VOl:.. IX, No. 21 NOVEMBER 15, 1973 FORUM 25 CENTS selves." Cramer is representing the The RipolD Suit RNC in the suit. The Bode and Georgia decisions in­ WASHINGTON - The Republi­ Ripon argues that the RNC affidavits volving the Democratic Party are cited can National Committee called in its are not directed at the basis of the by Cramer as justification for the bo­ big guns in its motion for summary Society's suit. nuses, despite the allegation that the judgment in the Ripon Society's- del­ In his affidavit for the RNC, Tower courts have no business in the ap­ egate apportionment suit in federal testified that "If the Republican Par­ portionment controversy. Ripon argues District Court here. ty were to have a formula based on that these court decisions in fact con­ In its latest list of affidavits filed popular vote, determining the per­ tradict the RNC's position on bonuses. for dismissal of the Ripon suit, the centage of the popular vote cast for In replying to the RNC's motion, RNC lists exhibits from CaliEornia Republican candidates for president, Ripon contends, "Although they re­ Gov. Ronald Reagan, Texas Sen. John governor or senator, it would be in­ view at length the process by which Tower, House Minority Leader Gerald suring a mess of computing head­ the 1976 Formula was adopted and Ford, and former Republican National aches." The Ripon Society suit, accord­ the factors which purport to underlie Chairman Robert Dole. ing to a spokesman for the Society, it, the affidavits filed by the defendants With the completion of motions for does not insist on a one~man, one­ are silent as to the principal objective summary judgment by both parties and vote formula for apportionment of del­ of the faction which dominated the submission of additional affidavits, oral egates. 1972 Convention." Ripon quoted a arguments in the case are expected to Several other affidavits alleged that New York Times article which cited be heard by the end of November. A the courts did not have jurisdiction a statement made by Mississippi Re­ decision in the case is expected to be over delegate apportionment. Assert­ publican Chairman Clarke Reed, "The rendered shortly thereafter. ing that Congress has not encroached South ... will act as a unit and will The Ripon Society suit contends on the convention process, Ford said decide, with the West, who is the that there are only three constitu­ that the courts "should similarly avoid Presidential nominee." tional methods of apportioning dele­ unwarranted intrusion into questions Reed said, "The conservatives have gates: either on the basis of Republi­ involving convention decision-making. been running this party since 1964 ... can strength, total population, or Elec­ The affidavits also assert that it is and we'll run it in 1976. That was toral College vote. Ripon asserts that impossible to count Republicans in the what the rules fight in Miami Beach the delegate apportionment formula country. Florida National Committee­ was all about." and the uniform bonus delegate alloca­ man William C. Cramer argued, for Ripon asserts that the 1976 For­ tion violate the "equal protection" example, that: "There are numerous mula overweights the West and South clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. so-called hidden voters throughout the at the expense of the North. "The 1976 formula is not based on country; that is - in some instances "Factions are inevitable and their constitutionally permissible standards," Democrats are encouraged to register existence is of no legal consequence. says Ripon in its suit, "and will result Republican, Republicans to register But the willingness of this faction to in invidious discrimination between Re­ Democrat, to participate in and in­ resort to any means, including invidi­ publicans of different states" ~nd re­ fluence the other party's primary or ous discrimination against millions of gions." in fact they decide to do so .them- , .. Republicans to preserve their power "The 1976 Formula is arbitrary and to dictate the result of the 1976 Con­ capricious because, without any basis vention, makes judicial intervention es­ in variations in Republican strength sential to ensure that the 1976 Repub­ as measured by the Republican vote, lican National Convention is appor­ it will result in disparities of more tioned on a basis that protects the than 11 to 1 in the number of Repub­ constitutional rights of Republicans lican voters, and more than 7 to 1 throughout the United States," says in the population, represented by a Ripon. delegate from each State." The maxi­ "The Republican Party and the mum constitutional disparity, accord­ Republican National Committee must ing to Ripon, is 4.4 to 1 - the dis­ comply with the Constitution," con­ parity which is founded in the Elec­ cludes the Society. • toral College. possible gubernatorial candidate, has ers at a recent fund-raising dinner KANSAS publicly disavowed surntactics, ar­ showed strong senatorial preference for guing that GOP voters should be given State Rep. David Stanley, who received a choice. 