CONTENTS Politics 1-4 Commentary 5-7 FORUM Duly Noted 8 JULY 1, 1974 Vol. X, No. 13 50 CENTS "Thai is Ihe firsllhing Ihal has 10 go" declined to say who he will endorse. POLITICS: PEOPLE "I think (Atiyeh's win) probably means a Democratic victory in No­ been favored for the GOP's guberna­ vember," said McCall. (McCall's out­ OREGON torial nomination. spoken mother, who threatened this The victory of State Sen. Victor year to run for governor herself, has For almost two decades, progressive Atiyeh (R) over Secretary of State endorsed the Democratic candidate.) Republicans like Mark Hatfield, Tom Clay Myers (R) sharply stung McCall, Myers had been the frontrunner un­ McCall, and Robert Packwood have the retiring incumbent. The governor til he got into political hot water over I dominated Oregon politics. Abruptly, said, "It's the end of an era of pro­ the firing of an elections supervisor that domination was overturned May gressive Republicanism. There've been for allegedly falsifying the receipt date 28 when GOP primary voters chose 16 years of it and it's gone." Although of candidate information for a voters' a conservative state senator over the Myers said he would support Atiyeh booklet. The supervisor charged that progressive secretary of state who had in the general election, McCall has Myers had himself approved a similar late submission in 1972. As one Myers when she was first elected in 1954.) lot, but a victory over Gov. Wendell supporter said, "It's not the year to The race in the 1st CD. should be Ford (D) is much less certain. have difficulties of that kind." much closer. Portland attorney Diar­ The major issue of the campaign Atiyeh's support for conservative muid O'Scannlain, 37, won the Re­ will probably be Presiqent Nixon's_ shibboleths swayed "soft" supporters publican nomination to oppose 31-year­ record and the general puPlic displeas­ of Myers and contributed to the sur­ old State Rep. Les AuCoin, the Demo­ ure over Watergate. Ford is capital­ prising size of Atiyeh's 61-percent vic­ cratic House majority leader. The mod­ izing on Cook's record of support tory. Another contributing factor in erate O'Scannlain has been a public for the President and is attempting to Myers' defeat may hive been the low utilities commissioner and director of lump Cook and Nixon ,together. Cook GOP turnout, which for the first time the Oregon Department of Environ­ has a strong streak of independence in memory was less than that of the mental Quality. which he has exercised several times, Democrats. In the 4th CD., progressive U.S. much to the displeasure of the White The next stage of Atiyeh's cam­ Rep. John Dellenback (R), who re­ House. So Ford may not be able to paign will be more difficult. The 51- placed Duncan in 1966 in this' seat, make this charge stick. will face a rematch with James Weav­ year-old legislator is an anathema to or­ While Cook has problems with er, a 46-year-old builder who received ganized labor because of his opposi­ Nixon, Ford is faced with opposition 42 percent of the vote in the 1970 tion to collective bargaining; he anta­ to his stand on the construction of Ii campaign. gonizes environmentalists with his op­ dam in the scenic Red River Gorge in Wayne Morse won the Democratic position to land use planning; and he mountainous eastern Kentucky. Envi­ Senate nomination again, but his new alienates teachers by opposing teacher ronmentalists are unhappy with Ford's political career is unlikely to end in a bargaining legislation. As a result, for­ support of the plans by the Corps of mer State Treasurer Robert Straub, return to the Senate. The Republican Engineers to inundate part of this dra­ incumbent, Sen. Robert Packwood, is (D), 53, is heavily favored to win in matic wilderness and may shift Dem­ expected to have much less trouble de­ November. Straub, who defeated nine ocratic votes to Cook, who opposes feating the 73-year-old maverick than other Democrats for ·the gubernatorial the project. Ford has also taken his he did six years ago. nomination and only narrowly defeat­ lumps lately from environmentalists Sidelight: Although Gov. McCall ed the runner-up (State Sen. Betty over plans, since abandoned, for a received considerable attention at the Roberts), twice lost gubernatorial elec­ chairlift in the Cumberland Lake State Seattle National Governors' Confer­ tions to McCall in 1970 and 1966. Park. enCe with his comments on a "third In the race to succeed U.S. Reps. force" in national politics in 1976, In congressional races the Kentucky Edith Greet) (D-3rd) and Wendell he was not referring to himself as a Republican Party has fielded only two Wyatt CR.