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norships, compared to their 58-42 prospects for John Rhodes' return to POLITICS: handicap in the Senate. the gubernatorial mansion in Ohio The results could be particularly have improved, but he is still the un REPORTS devastating to the GOP if - as is derdog. Republicans have almost no highly possible - it i5 shut out of the chance of recapturing the governorship gubernatorial mansions of all of the in Florida, and Democrats are rated THE GOP nation's 10 largest states. That situation front runners in New York, Califor would be a dramatic reversal of the nia, and MassaChusetts. New Jersey and The week after the Nixon pardon, Republican Party's sta:tus in early 1970 Illinois already have Democratic gov the income of the Republican Con when it had control of gubernatorial ernors. gressional Committee was rut in half. mansions in Florida, New Jersey, New Republicans also face the loss of Although similar drops in campaign York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, statehouses in Oregon, Arizona, Con contributions were reported by Repub Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, and Cali necticut, and possibly New Hamp lican candidates ac;oss the country, the fornia. By the end of 1974, Michigan shire. They have possible pickups in impact on finances was perhaps not as could easily be the only major state Maine, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, great as the depression of Republican with a Republican governor. The but their chances are dubious. The hopes for 1974. The thrill was dead - and justifi ably so when the impact of the pardon was coupled with primary results and other, unrelated events. 1974 could be a very bad year for Republicans. Democrats, for instance, are still looking to pick up over 30 seats in the House of Representatives. Republicans are hoping to keep their losses below 20. Potential disaster areas center in the Midwest - where seats could be lost in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Minnesota, Michigan, and Wisconsin - but also include endangered seats all across the country from California to New Jersey. Similarly, analyses of Republican hopes are pessimistic. The GOP's chances of capturing Democratic seats in Iowa, Indiana, and Alaska seem tenuous. In Hawaii and Alabama, Re publicans don't even have candidates against Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Sen. James Allen. In Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Utah, North Dakota, Okla homa, and Florida, GOP Senate seats could conceivably be turned over to Democrats. As a result, predictions of four-five seat losses in the Senate are common for Republicans. The situation is even worse at the gubernatorial level where the GOP starts from a worse position. The GOP now controls only 18 of the 50 gover- odds are for a net l~s of six state the House Administration· Committee in business from the boss. Definitions houses. was checking on his financial reports of what was a personal expense and The situation is no brighter at the as "vicious and unfounded." He de what was a campaign expense were legislative level where many seats have nied any violations of the law and in difficult, Hansen's· lawyers have ad gone uncontested by the GOP, and sisted that acceptance of 21 corporate mitted. where houses of several state legisla checks was simple oversight. Because George Hansen is not a rich tures appear likely to switch to Demo "The word 'investigation' is a little man and has suffered from the debts cratic control. heavy. It's just a matter of responding he incurred in his previous, frequent Against that background, Mary to a little inquiry," said Hansen in campaigns - he has run for the U.S. Louise Smith has taken over as chair August. Persons familiar with the "in Senate four times, for example - his man of the Republican National Com quiry," however, think Hansen may be large loan to his own campaign raised mittee. In making her acceptance indicted by the Justice Department. eyebrows. It was apparently secured as speech to the RNC, Mrs. Smith, "It is Hansen has drawn fire not only for a personal loan, guaranteed by a Dem time for the Republican Party t" come his campaign finances but for his. lack ocratic businessman in return for a to grips with the shape we're in. Re of candor in discussing his legal prob second mortgage on Hansen's home. publican registration is down. In too lems. Hansen, once a liberal Pocatello City many areas the number of Republican Since the primary, investigations of Council candidate turned ultraconserva office-holders has declined." Hansen's financing have revealed an tive, has filed suit against the Idaho So has Republican optimism. _ auditor's nightmare .and substantial ir • Democratic state treasurer for alleg regularities. Hansen's early financial edly illegally securing a copy of Han reports this year were late and it was sen's credit report. IDAHO not until lawyers unraveled Hansen's According to the former congress books (in a mid-September accounting man, "I have a long reCord of being a to the clerk of the House) that a clear fighter for honest