Gftmnprtmtt Satlu ©amjmfi Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXX NO. 43 STORRS, CONNECTICUT Wednesday, November 8, 1972 nixon re-elected in landslide; Connecticut goes republican by Jim Baran united "in our desire for peace... peace President Nixon, in one of the most with honor." president takes triumphant landslide victories «ver "We are moving swiftly toward that enjoyed by a Presidential candidate, great goal... we are on the eve of what defeated Sen. George S. McGovern could be the greatest generation of Tuesday night in the presidential race by peace that man has ever known," Nixon Connecticut by the overwhelming margin of 503 said, while sitting alone before the electoral votes. cameras in the Lincoln Sitting Room of In the 59-year old politician's last the White House. 250,000 votes major campaign, culminating a 26-year The South Dakota Senator, career as a candidate for public office, acknowledging his defeat following the by Paulette Thibodeau Nixon won 62% of the nation's popular President's address and that "It hurts to HARTFORD Traditionally votes and 48 pf the 50 states' electoral lose," conceded the election late Democratic, Connecticut went votes. Tuesday night but said that he felt sure Republican last night giving Nixon its McGovern received 37% of the vote, that his campaign "would bear fruit for support for the first time in any of his winning only Massachusetts and the years to come." elections. After a more than 250,000 District of Columbia for 17 electoral "We are not going to shed any tears plurality was almost assured, celebration votes as the meager reward for his 22 tonight about the great joys this at the state Republican Headquarters in months of arduous campaigning. campaign has given us in the past two Hartford was mild. There was little shift The President, in a victory address years," McGovern said in his speech in mood or feelings by some 50 carried by the major television networks from Democratic headquarters in Sioux Republicans gathered around televisions and broadcast nationwide, said that the Fall, S.D., the prairie town where when victory was pronounced. country and both political parties were McGovern had initially declared his A victory party began a little after 10 candidacy in January 1971. p.m. with little more than 100 enjoying McGovern's defeat was the worst the merriment. President Richard M. Nixon dejected, sad drubbing in electoral votes any At a press conference held at the Democratic candidate has received since collar workers and suburban voters in Polish National Home in Hartford late 1864. the East and Northeastern industrial last night. State Republican Chairman J. area democrats Nixon's victory compares with the states. Brian Gaffney said it was McGovern's 1936 election of Franklin D. Roosevelt, In these crucial states, Nixon won "mistakes" at the national and not the who received 68% of the popular vote 127 of the potential 144 electoral votes, state level that accounted for the concede election and collected 523 electoral votes in losing Massachusetts and the District of republican Presidential landslide win. burying his opponent, Alf Landon, in Columbia to McGovern. In 1960 against According to Gaffney, McGovern by Bob Kaplan the biggest landslide in American John F. Kennedy, Nixon received only "locked himself into positions during HARTFORD - When Don Tucker_walked political history. 11 electoral votes from these states and the primaries" which he tried to change into the lounge at the Democratic State Nixon, the perennial political loser could only take 27 votes in 1968. later after he became the party's Headquarters Tuesday night, he was the just a decade ago, jumped off to an early Nixon's campaign director, Clark candidate. This hurt McGovern. Gaffney only person in the room smiling. One lead over McGovern apparently on the MacGregor, had predicted the President said. did not have to look closely at Tucker strength of heavy support from blue continued on page 3 continued on page 3 to see that his smile was forced at best. Tucker, Connecticut's ' state coordinator for George McGovern, came into the lounge to publicly concede the campaign he organized. steele wins by large margin "It is evident that George McGovern will not win in Connecticut, but the Democratic party retained control in the by Mark Fisher Steele took Mansfield by a slim 83 marijuana possession was "foolish". state," Tucker said. ROCKVILLE Incumbent 2nd votes out of 6,134 cast, losing in one of He said the Eastern Connecticut 'The young people in this room District Congressman Robert H. Steele the two districts in which Mansfield is Economic Development Council represent a core of young acitvists, was reelected overwhelmingly last