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Will Somebody Tell The PresideDt To Stop Bombing Tlte Parly? RIPON
MARCH 1, 1974 Vol. X, No.5 ONE DOLLAR
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Weasel Words and Party Principle ...... 4 Politics: Reports ...... 8 In an age of political doublespeak, the ritqJallstic State Reports on Florida, New Mexico, Rhode Is compilation of party platforms seems ripe ~9r re land, New Jersey, and Ohio. form. Michigan State Rep. Michael DivelY (R) proposes that a "statement of the majority" be submitted for the quadrennial platforms. Dively served as the chairman of the Revision and Devel Politics: Profiles ...... 11 opment Committee of the Michigan GOP, which recommended a similar step for that state party. u.s. Rep. Albert Quie of Minnesota, ranking Re publican member of the House Education and Labor Committee: the profile was prepared by Paul Anderson of the Minnesota Chapter. Constitutional Imbalance ...... 5
Sen. Charles McC. Mathias (R-Md.) has been c0- chairman, along with Sen. Frank Church (D Politics: People ...... 12 Idaho), of the Special Committee on the Termina tion of the National Emergency. According to Mathias, the laxity of controls over emergency presidential powers applies equally to other legis Letters ...... 14 lation, and he urges that the principles behind the forthcoming National Emergencies Act be applied to other congressional actions. 14a Eliot Street ...... 15 The Party's Neglect is Not Benign ...... 6 Editorial Board member Tanya Melich recalls Duly Noted: Politics ...... 16 that the Republican Party has traditionally had a strong civil rights stand .,. until 1964, that is. Ms. Melich contends that the Nixon Administra tion has neglected the Civil Rights Commission and that the time is ripe for a new Republican commitment to civil rights matters, particularly THE RIP.ON FORUM Is publlshed semi-monthly by the Ripon Society, Inc., 509 C Street the problems of women. In Washington. D.C. and other maIllng houses. Contents are copy righted © 1974 by the Ripon Society, lnc. Correspondence to ilie Editor Is welcomed. In publlshlng this magazine the Ripon Soclety seeks to provide a forum for a sllirit of criticism. Innovation, and Independent think Why Pay More? Ing within the Republican Party. ArtIcles do not n8cessarily rep resent the opinion of the Ripon Soclety, unless they are explicitly Any announcement that begins, "In the past ten so labelled. years, the price of the Ripon FORUM has remained SUBSCRIPTION RATES are $10 a year. $5 for students. serv1c:e men. and for Peace Corps. Vista and other volunteers. Overseas constant while ..." can mean only one thing. It does. air mail. $10 extra. Advertising rates on request. $10 of any con tribution to tho Ripon Society Is credited for a subscription to the While all other commodities (given or take one or two) Ripon FORUM. have risen in price and dropped in value, the FORUM Editor: Dick Bahn Editoricr1 Board: has not risen in price. We hope it has risen in value. Robert D. Behn. Chairman Tanya Mel1ch Robert H. Donaldson Ralph Thayer Nevertheless, due to Arab sheiks, postage increases, the James Manahan Robert G. Stewart cost of paper, and the decline in the market value of Contributing Editors: Josiah Lee A1,!BP1tz, Cl1fford Brown. Glenn Gerstell. George Gilder, W1ll1am A. Koelsch, Richard W. Rahn, editors, the FORUM will have to raise its price effec John RehfuBB and Daniel Sw11lInger. ASsfatant Editor: Victoria Golden tive April 1. Future subscriptions will cost $15 for nor Advertising l\Ilanczqer: Deborah Bowen Copy Editors: Eve1yn laBan and Suzanne Ray mally affiuent people and $7.50 for poor college types. Stall Aaaistant: NelSon MUlet Be grateful for little things; you still won't have to Art: Leslie Morri11. Annie Greene Cones~dents Arthur F. McClure. Mlsao'llli stand in line to buy the FORUM and you can pay on Foy MC:David. AlClb_ J. James Plant. NeJnaakc& Gordon Wi1l1ams. Colol'Cldo Scott Green. N_ HampsbUe both odd and even days. This increase was not approved James Gordner,. Del-=-e Daryl Howard, North Caro1bacl James F. McCollum. Jr •• Florido He'llii Pell Junod. Ohio by the Cost of Living Council because we don't make Steven Livengood. Georgi« WUliam K. Woods. Ohio Mike Hansen, IdCIbo Stephen Jones. OlrIallo_ enough money. However, if enough of you subscribers David Allison. IndianCl Eric R. Blackled~e, Or~ Thomas A. Sar!:rent. Indiana Donato Andre DAndrea. 1L L gave gift subscriptions, then maybe we would be big C.R. Connell. :r0WCl Bruce M. Salya Ilhodo IaIClDIi enough and then we would not cost so much. It hurts Judy Gentry. Kcmsas Dean Sinclair. South CClroIInCl John C. Yoder, Kcmsas Stanford M. Adelstein. S. D. me more than it hurts you. (I too pay for home de Donald Gulick. Kentucky Mark Gustavson. Utab Eric Karnes. Kentucky W. Stuart Parsons. WIsc:oDaIn livery.) db James Har:rington, MaIne George Charles. V-m ,
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BREED'S HILL - Consider the following states: Oklahoma, New Mexico, Idaho, Kansas, and Alabama. It may be my effete eastern upbringing, but I have never associated those states with governmental scandals and dirty politics - at least not the way one associates scandals with the likes of New Jersey and Massachusetts. (I can make nasty cracks about the Garden State, having been reared in that paradise for diligent U.S. attornies. In MassadlUsetts, where I spend the bulk of my time, the acknowledged stepping stone for ambitious politicians is the office of attorney general. From that position, the as piring servant of the people can arrest fellow statesmen who were impolitic enough to get caught with a hand in the till. Edward Brooke and Elliot Richardson found the officc to be highly rewarding.) The aforementioned states do have problems. Or rather, the Democrats have trouble in Oklahoma, New Mexico, Idaho, Kansas, and Alabama. The newest syno nym for scandal is "mini-Watergate," and the Democratic governors in all the above states are afflicted with varying degrees of political turpitude in their administrations. It is enough to gladden the hearts of Republicans sorely in need of gladdening. As one Kansas Republican commented recently at a reception for Sen. Robert Dole, "It's amazing what a little misery in the other party can do for the spirit." THE JAWS OF VICTORY Republicans this year ought to seek out the telephone operator I ran into (telephonically) the other day. After by the Ripon Society, I gave her the necessary information regarding my call, edited by Clifford W. Brown, she countered with a complete non sequitur. "Have a good will be released this spring by day," she said. Little, Brown & Co. Shocked, I mwnbled, "No operator ever said that to Reserve your copy from me before." Her comment had seemed almost a sacrilege, RIPON SOCIETY an offense against the nation's crises, and an affront to the 509 C Street, N.E. national shortage of "good days." It might even be again t the law, I thought later. I've probably exceeded my alloca Washington, D.C. 20002 tion of good days. db
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Yet presumably there must be some crats of the Eisenhower Administra valid reason for going ,through the tion. COMMENTARY: risky process of developing a platform. As the political parties seek to The platform has been the source of change the 142-year-old convention many bitter floor fights at past na system, maybe it is time for the plat POLITICS tional conventions. In several instances forms to go. The Michigan Republi the fights in writing the platform es can Party recently adopted a proposal tablished an image in the voters' minds to eliminate party platforms because that led to defeat at the polls in N 0- "the final party platform is a mean Weasel vember, and on a few occasions the ingless piece of paper, ignored by the fight divided a party so badly that the party, the candidates, and the public." losers left to hold their own conven The proposal goes on to say that tion and write their own platform. "the party platform, as we know it, Words No platform probably ever elected a is coupled with the misguided notion President, but some have insured a that the Republican Party must present candidate's defeat. a consensus policy to the public - a Certainly for the party in office, the compromise that makes our basic and platform is a way to praise what has philosophy meaningless." The propos already been done and to set forth al suggests that in place of the plat what more will be accomplished in form there be at the local, distriot, Party the coming term. For the party out of and state levels "statements of the ma power, it is a way to point out what jority" on major issues of concern. the incumbent has not done, and Following debate on a major issue what, if elected, the out-of-power par statement, a vote of the delegates Prinaiple ty would- accomplish. But surely we would be taken and recorded. This don't need platforms to do this - the would allow both sides to be heard as by Michael Dively individual candidates do this anyway, well as reflected in the vote. As an and far more meaningfully. example, prior to the recent Supreme In December, 1831, a group of men On recent major issues, such as Court decision relating to abortion calling themselves National Republi changes in abortion laws or the legislation, this issue could have been cans met in Baltimore, Maryland to war in Southeast Asia, there was debated at party conventions and a vote hold the first political party conven never anything approaching unanimous taken to determine a "statement of tion. Now, 142 years later, proposals agreement within each party. The na the majority." All delegates, candi abound in major political parties for ture of American political parties is dates, or elected officials would not reforming party conventions: changing such that each is an umbrella for a necessarily be expected to agree with the delegate selection process, re-exam mixed bag of political viewpoints. The it, but each point of view could present ining presidential