Nixon Expresses Gratitude DAILY Less than one hour after Nixon was nominated for President at the Mock Political convention Saturday, Keith Birkenfeld, president of the Young Republicans club, received a telegram EVERGREEN from him expressing gratitude. "Please express to the delegates at the WSU mock convention my deepest gratitude for the honor they have paid me in be- stowing upon me your nomination. "As a western football fan, I have known for a long time that the Cougars were noted for their wonderful spirit. I hope NUMBER 186 VOLUME LXVI Pullman, Washington, Tuesday, May 17, 1960 that the spirit shown in the campaign for all of the candidates at the mock convention will carryover into the election in No- vember. Both political parties find an urgent need for young blood and the kind of enthusiasm you have shown. Johnson Will Kennedy First Nominated; Again allow me to express my appreciation for your confi- dence which I hope will be a milestone in the path toward a Leave WSU Republican victory in November. Keep up that Cougar spirit." Prof. C. O. .Johnson has accept- Followed by Lavish Displays ed a .John Hay Whitney visiting Richard M. Nixon Sen. John F. Kennedy was the first candidate nominat- professorship at Chatham col- Vice President lege in Pennsylvania for the 1960- ed for President of the United States at the morning ses- 61 school year. sion of the Mock Political convention held in Bohler gym Dr. Johnson, professor of po- last Saturday. litical science will conclude 32 Sen. Kennedy was nominated have the record and I give you years on the WSU faculty. He by the Connecticut delega t ion, the candidate who can meet and was chairman of the department (Tau Kappa Epsilon) in a speech beat the opposition," said Charles Nixon's Victory Makes of history and political science given by Dave Cordas. Cord as Stocker, nominating speaker from for 23 years. stated that Kennedy advocated Texas (Waller hall). He nominat- The Whitney visiting professors the platform as adopted by the ed Lynden B. Johnson. program is set up to honor retired convention the night before in The official flag of the state of Bohler Scene of Bedlam university and college professors the areas of federal aid for edu- Texas was carried in the demon- who have achieved distinction in cation, federal aid to housing and stration in honor of the favorite Bohler gym was bedlam Saturday afternoon when Vice their field and to strengthen the increase in the minimum wage son of the lone star state. President Richard M. Nixon was announced as WSU's 1960 teaching of humanities in small, law. 'Bob Gee, representing the MPC presidential choice. independent liberal arts colleges After a vigorous display of sup- Maryland delegation (Sigma Kap- Vice President Nixon won over Sen. John F. Kennedy throughout the country. port for Kennedy and a lavish pa) gave the nominating speech (D-Mass.) and Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson (D-Tex.) on the Dr. and Mrs. Johnson will leave shower of confetti a speaker for for Adlai Stevenson which was fol- for Pennsylvania about August 1. the Connecticut delegation made lowed by a very unusual proces- third ballot with 702 votes. Kennedy received 475 votes They will reside in one of Chat- and Johnson's support was cut to two. a motion attempting to close the sion made up of people doing ham's new dormitories on the 37 nominations. Mike Mast e l' son, The first ballot gave Nixon a -------------- somber chanting and rather mor- acre campus. chairman of the convention ex- Styles Bridges, (R-N. H.) and bid marching around the conven- slight edge over Kennedy. The plained that there were to be at Gov. Rockefeller, of New York. tion room. vice president had 228 votes to least Jl norr inations made for the Seaton received 443 votes to Nelson D. Rockefeller was term- Kennedy's 206. Johnson had 183 A vital plank in the Foreign office of president before such ac- Bridges's 43 and Rockefeller's 294. ed as being the "hottest thing in votes. policy platform of the nine reso- tion coule! be taken. politics since F. D. Roosevelt in On the second ballot, Nixon's lutions voted On by the MPC dele- California (Stimson hall) made a nominating speech given by An- margin was increased through the TV Shows Coming gations stated that "We advocated the second nomination in a speech drea Lorer for the New York polling of New York state. He had recognition of the government of given by Greg Click. Richard Nix- delegation (Regents hill). 