Wednesday,Jan.15, 1997 • Volume 3, Number 17 Page 1of8 O'Bannon cautious, ••••• .········.:.-.·:. steady, eyes destiny THE ----· Some early insights into Indiana's new governor -"Hello, Governor?' As the Statehouse press corps filed into Room 201, there HOWEY stood a glowing but tired Gov. Frank O'Bannon, who had just taken his oath of office and then pumped thousands of hands and signed hundreds of autographs for icided fourth graders.As the last of the citizens walked out, O'Bannon sat in front of the fireplace in his POLITICAL office, catching his breath in a manner that seemed dignified. "Hello, Governor," many of the reporters said as they peered into his eyes.It was the ultimate compliment a Hoosier political war­ REPORT rior who had probably peeked at the highest office in the state in a Walter Mitty sense years ago, could hear. Today, he was governor. - What kind of governor will Frank O'Bannon be? The Weekly Briefing On Indiana Politics Listen to the words spoken at in augural about Frank The Howey Political Report is published 40 times a year by O'Bannon by U.S. Rep. Lee Hamilton and Father Theodore Hes burgh: NewsLink, Inc. Founded in 1994, The Howey Political Report is Wisdom, justice, humanity, calm, cautious, steady, unhurried. an independent, non-partisan newsletter analyzing the political And from O'Bannon himself: family, faith, history, destiny, rocess in Indiana. It neither endorses candidates nor advocates strong foundation and, of course,"smart-wired for technology." ositions of public policy. • O'Bannon himseit put it this way when talking to the press: Brian A. Howey "My style of leadership is somewhat different because it is so open editor and publisher and inclusive which means sometimes it moves more slowly:' The Howey Political Report Office: 317-685-0883 O'Bannon is a Butternut Hoosier from the courtly town of 200 W. Washington St., Suite M-1 Fax: 317-692-1032 Corydon - a bit more Southern than Midwestern. Where Indianapolis,IN 46204 [email protected] was quick, but methodical, all while perennially late, and would have touched off a manic pace at the Statehouse NewsLink Home Page: http://www.inoffice.com/hpr months long ago, O'Bannon plods, but with purpose and vision. Subsaiption information: $250 annually for 40 Republican attorney general candidate Gregory Zoeller - from editions via fax or first class mail. Call 317-685-0883. New Albany - summed up the Butternut style after the frenzied two­ © 1997, The Howey Political Report. All rights reserved. minute speeches before Congressional delegations at the state con­ Photocopying, faxing or reproducing in any form, in whole or in vention last June. The process, he said, was weighted against part, is a violation offederal law and is ~prohibited Southern Hoosiers because a candidate had to talk fast. without consent of the publisher. continued on page 2 ((QUOTE" OF THE WEEK INSIDE F E A T U R E S

"Oh,I couldn't stand it every day.I don't want to • Play of the Week: Hostettler zings Newt page2 hear about Notre Dame every day.... "' • Horse Race: Stuart Stevens on Evan Bayh page 3 • HPR Interview: O'Bannon's first conference pages 4-5 -Gov. Frank O'Bannon, joking to reporters • Columnists: Colwell, Krull, Cady Mathews, page 6 about whether he'll meet with LG Joe Kernan • Under the Dome: Primaries out? page 7 on a daily basis. Indiana's fastest growing source of political news Jl'age 2 of 8 0

with the array of interests that pull at the process. A friendly press glided in on the tired His administratic n, led by chi,ef of staff T A p E but happy governor. Did he think Rep .. B. Patrkk Tom New, mirrors the bo )S. Steady, cautious, a :nm Bauer was moving in too many directions on low threshold of risk-taJLAY OF THE WUK: U.S.P.1~~'· "I think those ar1e his initiatives:' the parameters in the ,,.,,, r vs. Goldsmith - John Hostettler was snubl 1~d O'Bannon said. "I'll be presenting my progrnm spokeswoman Rachel Gorlin -heads back to ~ast week for voting "p,re:; 1~1~t" over the next two weeks and to a great extent, Washington later this 1m ,nth.None of in th•! vote for Speaker o,r the it's what you already know. I guess the1 e will be O'Bannon's appointees h 1ve reputations as risk- Housdollowing that vo 1! some room through the process that the legisla­ takers or bomb-throwen. HostE!ttler was told by th1~ ture carr work its will also. I just hope some of And y:et there ii:~ t :iat quiet con-fldence lltepublican National the initiatives I have willl be fulfilled, if not in that suggests that O'Barn 1< ,n may have some Comllllittee to stay away 11' om specifics like I have. We can work with them:' cards up his sleeve that. 1 •ill surprise f ilks. Its gala dinner. '1'hey call 1~ d Infacl~ thegove:mor sa.id, the ress.''We just said,'lf it's ~1 taking his hat off to the three-headed Robert Orr and Evan E'a) h fashioned them­ f?roblem for anyone, he wa~• Republican monster - the Northvrest Indiana selves as "Education G·J'11 !rnors:' just happy to skill this on1~. 1 '" Forum, the Chamber of Commerce and the Legisla.tive assis1L: nt Craig Hamer gave The ironir is, that vote ma'1,' Je Indiana .Manufacturer's Association. There was this tantelizing due about O'Bannon's regard for audc1I in Hostettler's 199 ~J: re­ their"demand"for action against the inventory education.Hartzer placec what O'Bannon will i!lection,just like Speaker tax."Something like that could be a step that do for education in the Ii ~ht of "Only N:xon Newt Gingrich's l,ast snub ir1 might be taken during this General AssemblY,' could go to China:' 1996 when he withdrew fr~im he said (See HPR Interv:lew,pages 4 and 5). The O'Bannon 1~n, commences with the an Ev;ansville fundraising din­ ~1Yhat is devdoping here is a governor governor teHing us he fof Is good aboult his 0 ner. Both Evansville news1~1<1- with deep roots and respect for legislators, mov­ appointees who will wor r. in publk service for pers hu1cled Host,ettler for ~, ot- ing at a deliberate pace. He has the pot1~ntial to "a short time:' Continued on page 3 be a master compromisfr as governor, a synthe­ And then he sa.1d,, "That short time may sizer of opinions and viewpomts poised to me.sh be eight years:' Page 3 of 8 Wednesday,Jan.15, 1997

Mcintosh forces are putting out the "clear HORSE RA ( E TICKER the decks" message T A P E

TRENDLINE: The word emanating from Republican circles is that U.S. Rep.David ing for principle over politics. Mcintosh is signalling to other possible 1998 senatorial contenders through his staff to dear the field. HPR ran into Mcintosh at a Statehouse elevator on Monday and asked if such a sig­ ••• nal was being sent. He answered by saying he was headed to Fort Wayne later in the week for U.S. Rep. Mark Souder told Jim talks. The hunch here is, no decision has been made, but the second-term congressman from O'Connell of the Evansville Muncie is giving it deep, deep thought. Courier that Hostettler's upre­ sent'' vote will not likely have ••• a long-term impact, partiru­ larly since the Repubicans STOWE, VT.- "Evan Bayh can be beaten:' have a mere 227-208 majority. The authority on that statement is Stuart Stevens, a master Republican strategist who ulf they try to kill somebody has worked on past Sue Anne Gilroy and Dan Coats campaigns. Stevens' rationale for making because they voted against such a statement as many Hoosier Republicans stare down the deck of the titanic, unsinkable you on this vote, you will need Evan Bayh, comes forth like a methodical iceberg. them on a vote five minutes "There's a very different criteria in running for Senate than governor:' Stevens said. from now. I don't think there He uses the caustic Sen.Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania as an example. "He twice lost for gover­ will be retribution." nor because he was too abrasive. But the voters thought he was a good guy to have in the Senate?' U.S. Rep.John Hostettler is There are the popular governors William Weld of Massachusetts and Ben Nelson of again sponsoring_legislation Nebraska who lost Senate races in 1996.ln 1994, popular Gov.Ann Richard, with a good favor­ that would give farmers tax able/unfavorable rating, lost her re-election bid to George W. Bush. "It's possible to like a guy relief in years when they have and not vote for him; Stevens explained, "because of ideology. Evan Bayh is out of step at the higher than expected profits party level.And he can't run as Mr. Nice Guy. The purpose of the Senate is to vote. Will he vote (Gerard Shields, Evansville like Dick Lugar and Dan Coats, or Ted Kennedy and Paul Sarbanes? Will Indiana voters want Courier). °Farmers need some Evan Bayh's vote to cancel out Dick Lugar's