primaries, and, most governors of California and New York arguments and have an opportunity recently, for finding a new way to both run as Republicans but are far to signify its position. select a vice-presidential nominee. But from agreement on many major issues. Certainly, there is need to look little is said about the party platform. The same is true within the Democratic again at the party platform. The A few months after that 1831 con Party for the governor of Alabama proposal Michigan Republicans have vention in Baltimore, some of the dele and the senior senator from South adopted is one approach which would gates adopted a list of "resolutions" Dakota. To produce a platform that allow a serious discussion of issues by - in effect, the first political party says there is, in fact, agreement be a political party without trying to platform. Many now believe that po tween such varied viewpoints''-is not achieve a consensus that does not exist. litical platforms, particularly of the only unrealistic, bUll: perpetrates a fraud The time has come for both Repub two major parties, are unnecessarily on the voters. licans and Democrats to realize that long, evasive, equivocal. As President Consider, for example, the two par the voters are not really interested in Theodore Roosevelt once noted, they ty platforms of 1956. They must have 15,000 word documents full of "weasel are all too often couched in "weasel set a record for length - together words" or meaningless promises. • words." In recent years the platforms they ran over 30,000 words. The list have more often than not ignored the of promises was sufficiently comprehen issues of chief concern to voters. They sive to cover every possible voter in Get rid of the snakes have had no binding effect on the terest, but few promises were carried national candidates and seldom have out. Even where both parties agreed, This St. Patrick's Day; been read by state and local candidates as in home rule for the District of and office holders. It has been said Columbia, the promise was still unfilled Give a gift subscription their most useful function is to pro over a decade and a half later. The vide a quick reference for the student balance of these platforms contain, as To the FORUM. writing a term paper on what a po one might expect, praise by the Re litical party stands for. publicans and criticism by the Demo- Ripon Forum 4 ,
gressmen have come to recognize that determine whether many important ac law-making is policy-making, and that tions taken by the President are in COMMENTABY: if constitutional government is to accord with the law. We do not have work, Congress must do its job to the procedural means to know fully NATION make the law. enough what the exective branch does The Special Committee on the Ter with public monies or how national mination of the National Emergency policies are carried out. is in a unique position to provide a The Special Committee ,is extreme Constitu. new model of law-making for the ly fortunate to be able to suggest statu Congress. I have come to the conclu tory guidelines in which the Congress sion that our present emergency powers can maintain effective oversight in the statutes are not atypical. Most laws future. What the Special Committee's tional confer on the executive branch the legislation will do is to place over authority to carry out some policy goal 470 statutes, conferring extraordinary either by authorizing funds or by powers to the President in times of IlDbaiance giving authority to require certain ac war or national emergency, under both tions by individuals or groups. The active and passive oversight proce studies made by the Special Commit dures. When it completes its work, the by Charles MeC .MathiaJ tee reveal that in the body of emer Special Committee will recommend to gency powers statutes there are very the Congress an omnibus National A major cause of the imbalance in few provisions for effective oversight Emergencies Act. This would specify our constitutional system is the failure and virtually no provisions for ac that when the President declares a na of the Congress to carry out its con countability of the executive for ac tional emergency, he must notify the stitutional responsibilities to make the' tions taken pursuant to these statutes. Congress immediately, specify which law. The work of the Special Commit Over the past year, the Special Com statutes are being called into force tee on the Termination of the Na mittee has also concluded that despite to meet the emergency, and state the tional Emergency, of which Sen. Frank the existence of the Federal Register reasons for his action. At any time Church (D-Idaho) and I are co Act, a good portion of the directives within six months, Congress can then chairmen, has documented a pattern by the President in both critical areas affirm or withdraw the President's of law-making which has adversely af of foreign policy and defense as well statutory emergency powers. If the fected the strength of constitutional as politically sensitive areas are not re Congress does not act within six government in the United States. corded in the Federal Register nor in months, the emergency authority lapses The committee has studied over any other listing that is available to automatically. Extensions of six months the past year more than 470 laws the Congress or the public. The Con require an affirmative action on the passed since 1933 delegating extraor gress has, in short, no real means to part of the Congress, thus creating an dinary powers to the President for use active oversight procedure. in time of war or national emergency. In addition'; the President would be Almost without exception, these laws ~equired to record in the Federal Reg were drafted not by the Congress, as Ister all executive actions made direct the Constitution prescribes, but by the ~y or. indirectly. under the expressed or executive branch. In addition, these ImplIed authorIty of the Constitution laws allow the executive the greatest or any act of the Congress. The Con possible leeway and generally do not gress would then be ,in a position to provide for oversight or termination. know what actions have been taken It is an understatement to assert that and could move to withdraw author in the past 40 years the legislature has ity if it chose to do so. • developed bad habits. In any case, it has transferred to the executive many of the difficult tasks and responsibili ties of law-making that should be done by the President in the critical areas there has been great dissatisfaction with many of what the legislators re gard as arbitrary policies of successive administrations. There have been no usurpations of power; there has been, however, a failure of the Congress to assume its responsibility to make the laws. As a consequence of several pol I icy failures such as Vietnam and Watergate, a growing number of Con~
March, 1974 5 the party elected a healthy number was how it appeared. of governors, senators, and congress The President would aim to win the men. entire nation. He would seek votes COMMENTARY: Then in 1968 the strategy of the from all the people, and so the slogan new majority took form, proving to of the "party of the open door" was NATION be an expanded version of the south fabricated in time for the 1972 Na ern strategy aimed at racists allover tional Republican Convention. This in the country. "Return to law and or genious and innocuous catch-all phrase der" was the popularized phrase of would appear as an expression of uni the campaign. For many it meant, versal presidential concern. The "slow down the civil rights move But the "open door" was open only ment." to some. It quickly became apparent Americans were told that a Nixon during the convention that the White government would tolerate no more House was encouraging Mississippi Party's violence of the sort which swept the Republican chairman Clarke Reed's ef nation's cities after the murder of forts to water down any wording in Martin Luther King. The implication the rules that would effectively ensure was clear: supporters of the civil black and other minority participation Me_teat rights movement - not civil rights within ,the party. grievances - were the primary cause This same duplicity had appeared of the violence. Stop the movement consistently during the campaign. The and the violence will end; the strat Committee to Re-Elect the President is egy won Nixon the nomination but intentionally ignored or diluted issues nearly lost him the election. having special appeal to women and Ensconced in the White House, the minorities, while it proclaimed the New Majoritarians discovered there president's concern for them. were still Republicans - many of them Aided by an unprecedented major former members of the Eisenhower ity, Nixon began his second term ready Administration - who considered civil to battle those opposing his civil rights Benign rights a "decent" issue for Republi policies. He immediately fired Rev. cans. (A tradition of 100 years does Theodore M. Hesburgh as Chairman not easily disappear.) of the Civil Rights Commission. The It was not surprising, therefore, that widely-respected president of Notre by Tanya Melich conflicts arose between Robert Finch's Dame had served with distinction un HEW and the White House over der Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, school desegregation. No less aston and Johnson. He had always main This year marks the tenth anni ishing were the battles over confirma tained his independence from the versary of the national Republican tion of Clement Haynesworth and G. White House, and under his leader Party's embrace of a racist electoral Harrold Carswell, suburban housing ship the commission had gained a strategy. While many Republicans policies, and, within the Justice De reputation for acting as the conscience worked hard for civil rights in 1964, partment, civil rights law enforcement. of the nation. they did it in spite of party policy Because these conflicts were insti During Nixon's first term, the com and because