night divided, the 29th. recently received $90,000 to help relieve developed during this campaign, who to a second House term, beating Steele won the second district by a unemployment in this area. He said the will make the Democratic party work in Democratic challenger Roger Hilsman far wider margin than he did in 1970, grant will be augmented by $33,000 the future. by a margin of almost two to one. when he was elected by 11,000 votes. coming from "sources here in the "I have worked for George McGovern Steele. who took 140,480 votes to 'This victory was beyond our district." for the past two years. I believe he was Hilsman's 73,156 seemed overjoyed expectations," he said. Steele said he also intended to press campaigned with more courage and when he gave a brief victory speech and About 400 persons attended Steele's for national health insurance and tax vigor than any American politician in press conference at Rockville's victory celebration in Rockville. Steele reform. He said he wanted to see the twentieth century," Tucker Kosciuszko Club. Steele said he received arrived a few minutes before 10 p.m. property taxes reduced "across the continued. a "very cordial, gracious" concession and was immediately engulfed by his board." continued on page 3 call from Hilsman at about 9:15 p.m. cheering supporters. 'These are going to be our top "I want to thank everybody - our priorities," he said. "We're going to 2,000 volunteers across Eastern continue in the same areas." Connecticut," he said. According to audrey beck scores Steele, he has 900 young people monogan upset; working in his campaign. "It's clear we got a tremendous youth vote," he said. Steele said two years ago he incumbents win big win in mans field campaigned on an "action platform" and "1 think that we've provided that action." in other districts by Steven King endorsement. She won 4,278 to 1,834. MANSFIELD - Democrat Audrey P. Waiting with her for election returns He said he intended to continue his by Mark Franklin Veteran Fifth District Congressman Beck, incumbent state representative, at Annie E. Vinton School in Mansfield fight against drug abuse and to provide John S. Monagan was defeated by- led the slate of candidates, as she carried was her husband. Curt Beck, a political increased employment in his district. He Ronald A. Sarasin in an upset victory- Mansfield by more votes than any other science professor at UConn, and called the Second District "a microcosm last night in the traditionally candidate, including Sen. George daughter Meredith. "My husband is of the nation" and said it reflected McGovern. "I think the university more nervous than I am," she said. many of America's problems on a Democratic western Connecticut campus did it. This is the first year that During her campaign, she went to smaller scale. district. the campus has been involved in the dormitories and homes in a door-to-door Steele said he has no plans to run for In the rest of Connecticut's six elections," Beck said, after defeating her solicitation for votes. "1 am sure this Senator in 1974 against Sen. Abraham Congressional districts. Republican Republican opponent, Jeff cry Ossen, by was very helpful in my campaign," she Ribicoff. He said his only plans were "to incumbents Robert Steele and Stewart a margin greater than two to one. said. serve the 2nd District." McKinncy were overwhclmingU "This is a full-time job," he sa«d. She thanked the voters for their vote This was her third election as state reelected. Despite President Nixon's of confidence and said, "I pledge to use representative and largest margin of Wearing a tie emblazoned with the reelection landslide. Democratic the maximum of my influence to victory. In her first candidacy in 1968, Republican elephant. Steele said he was iiu ifnibcnts Ella Grasso. Robert Gi.unio. further the best interests of the town of she won by 500 votes. She ran "thoroughly against" the legislation of and William Cotter were relumed to Mansfield, the University of unopposed in her second candidacy in marijuana although he did favoi Congress. Connecticut, and the Mansfield Training 1970. lowering penalties for the possession of S.ir.ism defeated Monagan t>\ ahnoal School." She also thanked the Also waiting for election results was the drug. Steele said the Texas law Connecticut Dailx Campus for her continued on page 6 providing up to life imprisonment for continued on page 9 Wednesday, November 8, 1972 (Emmrrttrot iathi (fJamtiua not a viable candidate Editor-in-Chief Lincoln Millstein by Lincoln Millstein manipulated and modified his their roles in the campaign that President Nixon's victory, or stands, causing McGovem to alienated party regulars. 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