For the Record

Examples of McGovern organization at its best. In past primaries Humphrey has gotten four out of five black votes, so, 1) McGovern forces have now gotten endorsements from Coretta King, Georgia legislator Julian Bond, militant Negro Congressman John Conyers (Mich.), the Rev. Jesse Jackson. . . . 2) Pictures of the Rev. Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference giving McGovern the black power handshake are being circulated in California by Black Californians for McGovern. … 3) McGovern literature is going out in joint mailing with literature of radical Negro Congressman Ron Dellums (Calif.), who staged a war atrocities (U.S., not Vietcong) show on Capitol Hill a year or so ago. . . . In addition, McGovern has gotten endorsement of César Chavez. Chicanos and Negroes, between them, make up 25 per cent of California’s population. . . . Humphrey bound to be hurt by Chisholm candidacy in California which will funnel away black votes, and on right, he’ll lose some to the Yorty forces. Could make the difference in close decision in California’s winner-take-all primary. . . . Surprising, a Gallup poll of where Democrats who are for Wallace (they come to 18 per cent) would go in a two-man McGovern-Humphrey contest: 43 per cent for McGovern, 34 for Humphrey. . . . Going for Humphrey, the 650,000-strong AFL-CIO Retail Clerks International, and the personal backing of Presidents I. W. Abel, of the Steelworkers, and Peter Bomarito, of the United Rubber Workers. . . . Working with HHH, Kenneth O’Donnell, former JFK White House aide. His job: to persuade Wallace delegates to give their votes to Humphrey if the Convention goes to a second ballot—which seems less and less likely.

Frank McGee, on Today show, says media, including TV, has done a pretty ineffectual job in instructing the voters. “Changes that they [the voters] have been told either directly or indirectly that they must make in their attitudes . . . they are not prepared to make. They are using the primaries to, among other things, bring this forcefully to our attention.” . . . Kennedy spokesmen have knocked down a David S. Broder (Washington Post) report that McGovern would like to have Teddy on his ticket as running mate if nominated. Failing that, McGovern told Broder he would like a “moderate” like Gov. Askew of Florida or former Gov. Terry Sanford (candidate manqué) of North Carolina. . . . Eugene McCarthy withdrew from California race, gave his endorsement to McGovern but warned that if he didn’t like the Democratic nominee he might still move into a third-party candidacy. . . . On the other hand, Sen. Robert Byrd (D., W.Va.) says he has always, to this point, voted the Democratic ticket, but if McGovern gets it, he may have to reconsider.

Featured Tags

Manage following

Presidential Election

Examples of McGovern organization at its best. In past primaries Humphrey has gotten four out of five black votes, so, 1) McGovern forces have now gotten endorsements from Coretta King, Georgia legislator Julian Bond, militant Negro Congressman John Conyers (Mich.), the Rev. Jesse Jackson. . . . 2) Pictures of the Rev. Hosea Williams of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference giving McGovern the black power handshake are being circulated in California by Black Californians for McGovern. … 3) McGovern literature is going out in joint mailing with literature of radical Negro Congressman Ron Dellums (Calif.), who staged a war atrocities (U.S., not Vietcong) show on Capitol Hill a year or so ago. . . . In addition, McGovern has gotten endorsement of César Chavez. Chicanos and Negroes, between them, make up 25 per cent of California’s population. . . . Humphrey bound to be hurt by Chisholm candidacy in California which will funnel away black votes, and on right, he’ll lose some to the Yorty forces. Could make the difference in close decision in California’s winner-take-all primary. . . . Surprising, a Gallup poll of where Democrats who are for Wallace (they come to 18 per cent) would go in a two-man McGovern-Humphrey contest: 43 per cent for McGovern, 34 for Humphrey. . . . Going for Humphrey, the 650,000-strong AFL-CIO Retail Clerks International, and the personal backing of Presidents I. W. Abel, of the Steelworkers, and Peter Bomarito, of the United Rubber Workers. . . . Working with HHH, Kenneth O’Donnell, former JFK White House aide. His job: to persuade Wallace delegates to give their votes to Humphrey if the Convention goes to a second ballot—which seems less and less likely.

Frank McGee, on Today show, says media, including TV, has done a pretty ineffectual job in instructing the voters. “Changes that they [the voters] have been told either directly or indirectly that they must make in their attitudes . . . they are not prepared to make. They are using the primaries to, among other things, bring this forcefully to our attention.” . . . Kennedy spokesmen have knocked down a David S. Broder (Washington Post) report that McGovern would like to have Teddy on his ticket as running mate if nominated. Failing that, McGovern told Broder he would like a “moderate” like Gov. Askew of Florida or former Gov. Terry Sanford (candidate manqué) of North Carolina. . . . Eugene McCarthy withdrew from California race, gave his endorsement to McGovern but warned that if he didn’t like the Democratic nominee he might still move into a third-party candidacy. . . . On the other hand, Sen. Robert Byrd (D., W.Va.) says he has always, to this point, voted the Democratic ticket, but if McGovern gets it, he may have to reconsider.