and clean govern In February of this year, former picture of Hansen's finances was pos ment and have left no stone unturned Idaho U.S. Rep. George Hansen (R) sible. since the election to quietly meet any told the Idaho Falls Kiwanis dub: The two most ticklish problems in and all questions concerning my cam "The great problem in government to volved a $25,000 "personal" bank paign finances." It has been sug day is that officials won't come forward loan to Hansen earlier this year - gested that Hansen may have been in with straight answers to our questions. much of which money was used on his vestigated in order to demonstrate that A mature politician must be mature congr~siopalcan:Ipaign - am! the use current campaign financing laws have enough to face the public squarely of nearly one third of Hansen's cam "teeth." House Administration Com with the issues." paign funds to reimburse a printing mittee Chairman Wayne Hays (D Hansen went on to say that there operation called "The Copy Cat." The Ohio) opposes further changes in the were two varieties of sins - sins of Copy Cat is owned by George Hansen. laws; it was he along with U.S. Rep. omission and sins of commission. His· lawyers finally assigned $10,688 William Dickinson (R-Ala.) who By his own admission, George Han of the $25,000 loan to the campaign; turned the Hansen investigation over sen has been guilty of both types of they had to draw subtle distinctions to the Justice Department. sins this year in his campaign to oust between campaign and non-campaign In an analysis of Hansen's finances, U.S. Rep. Orval Hansen (R). He expenditures. Hansen loaned another Lewiston Mornitlg Tribune reporter prefers to characterize his sins as over $6,000 to his campaign in the post Jay Shelledy concluded: "Voters in the sight, however. (George defeated Or primary period. 2nd CD. went to the polls Aug. 6 val in the August 6 GOP congressional Whereas early campaign reports deprived of a true and accurate picture primary.) showed all campaign expenditures as of candidate George Hansen's cam When Hansen's campaign finances payable to an advertising agency which paign financing. The question is first came under extensive investigation ran Hansen's campaign, later account whether this sin of omission was by in August, he denounced reports that showed the Copy Cat received $17,122 negligence or design. And in fairness

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to Hansen there is also another ques the financial resources of the Nelson Added to the organizational prob tion: whether the Justice Department campaign, Petri has had to rely on his lems of the Dyke campaign are the has been sicked on him for political feet to reach the voters and the media. financial worries generated by Dyke's reasons, as he has charged, or because He has also taken to biCycle and canoe criticism of the manufacturing ma of numerous and serious violations, as to meet voters and dramatize issues, chinery and equipment tax exemption sources in the House clerk's office but the financial problem is probably for Wis.,onsin bUsiness. That criticism maintain." the most nagging one for Petri. With did not appeal to Republican business "I am now making other plans for out additional funds, he will not be men, who would otherwise be expected the future," says U.S. Rep. Orval Han able to wage a major media campaign to generate campaign contributions. sen. He declined to participate in any in the closing days of the race. Dyke's difficulty with such issues has way in the challenge to George's can The disparity between their financial created an image of vacillation. One didacy. Even if George defeats rival resources led Petri to challenge Nelson Republican was quoted in the Madison Max Hanson (D) in November, it is to pool their financial resources. Quot Capital Times as observing, "All we conceivable that the House might re ing Nelson's own speech Petri said, "I hear about Dyke up here is that he's fuse to seat him - just as it once re ask only that Sen. Nelson put his trying to explain what he meant by fwed to seat the late U.S. Rep. Adam money where his mouth is. Since he what he said yesterday." Dyke will Clayton Powell. • considers money an 'unscrupulous, ar need all of his considerable oratorical rogant, and overbearing' factor in elec skill to overcome these problems and tions, let him limit himself to spending unseat the popular Lucey. WISCONSINI no more than I do. I recognize that In two other statewide races this fall, my proposal may strike some as being Republicans have the added handicap outrageous. But is it more outrageous of running against a well-used Wis The refusal of Sen. Gaylord Nelson than the spectacle of Sen. Nelson con consin political name. In the race for (D) to meet his Republican opponent demning the role of money on the one attorney general, Republican Gerald D. in a series of debates has emerged as hand, then turning around and spend Lorge faces Bronson C. LaFollette, son the central issue in this year's Wis ing five times as much as his opponent of Robert M. LaFollette, Jr., who held consin Senate campaign. on the other?" a Wisconsin Senate seat from 1925 