of ·their dedication to a gated as an outgrowth of the New mission had continued its tradition set of deeply held values. Majority strategy, they "were ,essentially of criticizing the federal government Spawned in 1962 by the Goldwater collisions between those who -believed when it was not effectively enforcing tacticians as "the way to win," the that government policy should aim the civil rights laws. On a few occa southern strategy blossomed in 1964 to protect constitutional rights and sions the commission's criticism had as the keystone of Goldwater's presi those who considered policy a tool for been strong and pointed. dential campaign. His disastrous de winning the next election. For over a year Nixon failed to feat seemed to presage an end to the Considering the hostility which the appoint a replacement for Hesburgh, strategy, and with the exit of Dean White House directed toward Repub substantially hampering the commis Burch and the entry of Ray Bliss, the lican supporters of civil rights causes sion's work. national party in 1966 appeared to be during Nixon's first term, it is to their Republican Stephen Horn was its headed in a different direction, both credit that so many remained within cochairman and logically should have morally and electorally. the Administration to pursue these been appointed to fill Hesburgh's seat. The Republican National Commit worthy ends. Nixon chose not to designate him. tee organized an active program for The White House profited politi Some observers surmise that Horn, a attracting minorities, and Republican cally from the attempted assassination moderate with solid, strong views sim candidates sought and won minority of George Wallace in 1972 and no ilar to Hesburgh's on civil rights, was votes. Votes were solicited from all longer seemed to feel the need for thought by the White House to be groups, and to the surprise of many, a racist electoral strategy. At least, that too independent. He was also uncler
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45 years of age and a Californian. His political views might have made him a threat for some, particularly Cali fornians, planning to pursue anti-civil BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE rights strategies. A CONFERENCE FOR NEW YORK The impasse was finally broken a few months ago when 68-year-old STATE REPUBLICANS Arthur Flemming, Eisenhower's for Saturday, April 27, 1974 mer secretary of HEW, was appointed. New York City Fleming's views on civil rights are not Chairman: The. Hon. Robert W. Sweet well-known, but most observers believe Luncheon Speaker: Sen. Jacob Javits he will be a fair and just chairman. Dinner Speaker: To be announced His confirmation is expected soon. Watergate has changed the atmos For further information, write: phere at the White House. Perhaps now the Administration will want to THE RIPON SOCIETY OF NEW YORK improve its meager civil rights record, Box 339 particularly women's rights. New York, New York 10008 (212-355-3300) Assuming that Flemming is confirm ed, the commission will be composed of four white men and one black woman. All but one are over 50 years old. The President should certainly consider appointing a young woman to the remaining seat. In 1972 the Congress enlarged the commission's jurisdiction to include problems of sex discrimination, and in line with this new authority, the commission established a women's rights program unit. The commission recently widened its criteria for mem bership on its state advisory commit tees to include a greater representation of women, minorities, and various age groups. But neither the membership of the commission nor its executive staff has changed to fit these new cri teria. The executive staff is composed of eight senior offices; three are headed the White House. important, the President is the nation's by black men and three by white men. Y ~t, appointing more individuals primary proponent of public values, The other two positions, general coun from minority groups and women to and he more than any other individual sel and director of research, are vacant. governmental positions and maintain sets the nation's ethical tone. The vacancies should be filled by wom ing a strong Civil Rights Commission Watergate offers the Republican en, one or both from a minority group. are only meager steps on the long Party an opportunity to cleanse itself An organization charged with acting road back to civil rights leadership. and start again. Whether it has the as "watchdog" for America's civil First, the party and its candidates integrity and strength to do this is yet rights should be a model of internal must accept the fact that political to be seen. The party did not need fairness. strategies which offer short-term elec the southern strategy in 1964 nor While the Civil Rights Commission toral gains at the risk of ignoring or Kevin Phillips' backlash strategy in operates in a bipartisan manner and destroying basic ethical and constitu 1968. It does not need them this year prides itself on staying away from pol tional principles damage not only the or in 1976. What it needs are ethical itics (as it should), the active moral integrity of the party but the nation standards, candidates, and strategies leadership of an identifiable Republi as well. which reflect concern for all. can such as Arthur Flemming would be The United States needs moral lead Both the Democratic and Republi a small step toward returning the Re ership to combat racism, sexism, and can parties and their candidates must publican Party to the calise of civil other forms of discrimination. It needs respect the civil rights and liberties of rights. It is hoped that former Secre such leadership, from Congress, from all Americans and be willing to im tary Flemming will be able to reform its political parties, and from its tra plement programs to guarantee their such a role without harassment from ditional ethical institutions. But more protection. •
March, 1974 7 POLITICS: REPORTS' UTAH
SALT LAKE CITY - The with GOP chairman Tommy Thomas has drawal of Attorney General Vernon B. been quoted by reporters as observing Romney from the Republican senato that Gurney faces a "mighty rough" rial race February 3 leaves Salt Lake TALLAHASSEE - Sen. Edward J. campaign. The incumbent's campaign City Mayor Jake Gam as the GOP's Gurney (R) is vulnerable for re-elec headquarters, led by a former director logical choice to succeed retiring Sen. tion, and a growing list of Democrats of the RNC's political division, is al Wallace Bennett (R). are anxious for the opportunity to op ready opera:ting in Orlando. In announcing he would not make pose him. One of Gurney's 1968 campaign the race, Romney cited his desire to Five Democrats have already an slogans may come back to haunt him. keep his family in Utah, his obliga nounced, while the incumbent shows As headlined in one brochure six years tion to remain in his state post until no signs of yielding to Republican ago, "It's about time Florida had a 1976, and two important legal cases pressure to resign and let Repub United States Senator who will rep which his office has pending. Romney's lican National Committeewoman Paula resent us - and not be just a yes announcement followed an earlier non Hawkins, who was elected to the man for the Administration in Wash candidacy announcement by former Florida Public Service Commission in ington." The brochure included the U.S. Rep. Sherman P. Lloyd, now 1972, run in his place. Had Mrs. Haw obligatory denunciation of lawlessness: teaching political science at Utah State kins decided to challenge Gurney, her "Ed Gurney says that there is no cause University. favorable reputation as a consumer that justifies violence and disregard In a copyrighted statewide poll by champion would have meant a stiff for law and order; we must stand the Deseret News, Democratic U.S. primary for the incumbent, who has firm against those who would destroy Rep. Wayne Owens was the clear had troubles with a fundraising scan our institutions and way of life - leader. Owens was favored by 34 per dal involving his aides. and the federal government should cent of the voters surveyed, compared Leading the list of Democratic help us in our fight. Criminals must to 14.5 percent for Romney, 13.7 for challengers is State Senate president be treated as criminals." Gam, and 10.3 for Lloyd. The favorite Mallory E. Horne, a 48-year-old law An old political ally of Gurney's, of the Utah Democratic establishment yer from Tallahassee. Horne is one meanwhile, reappeared in the news for the nomination, Salt Lake City at of three conservatives given a chance recently. According to Miami Herald torney Donald B. Holbrook, was favor of getting into an expected runoff with political writer John McDermott, for ed by only 9.3 percent of the voters. the lone serious iiberal in the race, mer Republican Gov. Claude Kirk has Commenting on the poll, State Utah State Sen. Richard Pettigrew, 42, a considered changing parties but reject Democratic Chairman John Klas said Miami attorney and former president ed the idea "because we spent four it showed that "regardless of who the of the Florida House of Representa years building up the party, and I feel Democratic nominee is he should be tives. Some of Pettigrew's Dade Coun it is my responsibility to help rebuild elected senator in 1974." Klas' Repub ty support may be siphoned away by it now no matter who is tearing it lican counterpart, T. William Cock Secretary of State Richard Stone, who apart." • ayne, added up the combined per was also a Miami a1!torney and state centages of Democratic and Republi senator before election to his state pos can candidates mentioned in the polls ition in 1970. Stone and U.S. Rep. rC;~/ and termed the results "highly en William Gunter (D) will compete ~ly couraging." Five Republicans were fa with Horne for conservative support. vored by 41 percent of the respondents (Horne's Democratic predecessor as compared to 43 percent for the two state senate president, Jerry Thomas Democrats. of Rivera Beach, is virtually assured The GOP had less reason to be en of the Republican nomination to op couraged by a poll taken by the Salt pose Gov. Rubin Askew (D).) Lake Tribune which showed that "the Although Gurney had originally Republican Party has suffered a severe postponed an announcement of his loss of esteem among Utah voters, candidacy pending appearances before while at the same time, regard for the two grand juries, the appearances have Democratic Party has risen sharply." now been postponed until March. A On January 18, three former GOP spokesman for ·his Senate office said state chairmen wrote state Republi the senator fully expected to be clear cans: "We need to unite behind Jake ed and everything to be "fine." He (Garn) ... to encourage his candi said Gurney had received no pressure dacy ... to enlighten other Utahns re from Florida Republicans to step garding his qualities and qualifications aside .,. "absolutely none." Florida Edward J. Gurney .. , and to optimistically spread the
