep. LaMar Baker. Its executive di will wait until they conclude that par spokesman was invited to lunch with rector is Edwin Feulner, Jr., an astute ty orthodoxy has its drawbacks and the Human Events crowd. Now that former aide to Melvin laird whose maybe, just maybe, the Buckleys have is detente! last job was as administrative assistant a better idea. •

8 concept of land-use planning and man corporate logos of services available at agement which places increasing re interchanges. These facilities should in ·COMMENTARY: sponsibility on state and regional plan tum be subjected to design review ners for decision-making that has more which would limit.the use of towering, than local impact. We specifically en expensive signs. Definition of commer NATION dorse a survey of "critical environ cial and industrial areas along inter mental areas" iq the states. These areas states where billboarding is allowed as defined under this protective legisla should be clear so that this designa tion have a particular manmade or nat· tion is not abused. (At one point, ural quality which would be protect South Dakota designated the entire You ed by statewide visual performance length of its interstate system as "com standards to ensure that any construc mercial and industrial" to help the tion or development does not erode billboard industry.) We urge that state Are their character. boards define minimal standards for 2. Corporate policy. A comprehen. on-site signing with an amortization sive effort. by major corporations with clause to ensure the removal of non What multiple installations is needed to re conforming signs within a reasonable design existing prototypes so that they period. relate to the environment in terms 5. Design review. We support an You of the use of materials, siting, signs, amendment to state zoning enabling lighting,. landscaping, and scale. We legislation which will allow cities and will support legislative and advocative towns to authorize design review See action to encourage these actions: a) boards. The boards would consider the Immediately stop the use of temporary siting, scale,- use of materials, and paper placards, flapping pennants, and general appropriateness of all struc by Ronald Lee Fleming Bashing lights in areas which have tures and signs to be constructed or re scenic or historic quality. b) Land. novated in areas designated by local scape corporate facilities with plants governments. dear right of eminent There is a correlation between the and greenery indigenous to the area. domain should be given to the cities integrity of the environment and a Provide more than minimal or sym. and towns for acquisition of easements sense of personal worth and identity. bolic landscaping, which often results on building facades. This would en It is to conserve a "sense of place" in the undesirable use of astroturf or able them to conserve the visual char that we propose a governmental and plastic flowers. c) Use materials which acter of historic or architecturally sig corporate policy change. l:wmonize with the fabric of an exist nificant commercial areas which could We are presently in danger Qf be ing place. (This does not necessarily never overcome the political hurdles ing overwhelmed by the encroachment mean gasoline stations that parody ca of achieving historic district status. of garish, self-advertising buildings, lonial architecture.). We support the clarification of em twirling signs, flapping pennants, harsh 3. Utilities. We urge the increased powerment for state aesthetic regula lights, . and circus colors that are so use of underground public utility dis tions. This can include a clear man often associated with corporate chain tribution wires and contend that the date of a public purpose for preserving outlets such as gasoline stations, fast utility companies, not individual cit. natural, scenic, historic, and aesthetic food stands, motels, supermarkets, and izens, should bear the major costs of qualities of the environment. Such carwashes. We have allowed the en burying existing overhead wires with authority can be amended to state vironment to be cynically manipulated certain percentages of annual revenues. environmental bills of rights, state by a few dozen corporations which (California mandates 2 percent.) We zoning enabling legislation, or land have visually raped it in the name of further support strong environmental use planning laws. the free enterprise system. representation for state public utilities 6. Information facilities. We en Some may see the visual despolia siting commissions, which will make courage the development of informa tion of the environment as a metaphor binding decisions on the location of tion facilities for commercial and non to basic cultural problems - the future power plants. commercial use along major state high deterioration of a sense of communi 4. BillbotWds and on-site sign con ways as an alternative to billboards ty, a failure of civic responsibility, and trols. For national action, we support and on-site signing. fragmentation of governmental author amendments to the Federal Highway 7. Litter. We support a ticket sys ity. There are, though, some things Beautification Act which would re tem for litter violations and endorse we can do to roll back the tide of quire the removal of billboards with mandatory installation of litter con visual pollution. In the following par out compensation, in line with deci tainers. We urge legislation banning agraphs we have identified some areas sions in state courts (e.g., in Ver the future manufacture of nonreturn and policy positions which would de mont). Amendments which would al able bottles for beer and soft drinks fine a "visual plank" in the larger en low billboards along interstate high and encourage a mandatory deposit vironmentalist platform: ways with directional signing should system for these bottles to provide an 1. Land-use planning. We need a be resisted, but directional signing on added incentive for their collection. •

9 . .. . The . ~ of army ~oops and theim far more coverage of the United States position of curfews failed. ~o sten;l the than of the Soviet Union. PostgradUate COMMEITARY: violence, and "President'sRule" of the scholarships to American universIties central government was . finally im- are more eagerly sought by Indian stu WORLD posed. . dents, and. American popular music State elections ~e being conducted ~d ..

