RIPON New Monthly Format
FEBRUARY, 1978 VOL. XIV, No.2 50 cents
Conunenlary: The GOP AFTER THE BIG ELEPHANTS, WHAT?
In Michigan, the political fate from a shortage of intestinal fortitude. of the Republican Party rests on Gov. Clark and fellow Sen. John Culver (D) , William Mi11iken(R). In Iowa, it after all, have the most liberal voting rests on Gov. RObert Ray. In Maine, records in the country, according to on U.S.Rep. William Cohen. The three Americans for Democratic Action. And men are merely the most prominent Clark only last year began to pay as symbols of the GOP's "Big Elephant" siduous attention to constituent con problem. ems after years of neglect. Clark's "unbeatable" reputation hardly seems The symptoms are not apparent to square with his record: one win in in every state, but they are wide one try. But Clark knocked of incum spread enough to be of national con bent Sen. Jack Mi11er(R) in the "Repub cern. Milliken, Ray, and Cohen are lican year" of 1972 so he looks more all phenomenally popular vote-getters. scary than his liberal record in a As a result, the "Republican Parties moderate-conservative state might oth in their respective states tends to erwise indicate. revolve around their decisions. All three were their partie~ best hopes to run for either the Senate or gov ernorship this year. In Milliken's and Ray's cases, when they opted not to seek a new legislative career in Washington, their parties searched frantically for alternative candi dates. In Iowa, that search was parti cularly frustrating. Former Republi can National Chairman Mary Louise Smith decided she wasn't suited for the legislative side of politics. Former GOP State Chairmen John Mc Donald and Tom Stoner decided they weren't interested. All three are Ray-style moderates, as are two re maining possibilities: businessman Mar vin Pomerantz, the Ford campaign man Meanwhile, the state GOP is rely ager in 1976, and State Commerce Com ing on Gov. Ray to do political ma?ic mission Chairman Maurice Van Nostrand. tricks. Should he retire, the GOP s house of cards would collapse. The Democrats already control both houses The failure of the GOP to develop of the legislature and two of the a credible candidate against Sen. Dick state's six congressional seats. Both Clark has led the Iowa press to insin U.S.Reps.Char1es Grass1ey and James uate that Republicans are suffering Leach were mentioned for this year's Senate run, but Grass1ey seems waiting for the more vulnerable Culver in 1980 and Leach needs to solidify his mar ginal House seat. The party's problem is similar to that experienced by the Wisconsin GOP after Gov. Warren Knowles' retirement in 1970. In that state both Senate seats were already Democratic, but all but three of the state's 10 congress men were Republicans as late as early 1969. Now, all but two of the nine are Democrats. Both houses of the legislature are Democratic by more than 2-1 margins and all the state's constitutional offices are held by Democrats.
Or take New York, which was domin has maneuvered successfully through the a'ted by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (R) Democratic thicket. from 1959 to 1973. While the GOP retains the leadership of Attorney Or witness another Sunbe1t state, General Louis Lefkowitz(R) and the Arizona, where Democrats captured a State Senate by an impressive margin, Senate seat in 1976 when U.S.Reps. Sam it has lost a series of congressional Steiger(R) and John Con1an(R) mugged seats in traditionally Republican each other on the way to succeeding areas since that time. It has failed Sen. Paul Fannin, a former governor. to make any major gains in the Demo The GOP also lost a congressional seat cratic majority in the State Assembly in the melee and may now forfeit a while reductions have been painfully chance to retake the governorship as felt in the party's coffers. a result of animosity between the "es tablishment" wing (Fannin-Steiger Republicans in both New York and Barry Goldwater) and the ruling wing Wisconsin expect to mount strong cam (Conlan) of the party. The ruling paigns to retake the governorships in wing is pushing a sure loser while the their states this year, but the point establishment wing has yet to commit is rather obvious. In far too many itself to the kind of money of a gub states, the GOP is the lengthened ernatorial candidate would require shadow of one or two men whose visi to oust Gov. Wesley Bolin (D) , a conser bility masks the party's weakness at vative "Pinto Democrat" who is ideo lower levels. The names are easy to logically acceptable to establishment remember because their bearers have Republicans, As a result, they have been prominent for a year or more in not yet coalesced around an attractive national politics: Sen. Edward Brooke candidate like former State Sen. Bill (R-Mass.), Sen. John Chafee(R-R.I.) , Jacquin, now executive director of Gov. James Rhodes (R-Ohio), Sen. Charles the Arizona Chamber of Commerce. McC. Mathias(R-Md.), Sen. John Tower (R-Texas), Sen. Strom Thurmond(R-S.C.), It's an old story---the failure of and Sen. Clifford Case(R-N.J.). In the GOP to recruit and promote attrac other states like Kentucky and Minne tive candidates. And to rely too of sota, the passing of key Republicans ten and too long on "big elephants." from senatorial or gubernatorial posi Meanwhile, the GOP 'forfeits too many tions has left the party cruelly im races_ by, f;ie1dihg sacrificial masto potent. dom{. -The Democrats seldom play that game. They' a.ren '·t scar~d- by the Bob Ca1ifor•• ia is a case in point. Af":>, Rays, Bill 1'1i11ikens, and Bill Cohens. ter Ronald Reagan left the gove:n~rshf~J They put up tough_,candidates .,_ the party there seems to have d~s~nte~' grated. Democratic margins in the leg The GOP's di1em$a was sarcastically islature grow ever bigger---even in no out1ine~ recently by John McLaughlin, toriously Republican areas like Orange the New Jersey co1~ist for the New County. Previously Republican congres York Daily News: sional seats have moved steadily into The Democrats stand for winning, Democratic hands. Only S.I.Hayakawa They have the presidency, the Con- gress, the governorship, both houses will be standing for liberals and con of the legislature, and almost all servatives, labor and business, blacks the courthouses. and whites, industry and the environ This had led to a lot of hand ment, more government and less, higher wringing about the dismal future of and lower taxes. The little guy and the Republican Party, which is in the the big guy. process of disappearing. The Repub What the Republicans have accom~ lican Party used to stand for fru p1ished through failure, the Democrats gality and business. Now it stands had attained through success. Having for losing and the retention of Amer run out of Republicans to kick around ican sovereignty over the Panama Can anymore, they kick around each other. al. They are not a party, but a group of While the Republicans are standing people under the same label being all for the Panama Canal, the Democrats things to all interests ...•