to Nelson had agreed with State Sen. Support cannot be expected from 1946. In the race for secretary of state, Thomas E. Petri (R) at a May meet the Wisconsin Republican Party, which Douglas LaFollette, whose family line ing in Washington that the two candi is still deeply in debt from previous is less prestigious, faces Republican dates would appear together in a series races, nor from the gubernatorial cam Kent C. Jones. of debates this fall. Nelson apparently paign of former Madison Mayor Wil There were primary contests in only later changed his mind and called liam Dyke (R), who is a distinct three of Wisconsin's nine congressional Petri's proposal of 20 debates "pre underdog in his race against incum districts this year, but one of the con posterous." bent Gov. Patrick J. Lucey (D). Al tests turned into a classi-cal political "I don't have 20 days. He sent me though Lucey's "political" image is a upset. State Sen. Robert W. Kasten, a bunch of proposals to debate while liability this year, Dyke has been un Jr. (R), upset a veteran Republican Congress is in session," said Nelson, able to project a counter "non-politi legislator in 1972, and this year the who ignored the fact that Petri had cal" image. 32-year-old legislator overwhelmed the subsequently reduced his proposal to 59-year-old congressional incumbent in 10 debates. the 9th C.D. surrounding Milwaukee. Petri, in tum, attacked Nelson for Kasten won 57 percent of the vote misrepresenting his position on the de against U.S. Rep. Glenn R. Davis (R), bates and placing roadblocks in the who was hurt by both his long, un way of joint campaign appearances. In successful pursuit of a federal judge a letter to Nelson, Petri wrote, "What ship and by the pardon of Richard I find most objectionable about this NiXon two days before the primary. whole matter, Sen. Nelson, is the Davis himself first won election to simple fact that you have reneged on Congress in 1946 at age of 32, and your promise. You promised me a the two Republicans differed little ideo series of debates. Your office confirmed logically. Kasten, who will now oppose this to the press. Now, for reasons un attorney Lynn S. Adelman, 34, himself known, you have gone back on your attributed his .victory to superior or word." ganization. The two men have agreed to debate once, October 31, at the Stevens Point Of all the members of the House campus of the University of Wiscon Judiciary Committee, freshman U.S. sin. Rep. Harold V. Froehlich (R-Bth) Petri built his name recognition probably had the most to lose by an throughout the summer with a series impeachment vote. Although Froehlich of hikes in which he walked more eventually backed impeachment, he than 1,000 miles. With about a fifth THOMAS E. PETRI still is not off the hook back home 3 where Jesuit Priest Robert J. Cornell to talk to Thompson about the grand is making his third attempt at exorcis jury investigation into vice activities ing a Republican from Congress. Cor in Bibb County, but Shaw instead RENEW nell made fonner U.S. Rep. John only asked Thompson what would re Byrnes (R) nervous in 1970 by nar sult from the inquiry. TODAY rowing his victory margin to 55-44 Thompson implied that the state percent. In 1972, Byrnes retired and GOP leaders had conspired to indict Froehlich squeaked by Cornell, 50-49 him. Said Thompson: "Some of the Society member, reversed the plurality percent. snobs in the Republican Party had by which Davis defeated him two years Two Republican women are con rather have a loser they can control ago. Now, however, McDonald must gressional candidates this year, but than have a winner who belongs to the face Quincy Collins, a former Air both face entrenched Democratic op people." Ironically, in the first pri Force POW who hopes to pick up the ponents. In the 2nd C.D., interior mary (where Thompson failed to get bulk of ·the Davis supporters in No decorator Elizabeth T. Miller is chal a majority of a four-man GOP field), vember. lenging U.S. Rep. Robert W. Kasten he had also run in the Democratic Collins' speaking ability is greater meier (D), and in the 5th C.D. prac race - gathering more votes in that than his issue knowledge, but he none tical nurse Millie A. Morries opposes primary than he did as a Republican. theless is given a chance of picking up U.S. Rep. Henry S. Reuss (0). Both Thompson's big mouth and law one of the two Democratic seats Geor men were re-elected with better than and-order image have been his stock gia Republicans have targeted this 2-1 majorities in 1972. political resources. Earlier this year, a year. Collins' background of seven The GOP's hold on the 3rd C.D. is federal judge ordered him to pay years in a North Vietnamese prison also rather shaky. U.S. Rep. Vernon W. $50,000 in damages to a 12-year-old camp may seem more appealing than Thomson (R) represents a marginal blade youth who was wounded by p0- Davis's mickey mouse commercials. district in which he got 55 percent of lice back in 1972 after Thompson is The other targeted seat is now held the vote in 1972. State Rep. Alvin J. sued "shoot-to-kill" orders to local by ultra-conservative U.S. Rep. John Baldus (D) emerged