RIPON SEPTEMBER, 1971 VOL. VII, No. 11 ONE DOLLAR THE LINDSAY SWITCH Hell No, We Won't Go ALSO THIS MONTH: • A Preview of the 1972 Senate Races • A Guide to the Democrats -Partll Clifford Brown • The GOP McGovern Commission • The Learned Man's RaRerty John McClaughry THE RIPON SOCIETY INC is ~ Republican research and SUMMARY OF CONTENTS I • policy organization whose members are young business, academic and professional men and women. It has national headquarters In Cambridge, Massachusetts, THE LINDSAY SWITCH chapters in thirteen cities, National Associate members throughout the fifty states, and several affiliated groups of subchapter status. The Society is supported by chapter dues, individual contribu­ A reprint of the Ripon Society's statement at a news tions and revenues from its publications and contract work. The conference the day following John Lindsay's registration SOciety offers the following options for annual contribution: Con­ as a Democrat. As we've said before, Ripon would rather trtbutor $25 or more; Sustainer $100 or more; Founder $1000 or fight than switch. -S more. Inquiries about membership and chapter organization should be addressed to the National Executive Director. NATIONAL GOVERNING BOARD Officers 'Howard F. Gillette, Jr., President 'Josiah Lee Auspitz, Chairman 01 the Executive Committee 'lioward L. Reiter, Vice President EDITORIAL POINTS "Robert L. Beal. Treasurer Ripon advises President Nixon that he can safely 'R. Quincy White, Jr., Secretary Boston Philadelphia ignore the recent conservative "suspension of support." 'Martha Reardon 'Richard R. Block Also Ripon urges reform of the delegate selection process Martin A. LInsky Rohert J. Moss for the '72 national convention. -4 Michael W. Christian Herbert Hutton Camhridqe Pittsburgh 'Joel P. Greene 'Leah Thayer Will Moffat James Gronlnger Craig Stewart Stan Sienkiewicz Chicago Seattle 'R. Quincy White, Jr. 'Tom Alberg POLITICAL NOTES -5 Paul F. Anderson Dick Dykeman Harold S. Russell Dallas Washington 'Nell D. Anderson 'Stephen E. Herblts Howard L. Abramson Albert C. Ely Robert A. Wilson Patricia A. Goldman Detroit At Large THE DO COMMITTEE 'Ralph J. Heikkinen "Chrlstopher T. Baylev Stephen Selander Richard Beeman The Republican Delegates and Organizations Com­ Stephen Stockmeyer Mark Bloomfield mittee has made public a report urging needed and ad­ Hartford Jan Bridges 'Nicholas Norton Ralph Caprio mirable reform of the party's delegate selection process. Stewart H. McConaughy Christopher DeMuth Yet the report seems destined to remain a "paper ele­ William J. McKinney, Jr. Bruce D. Fraser phant." The Committee failed to demand procedural or Los Angeles Emil H. Frankel other guldellnes to guarantee implementation by the state 'Michael Halliwell Dennis L. Gibson Thomas A. Brown Paul Leach parties. It would be ironic if the party and the RNC, who Edward McAnlff "Lee W. Huebner authorized the delegate selection study, proceeded to Philip C. Johnston New Haven William J. ICilberg ignore its recommendations. -7 "Hayward L. Draper "J. Eugene Marans Deke Karzon Martha McCahUl New York Thomas E. Petri 'Werner Kuhn "John R. Price, Jr. Richard Rahn "John S. Saloma III Duncan Whiteside Frank E .Samuel, Jr. 1972 SENATE PREVIEW Ex·Officio At Large .. 'Robert D. Behn, National Executive Dlreetor A premature guide to next year's Senate elections Evelyn F. ElIis, Editor 01 the Ripon FORUM George Gilder, Editor of the Ripon FORUM - which reveals that the GOP may lose seats. All 33 Daniel J. Swl!linger, National Political Director U.S. Senate races are summarized in this comprehensive Christopher W. Beal, Policy Chairman survey. by Ripon correspondents. -8 ·'Peter J. Wallison, F'mcmc:e Chairman Robert Gulick, Counsel Clair W. Rodgers, Jr., Counsel "National Executive Committee Member "'Past President. Chairman of the Board. or Chairman 01 the Executive Co~ttee THE RIPON FORUM is published seml-monthJy by the A GUIDE TO THE DEMOCRATS - PART II Ripon Society, Inc., 140 Ellot Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138. Second class postage rates paid at A continuation of CU1l'ord Brown's analysis of the Boston, Massachusetts. Contents are copyrighted (C) 1911 by the Democratic presidential candidates. This month, the dark Ripon Society, Inc. Correspondence addressed to the Editor Is horses and how they could finish first by either pulling welcomed. off the "coup" or "compromise" strategy. Brown covers In pUblishing thIs magazine the Ripon Society seeks to provide a forum for fresh Ideas, well-researched proposars and for a spirit McGovern, Mills, Jackson, Bayh, Harris. Lindsay and of criticism, innovation, and independent thinking within the Re­ McCarthy. -IS publican Party. Articles do not necessartIy represent the opInIon of the National Governing Board or the Editorial Board of the Ripon Society, unless they are explicitly so labelled. SUBSCRIPTION RATES are $10 a year, $5 for students, service­ men, and for Peace Corps, Vista and other volunteers. Overseas air mall, $10 extra. Advertising rates on request. $10 of any con­ 14A ELIOT STREET -19 tribution to the Ripon Society is credited for a subscription to the Ripon FORUM. Editors: Evelyn F. EllIs, George Gilder. Tec:Jm!eal Edtton John Woodman. Contrihutors. Christopher W. BeaI, Duncan K. Foley, Douglas Mat­ LETTERS -19 thews, William D. Phelan, Jr., David Omar White. Circulation DepLI Judith H. Behn. Correspondents Deryl Howard, North Carolincr Stephanie McConaughy, CCIJ1Zl. Henri Pell Junod, Ohio Mrs. Barbara Moon.