Commenlary: The Presidency POLITICS AND THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT
Why does Jimmy Carter do these was replaced by Democrat Mike Cody. things? There had, after all, been While Cody appears to be well qual reports last spring and summer that ified as a-federal D.A., his prin Eastern Pennsylvania U.S.Attorney cipal recommendations for the job David Marston would be allowed to were his loyal service to his par serve out his term until 1980. Re ty and his close ties of friend placing Marston in the middle of his ship with the President and Sen. investigations of political corrup Jim Sasser. On the other hand, tion seemed too controversial. And Turley left office with only one the potential nominee being pushed mark against him---he belonged to by U.S.Rep. Joshue Ei1berg(D) was the wrong party. not that spectacular. But Ei1berg was persistent, arguing in mid-1977: Most U.S.Attorneys resigned their I've been around a long time, and jobs quietly, but Van Dam and Gold it's normal when there is a change stein briefly stood and fought before in party for the top regional posi they were axed. As Van Dam told the tions to be made by the party in press:"I was appointed for a four control of the White House. It's year term. President Carter prom hard to believe people would be ised to depo1iticize the Justice retained unless there were extra TIepartment in the aftermath of Water ordinary circumstances, and Phila gate ... Nothing I've done in 11 months delphia is not such a case. causes me to feel I have to resign o Ei1berg's arguments might have been persuasive were it not for Car ter's own campaign p1edge:"A11 fed eral judges and prosecutors should be appointed strictly on the basis of merit without any consideration of political aspect or influence." Clearly that was not the case when the Justice Department sacked u.s. Attorney Philip Van Dam of Detroit in Mayor U.S.Attorney Jonathan Goldstein of New Jersey in Septem ber or U.S.Attorney Jervis S. Fin ney of Maryland in October. The Mem phis Press-Scimitar editorialized in September: Carter is doing what every other President has done. He's weeding out prosecutors appointed by the other party---in this case, Repub- 1icans---and replacing them with loyal Democrats. It happened here in Memphis, when Republican Thomas F. Turley I see no reason for a change. If so he should be removed from office the President wants me to leave, he'll so he gets that opportunity. The is have to fire me." sue of Marston's pursuit of biparti san corruption in the Philadelphia In criticizing the dismissals of area aPfarently did not enter into Goldstein and Van Dam, U.S.Rep. Henry Eilberg s logic. Of course, the fact Hyde(R~Ill.), chairman of the House Re that Eilberg and U.S.Rep. Dan Flood publican Task Force on Crime, noted: are allegedly the targets of one of In Chicago an outstanding u.s. At Marston's investigations may be a per torney, Samuel Skinner, was forced to tinent factor. resign to make way for a successor more acceptable to the Carter Admin The political dilemma that Mar istration and the Democrats. Sam ston's firing now poses for Carter Skinner had compiled an enviable rec was aptly summed up by the New York ord of prosecuting official corruption Dail* News' James Wieghart: involving both political parties. But sense of outrage is also be his political credentials weren't in ginning to build (outside of Phila order and, contrary to the pious proc delphia) as publicity about the Mar lamations of the Administration, he ston case has spread. An important was told to pack his brief case and element in the reaction is, quite hit the road. His successor is a naturally, the dark rumor that Mar highly regarded and able lawyer, but ston was being dumped to quash an the political pressures for a change investigation into corruption by were the determinative factor in this, powerful Democratic officials. If as in so many other cases. it develops that Marston was indeed investigating such allegations and And now there is the strange case if it turns out that is why he is be of David Marston---the man who almost ing fired, this would be more than survived the Carter purge until Con outrageous, it would be criminal-- gressman Eilberg decided to expedite obstruction of justice to be speei. his departure. Eilberg's current ex fico cuse for dismissing Marston is rather The problems Carter faces is that, lame:"I felt that Mr. Marston was us as a result of his confused explana ing the U.S.Attorney's office as a tion yesterday, it's going to be platform from which to run for higher difficult if not impossible to con office." In other words, Marston vince anyone that the firing of Mar wanted to remain in office---allegedly ston was justified, whatever the so he could run for higher office--- truth turns out to be .•
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The Ripon Ratings
Media fascination with the attempts Republican legislators have increas of the New Right to dominate the Repub ingly recognized that payroll taxesoand lican Party through a leveraging of minimum wage laws may be powerful fac traditionalist social impulses has ob tors fueling unemployment and retarding scured a much more significant and en new business growth. In 1977. economic during development. In the last sever issues---energy policy, Social Security al years a new economic consensus, financing, international trade policy, shared by both progressive and conser and minimum wage 1eve1s---dominated the vative Republicans. has developed. This deliberations of both the Senate and involves a strong preference for free the House. In consequence of this in market approaches, including a commit creasing preference of Republicans for ment to free trade rather than protec deregulation and tax limitation and the tionism. Republicans of varying persua tendency of Democratic legislators to sions are increasingly concerned about support heavy-handed economic regula the debilitating effects that excessive tion, the Ripon Society Ratings for regulation have produced for our econo both the Senate and House show the my and even our values. strongest partisan divergence in the history of the ratings. Perfect scores of 100 were tallied by Republican Senators John Chafee of Rhode Island and Charles Percy of Illi nois. Fourteen other senators, all Re publicans, received ratings of 80 or more. These included Mark Hatfield and Robert Packwood of Oregon(botli 91), Henry Be11mon of Ok1ahoma(89); James Pearson of Kansas(88); Barry Goldwater of Arizona(83); Charles Mathias of Mary land, Edward Brooke. of Massachusetts, John Danforth of Missouri, Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania and Howard Baker of Tennessee(a11 82); and Ted Stevens of Alaska, William Roth of Del aware, Harrison Schmitt of New Mexico • • and John Heinz of Pennsy1vania(80). The highest score registered by any Senate Democrat was a 73 scored by Gary Hart of Colorado. Republican Minority Lead er Howard Baker's rating of 82 contrast ~d with a score of 27 tallied by Major- 1ty Leader Robert Byrd