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For lack of ten votes: a recount in New Hampshire has given the Senate seat once conceded to conservative Republican Louis Wyman to Democrat John Durkin. . . . And that could mean that liberal Jacob Javits will defeat conservative Carl Curtis (Neb.) in the battle for chairman of the influential Senate Republican Conference. A preliminary headcount by Curtis forces indicated he had the votes to beat Javits provided Wyman voted for Curtis, as he would have (incidental note of little importance: the 1975 World Almanac lists Wyman as the senator from N.H.). . . . In the House, Republican moderate John Anderson (Ill.) was reelected chairman of the Republican Conference, in a victory for the liberals (Anderson’s ACA rating is not all that bad —76 per cent), but the conservatives won the battle for Party Whip with the election of Robert Michel (also of Illinois—ACA 81, ADA 0) over Jerry Pettis of California, the liberals’ candidate. . . . On the Democratic side it was a rout for conservatives with the election of Rep. Phillip Burton (Calif.) as chairman of the party Caucus. Burton has an ACA rating of 5 per cent, ADA/COPE ratings of 100 per cent.

Looking ahead: Wall Street Journal says John Lindsay will “probably take on James Buckley [in ’76] if Lindsay survives an expected [Democratic] primary tussle.” N.Y. Post story quotes Republican county chairmen as saying Buckley will get the GOP nomination next time round without a primary. . . . Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar, who lost his race against Birch Bayh in Indiana, is now expected to try again next time against Vance Hartke, regarded as much more vulnerable than Bayh. . . . On the presidential level, Ronald Reagan intends to keep his name in the news by syndicating a radio commentary, “American Viewpoint.” Over 125 radio stations called up the first week after the announcement of the commentary to sign contracts for it. . . . Down Texas way, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen is on the move: he’s sent letters to 7,000 Texans asking for a $650,000 kitty to launch his presidential campaign. . . . Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia is also interested, as is maverick former Sen. Eugene McCarthy, who says a third party could win the election in 1976 and that he would be “willing” to be its candidate.

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For lack of ten votes: a recount in New Hampshire has given the Senate seat once conceded to conservative Republican Louis Wyman to Democrat John Durkin. . . . And that could mean that liberal Jacob Javits will defeat conservative Carl Curtis (Neb.) in the battle for chairman of the influential Senate Republican Conference. A preliminary headcount by Curtis forces indicated he had the votes to beat Javits provided Wyman voted for Curtis, as he would have (incidental note of little importance: the 1975 World Almanac lists Wyman as the senator from N.H.). . . . In the House, Republican moderate John Anderson (Ill.) was reelected chairman of the Republican Conference, in a victory for the liberals (Anderson’s ACA rating is not all that bad —76 per cent), but the conservatives won the battle for Party Whip with the election of Robert Michel (also of Illinois—ACA 81, ADA 0) over Jerry Pettis of California, the liberals’ candidate. . . . On the Democratic side it was a rout for conservatives with the election of Rep. Phillip Burton (Calif.) as chairman of the party Caucus. Burton has an ACA rating of 5 per cent, ADA/COPE ratings of 100 per cent.

Looking ahead: Wall Street Journal says John Lindsay will “probably take on James Buckley [in ’76] if Lindsay survives an expected [Democratic] primary tussle.” N.Y. Post story quotes Republican county chairmen as saying Buckley will get the GOP nomination next time round without a primary. . . . Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar, who lost his race against Birch Bayh in Indiana, is now expected to try again next time against Vance Hartke, regarded as much more vulnerable than Bayh. . . . On the presidential level, Ronald Reagan intends to keep his name in the news by syndicating a radio commentary, “American Viewpoint.” Over 125 radio stations called up the first week after the announcement of the commentary to sign contracts for it. . . . Down Texas way, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen is on the move: he’s sent letters to 7,000 Texans asking for a $650,000 kitty to launch his presidential campaign. . . . Gov. Jimmy Carter of Georgia is also interested, as is maverick former Sen. Eugene McCarthy, who says a third party could win the election in 1976 and that he would be “willing” to be its candidate.