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awareness of ,the excellent chance he office. No prospective congressional have a party dominated by that, you has to win the seat in November." As candidates have yet appeared. Dis have a problem." one Garn strategist described the ef satisfaction with the Administration's Wright feels confident that the par fect of the Romney-Lloyd withdrawals, closing of almost all Rhode Island ty has been strengthened by the com "It will be helpful in two ways: (1) naval facilities should assure easy re mittee change and that its base has we will avoid the rupture of an intra election for Rhode Island's two list been broadened. The committee's size party fracas; and (2) we can move less Democratic congressmen. will jump from 154 to 193 mem early to the middle while Owens and Former Republican Lt. Gov. (1967- bers. • Holbrook compete for the favor of 1969) Joseph O'Donnell appears ready the left." Garn has hired Bailey, Dear to challenge incumbent Gov. Phillip dourff, and Eyre to work on his cam Noel (D). Noel will be hard to beat. NEW MEXICO paign; Richard Eyre, the newest mem He is a conservative largely lacking ber of the Washington-based political in foresight, which guarantees the sup ALBUQUERQUE - The impend consulting organization, is a native port of union bosses. O'Donnell lost ing departure of former Gov. David Utahn. three out of four elections for lieu Cargo to Oregon to practice law will The congressional situation, mean tenant governor in the 1960's, but he leave a three-man Republican field for while, is still unclear. John Birch So is a hard campaigner and will hope the GOP gubernatorial nomination. ciety member Joe Ferguson will make fully keep the governor busy enough The three are former State Sen. Joe another run for the Republican nom so that Rhode Island's only Republi Skeen,the frontrunner in the polls, ination to oppose U.S. Rep. Gunn can office-holder can stay in office. former State Sen. Jack Eastham, an McKay (D). House Speaker Howard Although former Gov. John Chafee, Albuquerque attorney who runs sec Nielsen (R) has backed away from now practicing law in Providence, has ond; and former Air Force Lt. Col. the race, but Ogden Councilman Alex ruled out running for the House, there James Hughes, who has established Hurtado might enter it, making in is still speculation that he might seek only a brief residence in the state and roads among Democratic Catholic and the governorship. runs a poor third. Spanish-surnamed voters. Attorney General Richard J. Israel Cargo says he's decided against an (R) seems certain to seek a third The race to succeed Owens in the other gubernatorial race despite polls term. It will probably be Israel's most giving him a 3-1 lead over Skeen for 1st C.D. spot promises to be crowded, difficult race because of the inability the nomination. at least on the Republican side. An of the GOP to field a strong ticket. Although personal factors enter into nounced GOP candidates include State An attractive Democrat could possi his decision, Cargo is frankly fed up Rep. Lynn M. Hilton, a Salt Lake bly unseat him. Fortunately, the Dem with fighting the Republican Party in businessman; Assistant Attorney Gen ocrats have not run an attractive can New Mexico and eral Robert Hansen; and libertarian is dismayed at what didate for this post since the 1950's. he considers to be its current disarray. Karl Bray. Other possibilities include A year of discussions about reorgan Cargo points out that eight New Mex John Dwan, a former candidate for ization of the Republican State Cen ico counties do not even have a rem the Salt Lake County commissioner, tral Committee culminated in January nant of GOP organization. Although and Doug Decker, a member of the with a vote to add Republican city and Pete Domenici (R) was elected State Aeronautics Commission and ,..sen. town chairmen to the committee and in 1972, the number of Republican 1970 campaign manager for Lloyd. to reject automatic membership for office-holders in the state actually de Hansen could receive John Birch sup Republican state legislators. The vote clined. Democrats outnumber Repub port in this race and might win a was the culmination of a long intra licans in the House of Representatives multi-candidate primary. • party struggle. 51-19. Party leaders had been split over Although both the CREP and the committee reorganization plan, Domenici organizations spent huge which had been the subject of a amounts of money (over a half mil RHODE ISLAND task force commissioned last January lion dollars each) in 1972, Republi by State GOP Chairman Thomas E. cans will have to scratch for cash this Wright. Several proposals had been year. As Cargo points out, "Periodical NEWPORT - The Rhode Island made, including one backed by Wright ly, elections are bought in New Mexico GOP goes into 1974 facing as bleak under which state committee members but seldom won by Republicans with a future as it has confronted in many would have been elected from Senate out huge amounts of money. I spent years. The traditional unpopularity districts. State legislators had pushed $14,000 to win both the primary and here of President Nixon has mush for their inclusion on the committee, general ( election) in 1966 and not roomed in the wake of Watergate and arguing that they were the "winners" much more for re-election. I might other scandals. in the party. Prior to the meeting, add that in both my successful runs Rhode Island has no Senate race Republican National Committeeman the Republican Party contributed exact in 1974. This is just as well for the Frederick Lippitt (who is also the ly zero to the effort in fWlds." Republican Party. There does not ap House minority leader) said, "Many According to Cargo, who was de pear to be one candidate of any sta of the city and town committees don't feated in the 1972 Senate primary, ture available to run for so high an elect dog catchers. If you are going to "This is not the year to run for of-
March, 1974 9 fice, and you can expect little or no been entrenched, Republicans will run rick State Rep. Charles Fry of Spring help if you are an honest progressive Donald Trubey, a young speech pa:th r.. field announced he would run, because Republican in spite of the fact that ologist at Eastern New Mexico Uni ''I'll say what everyone is afraid to Watergate was brought to you by the versity at Portales. • say - that in a year when credibility fellows on the other side of the fence." counts, Jim Rhodes will be a drag on the ticket." Fry, the leader of the con The Skeen-Eastham campaign is servative bloc in the State House, is marred by a personal incident which OHIO given Uttle chance to beat Rhodes but injures both men. When Skeen an might garner a sizable protest vote nounced his candidacy, he did so from COLUMBUS - By 4 p.m. Feb from Republicans who remember the the poolside home of his Albuquerque ruary 6, Ohio candidates had to file state house scandal. That fiasco, which campaign manager, Hester Eastham, for the May 7 primary - and hope destroyed the GOP ticket in 1970, was who is Eastham's former wife. fully the November general election. attributed to Rhodes, although he was The Democratic frontrunners are In the unsettled atmosphere of 1974 politics, candidacies were more ephem never directly implicated. State Senators Tibo J. Chavez, the ma In the 8th CD., north of Cin jority leader, and Jerry Apodoca, the eral than winter sunshine until fish-or cut-bait time - 4 p.m. cinnati along the Indiana border, on Democratic caucus leader and a former servative Republican Walter Powell is What finally emerged is the guar Democratic state chairman. Another retiring after two terms. He has been antee of rough primaries in both par top contender among the large field is under fire from local GOP organiza ties, a spate of unknown candidates, State Senator Odis 1. Echols, Jr. There tions for lack of attention to the Dis and a headache for anyone who se promises to be almost as many can trict. James Ruppert, the Democrat riously tries to predict what the scene didates as Democratic factions - may he defeated in 1972 by only 7,000 will be May 8. be even more. out of 153,000 votes cast, was favored Internecine war is not the only Dem Despite Gov. John J. Gilligan's con ness of Hamilton. However, he with tinuing (and occasionally inept) at ocratic problem. Outgoing Gov. Bruce drew. ~~ King (D) is not too popular these tempts at party unity, the Democrats GOP Congressman William E. Mins days, and the Democrats are falling will have the roughest primary: re hall is retiring after 10 terms from into disrepute. The state highway de cently-appointed Sen. Howard Metzen his suburban Cleveland 23rd CD. He partment is under investigation, and baum vs. John Glenn. Glenn "blew" narrowly won in 1972, defeating 27- four Democratic legislators will soon the 1970 Senate primary to Metzen year-old Dennis Kucinich by 4,000 out have to stand trial on charges ranging baum, then an unknown Cleveland of nearly 200,000 votes cast. Kucinich from receiving stolen goods to bribery. parking