10 1,· ~es .the' interests of" both coun : pr6duced Washington's assent to with to internatioiW politics; They fear that tries. 'The skillful diplomacy of U.S. draw in favor of Soviet hegemony in in the process of making the U.S. Anibassador Daniel P. Moynihan and South Asia. Indeed, the prevailing presence less obtrusive, this policy may his State Department colleagues in policy during Ambassador Moynihan's lead to a withering away of American fashioning this agreement deserves tenure in New Delhi has been that interest in India as well. The same much credit. nothing is offered to the Indian gov Indians who were once insulted by However, the disposal of Washing ernment until it first publicly requests America's touting of India's "experi ton's unusable rupees and the disavow . it. ment with democracy" as the Asian al by the Nixon Administration of If an American program is criti alternative to China's communist path the past American role in supplying cized by Indian officials, it is quietly of development, noW burn with re arms on the subcontinent will not withdrawn. In this way, not only has sentment at the current American fas in themselves ensure Indo-American the current official assistance program cination with China. friendship and mutual trust. 'though dwindled to the point·· where it now Mrs. Gandhi is determined that In provides annually a level of only one In essence, India is demanding of dia will not become a dependency of mil per Indian, but many private the U.S. (and of the U.S.S.R.) that Moscow, and has thereby sought to American programs are being cut it no longer be regarded as a play normalize relations with Washington back as well. Thus, for example, there thing - the coveted object of great and Peking, she harbors deep suspi are now only 14 non-official Americans power rivalry now, only to be dis cions of the Nixon-Kissinger dealings among Calcutta's population of eight carded Jater. India's massive problems with the two communist capitals. million. should command the concern and co These suspicions are founded on two The fact that educated Indians criti operative assistance of the world's contradictory yet coexisting themes cize the U.S. for too much and too lit richer nations, not from a sense of about the American role in South Asia. tle involvement in India as well as for charity but from a perception of their own self-interest in global develop On the one hand, there is a fear both competition and conspiracy with ment and stability. that Washington, by arming Iran and Moscow, with no seeming awareness scheming with Peking as well as by of the contradiction, is a measure of The message which India is seek stepping up its own naval activity in the continuing distrust and ambiv ing to articulate is simply that a fu the Indian Ocean, is raising the level alence in the Indian mind about what ture world order cannot be construct of tension in India's neighborhood. role the United States should play in ed solely on' the basis of the interest Washington's failure to articulate a this area. of the rich and powerful members plausible explanation for its recent de While Indians do not w.ant a return of the great-power club. Ra:ther, .In cision to upgrade naval facilities on to the days of active Soviet-American dia seeks to participate in international Diego Garcia has fueled these suspi competition for their "hearts and politics not as an .object but as a cions. minds," the days of patronizing pro sovereign and independent actor com Yet at the same time, India fears grams and the attendant "strings" and manding attention as it pursues its that it has been abandoned by the "subversive agents" allegedly entailed own interests. To the extent that the U.S. as the result of the formation of in such a massive American presence, Nixon-Kissinger view of the worl~ a Soviet-American "condominium" at still they do not want to be ignored, . can'.accommOdate such a valid claim, the expense of smaller powers. Ac either. Moynihan's policy is seen by the l'elationsbetween New Delhi and cording to this view, the division of some Indian observers as an open Washington can indeed become "ma the world into spheres of influence has ended extension of "benign neglect" ture." •

• ''DemOCll''8.ts: PJtfa.Us .In Path of PullIng It To DULY NOTED: POLITICS gether." Congressional Quarterly, February 9, 1974. .Dem ocrats, according to CQ, will he wary about overt -reliance on Watergate as an issue in 1974 elections. "While Water • • "Dunn Says He Won't Oppose Brock In '18," by gate is a factor, it's only one of many," says Democratic Tim Wyngaard. Knoxville News-Sentinel, February 13, National Chairman Robert S. Strauss. "If we go to the 1974. "Gov. Winfield Dunn has assured key Republican public and yen 'Watergate,' then we don't deserve' to legislators in Tennessee that he will not oppose Sen. Wil win." As another Democrat says, ''We see few benefits liam E. Brock in a 1976 GOP primary, according to in for Democrats to talk about it 'Q lot ... It's an anti-Wash formed sources. Dunn, who cannot succeed himself in the ington feeling - everybody is somehow tainted, throw