of West Virgin- ia. In the cellar with scores of 0 floor debate on maritime cargo prefer were the late Lee Metcalf of Montana ence legislation where, in addition and Vice President Walter Mondale, who in addition to progressive Republicans cast a tie-breaking vote on a key So McCloskey of California, Anderson of cial Security financing vote. Illinois, and Frenzel of Minnesota, strong espousals of free trade were The 1977 House ratings followed a advanced by such Republican conserva similar pattern with a diverse group tives as Edward J. Derwinski of Illi of Republican progressives and moder noise and Jack Kemp of New York. ate conservatives securing the highest ratings. Four Republicans secured per A corresponding shift has occurred fect scores of 100. They were Thomas in progressive Republicans' attitudes Railsback and John Anderson of Illi toward government intervention in the nois, William Frenzel of Minnesota and economy. In August 1971, when former Paul McCloskey of California. The next President Richard Nixon imposed exten highest scores were registered by Paul sive wage and price controls, most Re Findley of Illinois, David Stockman of publican progressives welcomed such Michigan, Millicent Fenwick of New Jer intervention. Subsequent disillusion sey, Barber Conable of New York, and ment with the blunderbuss effects of Lawrence Coughlin of Pennsylvania, all much government regulation has caused of whom scored 92. most Republican progressives to favor market-oriented approaches on such is Other high-scoring members of the sues as energy development or youth House were Elwood Hillis of Indiana(9l); entry into the labor force. Stewart McKinney of Connecticut(90); Ed win Forsythe of New Jersey(89); Ronald The little noticed result of these Sarasin of Connecticut, James Johnson converging trends is a greater cohesion of Colorado, Silvio Conte of Massachus on economic issues among Republicans etts, Willis Gradison and Donald Pease than at any time in recent years. These of Ohio, Marc L. Marks of Pennsylvania, issues---taxes, capital formation, entry James Jeffords of Vermont, and Joel into the work force, economic innova Pritchard of Washington(all 85); Wil tion, energy development, and limita liam Cohen of Maine, Gary Brown of Mich tions on government boondoggling---are igan, James Cleveland of New Hampshire, likely to dominate political debate John Wydler of New York, and J.W.Stan over the next generation. Meanwhile, ton of Ohio(83); Louis Frey of Florida, such issues as abortion, the Panama Can Guy Vander Jagt and Philip Ruppe of al Treaty, and gun control---all of Michigan, and Albert Quie of Minnesota which have been skillfully manipulated (82); and Margaret Heckler of Massachu by New Right political strategists, may setts(80). All of these top finishers soon fade in political significance. ---with the exception of U.S.Rep. Pease ---are Republicans. Despite the determination of such New Right strategists as Richard Vig The sharp partisan divergence in the uerie to press for "ideological purity" 1977 Ripon Ratings is underscored in and intraparty purges, the long-term the contrast between the 75 score Qf Republican outlook may be for increased House Minority Leader John Rhodes and intraparty harmony if economic issues the 33 rating of his Democratic coun remain paramount. terpart, Jim Wright. Bringing up the rear at "0" were House Speaker Thomas The most irreconcilable claims in P. "Tip" O'Neill, U.S.Rep. John Murtha contemporary politics are pressed by of Pennsylvania, and former U.S.Rep. disparate elements of the Democratic Richard Tonry of Louisiana. coalition. Organized labor is clamor ing for protectionism, and pressuring The growing economic consensus the Carter Administration and congres among Republicans has involved some sional Democrats to pursue short-sight perceptible changes by both progres ed trade policies. Public employee sives and conservatives. Republican unions---holders of political IOUs progressives have long been among the from many elected Democrats---can be foremost advocates of free trade. Re expected to resist strongly any efforts cently, congressional conservative Re to streamline government services. Or publicans, once the bulwark of protec ganized labor's continuing infatuation tionist strength, have moved toward a with anachronistic minimum wage poli strong espousal of free trade. This cies has ballooned teenage unemploy change was dramatized in the House ment. If the working class and minority 256. Dole(R-Kan.) ame'I?-dment to the Ag portions of the Democratic constituency riculture Department F1scal 1978 appro are to realize significant progress, priations bill to limit to $50~000 the elected officials will be forced to subsidy payments by the Commod1ty Cred make difficult choices that will often it Corporation to any sugar beet or be offensive to vocal and politically sugar cane producer or processor. June organized portion of the Democratic 29, 1977. Vote Yea. constituency. These may include; 1) Curbing runaway costs of pension 327. Ruling of the Senate on point of programs for public employees: order by Cannon(D-Nev.) to rule out of 2) Introducing educational account order amendment by Packwood(R-Ore.) to ability to the public schools; increase tax credit for political c~n 3) Overhauling building codes and tributions to Senate and House cand1- constitution industry work practices dates. August 3, 1977. Vote Nay. to reduce the cost of residential con struction and rehabilitation; 337, Magnuson(D-Wash.) mo~ion that 4) Changing minimum wage laws and the Senate insist on its d1sagree~ent occupation entry barriers in order to with the House amendment on abort10n. facilitate entry of youth into the August 4, 1977. Vote Yea. work force; and 5) Reducing payroll taxes and red 344. Helms(R-N.C.) amendment barring tape inhibiting the development of the use of any funds in the Fiscal small businesses. 1978 Foreign Aid appropriations bill for foreign assistance.p:ogr~s that The Republican Party is increasing would subsidize compet1t10n w1th U.S. ly well equipped to be a party of insur industry, business, agriculture, or gency, challenging the outdated notions employment. August 5, 1977. Vote Nay. of the governmental bureaucracy and its supplicant beneficiaries. To the extent 449. Hansen(R-Wyo.) motion to table that it can articulate credible and of Abourezk(D-S.D.) amendment to S 2104 ten marked departures from the curren~ to set the price of new natura~ ga~ unworkable domestic strategies, the Re at the existing BTU-related pr1ce 1f publican Party may expand its base to oil price controls under the Emergency include many minority and white ethnic Petroleum Allocation Act were in effect Americans as well as a substantial num and to stipulate that if controls were ber of intellectuals. The Democrats, not in effect, the price ~hould not. increasingly shackled with the stigma exceed the BTU-related pr1ce at exp1r of economic reaction, may experience a ation plus an inflation adjustment. gradual erosion of their coalition. September 27, 1977. Vote Yea.