and publishing millionaire, is back, this time to take on State Rep. New Mexico Republican Chairman who in turn narrowly lost to Sen. Rob George Mastics, a good candidate Murray Ryan feels the GOP's chances ert Taft, Jr. (R). Gilligan appointed facing a tough race in an increasing of electing a Republican governor are Metzenbaum to fill Attorney General ly Democratic district. A potentially "very good" this year, primarily be William B. Saxbe's unexpired term. rough Democratic primary and Ku cause of the Democratic disarray and Glenn charged "bossism," gained the cinich's overly aggressive personality voter ennui with the lackluster per endorsement of several county central may give Mastics a chance. • formance of Gov. King. The one-term committees, including Franklin (Co incumbent is noted for saying that al lumbus) County, and may come close though he may have given a commit to or even defeat Metzenbaum. ment, it wasn't a promise. Awaiting the bloodied victor is Ryan contends that 1974 fundraising Cleveland's GOP mayor, Ralph J. should "not be too difficult" for the J. Perk, a practitioner of ethnic poli GOP. He hopes that the party will tics and a master of malapropisms, who be able to increase its House minority is unopposed in the primary. Draft from five to seven members - maybe ed to run as other Republican possi more if there is a strong performance bles dropped out (notably U.S. Rep. by the Republican gubernatorial can Clarence "Bud" Brown, Jr., and Lt. didate. Governor John W. Brown) because of While Democrats face prospects of the difficulty of raising money and a ticket which may be top-heavy with other Watergate-related plagues, Perk Spanish-speaking names, Republicans should run a strong race and might may have the disadvantage of an all win, particularly if he can stay close Anglo ticket. Perhaps the only Spanish in metropolitan Cleveland. Ohio par name may be that of U.S. Rep. Manuel ty polls reportedly show that Metzen J. Lujan (R), who faces a tough fight baum could be very vulnerable to a from Lt. Gov. Robert Mondragon Perk candidacy. \ ('<:"" (D). Former Gov. James A. Rhodes (R) \. >. In the 2nd CD., where coilscrva. had no serious opposition until a week // . tive Democrat Harold R. Runnels has before the filing deadline, when mave- Howard Metzenbaum
10 Ripof"Pdrum blessing. He is frequently consulted by the President and Administration POLITICS: PROFILES officials on education legislation, but Quie believes that the Administration has placed a low priority on educa ALBERT QUIE he could best serve the interests of tional legislation and that the Office his constituents by utilizing the ex of Management and Budget has more pertise he had acquired in the field of decision-making power in this area SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA education. Quie has since risen to the than does the Department of Health, - Minnesota's First District Congress position of ranking minority member Education, and Welfare. As a result, man Albert Quie (R) refers to him of the committee. Quie has fr~qucntly differed with the self as one of ~he "few dirt farmers Quie theorizes that the federal gov Administration on many issues. in Congress," but he is one of the ernment has usurped many of the gov The Minnesota congressman has most respected and powerful Republi ernmental functions that are more ap been a supporter of President Nixon cans in the House of Representatives propriately exercised by state and local in his stand on the Vietnam war, de and is his party's leading authority governments. Yet he believes also that spite his initial reservations about the on educational legislation. within specifically defined areas of ed wisdom of ,the war effort. During the The grandson of a Norwegian im ucation, the federal government does Johnson Administration, Quie ques migrant, Quie still farms the dairy have a legitimate function, e.g., edu tioned the justification for our involve farm settled by his grandfather. The cation of the handicapped, vocational ment, our lack of objectives, and the farm is located in Minnesota's pros and occupational education, and in general wastefulness of the war effort. perous 1st CD., which is predomi struction of the educationally disad When President Nixon took office, nantly rural and agricultural, the most vantaged. Higher education is another Quie supported his position on the populous area being the city of area in which he feels the federal gov war and defended the President's war Rochester with its world-famous Mayo ernment has a legitimate albeit limit policies. It was only during the latter Clinic. ed function, and he was a major force part of the President's first term that Quie's interest in education and in the adoption of the Higher Educa he indicated his frustration with the elective politics was first demonstrated tion Facilities Act in 1963 and the President's inability to end the war. when he was elected to his local school Aid to Higher Education Act in 1972. His criticism took the form of a re board while still a student at St. Olaf In particular, Quie is critical of the quest for a speedier withdrawal of College in Northfield. Elected to the present trend whereby elementary and troops and a reduction of the massive Minnesota State Senate in 1954, Quie secondary schools are becQ1lling in bombing attacks. continued to demonstrate his interest creasingly isolated from rhe communi In Congress, the eight-term incum in education by serving on a legisla ty. He stresses the need for more co bent is generally identified with the tive interim commission investigating ordination of the schools with the com moderate wing of the Republican the education of exceptional children. munity. He believes that insulation of Party. He was a leader, along with His work on this commission resulted the schools from the community has fellow Republicans Robert Griffin, in ·the enactment of extensive legisla caused students to lose their own sense Gharles Goodell, and Donald Rums- tion for the education of handicapped of identity and that the schools have children. failed to transmit the nation's value In 1958, he was narrowly elected system to its youth. While the impetus to Congress in a special election to for changes in the educational system replace U.S. Rep. August H. Andresen. must come from the community itself, Re-elected by a comfortable margin Quie deplores the tendency of the gov in the fall of 1958, Quie has easily ernment 'to stand in the way of in won re-election ever since. novative concepts in education. He As a freshman congressman from feels that future legislation must ac an agricultural district, Quie was quite count for and correct this tendency. logically assigned to the House Agri Quie also believes that secondary culture Committee. However, he con school systems have done much to tinued to express his interest in educa stifle the vocational education of stu tion, and Minority Leader Charles dents. He favors enactment of a youth Halleck, in a precedent-setting move, differential in the labor laws which appointed him also to the Education would permit exceptions in the min and Labor Committee. Quie retained imum age law so that students could seats on both committees until 1967, work as part of their vocational train when he gave up his seat on the Agri ing. culture Committee since he felt his Quie's position as the ranking minor farm background would allow him to ity leader of the Education and Labor continue to have an impact on agri Committee during the Nixon Admin cultural issues. It was his belief that istration has proved to be a mixed Albert Quie
Marchi 1974 11 feld in their successful effort to reo EduC'ltion and Labor Committee, he pect of spending less time with his place Minority Leader Charles Hal has taken the lead in opening all ex family and his desire to maintain his leck with Gerald Ford. Quie's voting ecutive committee meetings to the pub prestigious position in the House. record in the House has become more lic and is very careful to see that the Married and the fathc:r of five chilo progressive in the past few years, and minority staff of the committee is used dren, both family and religion playa many observers cite as a reason the for committee work and not co-opted very important part in Quie's life. changing make-up of his district from for use by individual committee mem His wife Gretchen is an accomplish· one which was predominately rural to bers. He was a leading advocate of ed artist, and her paintings are on one which contains a substantial sub the modification of the seniority sys display in the congressman's office and urban population. However, Quie gives tem by House Republicans whereby in the homes and offices of many of the clear impression that he is com senior committee members must be his constituents in Minnesota. Once fortable taking progressive positions subjected to a "yes" or "no" vote an expert pilot (Quie is reputed to on many issues, especially environ of committee members before they have flown his Navy fighter plane up mental protection and legislative re can assume a leadership posItion. He side down at an elevation of 30 feet form. believes that the present committee over St. Olaf College while courting Quic's own sensitivity to other peo structure needs to be thoroughly re his wife) he has recently given up ple and their ideas has earned him vamped but is optimistic about the flying and devotes most of his free the reputation as an excellent legisla ability of the Select Committee on time to the training of quarterhorses. tive mediator. As the reason for his Committee Structure to come up with He is often up at dawn and at work success as a mediator, he cites his mechanism to enable Congress to deal training his horses or those of a friend ability to reduce tensions in debates effectively with contemporary prob for entry in western shows. One of on issues at hand and then to work lems. the highlights each year in his con· out a rational basis upon which the Congressman Quie does not indicate gressional district is a western trail parties can come together. Quie cites any interest in seeking higher office, ride which the congressman sponsors. his relationship with U.S. Rep. An· and it is likely that he will attempt In the past few years Quie has faced drew Young, a black Georgia Demo· to remain in the House. In 1966 he only token Democratic opposition in crat, to explain the sensitizing nature very nearly ran for the governorship his district. With the rejuvenation of of his own strong religious convic of Minnesota, but facing the pros the Minnesota DFL he will likely tions. Quie explains that whereas he pect of a contest for the Republican face much stronger opposition in the and Young might ordinarily find little nomination, he decided against enter coming election. Any potential oppo· common ground on which to relate, ing the race. In 1969 there were in nent will, however, have to overcome their mutual religious efforts have been diclttions he would seek the seat the formidable obstacles of Quie's J strong basis for communication. vacated by Sen. Eugene McCarthy, but broad base of bipartisan support in Congressman Quie has been a lead· again he decided not to seek higher his district and his reputation as ing advocate for congressional reform. office. It is widely believed that his an effective and powerful Congress As a ranking Republican on the House prime considerations were the pros· man .•