statehouse this year, means it when he says he wants the bastards out." How quickly things change. to run for the governorship again in 1978 and intends to stay in Tennessee - probably in a prominent business • "George Burditt: A Long, Long Shot," by Joel Weis position - during the next four years, according to the man. Cblcago Sun-Times, February 4, 1974. According to reports." But Dunn's decision apparently has not lessen Weisman, former State Rep. George M. Burditt is not ed the gap between Dunn-Baker and Brock factions of merely an underdog for Sen. Adlai E. Stevenson m's the Tennessee party, and supporters have increasingly seat; he is an "UNDERDOG." Says Weisman, "Perhaps lined up behind candidates in this year's gubernatorial if Burditt were not .starting from so far behind, fair primary, while the party's three top elected officials re minded pundits woUld be paying a lot more attention to main ofDclally neutral. Relations have improved, how him because he is refreshingly candid, bright, and com ever, since 1972 when Sen. Howard Baker, Jr., called for petent and a candidate with excellent credentials right a factional ceasefire. Without Dunn to battle, Brock will down to his Harvard pedigree. How many candidates be in better shape for his 1976 campaign. He has been would tell. a reporter for instance: Campaigning? 'Well. working hard to shore up voter support with his diligent I really haven't done.any yet.' Positions? 'Haven't really concern for the state's difilculties. taken any yet' Programs? 'None of those either right ,11 DOW.' Th8 ecOnomy? 'Well, they sure can't blame me fpr • "State· Viewed as MoviDK Back to One-Party S,.. It. I wasn't even In public service when it went to hen' " tem," by Brenda Blagg. Spr1ngc1ale (Ar~) N...... Burditt has spent most of his time bu11dlng a strong cam Feb~ 3, 1974.. "Ar~, whlch had 1lirted with two paign organization; "I feel it's the only cIuince I have partyism In the mld-to-late 1960's, may be reverting back against Stevenson." The Republican challenger is meeting to the one-party status, In which virtually all of the a~ success In these organization efforts and, despite his 1Dl tention Is focused on the Democratic primary," .a~rdiq derdag status, he will wage a tough campaign, particular to the Institute of Politics In Arkansas. Blagg says,· the ly In the suburban Chicago areas where Stevenson was IOPA study concludes that the "general election, which strong In 1970. As Weisman observes, "He's a more im had grown in importance whlle the Republican Party Pressive speaker than Stevenson and just as sincere." moved under the banner of former Gov. Winthrop ROcke feller, could be moving back to its former status when • "Letter From Oregon," by E.J. Kahn, Jr. The New voters attached little Importance to it." When RQck. Yorker, February 25, 1974. In a profUe on Oregon Gov. feller was running for governor in the 1960's, voter turn~ Tom McCall (R), Kahn quotes the governor on one source out for the general election dwarfed the turnout for the of his outspoken image, "At the time Wally Hickel was Democratic primary; in 1972, without a Rockefeller on fired, I had a news conference and said, 'I think you'n the ballot, the growth in turnout for the general election find there'n be others. The President is clearing his decks relative to the primary slowed. ACCOrding to the lOPA, before going after a second term. Even the Vice President "Unless the Republicans Can develop a strong challenge might be dropped, the way he's been running around the to one or more Democratic nominees in 1974, the turn country carrying a knife under his shaw!.' Well! There out in the general election can be expected to drop off was a meeting of Republican governors at Sun Valley considerably, possibly winding up in the neighborhood of right after that, and Agnew was coming. Privately, most 45 percent of the eligible voters." Blagg cites a possible of the other governors felt the same way about him that Senate primary between Gov. Dale Bumpers and Sen. J. I did, but they wouldn't say so. When Ted arrived, he William Fulbright as a possible new step toward the de took me aside and said, 'Tom, rm just mad as hell at mise in effectiveness of the Arkansas GOP. you,' and I said, 'Why, you've got no business going around polarizing the country.' Then he made a speech, • "The Democrats' DDemma: There is less to the and a reporter asked me what I thought of it, and I Prospects Than Meets the Eye," by David S. Broder. Th8 said, 'One rotten, bigoted little speech.' The next morning, Atlantic, March 1974. ''The most puzzling aspect of the the governors had a private meeting with Agnew, and in Democratic Party today is its tendency to alternating the middle of it somebody handed him a piece of yellow fits of neurotic gloom and unjustified euphoria. With few teletype paper. He looked at it, and his hand began to exceptions, the party's leading figures are convinced that tremble, and then he looked at me and said, 'Tom, you their enemies (always defined as Democrats of ano~ couldn't have said this.' I asked him what the trouble faction) are about to