nine out of 10 times?" help in leveling out these fluc­ In essence, Evan Bayh "has to prove the unprovable: that he will vote like a main­ tuations, u said Hostettler. ult's stream conservative and prove he is comparable ideologically with Coats and Lugar:' not as much tax relief, but Stevens said that in 1992, failed to make a case against Dan Coats."That more letting farmers keep race came down to this guy votes like you want him to, but fire Stevens said. him; their own money." ••• The Senate Rules Committee and the Architect of the One Democratic consultant - who asked for HPR's shield of anonymity - said Capitol are working with for­ Democrats are hoping that U.S. Rep. David Mcintosh decides to run against Evan Bayh. mer Vice President Dan "Democrats don't like him:' the Washington-based consultant said. "They think he's arrogant - Quayle's family to find an brash and arrogant - and he's the one they'd like to get rid of the most:' artist to do his bust, Roll Call Does this highly successful consultant think Bayh could defeat Mcintosh? "The Bayh reports. Senate Curator Diane people would find him tough and I think Bayh will beat him in any event." Skvarla predicts the Quayle bust will cost about $50,000 • ••• "That's about the going rate," she said. Quayle's bust will join The "game plan" for 1998 is for Tom Sugar to head up the Bayh Senate bid for the those of Gerald Ford, Nelson interim, and then former Secretary of State Joe Hogsett comes back from his second to~r of Rockefeller, Walter Mondale, duty at Bingham Summers Welsh & Spilman in 1998 to run the Holy War. There's great irony George Bush and Al Gore in a there of Hogsett managing a race against Mcintosh for Dan Coats' old Senate seat. continued on page 5 Wednesday,Jan.15, 1997 Paige 4 of 8

10'Banno11 ta~ks a~f emot[ons and themes h1 f~l"St priess confenE!'nce INDIANAPOLIS - Moments after Gov. guess the high point was] udy and the kids

Frank O'Bannon had finished puoping flesh there, and taking the owt:t. The speech 1 :self, with thousands of people - after five hours of that quote from George Bernard Shaw is one of sleep and a bitterly cold inaugumion - he found my favorites in my time o : public service. When himself face-to-face with the Sta1.ehouse pr~ss you think of all the peo )]1 dt the ceremony who HPll corps. are a part of communit :: ~ ervice, the foieus is on I NTERVI l'.'.W Brian Howey; Haire you talked with Rep. community and it is so in ,portant that it does Bauer lately? tend to choke you up so m ;times. • IH• O'Bannon: I have convem.tions with Pat John KW:enber.ir·el: Where did you get periodically. the quote from? Ho1wey: Does the governor have prob­ <>'Bannon: I got tl1 e quote from my "Life us 1110 brief: lems with Bauer taking thie lea.:: o!l the ta.i: rnts? staffer, Chuck Coffey. I never really thought of O'Bannon: I thir~il; those are his initia­ what it came out of, it was so compXet,e in itself. candle for me.rn tives. I'll be presenting my program oirer the I never really put it into aj 1y other context. is a sort of a next two weeks and to a great extent, it'!i what Dil1maru: In your s ) ~'ech, you talked splEmdid tiorclh you already know. The initiatives 1 had are pret·· about how everyone wa~~ t oing to get along. Do which I got hold ty specific as to how much it will cost and how you really think the good Nill will last? we'll pay for it. We'll fol.low thal pr ;tty much. O'BamJ.,Jin: (Chuc!< les)I think it will last of fc~r a momeri "Ito Then, after we get that in,, we'll set some kind of in the process because l ti 1i:11k we all wi 11 be Ancl I wan1t to parameter as !o what the surplus should be. working to do almost aH ft ie things tha1 will make it buirn as; Then we can see what the priorities of the legis­ help the people of the s :a1 e Indiana. I kr1ow lature (are) and I'll just tqr to work with them that's general, but what ['r i getting at is at times • bristhtly as I c,an and get iit accomplished. l 'm thinking of a tax there will be a difference i .s to what we think befc~r,e turnin'g ~t cut. I've been told by Senate Republicans that will be most important or what I thinlk. or the over 1to future that's not be their cup of tea.But L doesn't meu1 House Democrats or th~ ~ enate Republicans. geneD'ati nseeo."p that there aren't other tax cuts like inm:asing Even when we reach the