-1st), primaries of both par­ possible standard-bearer. Said McCall, strong candidates: incumbents Gene ties were crowded. who was hospitalized last year, "The Snyder and Tim Lee Carter. In the Former U.S. Rep. Robert Dun­ only thing I'm running for is the mor­ other five districts the Republican can­ can is heavily favored to. return to tuary after two cancer operations." • didates are either unknown or per­ Congress in the 3rd CD. Duncan fore­ ennial losers. went his usual Senate primary with for­ The 71-year-old opponent to U.S. mer Sen. Wayne Morse (D) in order KENTUCKY Rep. Carl Perkins (D), for example, to defeat seven other Democrats for the does not even live in the 7th CD. congressional nomination. He will face Kentucky Republicans stand a good In the 6th CD., Republicans reject­ supermarket operator John Piacentini, chance of losing one seat in the Sen­ edthe frontrunning candidate (who a 53-year-old Republican who upset ate and one in the House of Repre­ lives in the 4th CD.) and instead the GOP organization choice for the sentatives this November. voted for a 1i:tt1e-known former school­ seat. (Tom McCall was the last Re­ Sen. Marlow Cook is the apparent teacher who did live in the district. publican who ran a serious race in winner of a court battle assuring his Democrats are going after Snyder's the district; he lost to Mrs. Green name a place on the November bal- 4th CD. seat with' a serious challenge THE RIPON SOCIETY INC Is a Republican research and SUBSCRIPTION RATES are $15 a year, $7.50 for students, serv­ , _. policy organization whose icemen, and for Peace Corps, Vista and other volunteers. 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Editor Is welcomed. Koelsch, Daniel J. Swillinger, Josiah Lee Auspitz, Richard W. Rahn, In publlshina this magazine the l!4l9n SocIety seeks to provide John A. RehfuBB, Thomas A. Sargent, Richard Cleveland, Mark a forum for iresn ideas. well-researched proposals and for a spirit Frazier, Peter Berg, Martin Sours, and William K. Woods. of criticism. Innovation. and Independent thinking within the Re­ publican party. Articles do not n8cessarlly re~ the opinion Tec:ludc:a1 Editon Evelyn LaBan of the NatianaI Governing Board or the Editorial Board of the ArIz Leslie Morrill and AnnIe Greene Ripon SocIety. unless they are explicitly so labelled. 2 from 32-year-old attorney Kyle Hub­ Fred L. Wineland (D) in November, Rep. Bill D. 'Burlison (D) will be bard. The conservative Snyder has rep­ it may be a close contest. difficult to dislodge. resented the district since 1966, but In the seats sought by Smith and Vermont National Committeewoman his recent divorce and much-publicized Fenwick, Democrats feel they have a Madeline Harwood is conceded a involvement as a realtor for utility chance to replace retiring Republicans chance at winning her party's House company land purchases in his district with one of their own. Both women nomination over two moderates, but have placed him in political jeopardy. face male Democrats who are widely she is given little or no chance of As a self-described "moderate-conser­ known in their districts. winning the general election. Other vative," Hubbard will be tough com­ In several states, Republican women possible Republican winners in up­ petition for Snyder. have lost serious primaty challenges coming primaries include Dorothy C. Meanwhile, "moderate-conservative," this year. lone Larsen, a 53-year-old Clark, U~ state GOP vice chairman Hubbard will be tough competition fot drug company owner who was presi­ seeking the 1st C.D. nomination Snyder. State Sen. Carroll Hubbard, dent of the South Dakota Federation against U.S. Rep. Gunn McKay (D), Jr., 36, defeiUed eight-term veteran of Republican Women, lost a congres­ and Dorothy Stanislaus, former Okla­ Frank Stubblefield (D) in the May sional primary to 32-year-old Larty homa GOP na:tional committeewoman, 28 primary in the 1st C.D.