SENATE TEST VOTES
(Numbers correspond to Congressional Quarterly.) 59. Passage of the bill to halt the im portation of Rhodesian chrome in order to bring the Uni~ed Stat s into co~li ance with the Un1ted Nat10ns7 econom1c sanctions imposed on Rhodesia. March IS, 1977. Vote Yea. 205. Humphrey(D-Minn.) substitute amend ment for the Hatfield(R-Ore.) amendment to give priority to food and fiber com modities over tobacco products in the financing of PL 480 programs. June IS, 1977. Vote Nay. The Hatfield amend ment proposed to ban the sale of tobac co products from the Food for Peace pro gram. 523. Adoption of the modified Pearson 7553 for 16 water projects and to re (R-Kan.)-Bentsen(D-Tex.) substitute duce funding for one more. June 14, amendment to deregulate the price of 1977 c Vote Yea. new natural gas. October 4, 1977. Vote Yea. 326. Hyde(R-Ill.) amendment to the Fiscal 1978 Labor-HEW appropriations 543. Domenici(R-N.M.) amendment to bill to prohibit the use of federal S 1871 to permit employers to hire funds to finance or encourage abor workers under age 20 at 85 percent of tions. June 17, 1977. Vote Nay. the minimum wage for the first six months on the job. October 7, 1977. 468. Brown(R-Ohio) amendment to end Vote Yea. federal controls on the price of new on-shore natural gas retroactive to 622. Nelson(D-Wis.) motion to table April 20, 1977, and on new off-shore Curtis(R-Neb.) amendment to raise the natural gas beginning April 20, 1982, Social Security tax rate above the lev and to extend the Emergency Natural els recommended by the Senate Finance Gas Act of 1977 for three years. Aug Committee and to increase the wage ust 3, 1977. Vote Yea. base equally for employees and employ ers at the levels recommended for em 512. Cornell(D-Wis.) amendment to ployees by the committee. November 4, permit employers to pay only 85 percent 1977. Vote Nay. Vice President Mon of the minimum wage to workers under dale cast a "yea" vote to break a 41- age 18 during their first six months 41 tie. on a job. September 15, 1977. Vote Yea. HOUSE TEST VOTES 616. Adoption of the rule providing (Numbers correspond to Congressional for House floor consideration of HR Quarterly.) 1037, a bill guaranteeing to U.S. flag ships a set share of transpor 2. Wright(D-Texas) motion to order the tation of U.S. oil imports. October previous question (and thus end fur 19, 1977. Vote Nay. ther debate and ~he possibility of amendment) on the House rules proposed 618. Vote on the passage of this by the Democratic Caucus at its meet cargo preference legislation. Octo ings in early December 1976. January ber 19, 1977. Vote Na~. 4, 1977. Vote Nay. 663. McCloskey(R-Calif.) motion to 58. Passage of the bill to halt the recommit the maritime authorization importation of Rhodesian chrome in or conference report with instructions der to bring the United States into to restore an anti-rebating amendment compliance with United Nations econom adopted by the House and to make the ic sanctions imposed on Rhodesia. amendment effective immediately upon March 14, 1977. Vote Yea. enactment. October 31, 1977. Vote Yea, 66. Myers(R-Ind.) amendment to bar use of funds in HR 4877 for implementa 705, Adoption of the rule providing tion of President Carter's Vietnam Am for House floor consideration and nesty program. March 16, 1977. Vote waiving all points of order to the Nay. conference report on the Social Secur ity financing bill. December 15, 1977. 174. Buchanan(R-Ala.) substitute amend Vote Nay. ment to the Dornan(R-Calif.) amendment providing that any new Panama Canal Treaty must protect the vital interests of the United States. May 4, 1977. KEY TO RIPON TEST VOTES 206. Separate vote on the Johnson(R V-= Vote in accordance with Ripon Colo.) amendment to make tobacco prod position. ucts ineligible for PL 480 Food for X Voted opposite to Ripon posi Peace export sales to foreign nations. tion May 12, 1977. Vote Yea. o Did not vote or voted "present" on test vote 313. Conte(R-Mass<)-Derrick(D-S.C.) amendment to delete funding from HR -
SENATE VOTES
SENATORS VOTES/59 205 238 256 327 337 344 449 523 553 622 TOTAL RATING ~TORS VOTES/59 205 238 256 327 337 344 449 523 553 622 TO'l'AL RATING MONTANA ~IIAMA HeICl1er V 0 V V V X V V V X X 7/10 70 lei1 x X X V X X K V V V V 5/11 45 0 0 X X 0 0 0 X X X 0/5 0 arkman V X X X 0 0 0 0 X V K 2/7 29 Metcalf o ASKA NEBRASKA aver V X V X X V 0 V V X X 5/10 50 ZOrIilsI
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CEDERBERG VXXVOVOVVXVXO 6/10 60 16 Holtzman XVVOVVVXXXVVV 8/12 67 11 RUPPE VOVVVVXVVVVXO 9/11 82 17 Murphy XVVXXXOXXXXXX 2/12 17 12 Bonior XVVVVVVXXXXVX 7/13 54 18 Koch X V 0 0 V 0 0 X 0 0 000 2/4 50 13 Diggs o V V V X 0 0 X X 0 X 0 X 3/8 38 19 Rangel XVVVXVVXXXXXX 5/13 38 14 Nedzi XVVVVVXXXXXVX 6/13 46 20 Weiss XVVVVVVXXOXVX 7/12 58 15 Ford XVVVVXVXXXXXX 5/13 38 21 Badillo XVVVVOOOXXOXO 4/8 50 16 Dingell XVOOXVVXXXXXX 3/11 27 22 Bingham XVVVVVVXXXVOX 7/12 58 17 Brodhead XVVVVVOXXXXVX 6/12 50 23 CAPUTO VVXXVXXVXVVVV Pi/lJ 62 18 Blanchard XVVVVVXXXXXVX 6/13 46 24 Ottinger XVVVVVVXXXVXX 7/13 54 19 BROOMFIELD VVXXXVXVVVVOV 8/12 25 FISH VVXXVVXVXVVVV 9/13 69 67 26 GIUIAN VVXXVVVXXVVVX 8/13 62 MINNESOTA 27 McHugh XVVVVOOXXXVXX 5/11 45 1 QUI! OVVVVXXVVVVVO 9/11 82 28 Stratton X X X X 0 X X X X X V X X 1/12 8 2 RAGEDORN VXXXVXOVVVVVV 8/12 67 29 Pattison XVVVVVVXXXVVX 8/13 62 3 FRENZEL VVVVVVOVVVVVV 12/12 100 30 McEWEN VOXXVXXVVVVVO 7/11 64 4 Vento OVVVVVXXXXXXX 5/12 42 31 MITCHELL VXXXXVXVXVVVV 7/13 54 5 Fraser XVVVVVOXXXVVX 7/12 58 32 Hanley XVXVXXXXVXXXX 3/13 23 6. Nolan XVVVVVVXXXXXX 6/13 46 33 WALSH OXXXVVXXXXVVV 5/12 42 7 Bergland 0 0/0 34 HORTON VVXVVXOVXXVVV 8/12 67 STANGELAND XXXVXXVVVVVV 7/12 58 35 CONABLE VVXVOVVVVVVVV 11/12 92 8 Oberstar XVVVVXXXXXXXX 4/13 36 LsFa1ce XOVVVVXXXXVXX 5/12 42 31 37 Nowak XVVVVXXXVXXXX 5/13 38 MISSISSIPPI 38 KEMP VXXXVXXVVVVOV 5/12 42 1 Whitten XXXXXXOXVXVXV 3/12 25 39 Lundine XVVVVVVXVXVOO 8/11 73 2 Bowen· XXXXXXXVVXXXV 3/13 23 3 Montgomery XOOXXXXVVXXXV 3/11 27 4 COCHRAN VXXXXXXVVVVVV 7/13 54 Note: Republicans are denoted by capital letters. 