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Huffman indicts ASUM election as illegal By Cynthia Jameson “ I personally do not believe John Huffman, junior in English, said, Presidential and vice presidential CB candidates to conduct a joint Montana Kaimin Reporter Nockleby won the election hones­ “ Nockleby and his cohorts were candidates were limited to $180 in campaign if they “operate On tly," Huffman said. allowed to spend $501 on their cam­ campaign spending as a team. Each separate tickets." He said it is illegal Lynne Huffman, who was a non­ paign and I was limited to $180. Noc­ CB candidate had a $30 limit. to spend pooled money since all can­ partisan presidential candidate in kleby had seven or eight posters and didates must file separate expense Nockleby, a junior in history and a The Alliance party spent $221.03 for Wednesday's ASUM election, said I had a poster and flyers. Now where statements. member of the Alliance, was elected posters, platform sheets, photocopy­ yesterday he thinks the election was president of ASUM with a 308 vote is the equity in that? They have ing and materials. That cost was split The committee earlier approved the illegal. margin over Huffman. turned it into a matter of money." among the 20 Alliance candidates, Alliance’s financial statement and including the officers. The party’s “decided it is not illegal for a party to financial statement presented to conduct a joint campaign." Elections Committee said total party expenses were $501.04. The committee called an executive ."Going to Elections Committee isn’t session at the Wednesday meeting montana KAIMIN going to do any good because of the and unanimously voted to again ap­ Friday, March 7, 1975 • Missoula, Mont. • Vol. 77, No. 81 influence that (ASUM President prove the Alliance’s financial Tom) Stockburger has over the statement but to request a more chairman," Huffman said. He said detailed statement. It also decided to Ballot foul-up clouds CB election result Stockburger advised Chairman accept the results of the election and In what was probably a the typographical error occurred on Second place finisher Lynne Beverly Walker whenever the com­ to prepare recommendations for CB typographical error, Alliance party one-third of the ballots because Huffman said Thursday the election mittee was faced with a decision concerning rules on the pooling of Central Board candidate Keith three "series” of ballots were “was a matter of money. before the election. “He’s about as funds. One committee member said, Miller’s name was omitted from produced, with the order of the can­ objective as Attila the Hun,” he said. "We cannot rule on this situation “ I spent $179. The Alliance spent about one-third of the CB election didates’ names different on each. Ap­ Huffman said if the election were because it’s almost too late." $501 on the presidential campaign ballots. parently, Miller’s name was omitted ruled invalid he would not run again. because they pooled their funds. I Stockburger said the bylaws should Despite this, Miller was only seven on one series which was unnoticed But he said he wants to see an end to assumed that we weren’t allowed to be clarified so that in the future there votes short of being elected. He said by the ASUM Elections Committee. dishonest campaigns for ASUM. do those kinds of things.” will be no question about the pooling yesterday he will attempt to com­ Elections Committee chairman Leroy Berven, who was chairman of of funds. He does not think it should promise with the ASUM Elections “John is a zealot,” Huffman said. “ He Beverly Walker said a recount of the Elections Committee in 1972, said be up to Elections Committee Committee on the matter and said it is religiously fanatic in his belief he is ballots will be held Sunday, and Wednesday that his committee ruled “although it is their prerogative might be possible for ASUM added the outcome might dismiss morally right. The new ad­ it is legal for officer candidates and now.” president-elect John Nockleby to the necessity of an appeal by Miller. ministration will not accept my views appoint him to a vacant CB seat. because in their eyes I am the anti- If nothing can be worked out, Miller Miller received 332 votes in unofficial Christ." results, only seven short of winning. said, he will formally appeal the elec­ Nockleby replied that “ It has not Two other candidates, Bill Rubich I Gay studies students tion to the Elections Committee. been necessary for me to comment and Carl (Mike) Schwartz, lost by According to a number of sources, nine and 13 votes. on personalities throughout the campaign. I shouldn’t have to now." i plan information center Presidential candidate Matt Tennis By Virginia Getz Kus, the instructor of the course, ££ Candidates to speak on KUFM said he thought he split the vote with Montana Kaimin Reporter who was asked to appear before $:• Beginning Monday, KUFM will broadcast a series of candidate Huffman, and that the Alliance had the legislature yesterday to i*:; forums with candidates for the Missoula City Council. The :*£ Lambda, a group of students who defend his course, does not have "enough contacts to get out the want to start a service center on schedule is as follows: vote." to defend it. He has a right to ® campus to provide information teach it.” Ward 1: Monday 10 p.m. about “gay liberation,” was ap- Ward 2: Tuesday 10 p.m. >:*: proved as a student association Roscoe said Kus did not go to the :•:> Ward 3: Wednesday 10 p.m. Circus in UC today by Student Union Board (SUB) legislature. He said Kus’ actions Ward 4: Thursday 10 p.m. 'T h e Kaim in incorrectly reported last night. were supported by Dean Richard | Ward 5: Friday 10 p.m. yesterday that the Royal Solberg of the College of Arts and | Ward 6: Saturday 7:30 p.m. About 20 group members, who Sciences. Lichtenstein Circus would be are also part of the Gay American The half-hour programs will include opening statements from performing Saturday in the UC Mall. Seminar class which came under In other action, SUB members | each candidate to be followed by questions on various topics. The circus will actually perform to- attack in the Montana Senate strongly opposed "bodily §5 day at noon in the UC Mall. £•: Wednesday, appeared at the SUB searching” of students at :£j: meeting. • University-sponsored concerts. g The group’s spokesman, Will SUB member Gary Parry, senior g Roscoe, sophomore in general in geology, said he had talked to a # K studies, told SUB: “We’re a number of students who were « service organization. We are not upset about the searching that $ $ an organization of gays. We are occurred at last weekend’s » an organization for gays and for concerts. •» ft people trying to find out about SUB asked Chapman to have his » 9ays. We serve an educational employes stop any searching that $ function. Our main thrust is may occur at this weekend’s £ toward “ homophobia," the fear concert. ijjij jftj and hatred of homosexuality.” SUB also: •§ f t Referring to Sen. Cornie $ Thiessen’s introduction to the • voted to make the existing Montana Senate of a letter des- Copper Commons no-smoking cribing the Gay American section permanent and to enlarge « $ Seminar class and a keg of beer at it. § $:! a class meeting as an example of $j: the permissiveness of the state • approved a request from Kathy 5$ University system, Roscoe said: Smith, senior in general studies, & to do a mobile mural for the UC as “Cornie Thiessen says it’s the a project for an art class. The % $•: beer he is concerned with, but we mural will be done on canvas so it all know it is the group he is can be moved from the Gold Oak :•:«[ §•: concerned with. The real ques- Room to the Copper Commons or jj? tion is academic freedom. Bob some other part of the building. THE SMILING VENDOR, John Devins, sold homemade candles yesterday outside the University Center. Watching students walk by is Bilbo, and Airedale, and an unidentified customer. (Montana Kaimin photo by Jim Frye) Lt. Gov. fears natural gas shortage in state By Peter Johnson Christiansen said, it would fill only 40 stressed that the construction of said he has read the impact Christiansen praised the legislature Montana Kaimin Legislative Bureau per cent of the state’s energy needs. such plants would be governed by statements of the four “high level for several bills which exhibit “good Helena He added that the state’s largest uti­ Montana's strict Utility Siting Act. energy companies” considering economics” for the state’s non­ Montanans may have to seriously lity, the Montana Power Co., gasification plants in Montana and renewable resources.