rag. Six SCARLET AND BLACK Friday. April it, lm . a HODIEIINE EXPLAINS HIS CONVENTION (Editor’s Note: Bob Ho~ alarm is Editor of the official program for the 1968 niock presidential nominating com ventlons.) By BOB HODIERNE Realism is the keynote oi the two mock presidential nominat- ing conventions scheduled here for April 18-20. And while plans are not being made at this time to broadcast either of them In color, the conventions are so real that the number of friendships being dissolved be. cause of political rivalry is only exceeded by the number dis- solved by the recent student government elections Heading the list of attract- lions are the two keynote speakers. For the Democrats the keynote speaker is Richard G. Hotelier, Mayor oi Gary, tn- diimfl, for the Republicans the keynoter is John H. Chafee, Governor at Rhode Island. Hutcher is the Iii-st Negro mayor ct Gary and one at the first Negro mayors or a major U.S, city. A power-ml and ef- iectivc speaker, Hatchet- over- came both Republican and Democratic opposition to be— come Gary's mayor. Hatcher will presumably address him- lelf to the critical situation in the urban ghettos, a situation made more critical by the re— cent assassination of Dr. Mar- tin Luther King. Chatee is Chairman of the Rev publican Governors' Associa- tion, This group or moderates would have liked a governor nominated, say, for instance. Romney or Rockefeller. Now they may have to be content with making "moderate” the Republican plattorin. Their voice in these matters has grown in recent years. Hence the role that chalet: will play In the upcoming "real" conven— tion will be or great impor- tance, Those two addresses will mark the end oi any restrain— ed air at cosinopolitanism and the vicious infighting of con- vention politics as it is known at Grillnell will begin. For the Democrats a tough tight between McCarthy and Kennedy is predicted. However, LBJ’s campus campaign chair- man Larry Fellerntan, who in» slate that he is a serious sup- porter oi Johnson, is not about to throw in the towel, even though his candidate evidently has. Mike Dejoie’s rloor man~ aging or the Wallace candidacy must be suspected oi being something less than whole- hearted, Prominent campus political observers, when asked about the Republican convention, would no more than shrug their shoulders and ask it yoil wanle Ed the nomination. Well known political phrases like “wide open convention” were banter- ed around a lot. Names like Rockefeller, Lindsay, and Fer- cy got bantered around some- what, [00. But all ot this just goes to show that like the “real” nomi- nating canyentions this summer .lt’s, anyone's ball game, lsm of these conventions is or- ganist wtlliam McMairis. Mo- Mains has been the organist at several “real" national conven- tions. in sketch form this is how both of the two conventions will run: The keynote address will be delivered. Then debate on the piatiorlns by the delegates will begin. Debate here, as noted on the olflcial schedule, is ex- , pected to center around the war in Vietnam and the war in the Cities Amendments, in wi‘illen form, from [he dele- gates, will be debated and voted upon and tinally a plat- form will be adopted The next order of business will be the nominating speeches for President. This is lollowed, of course, by the roll call voting of the state delega- lions. A light may develop over the certain portions or the rules governing conduct of the vot- ing. There are two possibli ways for a delegation to' vote: As a whole, that is, the major» ity of the delegation deClding who Shall get all of that dele« gation’s votes (culled unit rule) or the delegation may be split, that is live Votes (or one cans didate, ten for another, etc. In most conventions either the unit rule or the split delegar iron rule applies. At lhe mock Conventions at Grinnell, as [he rules read how, each delegate votes. on each roll call (several may be needed to pick a winning can. didaie), whether it shall be governed by the unit rule or by the split rtlle. Following the nomination of a Pmsldential candidate are the nominating speeches and voting for a Vice Presidential candidate The reasons tor participating in the mock political conven- tions- are varied. One argument goes that it is a good way to get publicity tor a particular point of view. That is, a “peace candidate" and a i‘a d i c 81 “peace" platform would be good publicity for that point of View. To a limited extent [his is the case. However, press coverage of previous conven~ lions has been limited almost exclusively to town papers. The more massive of the media have been enthilSlasth in their disregard for the political con— cern and belief OI Grinlleil stu- dents. A better argument can be made for the familiarity with the convention system that these mock conventions pro- vide. The convention, with all its Iailings, is a common American political tool (AbeL- CIO and the DAR both have conventions that are governed by much the same set of prin- ciples — or lack thereof) and one who anticipates taking part in Amerlcan political life would he in an advantageous position to understand what really gets I! candidate nomi- nated. In nus respect the mock nomination conventions til-a very Neal indeed and a valu-. able experience no matter how Til the add t9 the train-MW Ehlm (Continued from rage I) and "hey, hey, LBJ, why didn‘t you quit before today?" ENDORSE LBJ’s NON-CANDIDACY Student press reaction was also Wlded’angmg. The Univer- slly at Michigan Daily in ii front page editorial said John- son's withdrawal “should not obscure the historic signllicance or his drastic administration" and called on ills successor to make mayor changes in U.S. policy. The Yale Daily News said “we enthusiastically endorse LBJ’s non-candidacy.” Some college editors, such as those at the UCLA Daily Bruin, said they might find It easier to endorse Minnesota Senator Eugene McCall-thy now, since it is