5 LOTT VXXXXXXVVXXXV 4/13 31 123 245 6 6 6 7 1 2 3 345 6 667 5 6 7 0 1 2 6 1 1 1 6 0 5 6 7 0 1 2 6 1 1 160 REPRESENTATIVES 2 8 6 4 6 3 6 8 2 6 835 TOTAL RATING REPRESENTATIVES 2 864 6 3 6 8 2 6 8 3 5 TOTAL RATING NORTH CAROLINA SOUTH DAKOTA 1 Jones XOOXXXVVVXXXX 3/11 27 1 PRESSLER VXXXVXXVVVVVV 8/13 62 2 Fountain XXXXXXVXVXVXV 4/13 31 2 ABNOR V X X X X X 0 V V V V V V 7/12 58 3 Whitley X V X.X X X V X X X V X V 4/12 33 4 Andrews XVXXXXVXXXVXV 4/13 31 TENNESSEE 5 Neal X 0 0 X X V V V V V V V 0 7/10 70 1 QUILLEN V X X X 0 X X V 0 V V V V 6/11 55 6 Preyer XVVVXXVXXXVXX 5/13 38 2 DUNCAN VXXXXXXVVVVVV 7/13 54 7 Rose X V X X X X 0 V X X X X X 2/12 17 3 Lloyd XXXXXXXVXXVXV 3/13 23 8 Hefner XVXXXXOXV.XVXO 3/11 27 4 Gore XVVVXXVX,)XVXV 6/13 46 9 MARTIN VXXVXVVVVVVVV 10/13 77 5 Allen o V V V V X V X X V V X V 8/12 67 10 BROYHILL VXXXXVVVVVVVV 9/13 69 6 BEARD V 0 X X X X 0 V V V V V V 7/11 64 11 Gudger X V X X X V V X X X V X X 4/13 31 7 Jones XVVVXXVXXXVXV 6/13 46 NORTH DAKOTA 8 Ford XVVVXVVXXXVXO 6/12 50 At ANDREWS V X X X X X X V V 0 OX 0 3/10 30 TEXAS OHIO IHiiI1 X X X X X X X V V X X X 0 2/12 17 2 Wilson XVXVOXVXVXXXX 4/12 33 r1:RADISON V V X V V V X V V V V V V 11/13 85 3 COLLINS V X X X V V X V V V V V V 9/13 69 2 Luken X V X V X V X X V X V V V 7/13 54 3 WHALEN 4 Roberts X X X X V X X V V V V 0 X 5/12 42 V V V V X V X X X 0 0 0 0 5/9 56 5 Mattox X V V V V V V V X X X X X 7/13 54 4 GUYER V 0 X X 0 X X V V V V V V 7/11 64 6 Teague X 0 0 0 0 X 0 0 V 0 X 0 V 2/5 40 5 LATTA V X X 0 V V X V V V V V V 9/12 75 6 HARSHA 7 ARCHER VXXXVVXVVVVVV 9/13 69 V X X X X X X X V V V X 0 4/12 33 8 Eckhardt X V V V V V V X X X X X X 6/13 46 7 BROWN V X X V V X X V V V 0 V V 8/12 67 9 BROOKS XXXVXXVVVXXXX 4/13 31 8 KINDNESS V X X X X V X V 0 X V V V 6/12 50 9 ASHLEY 10 Pickle X V V X X X 0 V X X X X X 3/12 25 X V V V X V 0 X V X X X X 5/12 42 11 Poage X X X X X 0 0 V V V V V 0 5/10 50 10 MILLER VXXXXVXVVVVVV 8/13 62 12 Wright X V V V X X V X X X X 0 X 4/12 33 11 STANTON V V X 0 V V X V V V V V V 10/12 83 13 Hightower XXXXXXXVXXVXX 2/13 15 12 DEVINE V X X X V V X V V V V V V 9/13 69 13 PEASE 14 Young XVXXXXXVVXXXX 3/13 23 X V V V V V V V V V V X V 11/13 85 15 de 1a Garza XXXVXXXVVXXXV 4/13 31 14 Seiberling X V V V V V V X X X V V X 8/13 62 15 WYLIE 16 White XXXXXXXVVXXXV 3/13 23 VXXVVVXVVVVVV 10/13 77 17 Burleson X X X X X X X V V V V V 0 5/12 42 16 REGULA VXXVVXXVVVVVV 9/13 69 18 Jordan X V V V X X V X X X X X X 4/13 31 17 ASHBROOK VXXXVVXVVVVVV 9/13 69 19 Mahon XXXXVXXVVVVXX 5/13 38 18 App1egat~ XVXXVXXXXXXXX 2/13 15 20 Gonzalez X 0 0 V X X V X X X X X X 2/11 18 19 Carney X V V V X X X X X X X X 0 3/12 25 21 Krueger X V X X X X V V V V V 0 V 7/12 58 20 Oakar o V V V X X X X X X X X V 4/12 33 22 Gammage X V X 0 V X 0 V X X X 0 0 3/9 33 21 Stokes XVVVXVVXXXXXX 5/13 38 22 Vanik 23 Kazen X X X X X X X V V X X X V 3/13 23 X 0 0 V V V X X 0 X V V X 5/10 50 24 Milford X X X 0 X X X V V V V V X 5/12 42 23 Mottl X X X X X V X X X 0 X V X 2/12 17 OKLAHOMA UTAH rlrcKay o V V X V X X V V X V X X 6/12 50 i Jones o X X V V X X V V V V V X 7/12 58 2 MARRIOTT VXXXVXXVVVVXV 7/13 54 2 Risenhoover X V X X 0 0 V V X X V X 0 4/10 40 3 Watkins X X X X X X 0 V V V V X V 5/12 42 VERMONT 4 Steed X X X 0 X X V V X X X V X 3/12 25 AL:filFFORDS V V X V V V V X V V V V V 11/13 85 5 EDWARDS V X X X V X X V V X V V V 7/13 54 6 English XXXXXXXVXXVXV 3/13 23 VIRGINIA OREGON rTlf.nlLE VXXXXXXVVXXVV 5/13 38 2 WHITEHURST VXXXXXXVVXXXV 4/13 31 1 AuCoin X 0 V V V X 0 V X X X X V 5/11 45 3 SATTERSFIELD X X X X X X X V V X V X V 4/13 31 2 Ullman X V V 0 X X V X V X 0 X X 4/11 36 3 Duncan 4 DANIEL, R.W. VXXXXXVVVXXXV 5/13 38 X V V V V X 0 X X X X X X 4/12 33 5 Daniel, D. XXXXXXXVVXVXX 3/13 23 4 Weaver X V V V 0 X V X X X X X X 4/13 33 6 BUTLER V X V X X X V V V V V V V 9/13 69 PENNSYLVANIA 7 ROBINSON V X X X X X X V V V V V V 7/13 54 8 Harris XXVVVVVXXXVXX 6/13 46 1 Myers, M. o V X 0 X X X X X X X X 0 1/10 10 9 WAMPLER VXXXXXXVVXVVV 6/13 46 2 Nix X V X X X X V X X X X X 0 2/12 17 10 Fisher X V V V V V V X V X V X X 8/13 62 3 Lederer XVXVXXXXXXXXX 2/13 15 4 Eilberg X V X X X X X X X X X 0 X 1/12 8 WASHINGTON 5 SCHULZE V X X X V V X V V V V V V 9/13 69 1 PRITCHARD V V V V V V V V V X X V V 11/13 85 6 Yatron XVXXXXXXVXVVX 4/13 31 2 Meeds X V V V V X V X X X X X 0 5/12 42 7 Edgar o V V V V V V X X V X X X 7/13 54 3 Bonker X V V V 0 V 0 X V X X X 0 5/10 50 8 Kostmayer o V V V V V V X X V V V X 9/12 75 4 McCormack o V V V V X V V X 0 X 0 X 6/10 60 9 SHUSTER V X X X V X X V V V V V V 8/13 62 5 Foley X V V V X X V X X X V X X 5/13 38 10 McDADE VVXVVXXXXVVVX 7/13 54 6 Dicks X V V V X X V X X X X X X 4/13 31 11 Flood XVXXXXXXXXXXX 1/13 8 7 Adams 0 0/0 f2 Murtha X X X X X X X 0 X X X X X 0/12 0 CUNNINGHAM XXVVXXVV 4/8 50 13 COUGHLIN V V V V V V X V V V V V V 12/13 92 1 MOLLOHAN X V X V X X 0 V X X X X 0 3/11 27 14 Moorhead X V V V 0 V V X X X X X X 5/12 42 2 Staggers X V 0 V X X X X X X X X X 2/12 17 15 Rooney X V X X X X X V 0 X X X X 2/12 17 3 Slack X X V V X X V V X X X X X 4/13 31 16 WALKER V X X X X V X V V V V V V 8/13 62 4 Raha11 X 0 V V X X 0 X X X V X X 3/11 27 17 Ertel X V X V V X V X V V V V V 9/13 69 18 Walgren X V V V V 0 X X X V X V X 6/12 50 WISCONSIN 19 GOODLING, W. V 0 X V V X X V V V V V V 9/12 75 1 Aspin X V V V V V X X V X V X 0 7/12 58 20 Gaydos o V X X V X X X X X X X X 2/12 17 2 Kastenmeier X V V X V V V X V V V V X 9/13 69 21 Dent X V X 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 X X 0 1/4 25 3 Baldus X V V V X 0 0 X X X V X X 4/11 36 22 Murphy o V X V X V X X X X X X V 4/12 33 4 Zablocki X V V V X X X X X X X X X 3/13 23 23 Ammerman X V V V V V V X X V V V X 9/13 69 5 Reuss X V V V V V V X X X V X X 7/13 54 24 MARKS V V X V V V V X V V V V V 11/13 85 6 STEIGER V V X V X V X V V V V V V 10/13 77 25 MYERS V X X V V V X V V V V V V 10/13 77 7 Obey X V V V V V V X V X V X X 8/13 62 8 Cornell X V V V V V X X V X V V X 8/13 62 RHODE ISIAND V X X X V V 0 V V V V V V 9/12 75 1 St. Germain X V V X V V 0 X X V V X X 6/12 50 9 KASTEN 2 Beard o V X V V V X X X V V X X 6/12 50 WYOMING X V V V V X V X X X V X X 6/13 46 SOUTH CAROLINA AL Roncalio 1 Davis X X X X V X V V X X X X V 4/13 31 2 SPENCE V X X X X X 0 V V X X V V 5/12 42 3 Derrick X X X X X V V V X X V X X 4/13 31 Note: Republicans are denoted by capital letters. 4 Mann X X X X X V V V X X V X X 4/13 31 5 Holland X 0 X 0 X V 0 V V X X 0 V 4/9 44 6 Jenrette X V X X X 0 V X X X X X X 2/12 17 Politics: Ohio ONE MORE TIMES FOR RHODES
