VOLUME49 NUMBER 5 l!f!!STATESIIIIAN OCTOBER 5, 1978 Political fever. runs high in Duluth As the November 7 general election approaches, the major senatorial and gubernatorial candidates in Minnesota are stepping up their campaigns. In Duluth over the past week were: (top) Rudy Bosch- witz and Wendy Anderson, who are squaring off for Anderson's U.S. Senate seat; (middle) Al Quie and Rudy Perpich, who are gubernatorial opponents; and (bottom) Bob Short and David Durenberger, who are vying for the final four years of the late Sen. Hubert Humph- rey's seat. All photos by Jeff Christensen with the exception of Duren- berger, by E. M. Smith Page2 UM-DULUTH STATESMAN October 5, 1978 Labor convention draws lines "My good friend Hubert election, but the delegates Humphrey ...we must continue heeded the words of Vice in the Humphrey tradition .. President Mondale and elected I've known Hubert Humphrey to vote for Short. f \ \ for most of my political career." In other convention acuuu, These were just :1 few of Republican Rudy Boschwitz many phrases coined by poli- failed to show up for the 15 tical candidates of both parties minutes the convention allotted as they vied for endorsement to every candidate to express of the AFL-CIO's 21st Annual their stands on the issues. Constitutional Convention held AFL-CIO President David Roe in Duluth this past week. took the podium. He took the As expected, the pro-Demo- chance to reprimand the action cratic labor organization ended by Boschwitz wJ-Lose name, when up endorsing Wendell Anderson mentioned, drew boos from the to fill the seat vacated by crowd. Walter Mondale when he took Many of the conventioners the job of Vice President; seemed to be troubled by the Rudy Perpich to continue the closeness of most of the state- governorship over his wide political races and the role Republican opponent Al Quie; of labor organizations and issues Warren Spannaus, the unopposed would take in the election. attorney general; and in the When speaking before the most questionable issue, the assembled delegates, many of delegates endorsed Robert Short the speakers took the oppor- for the seat vacated by the tunity to praise organization and convention's self-avowed leader, urge union leaders to get out the "Labor's best friend," the late rank and file vote. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey. When the convention closed Short, of course, had raised on Wednesday, the atmosphere the hackles of the DFL Party was a bit more confident and three weeks ago with his stun- united than it had been at the Photo by Jeff Christensen ning defeat of party-backed beginning, with many delegates Mondale convenes with the crowd outside of the Duluth Arena Auditorium. Donald Fraser in the primary feeling that the convention was elections. "very useful, helpful and had There was speculation that served its purpose more than the convention would not what was expected."• endorse Short in the general Mondale attacks Republicansl Senate hopeful pleads for party unity people what social programs will no-labor campaign," said Mon- By David Taylor be cut as a result of the Kemp- dale. "There are candidates Durenberger demands Staff Writer Roth bill. running for office in Minnesota "The Republicans say forget who want to stop labor law Vice President Walter Mon- about jobs and labor reform, reform and they must be political reforms dale blasted the tax-cutting we've got Kemp-Roth," said stopped first." campaign of the Republican The convention delegates By Bob Parrent Mondale, "well I hope they Party and labor stands taken by were urged by Mondale to give Staff Writer keep it right there [ as a cam- that party for the general paign issue] because a party jobs and full employment their election. ''top priority" in the upcoming "Why are forty people leav- going to stretch this baby out as that's so out of whack and so campaign. ing the Congress and Senate this long as they can because they Mondale made those com- out of context with the Ameri- According to Mondale, the year? It's a disillusionment with control the process. ments and others when he can people to believe they can Carter Administration will have the process," said David Duren- "The next thing you do is addressed the 21st Constitu- sell bunk like that deserves a labor law reform on the top of berger, Independent-Republican limit terms. We've limited the tional Convention of the Minne- rest ... they should go back to the legislative priority list next candidate to the U.S . Senate, terms, constitutionally, of the sota AFL-CIO at the Duluth school-not election to a high year if bills such as the while speaking to UMD students President of the United States, Arena Auditorium on Tuesday. public office." Humphrey-Hawkins Full at Kirby Student Center Friday the governors of the states, and Calling such tax-cutting Mondale took a pot shot at Employment Bill and rejection morning. the executive branch for a measures as the Kemp-Roth Senate hopeful Rudy Boschwitz of Section of the Hatch 'The process is people. 