558 votes, while Kennedy got 395. Variety shows will be put on the People's Republic of China by Johnson lost support, retaining by the television workshop class on was the candidate placed be- According to Miss Lorer, Rocke- the United States." only 169 votes. on KWSC television, closed cir- fore the convention. feller is responsible for the pas- This plank was passed. An Gov. Nelson Reckefeller, who cuit, this week. Click slat ed that honor, respect sing of the first U. S. law which amendment to not recognize the and confidence had been brought prohibits the practice of union received 160 votes on the first Shows will he from 8: 30 to government of the People's Re- ballot, kept only 20 votes in the 9: 30 p.m. Tuesday through Fri- to America by the. vice-president racketeering. "He is a man with public of China by the United second round. Support for Adlai day. Tonight's show will be through his leadership at home a mission to make America an States was defeated by the dele- and abroad. even greater place to live." Stevenson was nil on the second M.C.'d bv Dick Howard and will gations. It was printed incor- ballot after receiving votes on feature talent by Freel Stephani, Nixon's nomination was re- "All work and no play makes ss rectly in the special MPC edition the first. Neva Houston, John Opsal, the ceivcd with a great deal of en- .Jack a dull boy", according to of the Evergreen that the origi- Sen. Stuart Symington, (D-Mo.) Delich brothers arid Bill-Murlin. thusiasm and a display of support n nominating speech given by the nal plank was defeated. dropped out of the race after re- Dill Watt will direct tonight's by the members of the delega- Florida delegation (Sigma Nu), in ceiving 40 votes on the first bal- show. tions. support of Buck Dailey, head lol. Sen. Hugh Scott, (R-Penn.) After the second nomina t ion baseball coach at WSU. "Bailey's received 67 votes on the first bal- Masterson stated that there could political record is spotless and his lot anel one on the second. be no derogatory remarks issued achievements are too great to Hudson, Smith Back during the nomination speeches. mention," stated the delegation Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., the Uni- ted States's chief ambassador to A penalty of suspension from the speaker. The procession of Bailey sup- the United Nations, 1eceived 52 convention for the members mak- porters finished their demonstra- votes on the first ballot and one ing such remarks will be intorced From Presidents' Meet tion with the Washington State 011 the second. Herschel Lovelace, after demonstrations of this kind, fight song. Iowa's Democratic governor, re- Len Hudson, ASWSU president, 200 delegates from a representa- he said. Missouri (Community hall) nom- Friends, guests and fellow ceived 49 votes on the first ballot and his successor, Milt Smith, re- tion of the 13 western states. The inated their favorite son Stewart Italians" were the words of greet- and on the second, one. Support turned to the WSU campus Sun- annual convention was 'held at the Symington. Symington is a man ing used by a member of the Illi- for Arthur "Buck" Bailey, WSU's day night after a five-day journey University of Arizona. Its purpose of determination, persistence and nois delegation (Neill hall) to baseball coach, dropped from 79 to Tucson, Ariz., where they at- was to acquaint new student body common sense, said Jim Rockey nominate Lucky Luciano. A dem- votes on the first ballot to three tended a convention sponsored by presidents with each other and to in the nominating speech. onstration of gang land charact- on the second. the Pacific Students .Presidents help them become aware of the On the vice presidl>ntial ticket, problems of office. "You have the platform, you ers showed support for this can- Fred A. Seaton, secretary of the assn. Other universities that sent del- didate. "Young America wants action, interior, was selected over Sen. Hudson and Smith were among egates from Washington included needs action and demands action" the University of Washington, Se- according to the speaker from the attle university and Puget Sound ,MPC Called Pennsylvania (McAllister h a 11) Discussion Group university. delegation who nominated Hugh Smith said that he was particu- Second Best Scott, senator from Pennsylvania larly impressed by the organiza- Political watchers in Washing- for the candidacy of president. Ac- tion and program of the conven- ton, D.C., were keeping close cording to the Penns y 1 van i a Program Underway tion. "It helped me get off on the check on the MPC, because it is speaker Scott is a man of pro- right foot-really beneficial." considered the second most im- gress and courage. that a brochure be prepared for EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sec- Hudson was chairman of a dis- portant convention in the United Herschel Loveless, Demo c r a t ond in a series of articles analyzing the following reasons: cussion group that reviewed the States, said Keith Birkenfeld, Board of Control projects undertaken from Iowa was nominated by the during the current school year.