Letter From Washington

Having scrambled up to Concord, New Hampshire, former Oklahoma Senator (he was not beaten in 1970 because he had the good sense to take a poll . . . and discovered that he would be demolished in any re- election effort) Fred Harris scrambled out on a limb: he is running for President because he is for “the people.” Throwing caution to the wind, he came out foursquare against higher utility rates for New Hampshire.

Meanwhile, former Senator Eugene McCarthy (who, like Harris, decided not to run for reelection in 1970; he decided for reasons similar to those that moved Harris) announced that he, too, would run for President in 1976, this time as an independent. Did he make his announcement in New Hampshire? Nooooo. He made the announcement in an offhand remark at a press conference in Columbus, Ohio, where he was attending the Episcopal Church Conference of the Diocese of Southern Ohio. He said that the Democrats are in such disarray that the Democratic nominee, whoever he is, “won’t be standing for anything very much.”

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Having scrambled up to Concord, New Hampshire, former Oklahoma Senator (he was not beaten in 1970 because he had the good sense to take a poll . . . and discovered that he would be demolished in any re- election effort) Fred Harris scrambled out on a limb: he is running for President because he is for “the people.” Throwing caution to the wind, he came out foursquare against higher utility rates for New Hampshire.

Meanwhile, former Senator Eugene McCarthy (who, like Harris, decided not to run for reelection in 1970; he decided for reasons similar to those that moved Harris) announced that he, too, would run for President in 1976, this time as an independent. Did he make his announcement in New Hampshire? Nooooo. He made the announcement in an offhand remark at a press conference in Columbus, Ohio, where he was attending the Episcopal Church Conference of the Diocese of Southern Ohio. He said that the Democrats are in such disarray that the Democratic nominee, whoever he is, “won’t be standing for anything very much.”