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They were all there, in Chicago, over Dec. 3-5 weekend to organize a National Youth Caucus for ‘72. It was to be a bipartisan effort, the organizers said, but the only Republican they felt they could invite to speak was Congressman Paul McCloskey “because he is the only Republican who is challenging Nixon’s policies.” Other speakers: Reps. Bella Abzug and Ronald Dellums, concerned Vietnam veteran John Kerry, Georgia state legislator Julian Bond, the Rev. Jesse Jackson (Operation Breadbasket) and former congressman and present ADA chairman Allard Lowenstein. Among the many groups represented: the Ripon Society and America, meeting at Hot Springs, … A week earlier, another group of The Kids, Young Democrats of America, meeting at Hot Springs, Arkansas, came out for amnesty for draft-dodgers and deserters; an informal poll showed their Presidential preference was Teddy Kennedy . . . Latest Gallup indicates labor leaders in Bal Harbour out tune with their constituencies. It shows that while 45 per cent of union members disapprove of the way Nixon is handling his job, 43 per cent approve. (The labor vote in 1968 was more lopsided: Humphrey 56 per cent, Nixon 29 per cent, George Wallace 15 per cent.) . . . Incidentally, a Washington Post rundown of reader reaction to the Bal Harbour incident was unanimous— 5 to 0—against Meany, mostly on grounds that he had insulted the office of the President of the United States. One writer said incident had swung him back into Nixon camp . . . Latest Harris poll shows Wallace candidacy in ‘72 would take two votes from Democrats in the North to every vote from Republicans.

Ripon Society has taken position left of most Republican senators: It has come out formally against confirmation of William Rehnquist to Supreme Court . . . Ninth anniversary dinner of Ripon Society, held in Minneapolis Dec. 4, had Sen. Charles Mathias of Maryland as featured speaker. On list of sponsors, most of the leaders of the Minnesota Republican Party including both state chairmen and both national committeemen . . . Ripon, incidentally, very cross with freshman Representative Jack Kemp of Buffalo because it of fears Kemp has his eye on Jacob Javits’ Senate seat (why not?). Spiro Agnew appeared at recent Kemp fund-raising dinner, praised the conservative congressman and predicted a “brilliant and exciting future” for him—which is very suspicious, Ripon thinks . . . Not scaring anyone much, a poll ordered by Sam Yorty forces that shows Yorty leading all other Democratic candidates in New Hampshire . . . Low, low rating of Henry Jackson in New Hampshire by professional pollsters might just lead to his withdrawal from that primary, according to Washington sources . . . Actually, Mrs. Shirley Chisholm thinks she should be leading the polls since, as she said when she announced: “Of all the candidates announced and unannounced, I am the best thing going right now.”

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They were all there, in Chicago, over Dec. 3-5 weekend to organize a National Youth Caucus for ‘72. It was to be a bipartisan effort, the organizers said, but the only Republican they felt they could invite to speak was Congressman Paul McCloskey “because he is the only Republican who is challenging Nixon’s policies.” Other speakers: Reps. Bella Abzug and Ronald Dellums, concerned Vietnam veteran John Kerry, Georgia state legislator Julian Bond, the Rev. Jesse Jackson (Operation Breadbasket) and former congressman and present ADA chairman Allard Lowenstein. Among the many groups represented: the Ripon Society and America, meeting at Hot Springs, … A week earlier, another group of The Kids, Young Democrats of America, meeting at Hot Springs, Arkansas, came out for amnesty for draft-dodgers and deserters; an informal poll showed their Presidential preference was Teddy Kennedy . . . Latest Gallup indicates labor leaders in Bal Harbour out tune with their constituencies. It shows that while 45 per cent of union members disapprove of the way Nixon is handling his job, 43 per cent approve. (The labor vote in 1968 was more lopsided: Humphrey 56 per cent, Nixon 29 per cent, George Wallace 15 per cent.) . . . Incidentally, a Washington Post rundown of reader reaction to the Bal Harbour incident was unanimous— 5 to 0—against Meany, mostly on grounds that he had insulted the office of the President of the United States. One writer said incident had swung him back into Nixon camp . . . Latest Harris poll shows Wallace candidacy in ‘72 would take two votes from Democrats in the North to every vote from Republicans.

Ripon Society has taken position left of most Republican senators: It has come out formally against confirmation of William Rehnquist to Supreme Court . . . Ninth anniversary dinner of Ripon Society, held in Minneapolis Dec. 4, had Sen. Charles Mathias of Maryland as featured speaker. On list of sponsors, most of the leaders of the Minnesota Republican Party including both state chairmen and both national committeemen . . . Ripon, incidentally, very cross with freshman Representative Jack Kemp of Buffalo because it of fears Kemp has his eye on Jacob Javits’ Senate seat (why not?). Spiro Agnew appeared at recent Kemp fund-raising dinner, praised the conservative congressman and predicted a “brilliant and exciting future” for him—which is very suspicious, Ripon thinks . . . Not scaring anyone much, a poll ordered by Sam Yorty forces that shows Yorty leading all other Democratic candidates in New Hampshire . . . Low, low rating of Henry Jackson in New Hampshire by professional pollsters might just lead to his withdrawal from that primary, according to Washington sources . . . Actually, Mrs. Shirley Chisholm thinks she should be leading the polls since, as she said when she announced: “Of all the candidates announced and unannounced, I am the best thing going right now.”