as the narrow Macon police. Flynt (D), who faces a spirited cam leader of winner of a four-man Demo Thompson's reputation is in part paign challenge from Newt Gingrich, a cratic primary. • based on an incident in which he fired young history professor at West Geor at a suspected sniper with a carbine; gia College. Gingrich hopes to do well legend, however, described the weapon in the suburban Atlanta portion of the as a machine gun. On another occa district where the 10-term incumbent GEORGIA sion, Thompson ordered a Macon p0- is not well-known. Gingrich, de lice sergeant to fire a machine gun so scribed as a "common sense conserva It would have been a classic politi it could be heard over the police radio tive," was set back by the Nixon par cal contest: Lester Maddox' axe versus frequency - and by any militants pos don, but hopes to have built sufficient Ronnie Thompson's machine gun. sibly monitoring the frequency. He momentum to carry through to No vember. The script however was destroyed in once had thousands of machine gun the September 3 primary runoff. Lt. lapel 'pins manufactured and sold to Despite Flynt's entrenched position, Gov. Maddox (D) was decisively admirers. the Atlanta Journal's John Crown drubbed by State Rep. George Busbee Supposedly, Thompson entered the warned in a recent column not to "dis while Thompson (R) narrowly de gubernatorial race to defeat Maddox, miss Newt Gingrich as a lightweight. feated Harold Dye, a retired army saying, "The most important thing for, He comes on strong. He is serious general, for the GOP gubernatorial is not being governor. The most im about matters that are serious. He has nomination. portant thing is Lester Maddox getting a sense of humor. The best way to de The outcome is now virtually a fore beat." scribe him is that he is like a breath of gone conclusion. Thompson, who Maddox was beat so decisively that fresh air in the stale and fetid political gained national fame with his antic it may have been' what Atlanta Con atmosphere of 1974." behavior as mayor of Macon, is ac stitution Political Editor Howell Raines Georgia's lone current GOP in corded virtually no chance of defeat calls the "last hurrah for the politics cumbent, U.S. Rep. Ben B. Blackburn ing Busbee, who gained a solid, if un of white racism." Maddox tried to could possibly lose in November to dramatic, reputation as majority leader moderate his image in the final days State Rep. Elliott Levitas (D), an of the Georgia House of Representa of the campaign, even charging Busbee Atlanta attorney. Levitas might be able tives. with being a racist. But the stains of to put together a coalition of blacks, In the closing da}jS of the campaign, past segregationist rhetoric did not Jews, and moderate Democrats in the Thompson seemed to be running his wash. 4th C.D., where Blackburn received campaign against the state Republican Reactionary politics is not dead in 74 percent of the vote in 1972. Party. He charged that top Republican Georgia, however, as U.S. Rep. John The result of Georgia's Senate race leaders were trying to get him out of W. Davis (D) learned when he was is a foregone conclusion. Sen. Herman the race with a staged grand jury in defeated by Lawrence P. McDonald in E. Talmadge (D) is opposed by carpet vestigation. State GOP Chairman Bob the Democratic 7th C.D. primary. Mc layer Jerry Johnson (R), who thinks Shaw admitted that Dye had asked him Donald, a urologist and John Birch Talmadge is insufficiently conservative.

4 Under other circumstances, State publicans will benefit from bitter Mc more liberal spending reputation Ed Rep. John Savage (R) might have had Spadden voters who would rather elect mondson acquired while in Congress. a good chance of being lieutenant gov a GOP governor and try to elect Mc Republicans had a good chance of ernor. With Thompson heading the Spadden again in four years than elect unseating freshman U.S. Rep. James R. GOP ticket, however, Savage's cam Boren and be saddled with him for Jones (D) if the GOP had put forth paign will be doubly handicapped. two, four-year terms. good candidates this year. The former Savage, a capable young legislator, Warner asserts that the GOP guber aide to President Lyndon Johnson has faces Zell Miller, a liberal former state natorial candidate, State Sen. James admitted lying in a memo to the.Asso official and savvy politician. Inhofe, 39, has a better claim to the ciated Milk Producers in 1972. In that It now appears that the fate of Sav reform label as a result of his legisla memo, Jones claimed credit for a de age, Collins, and Gingrich will depend tive record than does political science cision by the Department of Agricul to a large extent on their ability to professor Boren. He concedes that the ture to keep milk price supports at the attract campaign funds in the closing GOP would have had "not as difficult" then-current level. Jones admitted in days of the campaign. • a time running against McSpadden, but mid-summer that he had nothing to do thinks Boren's past support of tax in with the decision; after Jones left the creases will damage him. Warner also White House, he went to work for feels that