1t long time. We don't dare limit one-third reduction in personal for his seemingly non-existent 148 Act (this provision prohibits isn't structure. It isn't the the terms of the policy-makers taxes "cheap shots," Mondale labor campaign. federal employees from engaging seniority system. It isn't all of or the law-makers because they also noted that Republicans are "I never thought I'd see the in political activity of any kind) those things you often see. It's control the law which enables evading such issues as jobs and day when a candidate for of- are not acted upon in Congress the people that are there and you to control their term," labor reform and not telling fice in Minnesota would run a this year. their attitude. Basically, it's the Duren berger said. Mondale said that the Repub- professional politician vs. the He is in favor of stretching licans are in a bad spot so they citizen politician," he explained. congressional terms of office are trying to "hit" a new theme Considering himself to be of from two to four years with a the citizen politician variety, three-term limit, while leaving like the Kemp-Roth Bill, which he says will "set off inflation m Durenberger charged that the senators at six-year terms to professional has "a basic disdain serve no more than twice. unprecedented proportions." for the electorate," taking ad- 'That's going to enable you to President Carter, said vantage of an uninformed public get something other than a Mondale, inherited a $66 billion and doing for them whatever person who makes a career out deficit from the Ford Admin- he feels is best because he feels of politics," Durenberger said. istration and reduced it to a still- he knows more than the people "The heart of the problem falling $40 billion figure in the do. of people's lack of control over first years of Carter's Presidency. Durenberger outlined a two- their government is their lack of Mondale also said that the point plan aimed at achieving control over the financing of Republicans drove many unem- responsibility in the legislative government." said Duren berger, ployed people to welfare and process. leading up to the prospect of swelled the welfare rolls to "The first thing you start indexing the federal government. record highs. "We created close with is a code of ethics that "The thing we have to reach to six million jobs and reduced everybody understands, out for is the system that the welfare rolls by five hundred everybody adheres to and is consistently provides us the best thousand." enforced from the outside. choice, the best service, at the When asked why the full ''Sometime after the election least cost," he added. employment bill isn't moving as you're going to get the truth · Because he regards the law as fast as earlier administration about Koreagate and you're a living thing, Durenberger told espectations, Mondale said,"We going to have a whole bunch of his audience he favored a sunset got the heat on every way we congressmen, some incumbents principle, whereby every piece can. We think we're going to Vice President Walter Mondale ponders a question before returning an answer. perhaps, being indicted. But this of legislation would undergo pass it. We want to pass it now is an elelction year, so they're Durenberger to 8 · Photo bY Jeff Christensen in this session."• October 5, 1978 UM-DULUTH STATESMAN Page3 Perpich speaks out on Debate-Wendell willing, labor accomplishments Rudy uncertain By Felicia Wilson past six years, and according to The willingness to debate and According to Anderson, the Staff Writer Perpich, has in this time brought a non-circulated letter were letter reaches into the board- definite and beneficial change to among the topics delivered by rooms of the giant conglomer- Labor accomplishments due Minnesota citizens. U.S. Senator Wendell Anderson ates of this country and con- to DFL efforts in the past The governor referred to the at Monday's AFL-CIO conven- tains charges against the sena- six years were emphasized by eight years he spent in the tion. Independent-Republican tor. It connects him to power- Gov. Rudy Perpich at the Senate during the 60s when Rudy Boschwitz was not present ful union officials by way of AFL-CIO convention Monday. attempts to improve measures to comment. contributions to his campaign Speaking as "labor's true were defeated simply because Anderson said that debate and claims he is a friend of friend," Perpich initially there were not enough DFL constitutes an important part of labor.