parts we don't agree, I the homestead credit or some1hing on excise think we'll talk ourselves ·1 brough that The key - F1rank O'Bann<1 n tax.I'll be looking at it in a broad sense with th1~ is to keep the lines of corr munication open, quoting Georg11i:' money available in the surplus, some of it 011ght keep talking about if th is foesn't work, can we Bc!rnard Shaw to get back to the taxpayer at the same time we do this. As I've said a cou ;le of times, George need some additiona: sp ~·nding in the budge: Reedy, the press spokesm< n for Presideut which I haven't analyzed that yet.I guesi; there Johnson, wrote a book cal ed "The Twihght of will be some room through the process that the the Presidency" and in it } e said the job of the legislature can work its will also. I just hope president is this. I chan~:e( l it to the job of the some of the initiatives I h~1ve will be fuHilled, if governor is this and that 1; to see the urgent not in sp1ecifics like I have. We can work with needs of the state, to deve op strategies :tn meet them. those needs, and then per :aude half l"ll' people Susan Dillman: Wbat were some of your the governor is right. Tha :'s what we'll be work­ thoughts when you were sworn intro office toda)r. ing on. You seemed to choke a bit with emotion when Howey: There is a p1erception lhat the you quoted George Bernard Shaw. Republicans in the legisla1 ure are holding back O'Bannon: It was a great experience and awaiting your lead :m :1 yet Pat Bauer and being sworn in. It was a great experienci~ sitting the House Democrats are :barging off in differ­ on the platform and seeing the bright sun shin­ ent directions on tax cuts. Is that going to cause ing against the some of the office buildings and problems for you? people who participated in p11blic service. I O'Ba.n.mu11: I don't .hink so. I was cer- Page 5 of 8 \Vednesday,Jan.15,1997 tainly giving them to understand the freedom and also said to us that we'd have to use the pre­ .or them to move as a caucus or even some sent system in the mix of all the taxes in the individuals to move with their own legislation. state. The commission on taxes will be appoint­ TICKER Certainly when I get my legislation filed, we'll ed and its real focus will be to analyze and want to compare it to see if that's important to review the complete tax structure in Indiana, T A P E them. whether it be local or county or state, to see if Dillman: What do you want to get done there's a way we can make the system more fair hallway outside the Senate this week? and easier to administer, hopefully lower prop­ Reception Room. O'Bannon: No.1 is to continue to make erty taxes and enhance business. So that will be some of the appointments that need to be some of the parameters to look at.At this point, Best line of the day from Gov. made. That will be an ongoing process for the I don't have a goal to get something done in this Frank O'Bannon's inaugural next 30 to 60 days. The second thing is to get session. The reason is that to be a part of the came from WTHR-TV's Rich Van the legislation in final form and get it filed. I commission, you have to be able to talk to all Wyk, who noting the think we're on schedule with that. I feel good people that are affected by property tax. And if Statehouse as a huge back­ about the appointments, maihly because of the you're going to make changes or a shift, how are drop to the outdoor ceremony enthusiasm of people who want to be in public you going to do it? What you're going to substi­ in 3 degree temperatures and service for a short time. That short time may be tute.And then see if we can get half the people a -11 windchill,said,0 ln a eight years. The third thing is to get moved from persauded that that's the best thing to do. place known for excessive hot our house on Broadway to our house on Howey: Will it be 1998? air, everyone is wondering Meridian, which means moving a little bit of O'Bannon: Could be. Could be '98. I where it is today. n furniture and books to the governor's residence haven't seen any legislation put forward by and a lot of furniture to the barn in Harrison either party. There is a chance, if you're looking Senate President Pro Tern County. at tax cuts, if you're going to consider a tax cut, Robert Garton welcomed Lt Question: The one specific thing you the demand from Northwest