Boren will be hurt by his AMPI for $40,000 a year. Tulsa Real support of the entire Democratic ticket, tor George A. Mizer, Jr., 46, is the several of whose statewide members Republican candidate against Jones. have been tarnished by investigations In the race to succeed McSpadden, The Oklahoma Republican Party during the past two years. Republican Ralph F. Keen, a 40-year could conceivably win the governorship (Attorney General Larry Derry old attorney and full-blooded Chero and two additional congressional seats berry (D) once suggested that Hall kee, faces publisher .Theodore M. Ri in 1974, but it also could conceivably might be impeached; he was called a senhoover (D). lose a Senate seat and the one con "traitor" by Hall as a result. Now U.S. Rep. John N. "Happy" Camp gressional seat it now holds. Derrybery faces a young Enid attorney, (R) faced a serious primary challenge' The GOP's outlook has been shaped Steven Jones (R), who has attacked from former Justice Department law to a large extent by the peculiar be the incumbent's '/acillation in the Hall yer Tim Leonard. Now he faces trou havior of the state's Democrats in their investigation. Jones sent Derryberry a ble from oilman Glenn English (D), primary and subsequent runoff. Grand copy of Profiles in Courage "so he'll H. juries have been investigating the ad know what courage really is.") Whatever the outcome of the No ministration of Gov. David Hall (D) Inhofe, a Tulsa businessman, him vember elections, the Oklahoma legis for two years. Those investigations self won a primary over former State lature will be improved. Several vet took their toll on Hall's career; he fin Sen. Denzil Garrison. Inhofe, who pro eran legislators have been either de ished third in Oklahoma's August 27 jects an aggressive, articulate, and feated in primaries or retired this year. gubernatorial primary with 27 percent youthful image, used superior organi "A better quality of legislator is of the vote. Hall subsequently took the zation and finances to soundly beat emerging," according to Warner. fifth amendment before a federal grand Garrison. His problem now is to get The previous character of the legis jury investigating his finances and ad all three factions of the Oklahoma lature was described by a Democratic ministration. GOP - the adherents of Warner, Sen. political consultant, who was quoted U.S. Rep. Clem R. McSpadden (D), Dewey Bartlett, and Sen. Henry ~ll in an article in the Washington Stat· a 48-year-old freshman congressman mon - solidly behind his campaign. News: "About 20 percent of the legis and veteran state legislator, was the Bellmon himself has a tough race. lators are smart and honest and 20 per folksy favorite in the September 17 He has inherited the Senate opponent cent are smart and dishonest. The other runoff. McSpadden was upset by a ~~ whom Bartlett defeated in 1972, for 60 percent are up for grabs. The prob year-old state legislator who emerged mer U.S. Rep. Edmund Edmondson. lem is the crooks are smarter and from political nowhere to win the Bellmon has been insufficiently anti tougher than the good guys. Anyone Democra-tic nomina-tion. The winner, busing for the tastes of some Okla tries to reform and revolutionize them State Rep. David Boren, based his cam homans. The former Oklahoma gover there will be rape and pillage ove; paign against McSpadden on the need nor has had the guts to vote consis there." • to make a clean sweep of members of tently against Senate anti-busing the "Old Guard" like McSpadden. amendments, a stand which is particu Ironically, Boren is the son of a certi larly unpopular in Oklahoma City. fied member of the "Old Guard," Both conditional amnesty and the IT IS NEVER TOO EARLY former U.S. Rep. Lyle Boren, and the Nixon pardon have been unpopular in son-in-law of another the head of the Oklahoma, but inflation is expected to TO GIVE A FORUM Oklahoma American Party. be an even bigger issue. Edmondson Boren now has the difficult task of has launched a sharp negative cam pulling together the fractured Demo paign attacking Bellmon's Senate rec GIFT SUBSCRIPTION cratic Party. GOP State Chairman ord, but Bellmon's fiscal conservatism Clarence Warner asserts that the Re- may be his best defense against the

5 basis of his early voluntary commitment to full finam;ial disclosure of campaign funds, Republican LaMar Alex POLITICS: PEOPLE ander amassed an impressive number of newspaper en dorsements in the GOP primary campaign. The 34- year-old Alexander's knowledge of state government problems contrasts sharply with the more limited erudi • Indecision on the Providence mayoral race pri tion of his older Democratic opponent. Blanton's re mary may well have cost Rhode Island U.S. Rep. fusal to appear on the same platform with Alexander Robert O. TIeman (D) his job. Tiernan first backed has merely accentuated the difference in their levels of Providence Mayor Joseph A. Doorley, Jr. (D), for re ability. Blanton has been further hampered by the post election, but when the city Democratic committee in Watergate morality: there allegedly were two illegal stead backed a challenger, Tiernan waffled and later corporate