• Alex Ray, executive director of the Maine GOP, has resigned his party post to officially join the guber POLITICS: PEOPLE natorial campaign organization of former attorney gen era) James S. Erwin. l'.ast September there was an un successful attempt in the state committee to oust Ray • Donald Elliott, former chairman of the New because of his alleged pro-Erwin activities. The com York City Planning Commission, former liberal Repub mittee's legal counsel also resigned recently to join the lican and associate of John Lindsay, will seek the Dem Erwin campaign; Charles Morsehead, a past GOP state ocratic nomination for the Brooklyn House seat not be chairman and former legislator who has the respect of ing relinquished by U.S. Rep. John Rooney (D). GOP loyalists, will become chairman of the Erwin cam paign. • The retirement of U.S. Rep. Julia Butler Han sen (D-Wash.) should improve the chances of Wash • The New Hampshire Merrimack County Re ington Secretary of State Ludlow Kramer (R) in his publican Committee did not listen to Gerald Ford, bid for the 3rd C.D. seat. The energetic progressive John Connally, Ronald Reagan, Nelson Rockefeller, Republican has held the secretary of state's office Charles Percy, Elliot Richardson, or anybody else at since 1964; he lost the Seattle mayoralty race in 1969. its Lincoln Day dinner. "We have had enough speech Kramer's likely Democratic opponents are Don Bonker, making for a while, and we'll be getting more of the whom he defeated for secretary of state in 1972, and same very soon," according to Mrs. Richard Worth, State Sen. Robert Bailey, who has been a Washington the organizer. aide to Hansen. Washington Republicans have not yet • David Eisenhower has explained that his father settled on a candidate to oppose Sen. Warren Magnu in-law is "a strange man. He can get to the heart of son, although the most recent name to surface was that things. He's really brilliant. No one can deny that." of Arthur Fletcher, former assistant secretary of labor If Richard Nixon is really brilliant about getting to and unsuccessful 1968 candidate for lieutenant governor the heart of things, however, how come it took him a in Washington. year to get to the heart of what his staff was doing?
12 Ripon F MUm • Prior to the special congressional election to gineering background, most of his career has been in choose a successor to the late U.S. Rep. John P. Saylor business and politics and includes a close association (R-Pa.), RNC Chairman George Bush said, "After this with Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-Calif.). Commenting on election, the people may stop asking me if Watergate Reed's new job, Washington Post reporter Michael will wipe out the Republican Party." Although Dem Getler observed, "Reed's appointment also marks the ocrat John Murtha beat Republican Harry Fox by first time that an official with considerable political ex about 220 votes, the margin was so close that neither perience - rather than a career scientist - will handle Republicans nor Democrats can use the result to but such matters." tress contentions regarding the impact of Watergate. • Vermont House Speaker Walter Kennedy has Ironically, a bigger factor than Watergate in the out established a dress code mandating coats and ties for come may have been the impact of the gasoline shortage male legislators and dresses, skirts or pantsuits for fe on voter turnout. The Watergate factor was at work males. "I'm a little concerned. This dress code only in Michigan, however, where Democrat Richard Van requires a coat and tie. What about pants?" asked derVeen defeated Republican Robert VanderLaan. State Rep. E. Franklin Phillips. Kennedy assured Phil VanderVeen's predecessor, Vice President Gerald Ford, lips that that part of the anatomy would be covered blamed the economy, but Republican State Chairman by the obscenity bill then pending before the Vermont William McLaughlin blamed Watergate. legislature. The legislature was also considering a nudity • North Carolina State Rep. Margaret Keese has bill sponsored by Democratic State Rep. Robert R. introduced a bill to outlaw corporal punishment in the Emond, who has been concerned about the skinnydip state's public schools. The 28-year-old GOP legislator, ping in the Brattleboro area. Emond's bill, which bans who teaches at an elementary school in Greensboro, nudity in public places was so explicit that the legis maintains that there is "no cutoff age for constitutional lator suggested that children might have to be barred rights" and offers data to demonstrate lower dropout from the House while it is read. Nudity and sex are rates for states and cities that have stopped spanking particularly rampant, according to Emond, at the Har students The North Carolina School Principals Associa rington Reservoir. When one legislator asked Emond tion opposes the legislation, as do many teachers. GOP why Brattleboro had more nudity than Burlington, the Gov. James E. Holshouser, Jr. recently predicted that sponsor replied that, "Because you've run out of trees the bill would not pass, declaring that the legislation in Burlington." could produce serious disciplinary problems. It has pro • Say it again, Barry. In a copyrighted interview voked a vociferous reaction among Keese's constituents, in the U.S. News and World Report, Sen. Barry Gold some of whom charged that Keese was now "washed water was asked, "Is Mr. Rockefeller now acceptable up" politically. An alternative to the Keese bill would to you and your 'conservative followers?" Replied the make spanking a local option. victor of the 1964 GOP wars, "Oh, he was never real • John Finlator, former deputy director of the ly unacceptable. He just had to live long enough to U.S. Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, told find out I was right." a committee hearing of the Vermont legislature that he • The Equal Rights Amendment will probably favors decriminalization of marijuana possession. "Fur not be ratified this year, but with approval from 33 thermore," said Finlator, "I don't mind telling you I of the required 38 state legislatures, supporters hope use marijuana." that the amendment will become law in 1975. Ohio, • Key supporters of California Gov. Ronald Reagan Maine, and Montana most recently ratified the amend are falling in behind the gubernatorial candidacy of ment. The target stlrtes for ERA backers are Louisiana, Controller Houston I. Flournoy. On January 30, Flour Florida, Illinois, Virginia, and Missouri. noy's office released a "Who's Who of California Re publicans," consisting of 100 Reagan-backers now back • Second Monday Department: The new editor ing Flournoy. The move followed public declarations of Battle Line, the monthly publication of the American of support from former Defense Undersecretary David Conservative Union, is syndicated columnist John D. Packard and Los Angeles millionaire Holmes Tuttle. Lofton, the former editor of Monday for the Repub The new list of backers includes some of Reagan's lican National Committee. "kitchen cabinet," and its disclosure must be a crush • The country's deposed energy czar, former Col ing blow to Lt. Gov. Ed Reinecke, once Reagan's pro orado Gov. John Love, has been named senior vice pres tege. San Francisco Chronicle reporter George Murphy ident of Ideal Basic Industries, a Denver-based cement quoted one politician as observing that Flournoy's back and potash producer. ers constitute "the broadest Republican coalition I've ever seen in this state. It looks like he's got the party • Charges of "vote siphoning against New York wrapped up." Assembly Speaker Perry B. Duryea (R) were dismissed January 24 by New York State Supreme Court Justice • Former Deputy Secretary of the Navy James Burton B. Roberts, who ruled that the State Election Johnston (R) is reportedly considering a run for the Law was unconstitutionally vague on the charges in 39th C.D. seat in California. The conservative black volved. Although Duryea has not ruled out running for former veterans affairs director under Gov. Ronald governor, he has been campaigning diligently for re Reagan had been mentioned as a possible Senate can election to his Assembly seat. One casualty of the case didate against Sen. Alan Cranston (D). appears to be a raise for Republican Attorney General • Former California Republican National Com Louis J. Lefkowitz, who approved processing of the mitteeman Thomas C. Reed has been named director complaints. Duryea has had trouble finding an Assem of telecommunications and control for the Defense De bly sponsor for the bill to raise the salary of Lefkowitz, partment. Although the 39-year-old Reed has an en- who is not one of Duryea's admirers.