Indiana, down Gov.Joe Kernan to his job in aid in your speech was the role of government through the Chamber of Commerce, the the Senate by chuclding over • m education.What does that mean? - Manufacturer's Association, to have some kind Keman's inaugural quip that O'Bannon: There's no question in my of a tax credit for income tax for the inventory when it got that cold in South mind the most important function that I have tax they pay. Something like that could be a step Bend "we have a picnic." Said as - as long as we're safe - is that might be taken during this General Garton, 0 lt was one of the fun­ education. It's our biggest budget item. It's our Assembly. I won't propose it until I see the nier things I've heard." biggest concern to develop public schools that entire mix of taxes.My tax proposal is still the have the best education and training and that's one where you get an individual tax deduction Senators bade farewell to out­ followed by the strongest workforce where peo­ or credit on your income tax depending on the going Sen. Kathy Smith, who is ple can get good jobs to make their living and amount you're paying on property taxes. joining the O'Bannon adminis­ raise their family here in Indiana. It really is the Mary Beth Schneider: Are you going to tration as an assistant on edu­ most important thing I'll do in the next four meet with Joe Kernan daily? cation. Many emotional sena­ years and I hope I can change the mission of the O'Bannon: Oh, I couldn't stand it every tors took to the floor to wish Department of Education, and change direction. day (laughs). I just love him. I went to a football Smith well and recall her Even though there has been a lot of small steps, game with him and Notre Dame was playing tenure in the upper chamber. I want more local control, local decision-making USC ... and they were behind 14-10.I thought She is being replaced by Sen. by the teachers, parents and local leaders that they were praying.About that time, (Rocket) Connie Sipe, also of New dominate, dominate. Ismail took a pass and went in from 60 yards Albany. Howey: I asked this question at your last and scored a touchdown and after the game, press conference as a candidate so I might as Kernan said that for him that was an out-of­ More O'Bannon administration well ask it at your first as governor. You talked body experience.But anyway, I don't want to appointments include about selecting a bipartisan commission to look hear about Notre Dame every day. I'll use a Kenneth J.Zeller as Indiana at overhauling the entire tax structure. When form of leadership that includes clusters of State Commissioner of Labor, a will we see your attempt to do this? In the 1998 department heads, whether it's about ec-0nomic position he has held since session? Or 1999? And if it's then, won't that be development or human services, and Joe will 1989.0'Bannon also appoint- late for your re-election campaign? always be a part of that to the extent that he O'Bannon: There is a sequence. The rul­ could always chair that if I'm not available. continued on page 6 ing of the Supreme Court took the pressure off Wedneesday, Jan. 15, l 9'l /' Page 6 of 8 I ol TICKUR COLUlVIl1HSTS T A p E out of it.I wouldn't have handled tha~ kind of D'-1J~11, ~.~i~=icm• Jack Colwell, ­ Remarkable or inevitabl·e? You can look at it thing anyway.I sure as he Udidn't see $200,000?' ed Kath)r Gifford as diriectmr of either way. Frank ff Bannon will be sworn in as the O'fficie of Medicaid Policy governor of Indiana. !Remarkable? Yes, 1hat Brian Howey, HPR - ·'he overall ncition and Planning and Mark D, argument can be made.After all, doesn't it seem when it comes to Evan B< yh is that his '1·cars Brown as deputy director 1l)lf ·remarkable that a Democrat will be talking the have been good for India ia. We landed huge the Indiana State Budget oath as governor for a third conservafrre time in economic developmen11 p :ojects like UTI1ited Agency. Indiana? Inevitable! Yes, that argument can b1~ Airlines in Indianapolis,'byota in Pnriceton, made, too. If ever there was a candidatf who Chrysler in Kokomo and ;teel planits m DeKalb State Rep.Ben GiaQuinta, had all the credentialls to be governor - the and Gibson counties. There are more jobs and reacting to a comment irJ 1:he background, the state gov1emment exp~:rience, more people moving in to the state. V\l'hile there Jan.8 edition of HPR that h ~ the knowledge - it is Frank O'IBa:mon. are record homicide rai:e~ in cities like might retire in 1998,said 1111<1! Indianapolis and South lE end, there is a general plans on seeking re-elert1 l:i1t"I faa '1sville Courier - It will feeling that Indiana is qu ietly poised to be an want to break St1·om Garre'lt Mathews, come to pass. The only question is when. economic, social and p,:i[i .ical powerhouse as we Thumond's age record," enter the 21st Century. fa an Bayh's governor­ GiaQU!inta said. Terminally ill people who are in L nbea:-able pain will be able to taJ