Ohio Gov. James Rhodes(R) seems Gov. Rhodes is said to favor former to have as many political lives as U.S. Rep. William Keating(R) as his run are permissible under the constitution. ning mate. Keating seems no more wiLl Rhodes served two terms as governor ing to abandon his Cincinnati newspaper (1963-70) before he made an abortive executive position than Saxbe is to run for the U.S.Senate. He lost that give up his Columbus law practice. Sax 1970 primary to Robert Taft, Jr., but be's son, State Rep. Charles "Rocky" resurrected his political ambitions in Saxbe, is one possibility as are State 1974 by seeking a third full term as Senators Tom Van Meter and Mike Maloney. governor. Rhodes' political comeback was challenged on the grounds that he Rhodes renewed preeminence is a was constitutionally limited to two con tribute to his personal accessibility secutive terms. Rhodes' candidacy was and early campaigning. He took his cab upheld by both. the courts and the vo inet on extensive road shows early last ters, who ousted Gov. John Gi11igan(D) year to renew grassroots contacts and to restore Rhodes to power. complain about excessive government, ex cessive legislators, excessive Democrats Rhodes survived a Democratic tidal and excessive gas company power. More-' wave that year---one which elected a over, energy was last year's obsession Democratic senator, a Democratic legis for obsession-prone Rhodes, and it fit lature and Democratic candidates to the state's gas-short mood. As Cleve most statewide positions. 1976 was land Plain Dealer columnist George E. even worse for the GOP. The GOP lost Condon has observed, Rhodes' preoccupa two House seats, another Senate seat, tion with one issue at a time is his and control of the State Supreme Court chief administrative weakness. His ef while Jimmy Carter took the state's fective campaign sty1e---particu1ar1y electoral votes and the Democrats kept when contrasted with an aloof Democrat their commanding margins in the legis like former Gov. Gi11igan---is his big lature. After that debacle, the early gest asset. He is haunted, however, by betting line on Rhodes was that he the financial investments of his we11- would have one less term in the 1970s heeled friends---dea1ings which occa than he enjoyed in the 1960s. Republi sionally coincide with the interests cans started hoping that former Ambas of the state government. sador ·to India William Saxbe could be interested in the gubernatorial race. The Democratic situation is muddled The Mechanicsburg maverick preferred by the indecision of Attorney General his farm and law practice to life in William Brown. (Brown is a popular name for statewtde politics in Ohio. The sec the state capital, however, and no retary of state is Ted Brown. The for other formidable candidates emerged to mer lieutenant governor is John Brown challenge Rhodes. and one Republican suggested as this Cuyahoga County Commissioner Seth year's nominee for that post is Virgil Taft(R) declined to exploit his famous Brown.) Brown is wavering on running name, leaving only State Sen. Donald for reelection or contesting Lt. Gov. "Buz" Lukens(R) and House Minority Richard Ce1este(D) for the nomination. Leader Charles Kurfess(R) to annoy There have been reports that Brown and Rhodes in a primary. The conservative House Speaker Vern Riffe, Jr. (another Lukens is a nuisance who has run gubernatorial possibility) might back around the statewide track---or State Senate Majority Leader Oliver Oca threatened to run---too many times be sek(D) as an alternative to Celeste. fore. There is speculation that he The lieutenant governor had a bad poli is angling for a lower position on the tical year in 1977, backing the losing party's statewide ticket. A far better candidate in the Cleveland mayoralty possibility would be the moderate Kur election and the losing side of two fess, who would make a good teammate statewide referenda. for Rhodes. However, the lieutenant governor must now run as a team with Democrats can perhaps count their the gubernatorial nominee. And Kurfess blessings that one former congressman is waging an aggressive campaign for will not be in the race. Former U.S. the gubernatorial nomination which ap Rep. Wayne Hays(D) apparently has his pears to preclude that option. sights set on a legislative or county post instead. The farmer-banker told the Cleveland Press last year:"Sure I ious about the governor's race, but would have run for governor if I didn't now I realize it's out of the question." have that problem ... I was really ser- • either the Philadelphia press or Phila Politics: Ripon: Update delphia voters as a class candidate. A Thornburgh candidacy would be helped in that area if either of the two top I PENNSYLVANIA I Sen. Richard Schweik- GOP contenders for lieutenant governor errs flirtation with a gubernatorial can win the nomination: former State Rep. dIda~ in Pennsylvania temporarily froze Faith Whittlesey, now head of the Dela the campaigns of the GOP's three com ware Board of Commissioners, and State mitted candidates. Particularly hurt Sen. Charles Dougherty(R-Philadelphia). were the two Philadelphia area candi And with Schweiker out of the race, dates: former Philadelphia District At Thornburgh should be able to raise the torney Arlen Specter and former House $1.5 million that will be needed to Minority Leader Robert