no longer necessary to stop Johnson. JOB HARDER Leaders at the New Lett saw Johnson’s withdrawal both helpa ing and hurting their ettorts. For example, observers in California thought Johnson’: withdrawal might help me Peace and Freedom Movement theret The PFM has been fighting an eltort to get its members to rte-register as Democrats to vote for Kennedy or McCarthy in order to defeat Johnson The PFM put ottt a statement saying that now that Johnson is stopped, opponents of the war Should lemairi in the PFM. And Lee Webb, one of the Or- ganizers oi the counterconveii- tron planned tor Chicago at the time of the Democratic Con- ventlon, said .TOhnSDnS’ With- drawal would keep the Let: trot-o supporting McCarthy and Kennedy as much as they have and that it would also allow the campaign to focus on the is- sues, instead of Johnson'li per- sonality, He doubted that it would hurt the Lelt’s plans at tho convention. But Ray Mllngo, editor at Liberation News Servioe in Washington and another plan- ner of actlvitles for the con- vention; said. “It makes our job harder. We have to per- suade people that everything is still the same.” CONVENTION FRAUD Shortly beiore Spring Bi'en’ students found a short on bitter “expose" of the unborn: ing mock conventions. DID YOU KNOW THAT—- .THOUSANDS OF DOLLAR! i being spent to hold and pubs licize a mock political converts liont . and that Ihe plats farms and presidential can“: dates were decided months ago, “It was thought up by Bob Hodlerne," Edwin Gilmuili‘, DI.- rector of PPE admitted to th5 5&3 Wednesday night, “and carried out within the manila at our own group." it who planned as a publicity make Many sincere workers ii-o vanous camps telt insulteo, however. In the ensuing controvers' he recalled, “I frankly [Us to cover up." His participation in the affair was uncovered b Jane Parish, who asked Ernl Renaud ol the Post Ollie. who distributed the notices. "We thoug‘it It would DE best to let the matter drop“ concluded Gilmuur. Ilmlliitlllllllllllllllliilllllilllltllllllliilllliitlllllllllliilltliillllllllllllllllllilllllillllliilllilillllllillltiitllllitlllllllllllllllllittllliiillllillllllltlltlilllilitlllilitlllliltlltiitllllllllllilllltiilllllili litlllllltlllllllllilllililllltililltiitlllllltlll Conventions Elsewhero OTHER MOCKS y FAVOR MCCARTHY from Liberation News Service Student referential and muck conventions are showing sup- port for liberal candidates and general opposition to the war in Vietnam. Only a tew campuses have held conventions and referenda so far this year. Several more are scheduled and there will be a national campus presi- dential primary and referen- dum on the war on April 24o Students have been leaning toward Senator Eugene McCar- thy (D-Minn.) among the Dem- ocrats. He has won every Dem- ocratlc lefemndum held so for. at such campuses as the Uni- versity at Oregon, George Washington University, Middle- bury college in Vermont, and the university ct North Caro ltlia. At Oregon, Middlebury, and North Carolina McCarthy beat both President Johnson and New York Senator Robert Kenr nedy. Kennedy was second at Oregon and Middlebury but only third at North Carolina The George Washington vote, which was actually a poll, gave McCarthy 65 per cent while 81 per cent of the student’s op~ posed reelection of President Johnson. Oil the Republican Side, there is no clear trend Former Vice Presldent Richard Nixon Won the nomination at a mock con- vention at the University of Chicago involving 22 Young R9- pllhlican Clubs in the Midwest and primaries at North CR“?- lino and Rio Grande College in Ohio. ' Butcher» York governs Nd- " son Rockefeller won primaries at Oregon and Middlebiuy and captured the nomination at a mock convention at the Univer- sity of Missouri. Notre Dame students nominated Oregon Senator Mark Hatfield over both Rockefeller and Nixon at a convention in which the vote was seen prirnnrlly as a protest against the Vietnam war. onetnuc session Organ Music Grcentlcld, '70 Gary. lndlana Convention Recess Foreign Policy" Criuls” Convention Recess Parliamentarian Adoption or me plottorrn convention Recess Presldenilal Nomination- Presltienttnl Balloting onvcntlon Adlournrnent Welcome and acknowledgements. Director, Program in Pracllcal voliticnl Education Remarks by Temporary presiding o/ticer, Thomas A. Campus polls Butler Collego in lndiana, King’s College in New York, North Carolina, Ore- gon, Middlebury, George Wash- ington. showed students oppos- ing the war. But students also opposed lrnmedlato withdrawal as a solution to the war in polls taken at the University of Texas, King's College, and Colorado State University. Nwwvavwwwvn Democratic Mock Convention WEDNESDAY, APRIL I7 Afternoon, Younker Loungs Final Session, Platform Committee THURSDAY. APRIL 19 mo pm, Darby Gymnasium Eden Gllvnour. Relmn or cradenllnls committee Repon ct Rules committee Report or Committee on Permanent organization introduction or keynote Speaker. Hon, Clark Rasmussen, chairman, Democratic State Central Committee or 10th keynote Address: Hon. Richard G. Hutcher, Mayor or ' 9:30 pm, Darby Gymnasium Plnllolm session 1. Hon Paul rranzenbul-g, Treasurer. Stun or lotva, Presiding Hun, Eugene in, Hill, state senator. 'I‘\vent)‘»fiith District or laws Remarks by presiding Oltlcer Report oi rtnrtorm committee lot-bate and balloons on platiorm plank on “Vietnam and , Parliamentarian Debate and balloting on bistronn plank on “Thu urban FRIDAY. APRIL I? 9:30 a,m., Darby Gymnasium rialtorm session it. Thomas A. Grceutteld, presiding. not, or room Gllmour, Departmcnr of political Science. Debate and balloting on renlolnillg plnnkr oi platlorm 1:30 p.m., Darby Gymnasium Nominating Session. lion. Roblzrt D. Fulton. Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, Pruiding. riot. Malcolm A. Nelson. Department of English, Pnrllnmeniarlun Rumnrkl by Presiding oulcer Vico Presidential Nominalionn ' Xian presidential Balloting