1 Clinton didn't seem to ha re learned it.ln strug­ mayor who has kept the t ,ii> registered lobbyist wiith a small but import3.:::. : rate lc1w. Moses, who was clientele. Two of his clients are Argosy Gaming gling to deny Paula Jones her day in court, Clinton's lawyers have r,es :irted to a Nb.onian defea1ted by Helmke in a ~1 mta! Co., a partner in the riverboat casino at defense: as president, C!ir Lon is too in1portant 1987 ma11oral rac1e,noted 1:~ at Lawrenceburg, and Rod Ratcliff, a minority Helmke had instituted CC IT, owner in both the Lawrenceburg ventu:re and to be restrained by the !1ej;al considerations that CEDIT and garbage pickup. 1iJser Hoosier Park.Barker says he was representing govern the rest of us.Jams has provided enough fees."'We won't let him pc rtray Ratcliff and Argosy fong before Conseco, Inc. evidence to merit a hear ii 1g. In equati.ug his himself as a low tax mayc1r/' James A. Purucker is Conseco's principd lobby·· political fortunes with 1fo · needs of the country, Moses vowed. ist.lf $200,000 for lobbyists sounds likf an is showing so ne familiar and dis­ astonishing outlay, here's Barker's story."Rod turbing signs of meglo1m nia. 0 Sourm tell HPR that form 1~ · asked me if I wanted to manage ue mcney that Rush C:ou11ty Republicalll cha,ir was going to be set aside for lobbvists.I told him to turn it over to Jim Purucker. I just stayed continued on p·i:C 7 Page 7 of 8 Wednesday,Jan.15, 1997 McDaniel supports Fry, Young in efforts for gubernatorial convention TICKER INDIANAPOLIS - Some are calling it and eliminate primaries altogether - even to T A .p E the "Rex Early Bill" - legislation introduced by the point of nominating legislators by district Rep.Mike Young to return the gubernatorial caucus. That would allow Indiana to move up nominations to conventions from the current its presidential primary to an earlier date Jean Ann Harcourt believes it primary system. where it could become the national player it will be a mistake for U.S. Rep. Many observers believe that if the 1996 was back in 1968.But McDaniel said that move David Mdntosh to run against Republican nominee had been chosen in con­ would likely find great resistance from legisla­ Evan Bayh in the 1998 Senate vention, Rex Early would have won the right to tors, who would have to fend off opposition race. face Frank O'Bannon. Up to almost two-thirds while they were still in session. of the party's delegates were Earlyites. It set a McDaniel added that not only would a Former 42nd Senate District scenario where the primary-elected nominee, convention and caucus process revitalize the nominee J.D. Lux of Shelbyville Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith, fearing parties, but it would save counties money by has joined the office of an insurrection from the party regulars, threw not having to run elections with low turnout. Attorney General Jeff Modisett open the lieutenant governor's nomination to Indiana Democratic Chairman Joe as legislative liaison. Lux was the convention as a bone to prevent a party Andrew was still sorting out the issue Tuesday narrowly defeated by State split. morning. "Well, I think it's one of those great Sen. Robert Jackman in 1996. Young was F.arits campaign manager U N D B R T H B two- edge and insists that the bill wasn't written for Early. Modisett announced this week "He won't run again;'Young said. that most of outgoing AG Pam Early himself told The Howey Political DOME~E;_ Carter's staff is remaining in his Report that his wife, Barbara, won't let him administration.Modisett said ------cerned about 0 run. "I already have four fouls on me after last campaign two words - law enforcement° year;' Early said, "and I'm not playing in the finance reform and the cost of campaigns. This -will mark his tenure.