~y, (:oDJ1. William K. Woods, Ohio Mlke HaIIiwell, Calffonda Stephen Jones, Oklah_ James F. McCollum, Jr., Florida Ertc R. Blackledge, Creqon THE BOOKSHELF Michael McC~ry, Idaho Richard Oher, Jr., Pea:asylvcm1a Ben VIolette, DUnoIs Donato Andre D'Andrea, R. I. John McOIaughry reviews Max Rafferty's book on J. Kenneth Doka, IndIana Bruce M. Selya, Rhode Island education. It turns out that Rafferty has many sensible C.R. Connell, Iowa: Harris Beach Jr., So. Carolincr Ertc Karnes, Kentucky Staniord M. Adelstein, S. D. things to say. it's just that he expresses himself in a William A. MerrtI1, MCISS. Patrick W. Dunn, Vermont very unsensible way. McClaughry wades throu~h Class­ James Harrington, MahLe Rohert R. Murdoch, VIrginia room Countdown: Education a.t the Crossroads by the Arthur F. McClure, n, MIssouri Fred O'Brien, West Vlrgbda WIlliam Harding, Nehraskcl W. Stuart Parsons. WlsC:oasln erstwhile California Superintendent of Public Instruction Charles O. Ingraham, New York Ken Nikolai, Wlsc:ozudII and presents us with the sound observations without the Glenn S. Gerstell, New York "colorful and vapid baggage." -20 The Lindsay Switch Hell No~ We Won't Go The Ripon Society regrets that John Lindsay es moral leadership on these issues as he suggest­ has left the Republican Party to become a Dem­ ed he is willing to do in recent hard-line state­ ocrat. We wish him well, but we intend to fight ments against busing, he risks the loss of enough rather than switch. We urge all progressive Re­ swing Republicans to lose the 1972 election to publicans to do likewise. a candidate like Mr. Lindsay. We have in the past looked to Mayor Lind­ The 1970 election results indicate the exis­ say as one of our leaders, but his defection by tence of a large group of "front lash" voters who no means debilitates our wing of the GOP. Other recoil at virulent right wing campaigns but who progressive Republicans are unlikely to follow his will vote for moderate Republicans. In four of lead. They retain a significant power base among the nation's largest states, for example, the na­ our Governors and Senators, in cities like New tional Republican organization attempted a po­ Haven, Bridgeport and Philadelphia where pro­ larizing strategy against Democratic candidates gressive Republicans are waging powerful mayor­ whom they accused of being soft on crime, drug al campaigns, in certain parts of the national abuse and student unrest. All four candidates Executive, and most importantly, among a large won: Tunney in California, Gilligan in Ohio, portion of the electorate. We intend to preserve Shapp in Pennsylvania and Hart in Michigan. In and extend this base in coming electoral battles four other states where Mr. Nixon won in 1968 and we expect to continue the expansion of the (Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey and Utah) similar Ripon Society into all areas of the country. hard-line campaigns failed to elect Republican We have long sympathized with Lindsay's candidates to the Senate. But in the first four states ideas and commitments, but we disagree with his moderate statewide Republicans won, indicating present political analysis. His opportunities for a large shift by voters available to moderate can­ advancement within the GOP were limited not didates away from the strident proponents of chiefly by his ideological stance, as he maintains, the "social issue." but by his own special circumstances: by the A look at the figures, moreover, shows that constraints of fusion, by his narrow primary de­ in each of those states enough voters split their feat, by a feud with the Republican governor, and ballot between Democrats attacked for permissive­ finally by his endorsement of the Democratic ness and moderate Republicans to swing their gubernatorial candidate. states' Presidential electors: We respect the personal choices dictated Electoral Presidential Front-lash Votes Margin voters by these circumstances. But we do not accept his 1972 1968 1970 attempt to parlay his own predicament into a California 45 223.346 N 453,20~ Ohio 27 90,528 N 115,149 national realignment. Pennsylvania 27 169,388 H 194.627 We shall carry on the fight within the Re­ Michigan 21 222,417 H 225,036 publican Party because we believe it has acted Mr. Lindsay and other potential liberal Dem­ in many localities and can act nationally as a ocratic candidates for national office will watch crucial force for constructive change. Weare closely Mr. Nixon's ability to retain his hold over further encouraged by the Administration's adop­ progressive Republicans.