contributions to his primary campaign, and backed the organization-backed challenger. The chal~ laundered contributions to his 1972 Senate campaign lenger lost and enough backers of both candidates were were recently disclosed. Democratic polls, however, apparently alienated by Tiernan to cost him the pri show Blanton leading Alexander. mary nomination. The Democratic slot instead will be filled by State Rep. Edward P. Beard, 34, a one-term • State Rep. Selwyn Carrol won one of two Re state legislator and classroom painter whose working publican State Senate nominations in Fairbanks, Alaska. man's background and criticism of state institutons cap If elected in the conservative district, the progressive tured voter interest. Beard walked the 2nd C.D. while black Republican would be Alaska's first black state Tiernan took renomination for granted. The Republican senator. Meanwhile, the primary returns from the nominee in the district is a handicapped businessman Alaska Bush assured State Sen~ Willie Hensley the who is confined to a wheelchair; he observes that while Democratic nomination to oppose U.S. Rep. Don Beard talks about handicaps; the Republican candidatl! Young (R). has lived them. • Newton School Committeeman Alvin Mandell • U.S. Rep. Paul N. McCloskey (R) and his Dem.. (R) was chosen as the Republican candidate in Massa ocratic opponent, Gary Gillmor, are making a joint chusetts' 4th C.D. after former U.S. Rep. Laurence mailing to voters in California's 12th C.D. McCloskey Curtis, 81, withdrew as the GOP nominee against U.S. and Gilmor have agreed to hold expenditures to $25,000 Rep. Robert Drinan (D). Curtis apparently never had each and have appointed three-member commission to intended to be the nominee and had tried to interest regulate their spending. former State Rep. Martin Linsky and radio talk IShow host Avi Nelson in taking over his spot on the ballot. • As if New Jersey Republicans did not have Curtis, Linsky, and Nelson had engaged in a four-way enough problems, the investigation of former Gov. primary for the GOP nomination in 1972. Nelson is ap William T. Cahill's 1969 gubernatorial campaign has parently waiting for 1976 to make another congressional been reopened. Earlier investigations of the financing run. Father Drinan has problems, meanwhile, with a of that campaign resulted in the indictment of a key controversy over whether he has ecclesiastical permis Cahill aide and were a key factor in Cahill's primary sion to run for' office. defeat. • Massachusetts Republican politics continues its • September 10 was a bad day for Joyce Dietren aberrant ways. Gov. Francis Sargent, having won an derfer, elections supervisor in Dade County, Florida. easy primary victory over a conservative opponent, Not only did the name of one candidate appear in a race called for the resignation of GOP State Chairman for which he was not a candidate, but two 14th C.D. William Barnstead, who had been an outspoken critic GOP primary opponents were left completely off the of Sargent's primary campaign tactics. Sargent, who ballot, and instead appeared on some ballots in the 15th has gone through state chairmen like some men go C.D. Said one of the omitted candidates, "I went to vote through razor blades (and with the same suicidal ten this morning and couldn't vote for myself. What hap dencies), appears now to be the underdog in his re pens now? My stomach hurts." election bid. • Two administrative assistants appear to be good bets to succeed their bosses in Congress. In New York, • Senators Bill Brock (R-Tenn.) and lloyd Bent~ Russell Rourke is running to succeed U.S. Rep. Henry sen (D-Tex.), chairmen of the Republican and Demo P. Smith in the 36th C.D .He is favored over a popular cratic Senate campaign committees, respectively, have state assemblyman, John LaFalce (D), who won the agreed to meet in four debates this fall to discuss policy Democratic primary in September. In Minnesota, differences between their two parties. The broadcast James Oberstar lost the endorsement of the Democratic debates, which will take place in Atlanta, Boston, Los Farmer-Labor Party to succeed U.S. Rep. John Blatnik, Angeles, and Chicago, are sponsored by the American but Blatnik supported his aide in the primary. On Sep Enterprise Institute. tember 10 Oberstar handily defeated State Rep. A. J. ''Tony'' Perpich, the recipient of a prominent Minnesota • Correction: Claude Patterson, the Republican political name and the DFL endorsement. The Oberstar nominee against U.S. Rep. William J. Randall (D-Mo.), campaign theme in the bitter contest was, "Who's Kid was not a 1966 GOP anti-war candidate against Ran ding Who, Tony?" Oberstar now faces Jerome Arnold, dall (as stated in the July 15 FORUM). However, a young, very conservative attorney. Forest Nave, Jr., a Democratic primary opponent to Randall this year, did run against the incumbent as • If anything, the repercussions of Watergate seem an anti-war Republican in 1966. Nave also ran for the to be working against the Democratic gubernatorial GOP Senate nomination in 1968 and the GOP con candidate in Tennessee, Ray Blanton. Partly on the gressional nomination in 1970.