Butera. Phila fuel David Garth's media campaign for delphia GOP leader William Meehan was the primary. Meanwhile, Flaherty will one of those behind Schweiker's guber have to compete with Lt. Gov, Ernest natorial dalliance though Meehan has Kline(D) and former Auditor General been allied with Specter in the past. Robert CaseS(D) for his party's nomina Schweiker was hurt, however, by the im tion. To t e e~tent that both can be age of opportunism which his 1976 run tied to the current mess in Harrisburg, for the vice presidency and sudden in both are weaker candidates than Flaher terest in the governorship has created. ty, the maverick former mayor of Pitts He professed interest only if the other burgh. candidates withdrew. Specter responded by committing himself to serve a full kTENNESSEE I Gov. Ray Blanton(D) four years if elected. Butera responded as been quiet lately, it is proba6ly by resigning his legislative leadership just as well. His refusal to answer position. And former Deputy Attorney "negative" questions from the press General Richard "Thornburgh responded has not spawned any outpouring of posi by setting his announcement date for tive queries from journalists. It did January 10. Given the adverse publi spark, however, a rash of indignant ed city and the other candidate's commit itorials from Tennessee newspapers, ment, Schweiker took himself out of one of whom reminded Blanton of his contention in early January. His na foreword to the 1977 Tennessee News scent candidacy made it difficult for paper Directory: "You have my pledge for other candidates to gather momentum the next two years of total openness so long as he was a contender. Least and total availability. With your hurt was Thornburgh, whose strength in help we can assure that Tennessee will the western part of the state's was have the best informed electorate in least threatened by Montgomery County's America." Blanton's call on President Schweiker. He does not suffer from Carter "to join with me in a unique at the twin curses which dominate Pennsyl tempt to prevent our great country from vania politics: antagonism to Harris being weakened by negativism" did not burg and antagonism to Philadelphia. produce any immediate response from the Thornburgh's own polls show corruption White House, although Press Secretary in state government to be a very potent Jody Powell did suggest that Carter's issue among voters. So is opposition press conferences could be limited to to increased school aid for Philadelphia. two and one-half minutes if Blanton's The conventional wisdom is that Thorn guidelines were adopted. The Memphis burgh's base in western Pennsylvania is Commercial A~peal, whose articles on threatened by the Democratic candidacy the governor s spending/traveling hab of another former deputy attorney gen its provoked his wrath, suggested some eral, Pete Flaherty. Flaherty, however, "positive" questions to ask the gover does not have Thornburgh's record of ac nor: complishment at the Justice Department. *Governor, when you presented your He never fit in with either Griffin blueprint for the future, you said you Bell's Georgia cohorts or the depart did not seek your office simply to go ment's bureaucracy. Bell's real deputy down in history as the state's most was Assistant Attorney General Michael popular governor. How do you account EyaR' a Georgia Republican. Furthermore, for your success in impressing on all F a erty has been around the statewide Tennesseans your sincerity in that track before and has faile0 r.o impress statement? * Sir, when you said people upset terson, however, is awaiting Milliken's over your plan to pardon convicted reelection announcement before revealing double murderer Roger Humphreys were his own plans. Those could include a stupid, you r'ea11y meant to say Tennes run for either the governorship or the see still has a ways to go in educa Senate or a race against Attorney Gener tion, didn't you? al Frank Kelly. Damman, meanwhile will * Aren't all the state contracts inevitably be hurt by continuing allega going to your father and your brother tions that he improperly profited just your way of expressing your com from land deals while a Troy city coun mitment to the American family? cilman. Though Damman has revealed his * Aren't all the bills to the state tax returns for the last 10 years, he for massages, fancy cars, expensive has told reporters questioning him on hotels and long-distance phone calls the Troy property dea1s:"There's really just your way of saying that the tax nothing more I' can say and so, after payers are always uppermost in your answering your questions, there's nothing mind, no matter what you're doing? more I will say on this matter." Be * Governor, shouldn't the people cause Ruppe's district covers a third of Tennessee feel superior because of the state, Ruppe has had a chance to their transportation commissioner is practice his campaign skills over a big "not guilty" while citizens of other section of Michigan. He worked parti states can't be sure about their of cularly hard in 1976 after a close call ficials? in 1974. Ruppe, a progressive ~nd the * Mr. Blanton, you have often cri ranking Republican on the House Commit ticized the Republican Party for be tee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, ing dominated by rich, free-spending should be heir to much of the GOP organ business interests. Now that you izational support in the state. Mean know how such people live and travel, while, Republicans are awaiting Milli how do you suggest we keep them from ken's 1978 decision. As the Detroit becoming elected officials? Free Press' Remer ~son wrote last sum mer:"Se1dom in a b g industrial, two I MICHIGAN I U . S . Rep. Philip E. Rup- party state has a decision by a single ~(R-11th) has decided to enter the Re official so dominated politics as Mil publican race to succeed Sen. Robert Grif liken's will in Michigan." He is the fineR). Ruppe's