succeed in cutting the party's was now, and he said, 'You're quoted here as saying I throat just as it is ready - to mix the metaphor - to gave a rotten, bigoted little speech last night.' I said, turn the corner toward victory. In any ten-minute con Tm not positive I used the word '1ittle.'" The terrible versation, you are Ukely to hear it affirmed that a Demo thing was that none of the other governors laughed.'" crat Is certain to succeed Richard Nixon in the White House in 1976 - except for the unfortunate Ukelihood • "Ziegler Brightens In Gloom.," by Martin F. Nolan. of the Democratic Party's not surviving that long." Ac Boston Globe, February 24, 1974. According to Globe cording to Broder, the Democrats' problem is not that Washington Bureau Chief Nolan, there are three theories the differences between various party wings are so great explaining the rise in Press Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler's - but that the perception of the differences is enormous. star at the White House: (1) The father-son relationship, Unity and the lack thereof is not the only Democra.tic which Ziegler denies; (2) The "Raggedty Ann" theory problem. The Democrats, also suffer from a plethora of ("the President needs somebody close to him, somebody uninspiring candidates. With Sen. Edward Kennedy a from the old days"); and (3) The "King Timahoe sur doubtful starter, the liberal-moderates will have to rogate" theory ("that Ziegler sits by the President faith find another candidate like Sen. Walter Mondale. But fully and curls up In front of the fireplace and sleeps"). Mondale isn't about to electrify the rank and file; he is more Ukely to put them to sleep. Sen. Henry Jackson is • "PoUtical Numbers: No Watergate LandsUde," by the smart money candidate of the moderate-conservatives, Alan Ehrenhalt. Washington Monthly, February 1974. but he is not a model of inspiration either. Gov. George "Although 1974 is unlikely to be a political watershed, Wallace now knows something he did not know in 1972 there will be some turnover of congressional seats. And - how to play the game; And he may end up with the .it is possible to hazard a guess about the characteristics marbles. Finally argues Broder, the Democrats need some of the most Ukely losers. Added together, the existing policy cohesion. "Despite what many Democrats came to signs about turnout and financing point to defeat in 1974 believe after the 1968 and 1972 conventions, the Demo for a certain kind of incumbent: the middle-of-the-roader, cratic Party is stlll standing. What remains to be seen the one who has depended for years on a loosely defined is whether it will stand for something." sort of good-will, or on a machine he hasn't cranked up In years; the one whose supporters wake up election • "Shifting Sands In the GOP," by Martin A. Linsky. morning, watch the sun disappear behind a cloud, wonder Boston Globe, February 18, 1974. ''The Republicans have what's in it for them, and find something better to do simply never experienced the series of expensive, well than vote," writes Congressional Quarterly reporter publicized, back-breaking national primaries which mark Ehrenhalt. He argues that congressional races are more ed the Democratic nomination battles in 1968 and 1972." personal than party contests. The victims of 1974 are But, argues Linsky, 1976 may be different as the result Ukely to resemble former U.S. Representatives Samuel of the Ripon Society suit challenging the convention dele Friedel, George Fallon, and Philip Philbin, all of whom gate allocation formula. " •.. the new court-ordered dele were defeated in primaries in 1970. ''There are not gate apportionment plan will itself probably increase the many Phil Philbins left in Congress now for the zealous to moderates' share of the convention from one third to at pursue. A number of them were beaten In primaries in least forty percent. And with a convention much more 1972, were forced out by redistricting after the last cen equally divided between the two large blocs, the candi sus, or took advantage of a generous new pension plan date who dominates the new binding primaries in states w~ it became available last year. But every Congress such as Michigan, Maryland, North Carolina and Tennes has its share of members who stand for nothing in par see could control the result •.• What all this means is ticular, and they may be the ones we decide to punish that a Connally or a Richardson, although lacking a in 1974," writes Ehrenhalt •.. In many districts the can strong national party base, could put together a cam didates inflicting the punishment will be the ideologically paign in the primaries that would upset the more estab committed of both parties." Ironically, it may be a bad lished applecarts In the presidentlal sweepstakes .•• (it) year to have a low pro.file. What a difference a month might be just the medicine that a Watergate-tired Re- makes. publican Party will respond to In 1976." ,. RIPON FORUM Publfshed semi-monthly by the RIpon Society, 509 C Street N.E., Washing ton, D.C. 20002. Second class postage paid at Bostcm, Massachusetts.