6 "You're a trusting soul. You're a half it. It was a sharp contrast to the St. hour late. A lot of things could have Louis meeting. happened." "You did a damn good job," Bliss COMMENTARY: Trusting souls were not much in told McDonald after the commiUee evidence at the June meeting of the voted on the plan. "You better believe PARTY REFORM full Rule 29 Committee in St. Louis. he has," added U.S. Rep. William Considerable controversy had devel Steiger, (R-Wis.), chairman of the full oped over proposed interpretations and Rule 29 Committee. Even the silver proposed revisions of interpretations of haired Mississippi chairman com what is meant by "positive action" and mented that McDonald's proposals "endeavor" in the RNC convention were "like night and day" compared rules. The interpretations were the keys wi·th previous drafts. He seemed molli to what efforts the Republican Party fied that quotas 'had been avoided. Trustina would make to ensure broader partici Though his apprehensions were pooh p~tion in its affairs by women, youth, poohed by other members of the com minority group members, and other mittee, Reed insisted that the quota elements of the electorate now under consternation was a "very healthy represented in party business. fear." Souls Invariably, proposals to broaden the Bliss had been solicitous of possible base of the party are attacked as "Mc objections from Reed, checking on his Governization" or Trojan quotas. By agreement at every step of the sub the time of the St. Louis meeting, two committee's deliberations. Bliss seemed byDickBebn proposals had been developed which as surprised as anyone that the sub would define actions to be taken by committee finished most of its work state and national parties; a primary on the first day of the scheduled two Prior to August 6, 1974, the busi intent of these proposals was better to day meeting. "Everybody happy now?" ness of the Rule 29 Committee of the "educate" the electorate about party asked Bliss. "Oh boy, this is a great Republican National Committee had affairs. One set of proposals defining group." more urgency 4Ild more controversy. "positive action" was drawn up by When ·the committee adjourned, it With the anticipation of a nomination members of subcommittee one under had endorsed a plan full of "shoulds" battle at the 1976 GOP National Con the leadership of Missouri Gov. Chris and containing only four "shaHs" im vention, it was important to iJlllny Re topher S. Bond and U.S. Rep. Mar plying mandatory compliance. Concern publicans that changes in interpreta garet Heckler (R-M~.). Similar sets over "shalls" centered on grounds for tions of GOP rules be or not be made. of proposals to define "endeavor" were challenges, and the financial and/or The sense of urgency and contro drawn up by then-RNC Co-Chairman legal burdens that might be placed on versy seems to have dissipated, how Mary Louise Smith and Carla Coray, state committees by the recommenda ever, with Gerald Ford's assumption both then on subcommittee four. tions. of the Presidency. In many eyes, the Opposition to the plans - which The recommendations called for: 1976 GOP National Convention is re were really lists of actions to be taken wide publicity for delegate selection duced to pep rally significance. to ful.611 the party's goals - developed procedures; outreach efforts to inform The shift in mood was reflected at a at the St. Louis meeting among Repub voters of GOP activities and beliefs; meeting of the Rule 29 Committee's licans fearful that the rules would preparation and distribution of "How subcommittee four in Washington on "force" state GOP committees to take to Become a Delegate" pamphlets; September 20-21. The subcommittee, the mandated actions and then become preparation of state party calendars of chaired by former RNC Chairman Ray possible grounds for challenges at a events; efforts to encourage participa C. Bliss, is charged with examining future convention. These two issues tion of all voter groups in party pla~ rules concerning delegate selection to have been basic grounds of contention form and rules hearings; enforcement the national convention. Its members in Rule 29 Committee deliberations. of the party rule prohibiting financial include four state chairmen who chair No final action was taken at the St. assessment of convention delegates; regional state chairmen's groups: Carla Louis meeting and it was left up to formation of state Rule 29 committees; Coray of Hawaii, John C. McDonald Holshouser and McDonald of subcom and a stated prohibition of quotas. of Iowa, Clarke Reed of Mississippi, mittee four and Robert Brown and It was a remarkably amicable meet and Richard Rosenbaum of New York. Jane Robinson of subcommittee one to. ing, since as' Clarke Reed observed, Also on the committee are North Caro formulate a compromise. "With Rule 29, you wouldn't trust lina Gov. James E. Holshouser and Most of the compromise language, your brother-in-law." The subcommit Tennessee National Committeewoman however, was devised by Iowa's effec tee's final recommendations have yet Peggy Spurrier. (The latter two are tive state chairman, John McDonald. to be endorsed by subcommittee one, co-chairmen of the full Rule 29 Com With surprising rapidity and unanim but there was optimism at the Wash mittee.) ity, subcommittee four moved to make ington's Mayflower Hotel that they To begin ~he meeting, Oarke Reed minor changes in McDonald's pro would be. Much of subcommittee one's was late. As Chairman Bliss observed, posed compromise and then to endorse goals are included in the compromise.

7 The full Rule 29 Committee .next "We extend to Americans of varied Americans. We regret that, as a party, meets December 7-8 in Washington. ethnic backgrounds a cordial invita we did not more fully communicate or Perhaps their final report will reflect tion to affiliate themselves with the implement the fellowship which we the spirit of one section of this year's Republican Party - not as representa feel towards all persons who share our Indiana Republican Platform: tives of any group but as individual principles." •

calling for study of alternative routes for the trans-Alaska pipeline.

