The New Hampshire, Vol. 62, No. 30
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fc# ■ UJNEW \ i ~ v / h h A M D S h iR E The NH Presidential Prim o ry : The Greatest Show on Earth 2 - THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, Friday, March 3, 1972 An editorial- Of politics and poker “ The original idea of primary Closkey are determined, even if they as a family in the Bronx is of all of elections was to put an end to choos don’t grab the top spot themselves, to New York City. New Hampshire cit ing candidates in those notorious influence their party’s platform for izens do share one characteristic with smoke-filled rooms. About a half a the November election. people everywhere — they eventually century ago, a principle was inrto- Nineteen hundred and seventy reach a saturation point. When New duced which attempted to put the two will be remembered in New Hampshire citizens pull the voting nominating power in the hands of Hampshire as the year of ‘that pri machine lever this election day, they the common voters of each party. mary.’ Back in 1964, Rockefellar won will exhale a breath of relief. The pri That, at least, was the idea.. In prac the Oregon primary with the. cam mary will be over. tice, the original purpose has been paign slogen, “ he cared enough to In 1968 New Hampshire had largely defeated..... come.’’ The candidates in this year’s one hero. Now it has none. It has been “ The result is a system so intri New Hampshire primary contest can’t a primary of faces, not of isses. A cate — and so constantly changing — be accused of any such slackness. Manchester cab driver, quoted by a col that it is quite beyond the compre More than a dozen candidates have umnist Mary McGrory, said that he’d hension of most voters and, for that marched through the State in the really like to vote for George Wallace, matter, most politicians, too. The past few months shaking hands, vis except of course, if Ted Kennedy ran. present status of the primary has not iting neighborhoods, eating New Eng All the time, effort and money eliminated backroom deals. Rather, land bean suppers and calling press spent by the candidates have little dramatized and influenced by the na conferences extolling their vitures. more than nudged the polls. Accord tional news media, the primaries have The State’s media overflows with po ing to a poll of New Hampshire voters become costly battles between the litical news and advertising. Hardly a by WENH TV, Muskie moved up 14 candidates for cards to play when the radio or television newscast passes per centage points since November backroom dealing starts.” That’s how without a new charge or promise. and McGovern picked up an extra ten.. two Britishjournatlistsfor the Sunday Even The New Hampshire gleaned Nixon dropped ten points and Mc Times saw the 1 968 primary race. $3,000 in political advertising. Closkey gathered six more since No But the primaries help in their This first in the nation primary vember. No dramatic changes. unique way. 'Fledgling Presidential has transformed New Hampshire into Elections are consistently unpre hopefuls can display their goods to a political petri dish for analysts to dictable. Maybe New Hampshire vot the people and demonstrate the pop poke, test, sample and poll in their ers will surprise the pollsters. If voters ularity of their virtues. McCarthy did quest to find out what the people do hand McCloskey or McGovern a it in 1968. McGovern and McCloskey think. But the people in New Hamp victory, then the cursader or th re are trying it in 1972. Reform minded shire are about as representative of the former will have an ace in theirhands McGovern and Crusading Pete Mc entire citizenry of the United States when they play presidential poker with party bosses at the conventions. "NEW H h A M p sh iR E Vol. 62 No. 31 Editor-in-Chief Staff Reporters Lou Ureneck Deane Morrison Managing Editor Bob Constantine Michael Painchaud Regan Robinson News Editor Paula Lampman Jonathan Miller Allan Chamberlin Sports Editor Ed Penhale Warren Watson Reporters Photo Editors Priscilla Cummings Nicholas Wallner Marcie Powers Phil Conroy Lisa Pray Barbara Davis Productions Editor Daphne Hatch Jonathan Hyde Pete Steer ?eatures Editor John Henning Paul Bunning Dan Forbush Business Manager Doug Fidler Cindi Lawton Holly Young Advertising Managers Greg Lowell Patty Scott Julie Hawthorne Debbie Flynn George Brown Kathi Ford Andrea Dudley Circulation Manager Jackie Huard Bruce Lessard Bob Taft Secretary Kevin Berry Sharoni Curran Clayt Schroeder Graphics Designer Alison Greene Cartoonists Editorials and cartoons are Polly Fowle the responsibility of the edi John Fawcett tor-in-chief. Columns and Terry Connors letters to the editor are the