March,1974 13 • Tennessee Sen. Bill Brock has become increasing ly independent of the White House. Commenting on \Vatergate in a broadcast interview recently, Brock said, LETTERS "1 don't know how many shoes there are to fall ... 1 feel like I've been dealing with a centipede this last year. We keep getting hit with new shoes." Brock, chair They Still like Him man of the Republican Senate Campaign Committee. As president of the New York Ripon Society, I must write to take strenuous issue with the tone and thrust said, "Obviously, as a Republican, 1 have to be con of the Editorial Board commentary on "The New Rocke cerned because I think the principal damage has been feller" (January FORUM), by Robert D. Behn. done to my party. We've been wounded severely." The tone is highly reminiscent of that of our local Brock's comments drew the ire of a fellow Tennessean, New York "reform" Democrats who regularly destroy each other over the slightest different of degree in a can U.S. Rep. Dan Kukendall, who criticized "some Repub didate's response to the latest catechism of the New Dem licans" who have "chosen this time to 'separate from ocratic Coalition or its bedfellows. It has been at least the President and the party.''' According to Kuyken partly through their beneficence that the Republican Par dall, "The latest revelations have been just more cir ty has remained strong in this state. The article's thrust is equally disturbing. It implies cumstantial evidence. Those who have taken this op that seeking a broader base within the party is per se a portunity to reject the party are like the man who turn reprehensible act. Well, at least it can be no more un ed down 14 counterfeit bills and then accepted the fif successful than the seemingly acceptable strategy of seek ing support from only the admitted minority in the Ripon teenth, saying, 'After all, there have been so many.''' end of the party. We in New York have been around long enough to ., The Republican National Committee's Rule 29 be able to put in proper perspective the Murray Kemp Commission is either a one-woman or a 49-person oper tons and other journalists who need to find trends in or ation, depending on your point of view. Mary McInnis, der to write stories. From our perspective, Nelson Rocke feller has continued to epitomize the progressive Repub the commission director, is the sole paid employee. She lican, ever willing to seek human solutions, untied to does not even have a secretary, but instead draws on ideologies of right or left, and willing to change ap the resources of the rest of the RNC. Ms. Mcinnis proaches which, not withstanding the "e"llerts," have asserts that the commission is unusual in that the "nitty proved ineffective. If this be deemed a "rightward swing," then God save us from being buried under our ideas which gritty work" of the commission is done by its members in practice have not worked. rather than a paid staff. The first drafting session of If Rockefeller has fooled Kevin Phillips - good for the commission is scheduled for Washington in April. our side. He doesn't fool New York Ripon and we still like him. • State Rep. Dempsey McDaniel (R) has asked LEWIS BART STONE President the North Carolina legislature to crack down on mas New York Ripon Society sage parlors. Apparently an out-of-towner who "slipped New York. New York in under the cover of darkness and established one of those unholy massage parlors" across the street from a Square Meals Baptist Church in Horneytown. Said McDaniel, "I be We Republicans in Maine are not having the internal lieve in free enterprise but that horrible place is the problems that, as I read in your periodical, the Republi epitome of inflation. The rates they charge those cans in Massachusetts are having. Our inward harmony strangers - for dilly-dallying on them they tell me - is one of the greatest reasons that we Republicans are optimistic that this November we will elect our first Re are $15 for 15 minutes, $20 for 30 minutes and $30 for publican governor since John H. Reed was re-elected one hour." governor in 1962. With respect to my own political ambitions (see • Investment Banker John Loeb, Jr., (R) will January 15 FORUM), although I personally want very seek the Westchester County congressional seat being much to run for Congress, as indicated in your commenta vacated by U.S. Rep. Ogden Reid (D) in his race for ry on Maine - and I was urged by many leading Re publicans to run for Congress - I feel that my abilities governor. Loeb faces a possible primary against Mike and experience can best be put to use in a second term Roth, a wealthy lawyer who was an unsuccessful Re as speaker of the House. Further, my wife and I have publican candidate for Westchester county executive been blessed with five children ranging in age from 10 in 1973, and a probable general election contest against to 18 years. They need the fatherly guidance which a can didate for Congress could not give them. Also, they need former U.S. Rep. Richard Ottinger (D), who made un three square meals each day. successful races for the Charles Goodell's Senate seat RICHARD D. HEWES in 1970 and for U.S. Rep. Peter Peyser's congressional Speaker of the House seat in 1972. Reid's gubernatorial campaign may have Augusta, Maine been aided meanwhile by a study showing the New York City Offtrack Betting Corporation has stimulated Site Tax the growth of illegal gambling in the city. That study I was most impressed with Richard W. Rahn's "The may discourage the smart money which had been rest Site Tax," article in the December 1973 FORUM. The ing on the nose of "Howie-the-Horse" Samuels (D). thing that impressed me the most was the relative sim plicity in impartially arriving at the ,assessed value of former president of the Offtra.ck Betting Corporation. land. It is the one form of property which is always visible and incapable of being hidden. The assessor by simply traveling through or above an area can very easi ly determine the comparative value of property, taking St. Patrick, into account all of the elements that create value such as the commercial potentials, transportation potentials, Where are you social amenities, and similar elements of value. This ad vantage is all the more highlighted by the disadvantages Now that Washington needs-you? an assessor faces when he tries to determine the value of an improved parcel and is required to take into ac-
14 Ripon Forum count whether the bathroom floor is of vinyl or ceramic • The Boston-Cambridge Chapter's Executive Com covering, or whether the premises have a fireplace or air mittee met with EJly Peterson, former RNC co-chairman, conditioning, or a flnished basement. It would be physical in January. Discussed in detail was the formation of a ly impossible for any assessor ever to make a full and Cambridge Neighborhood Impact Center, modelled after accurate determination of all the elements of value that the former Detroit prototype which Peterson and John constitute the value of an improvement. Martilla. directed in the mid-1960's. A cocktail party was Another distinct benefit to the community is the fact held February 1 honoring the effective work and integrity tha t the taxpayer has a readily identifiable basis of com of Frank Hatch, Massachusetts House minority leader; parison. As things stand now, the poor taxpayer is so Anne Witherby, State GOP Finance Committee head; confused by the disparity in assessments that he does and Roger Woodworth, policy assistant to Sen. Edward not bother to try to understand why his assessment dif Brooke (R-Mass.) Half of the profits were contributed fers from his neighbors. to the 1974 GOP legislative candidates fund. About 200 Another problem is the fact that assessors are not people attended, including many of the GOP's aspiring assessing properties at 100 percent of their full value, statewide candidates. but at some variable percentage of full value. The tax payer should insist on all properties being assessed at • Pa.ul F. Anderson, Ripon vice president of finance, 100 percent of market value, but if this is not possible is campaigning for the State Central Committee in the at least every parcel of property should be assessed at 9th District of Illinois. Contributions to his campaign the same percentage of full market value. may be sent to Anderson for State Central Committee, JEROME S. MEDOWAR 2440 Lakeview, Chicago, Ill. 60614. Freeport, New York THE RIPON SOCIETY, INC. :li~ ~~==o;e!