DULY NOTED: POLITICS • "In '74, Women's TIme Has Come," by James M. Perry. National Observer, September 28, 1974. When Colleen House (R) was elected to replace former State Rep. Robert Traxler (D), who had been elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, she went to Michigan's • "P&I'I4es: The More The Merrier," by Kevin Phil lips. Albany TImes-Union, September 15, 1974. Phillips capital only to discover that her Democratic opponent had seems taken with the idea of third parties and the obso already been listed as the new representative. But, ac lescence of the two-party system. "My own feeling is that cording to Perry, "The only trouble she has had was with the two-party system may indeed be obsolete. Both parties her caucus chairman, Jim Farnsworth, who opened all the seem to oscillate between erratic ideology - McGovern or meetings by saying, 'Ok, fellows.' 'I'm the first Republi Goldwater - and uncreative 'centrism.' To be sure, there can woman here in 10 years, so. I guess it was hard. But are perils in the multi-party system, but if we had four I complained about it. Now Jirit opens every caucus by or five creative, articulate national parties instead of the saying, 'Ok, fellows - and Colleen.' " current two, we just might be better oiY." • "Republicans Adopt Platform to Appeal to Blacks, • "'Sprouse-Rockefeller Activities Lousing Up Novem· Young," by Ernest Dumas. Arkansas Gazette, Septem ber for Dems" by Richard Grimes. Charleston Da.Uy Ma.Il, ber 15, 1974. "Delegates to the Republican State Conven September 10, 1974. "The West Virginia Democrats have tion, reversing form, dispensed with most of the political been spending too much time worrying about a 1976 gu speeches Saturday at the Camelot Inn and labored nearly bernatorial primary fight between former Secretary of all day on a controversial platform for the party. The long State John D. Rockefeller IV and Supreme Court Justice platform adopted by some 150 delegates is liberal in most James Sprouse, according to Democratic State Chairman respects and is aimed at appealing to blacks and young J. C. Dillon. "I'm afraid that an early start on the 1976 voters. It carries some of the traditional conservative race will so polarize the party we'll never get it back to rhetoric and conservative delegates managed to strike gether to win. Plus, we appear to have a good chance in some liberal provisions, including language that was con the 1974 (legislative) election, unless we forget about our strued to favor liberalized abortion laws and tax reform candidates." One Democratic legislator observed, "Some aimed at reaching wealthy tax evaders and major oil com of us have asked J. C. (Dillon) to sit down with Rocke panies . . . It endorsed collective bargaining for public fener and Sprouse and get this thing slowed down until employees, the proposed Equal Rghts Amendment to the after we run. If these guys get too far down the road and federal Constitution, conditional amnesty for draft evad get so commited, we're going to have a blood-letting pri ers, public financing of all elections, mandatory campaign mary, and the Republicans will win." finance disclosures, statewide use of. voting machines, and an independent election agency to monitor elections." • "Askew Looks Very Strong After Vote," by John Those and a raft of other progressive proposals contrasted McDermott. Mlaml Herald, September 15, 1974. "Gov. sharply with the bland document produced by the Demo Reubin Askew's overwhelming victory over three oppo crats. Unfortunately, the GOP's election prospects are nents (in the September 10th primary) mUlit be inter nowhere near as bright as its platform. The platform was preted as a disastrous setback to the hopes of Republican largely prepared by Cliff Jackson, a 'brilliant young at Jerry Thomas. The Republicans had counted on massive torney from Little Rock, who told the convention that switchovers in November by Democrats who voted for Lt. "research had shown that the GOP's strength in Arkansas Gov. Tom Adams, Ben Hill Griffin, and Norman Bie. But lay primarily in the Little Rock area, and northwest the record size of the Askew vote has had a very dis Arkansas and among blacks and young voters. He said the couraging impact on pre-election GOP optimism, although platform was prepared with the hope it would appeal to neither Thomas nor his running mate, Mike Thompson, is those voters," writes Dumas. lik.ely to admit it." • "Polltica.l Obstacle Removed for Wblte," by Robert • "Hammond Expla.lns HIs 'No-Growth' Policy," by A. Jordan. Boston Globe, September 24, 1974. "U.S. Sen. Andy Williams. Anchorage Da4ly News, September 10, Edward M. Kennedy's decision not to run for president in 1974. Democratic charges that Republican gubernatorial 1976 removes a major obstacle from the long road Boston candidate Jay Hammond favors "zero-growth" for Alaska Mayor Kevin H. White must travel in his quest for na are the likely focal points for the Alaska I{Ubernatorial tional office." White obviously had no chance at the Demo campaign. Speaking before a meeting of the Society of cratic national ticket so long as Kennedy was in the Petroleum Engineers in Anchorage, Hammond said, "If I running. One White aide was disappointed, however, that had read some of the things about me, I would have come Kennedy's decision came so early - allowing other con here too, to see if I had a pair of horns and a purple tenders a head start while White wrestles with Boston's goatee." He rebutted accusations by the Democratic lieu busing problems. "Ironically it was White who (in May tenant governor that he is anti-growth by calling zero this year) publicly prodded Sen. Kennedy to declare his growth "an impossible dream." Part of the controversy national ambitions," but White probably didn't expect him stems from Hammond's sponsorship of a 1972 resolution to follow the advice. ~RUM Published semi-monthly by the Ripon Society, 509 C Street N.E., Washing ton, D.C. 20002. Second class postage paid at Boston, Massachusetts.