Photographers opinions of the authors. No Alec Buchanan columns or letters speak foe John Doleav THE NEW HAMPSHIRE and Dave Klumpar should not be construed as ed Eric White itorials. THE NEW HAMP Ron Rosenblum SHIRE editorials represent Michael Painchaud Productions Staff the opinions of the paper as Linda Dugas a student newspaper which Elaine Johnson maintains no unnecessary Melonie Norman bonds with the University ad Mary Hoffman ministration. THE NEW Typists HAMPSHIRE* is not aligned Leon Rosenblatt with any extraneous student Lynn Ayer groups and does not necess Copy Readers arily represent any opinion Betsy Bernfeld other than its own. Dissen Linda Eastwick ting opinion from the com Gretta Reed munity is welcome through Claire Pfister letters to the editor or per*- Martha Burney sonal confrontations with the Joan Devoe editor Mn-chief. Jeanne McGregor Letters to the Editor, should Mary Ann Dancause be addressed to: THE NEW Beth Conners HAMPSHIRE, MUB 120. They Published twice weekly during the academic year by the students of the University of New Hampshire Paula Revene should be typed, limited to 500 Second class postage paid at Durham, N.H. 03 824 under the act of March 8, 1879. Accepted for words, and must be signed* mailing in 1917 authorised September 1,1918. Total number of copies printed 8,000. Paid cir The editors reserve the right culation 8,000. Send notice of undelivered copies-on form 35 79 to THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, Mem to withhold publication. orial Union Building, Durham, N.H. THE NEW HAMPSHIRE, Friday, March 3, 1972 - 3 The Greatest Show on Earth Corps does, however, have opinions on the issues As most other 1972 Presidential candiates, Hartke by Paul Bunning selected by THE NEW HAMPSHIRE as foremost calls for a total immediate withdrawal of all Ameri Features Editor Trf the 1972 Presidential campaign. can troops from Viet Nam. New Hampshire’s vote is small--less than New The Economy and Tax Reform Orleans*'--and the land is smaller than Sweetwater The War County, Wyoming, but it can throw a national elec Coll is in favor of setting a date for withdrawal “ The average family is getted taxed to death, while tion out of whack, as in 1968. Where else can a turn of American troops in Viet Nam “ as soon as it the very rich are getting away with paying too lit out of about 20,000 votes for a man named McCarthy is practical to do so.” He also advocates the es- tle,” says Hartke. The candidate believes that the . help nudge an incumbent President out even 'before tablishement of a coalition government which repre constraints of inflation should be placed on the busi the electon? sents the Vietnamese people, not a government im ness man, not the consumer. posed by the United States or any other country. Hartke would propose closing tax loopholes for The primary here hasn’t always been so illustri corporations, providing for an increase to 1000 ous, however. Prior to 1952, candidates ignored the The Economy and Tax Reform dollars in personal income tax reductions, and train state, and even Dwight Eisenhower’s name was not Tax reform is one of Coll’s primary concerns. ing programs for welfare, unemployment recipients, on the ballot, though he won the primary that year. The basic tax raising vehicle, says Coll, is the and returning veterans who otherwise would not be Started in 1916, the primary earned its first-in- graduated income tax. However, he feels it should capable of finding jobs. the-nation status when the state legislature ip an be restructured and tightened up so as to close its many loopholes. economizing mood, vo^ed to hold the primary on the Amnesty same day as the March Town Meeting Day to avoid the expense of an additional electon. Before 1952, “ As far as reforms are concerned, the top will Hartke contends that amnesty should be offered voters chose delegates, and candidates’ names never change if the bottom moves. Reform must come from to those who, as a matter of conscience, did not appeared on the ballots. the bottom up.” Coll feels that if enough people give their service to the military. However, he feels But that 1952 primary showed the first inkling get up enough energy to initiate change, “ the leaders that those who ask for amnesty should be willing of what the N.H. primary was to be. It was the year will have to respond.” He asserts, “ The whole mes to provide two years of service to such groups as Estes Kefauver trudged through the N.H. snow, grip sage is you can make a difference if you want to.” the Peace Corps and VISTA. ping hands, kissing babies, and eating tuna casser oles at church suppers, to win the Democratic vote , Israel, Bangla Dcsh, and Ireland Israel, Bangla Dcsh, and Ireland with 21,000 votes.