~: Flattered, but... members are young business, academic and professional men and women. It has national headquarters In Washington. D.C•• chap The flattering reference by the Brothers Behn ("Break ters In fifteen cities. National Associate me:iilbers throughout ing the Candidate Trust," FORUM, February 1, 1974) is the fifty states, and several affiliated groups of subchapter status. The Society Is supported by chapter dues, Individual contribu greatly appreciated. tions and revenues from lis public:ations and contraci work. The Before the effort to make "U.S. Attorney Richard Society offers the following options for annual contribution: Con Thorndike in Pittsburgh" a household word gathers too tributor $25 or more; Sustalner $100 or more; Founder $1000 or more. Inquiries about membership and chapter organization should much steam, however, one matter should be noted. be addressed to the National Dlrecior. The name remains "Thornburgh" - as in "Pitts burgh" - unless some impostor has lately usurped my NATIONAL GOVEBNlNG BOARD office! *Ronald K. Speed, President *Patrlcia A. Goldman, Chairperson of the Board RICHARD L. THORNBURGH *Paul F. Anderson. Vice President. Chief F'mcmcicd Ofllcer United States Attorney *Robert H. Donaldson. Vice President. Jlesecrrch Pittsburgh, Pa. *Anne-Marie Borger. Vice President. PuhU.c Information *Richard Carson. Treasurer *Werner P. Kuhn. Sec:l"etaJy Boston - Cumbridge Pittsburvh Martha Reardon Murray Dickman Martin A. LInsky James Groninger Bob Stewart I3ruce Guenther 14a ELIOT STREET ChiCClgo *J ared Kaplan Seattle A. Richard Talt Tom Alberg. • Robert Kabel was recently elected president of the Tomas Russell Mason D. Morlsset Nashville Ripon Chapter. Kabel is on Gov. Winfield Dunn's Detroit Washington staff. Karen Brewster *Jonathan Brown Stephen Selander ruck Carson • Dr. Na.t Winston, a potential Tennessee gubernato Mary E. Low Willie leftwich rial candidate, spoke to the January 24 meeting of the Hartford At Larve Nashville Chapter. Winston was the first of three Repub Nicholas Norton **Jomah Lee Ausp1tz Stewart H. McConaughy '*Chrlstoper T. Bayley lican gubernatorial candidates to address the chapter. Augustus Southworth Dortch Oldham and Lamer Alexander were scheduled for Christopher W. Baal Los Angeles Robert L. Baal the February and March meetings. Mark Pierce Peter Berg Thomas A. Brown ·*Michael Brewer • Lee Huebner, former president of the Ripon So Edward McAnlff Clifford Brown John Cairns ciety, has left his White House position as special as Memphis Ralph QaprIo sistant to the President, to join the Whitney Communica *Unda Miller **Bruce Chapman tions Corporation in New York. Fan mail may be sent Harry Johnson. Jr. Pamela Curtis Jerry ICatz Robert W. Davidson to Room 4600,110 West 51st St., New York, N.Y., 10020. AI Felzenberg Minneapolis Larry FinkelStein • Anne MarIe Borger, Ripon vice president for pub Ann O'Loughlln Glenn GersteU lic information, recently resigned as special assistant to Elayne Hansen **Howard F. Gillette. Jr. Jule M. Suga.nna.n, former head of the New York City Jim Manahan Bema Gorensteln Human Resources Administration to become director of Nashville ··Lee W. Huebner Leonard Dunavant Bobbl Greene Ki1berg public relations of the American Shakespeare Theater in Dru Smith William J. Ki1berg Stratford, Conn. Bill Gibbons Ralph loomis Judith R. Lumb New Haven ••J. Eugene Manma • Bobbl KIlberg, vice president for academic affairs Melvin Oltman Tanya Melich at Mt. Vernon Junior College in Washington, D.C. and Frank L. Huband Don Meyer Ripon NGB member, recently testified before the Senate Jeffrey Miller Mark OlSon Thomas E. Petri Subcommittee on Children and Youth in Connection with New Jersey "John R. Price. Jr. the Women's Educational Equity Act (S. 2518 in the Sen John Brolschol ··John S. Saloma m ate and H.R. 208 in the House). The bill was introduced ~arry Kline ·Daniel J. Swillinger in Congress by Sen. Walter Mondale (D) and U.S. Rep. Nancy Miller Leah Thayer New York ·ChrIs Topping Patsy MInk (D). Appearing on behalf of Mt. Vernon Col Martha Ferry "Peter WallIson lege and the national Women's Political Caucus, Kilberg Edward Goldberg R. Quincy White commented on the sexual track system in our schools that lewis B. Stone Lyndon A.S. Wilson directs women from the outset to anticipate second-class Ex-Officio At Large ·Richard W. Rahn, Mcmuglng Director status in the economic and sociopolitical mainstreams of ·Michael F. MacLeod, National Director our country. She noted, "Politics is one of those aspects 'Richard Zimmer, Policy Chairman of American life in which sexual stereotyping remains Robert Gulick, Counsel Max Richburg, Counsel rampant. The cover picture of the October 15 New Yorker ·National Executive Committee Member magazine illustrates all too well the prevailing role of "Past President. Chairmcm of the Board. or Chairm_ of the women in politics: They stuff envelopes for male candi Executive Committee dates."
March, 197~ IS an experienced politician as a go-between with the Na tional Committee, the House and Senate campaign com DULY NOTED: POLITICS mittees, and the state party organizations. That led to the hiring of national committeewoman Gwen Anderson of Washington state as Ford's full-time political adviser." • "Dwight Awaits can to Go Fence-Mending," by • "Beagan Muffs Washington Appearance." Human Rachelle Patterson. Boston Globe, February 10, 1974. The Events, February 9,1974. "California Gov. Ronald Reagan, alienation of Gov. Francis Sargent from the Massachu the conservatives' first choice for the Republican nomi setts Republican organization serves to increase the im nation in 1976, didn't fare too well with a number of portance of Lt. Gov. Donald R. Dwight as an interme his stout supporters when he came to Washington a !little diary between the governor and his party. "Since he be over a week ago to appear on NBC's ''Meet the Press" came Gov. Sargent's runningmate, Dwight has assumed television show. What upset many of his backers was not a subsidiary position. His immense loyalty to Sargent and only the ill-prepared nature of his responses to some of conscientious avoidance of upstaging him in any way has the reporters' hot-to-handle questions, but the content of kept 42-year-old Dwight pretty much out of the headlines. those responses as well. The governor, who is normally He has been further relegated backstage and out of the superb in fielding queries from the press, had clearly not major policy-making decisions by Sargent',s coterie of been adequately primed by his political advisers. Reagan, advisors." However, Dwight will take a major role in c0- for instance, fumbled for answers when conservative ordinating the gubernatorial campaign; he _ has hired columnist James J. Kilpatrick probingly asked him why Steve Crosby, former campaign manager to Martin IJns in one year he had failed to pay the California income tax, ky, as campaign administrator. Furthermore, according to whether his age would affect his nOmination, and what Patterson, Dwight can usefully be the governor's ambas sort of foreign affairs experience he had had." Not only sador to dissident Republicans and businessmen who did Reagan displease Human Events with his praise for might otherwise be tempted to support a primary oppo Nixon's foreign policy, but the conservative weekly also nent to Sargent. She also suggests that Sargent would gave
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