293 votes to 125 votes for State Sen. TOPEKA - While Gov. Robert Meanwhile, Docking's senatorial am­ George Milligan of Des Moines. The Docking (D) publicly vacillates on bitions were boosted earlier this year GOP's third place in the poll conduct­ his prospective Senate candidacy, two by an Oliver Quayle poll which show­ ed by the Des Moines ReKister went Republicans have begun campaigning ed Docking beating Sen. Robert Dole:: to State Sen. John Murray of Ames for Docking's present job. (R). Docking aide John Montgomery with 44 votes. The Rev. Forrest J. Robinson, who is expected to run the Docking cam­ The jockeying for Iowa congres· was active last year in Republican paign with some help from former sional nominations is even more in· Morris Kay's gubernatorial campaign, Democratic National Chairman James tense. told his Wichita congregation in late Farley. Docking is a conservative Dem­ GOP State Rep. John Clark, 26, is October that he would resign to seek ocrat in a state which has paid progres­ ready to challenge freshman U.S. Rep. the Republican gubernatorial nomina· sively less attention to party labels. • Edward Mezvinsky in the 1st CD. tion. Robinson plans to take to a In the 2nd CD., U.S. Rep. John trailer in an across·the·state tour during Culver (D) will be vacating the seat the next few months. As a "clean," to run for the Hughes Senate post. The fresh candidate, Robinson may be ef· IOWA Republicans may have to form a line fective in his new profession. to succeed Culver, but State Sen. Tom Lieutenant Governor Dave Owen is Riley, a hard-working legislator, is at DES MOINES - The decisions of not expected to announce his guberna. the head of that line. Culver defeat­ Gov. Robert Ray (R) and Sen. Harold torial plans until the effects of Water· ed Riu:y for the seat in 1968 with 55 Hughes (D) not to seek their respec­ gate become clearer. Owen is frankly percent of the vote. Another Culver tive parties' Senate nominations next worried by the Watergate and is con· victim, former State Rep. Theodore year has opened up Iowa's political templating leaving politics: Ellsworth who won only 41 percent "I don't subscribe to the theory that scene. of the vote in 1972, may also seek the Republicans are awaiting Ray's de­ a lot of Republicans seem to subscribe post again. Both Riley and Ellsworth cision on a re-election bid. Moderates to that the Watergate affair won't af­ are moderates but a third Republican fect the state and local scene. I feel it are hoping that Ray will seek a third potential candidate, former State Sen. will have a very direct effect on the term (his first four-year one) and John Walsh of Dubuque, is a conser· 1974 elections," Owen told Associated thus preclude a bitter primary battle vative. between Lieutenant Gov. Arthur Neu, Press reporter Lew Ferguson. Walsh himself lost his Senate seat a moderate, and former Lieutenant Owen also said party unity, a virtue last year to one of the Democratic can­ which has not been prevalent in the Gov. Roger Jepsen, a conservative. didates for the 2nd CD. seat, State The Democratic field for governor in­ Kansas GOP, will be a key factor in Sen. Michael Blouin. Martin Jensen, cludes William Gannon, former House his decision. The 35-year-old politi­ who like Rasmussen is currently an minority leader; State Sen. James cian voiced annoyance with party lead­ aide to Hughes, will also probably Schaben, and Clark Rasmussen, former ers who are skeptical of his youth: "I seek the Democratic nomination. Iowa Democratic chairman. have done everything anyone could ask In the 3rd CD., the question is A poll for the Republican party of Kansas, of Republican party lead- whether veteran U.S. Rep. H. R. Gross, and I have done it with more than a untiring opponent of wasteful federal little success and endeavor. I think I spending, will retire. Gross has been have been responsible for more prog­ sounding like a candidate for re-elec· ress for economic development than tion despite his age; he'll be 75 next any other state official, past or present." year. In case he decides to hang up Owen indicated that the fame of the his campaign shoes, however, the Re­ probable Democratic candidate for gov­ publicans will feature a contest be­ ernor, Attorney General Vern Miller, tween Robert Case, a Gross aide, and might work against Miller because of State Sen. Ralph McCartney, former ~he attorney general's "Keystone Cop" majority leader of the State House. Image. The Democrats' backfield includes The other announced candidate is University of Northern Iowa Professor a Kansas State University professor, James Skaine, State Rep.