decision came after a GOP's cleanup hitter and without him, long examination of the race and hearten there will be a big gap in the Republi ed Republicans disappointed by Gov. Wil can lineup. The only logical succes- liam Milliken's decision to forego the sor is former Lt. Gov. James Brick1e~, race himself. Pressure had meanwhile now president of Eastern Michigan Un~ been concentrated on Griffin to reconsid veristy. Four Democrats are already er his intention to retire to a law prac campaigning hard for the spot while tice in Traverse City. Griffin did not U.S.Reps. William Ford and Robert Carr totally reject such supplications. Ruppe are the top Democratic contenders for now faces a possible four-way GOP pri Griffin's post. mary. Already in the race are Lt. Gov. James G. Damman and Hillsdale College I THE NEW RIGHT I The New Right's cam- president George Roche. A fourth possible paign to oust moderates and progressives b1e entry is Oakland County Prosecutor in the 1978 elections appears to b~ Brooks Patterson. Damman describes him sputtering somewhat. In Illinois, Phyl self as a progressive but has taken con lis Sch1af1y decided defeating ERA was servative positions on some issues which more important (or less risky) than de could appeal to the party's right wing. feating Sen. Charles Percy. In Massa Roche is a darling of national conserva chusetts, broadcaster Avi Nelson con tives, and an extensive fundraising drive tinues to play Hamlet in his possible has been launched to tap out-of-state bid to challenge Sen. Edward Brooke. donors. Hillsdale College has developed In Arizona, House Minority Leader John a national reputation for spurning feder Rhodes appears a sure bet for ree1ec al aid and otherwise thumbing its insti tion---having scared away strong Demo tutional nose at the government. Though cratic or u1traright challenges with Roche's smooth approach and effective his strong (58 percent) showing in 1976. speaking could be deceptively appealing, Despited the rumored financial troubles a bigger threat to Ruppe could be the of New Right vehicles like the National "social issues" appeal of Patterson. His Conservative Political Action Committee, well-known crusades against crime and direct mail master Richard Viguerie ex busing would guarantee him a large seg pect3 to contribute $2 million to his ment of the suburban Detroit vote. Pat- favorite candidates through various fundraising arms this year. It is may I ALASKA . I "Growth" is the key be significant that most New Right word in Alaska politics and the ranks groups spent more than they received of the announced gubernqtoria1 candi in 1977. Even New Right strategist Kev dates. The entry of both former Gov. in Phillips is downp1aying the impact Walter Hickel and former House Speaker of the Viguerie machine on the 1978 Tom Fink into the GOP primary race elections. One place where the Viguer should have boosted the stock of Gov. ie impact may be felt is California. Jay Hammond. The two should split the Former Los Angeles Police Chief §£ votes of Republicans unhappy with Ham Davis will benefit from New Right ef mond's planned growth policies. ,(Ultra forts like a local corollary to the conservative C.R.Lewis would further Independent Virginians for Reponsib1e divide that group if he entered the Government. the New Right group which campaign.) However. the new entries nearly bungled the gubernatorial elec were made against the backdrop of some tion for Virginia Gov. John Da1ton(R). incredible statements by Hammond's run And despite the lower priority now giv ning mate. Lt.Gov. Lowell Thomas. Jr. en to conservative preacher Don Lyon Some comments,that Thomas originally by Viguerie associates. progressive made about South Africa escalated into Republicans must still be concerned a full-scale imbroglio when Thomas at about the fate of House ,Republican Con tempted to clarify his remar.ks by pro ference Chairman John Anderson in Il claiming that mixed marriages were linois. Prior to this New Right dis "agains t nature." Thomas later apolo affection with the ~ckford television gized by saying."It revealed a short reverend. there had been reports that coming in my personal attitudes which a conservative kiddy of $500.000 was I will endeavor to overcome." but the to be raised to defeat Anderson. As damage had been done .. There were many Anderson himself wrote in a fundrais calls for the resignation of the lieu ing letter to potential contributors: tenant governor. who had a reputati?n My opponent is an accomplished as a legislator as a friend of aggr~eved television performer. so I give cre minorities. Thomas' remarks were par dence to the reports I hear that he ticularly harmful to Hammond because plans to blanket the district with there were prior indications that the an elaborate. expensive media campaign. usually Democrati'c Alaskan Natives This is shaping up to be the most might back Hammond in 1978. Hammond's expensive campaign in the history of wife herself is half-Eskimo. When the the district. with the results of the furor dies down. former Gov. William campaign reaching far beyond Illinois' Egan(D)jmay also be the race. Hotel borders. As a colleague told me re man William Sheffield has quit the cent1y."If 'they' can knock you off. gubernatorial campaign---1eaving old John. the rest of us are in very seri line Democrats without a candidate. ous trouble." Who says A1 as k a i sn '"t grow~ng ." ---so Anderson has gained an extensive reputa tion as the outspoken conscience of Re long as there are politicians to ex publican conservatives. The address of pand the primary ballot. As Walter his campaign committee is P.O. Box 195. Hickel says,"Growth is not a dirty Rockford. Illinois 61105. word." FORUM Published semi-monthly by the RIpon Society, 800 18th St., N.W., Washing ton, D.C. 20006. Second class postage paid at Washington, D.C. and other mailing offices.
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