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Democratic National Chairman John Bailey apparently thinks Richard Nixon is going to be the GOP candidate this year. Nixon is the only contender Bailey attacks in public speeches; attacks on this level: “There’s no ‘new’ Nixon, only a retread of the old slasher of the Fifties.” . . . Chances are Nelson Rockefeller will make one more appearance for Romney in New Hampshire—early in March—and use occasion to try to squelch the Rocky write-in campaign. . . . Moving up in Republican Vice-Presidential sweeps, Ohio Gov. James Rhodes, a fiscal conservative who is palatable to liberal wing of party and, incidentally, controls the hefty Ohio delegation. . . . Moving down in popularity in New York State, Sen. Robert Kennedy. Private poll shows only 36 per cent would vote for him if he were running for Senate this year (as against 51 per cent two years ago). Reasons given by RFK’s constituents: too arrogant, too ambitious, too ruthless.

Everett Dirksen’s hand strengthened by Chuck Percy announcement that “my choice for Illinois’ favorite son is Everett .Dirksen.” Percy made statement while once again disclaiming any interest in Presidential or Vice-Presidential bid. . . . Other senatorial races: Wayne Morse scores one plus, one minus. On downbeat, vigorous campaign by Eugene McCarthy followers in Oregon bound to cut into Morse’s financial support. McCarthy is even dovier than Morse. The plus: Announcement by Sen. Lister Hill (D., Ala.) that he is retiring means Morse will move up to chairmanship of influential Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee—a good campaign talking point. … In California Jesse Unruh’s problem is this: a question of Rafferty, si, Kuchel, no. Unruh would like to take on Max Rafferty, but he won’t know for sure whether Rafferty will beat out incumbent Republican Sen. Thomas Kuchel in the primary until June 4, and Unruh will have to announce if he’s running for the Senate early in March. … In New York, Rep. Otis Pike says he’ll run against Jacob Javits (if he wins nomination) on a “basically conservative platform.” Javits, meanwhile, has urged Republican organizations in N.Y. not (rpt) not to make any deals whatsoever at all with the burgeoning, blossoming, muscular young Conservative Party of New York.

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Democratic National Chairman John Bailey apparently thinks Richard Nixon is going to be the GOP candidate this year. Nixon is the only contender Bailey attacks in public speeches; attacks on this level: “There’s no ‘new’ Nixon, only a retread of the old slasher of the Fifties.” . . . Chances are Nelson Rockefeller will make one more appearance for Romney in New Hampshire—early in March—and use occasion to try to squelch the Rocky write-in campaign. . . . Moving up in Republican Vice-Presidential sweeps, Ohio Gov. James Rhodes, a fiscal conservative who is palatable to liberal wing of party and, incidentally, controls the hefty Ohio delegation. . . . Moving down in popularity in New York State, Sen. Robert Kennedy. Private poll shows only 36 per cent would vote for him if he were running for Senate this year (as against 51 per cent two years ago). Reasons given by RFK’s constituents: too arrogant, too ambitious, too ruthless.

Everett Dirksen’s hand strengthened by Chuck Percy announcement that “my choice for Illinois’ favorite son is Everett .Dirksen.” Percy made statement while once again disclaiming any interest in Presidential or Vice-Presidential bid. . . . Other senatorial races: Wayne Morse scores one plus, one minus. On downbeat, vigorous campaign by Eugene McCarthy followers in Oregon bound to cut into Morse’s financial support. McCarthy is even dovier than Morse. The plus: Announcement by Sen. Lister Hill (D., Ala.) that he is retiring means Morse will move up to chairmanship of influential Senate Labor and Public Welfare Committee—a good campaign talking point. … In California Jesse Unruh’s problem is this: a question of Rafferty, si, Kuchel, no. Unruh would like to take on Max Rafferty, but he won’t know for sure whether Rafferty will beat out incumbent Republican Sen. Thomas Kuchel in the primary until June 4, and Unruh will have to announce if he’s running for the Senate early in March. … In New York, Rep. Otis Pike says he’ll run against Jacob Javits (if he wins nomination) on a “basically conservative platform.” Javits, meanwhile, has urged Republican organizations in N.Y. not (rpt) not to make any deals whatsoever at all with the burgeoning, blossoming, muscular young Conservative Party of New York.