°Law NBA:' would reduce the money in t e primary enforcement will be the watch­ Young said the current system favors process. There was more spe tin the GOP pri­ word in my administration. "millionaires or only those who can raise a mil­ mary than in the Hoosier Lo ery. It would Consistency will also be a hall­ 0 lion dollars, so it keeps a lot of good people out return politics to retail level d put power to mark of our efforts. That of the process. Look at Bob Garton. He is one of the people.But on the face o it, it appears to be indudes a newly formed Law the most influential legislators in the state and anti-Democratic because th people on the Enforcement Division that is he could only raise $250,000." streets are cut out:' designed to operate in investi­ Young said the primary process has Andrew said a COD.VI :lion nominating gations at the request of local aided in the demise of Indiana's political par­ process would prevent milli naires like Patrick or county jurisdictions. ties. "We can't find enough people interested in Rooney of Golden Rule Insu ance from coming Modisett has hired four current working the precincts or the boards. We've got . in and buying an election." d I think it would or former Marion County to get our people involved in the political have been highly unlikely th t Steve Goldsmith deputy prosecutors to form the process. Since 1972, voter participation has would have won the Republi an nomination" structure of the new division. fallen off.' via a convention process, "b t Frank O'Bannon Indiana Republican Chairman Mike would have won. But I don't ink it would have Former AG Pam Carter has McDaniel favors Young's bill. "I think if you're changed the results in the f ?' joined the staff of House serious about campaign finance reform, one of As for supporting either Young's bill or a Speaker John Gregg as House the· biggest reforms you could make would be similar one offered by Rep. Craig Fry, D­ parliamentarian. to put the governor's nomination back in the Mishawaka,Andrew was noncommittal. "It's convention;' said McDaniel. "It would re-ener­ not in our party platform so we won't take a Names already coming up as a gize the two political parties, there is no doubt position. But anger and cycnicsm are so high potential 8th CD Democratic about it:' that we need to look at the entire process:' opponent to U.S. Rep.John McDaniel said he would go even further Hostettler indude continued on page 8 Wednesday, Jan. IS, 1997 Page 8 of 8 TICICE:r~R PERlf.i\P 1 S.9m~ 0 T A P E [ ~u 11:111" "~ICH[J]rnj~mm111.11 :,1:rn1:1111]][][f- By Bria111 Howey 01111 ·111~rn~o Mcl ntosh on a lack of chant for ritual hazing, pr Jovided a rich s,cript for what passes for drama he ·e. His was a sieeming­ Bloomington Ma]ror John 1 1 Ferna111dez, 1996 nominee the ~ndispensib~e man ly consuming personal ~~a ;a with monumental Jonathon Weinza pfel, and VlASHINGTON - It is striking that the stakes.But it was so mu ct less than that. freshman State Rep. Brua111 first wee!< that saw etbcal allegations and laps•es '1\s a practical ma 1ter, though, the insti­ Hasler. Hasler said his firs1· pri­ lap at the feet of Speaker Newt Gingrich, tution Gingrich leads like: l' would have contin­ ority is to serve in the lncli, 111a President Clinton was also the first one without ued to function with mic] the same arenda General Assembly but tha t Ile former congressmen Andy Jacobs and John regardless of his fate:' wouldl keep his options 0;1 r.! ·1. Myers, the two Hoosiers from both side;; of the And Tackett quote :1 U.S.Rep.D~rvid Anumber of 8th (D Demc,uats aisle that preached civility and k:ndness. Mcintosh, who observed that "people d 1:ln't pick have t!xpressed dusappoin1t­ 111\/ashington is awash witrh back~:tab)in;, either personalities or pai ties:' ment that Weinzapfel fai Ir~ ti to taped cellular phone calls and ethical iridescre~· Added Mcintosh, 'There WiillS a :mbstan­ definE! his candidacy, whid1 tions on the part of thosie doing the inv1estiga­ tiYe agreement about the iirection things lost bJr a narrow 31,400 vo1J!:i. tions. should go - a balanced budget, smaller govern­ They c1lso note th.at in me· :J t m Ylichael Tack:.1tt,. an ][n.di.a.ua Un lversity ment ... social problem~ 1i (e crime