European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              A he just sort of gets you woman school teacher said of West Virginia candidate John d. Rockefeller in. Supporters crowded around John d. Rockefeller in the wealthy Young san who came to West Virginia to work the poverty program and stayed to arve his imprint in state  was always visible above in crowd even though he rarely took111 advantage of his slender 6 feet 6v& iches. Jay As he Calls himself was rally seen stooping Over listening in Nutly to his  Strong democratic gubernatorial a dilate campaigned in the suite of Ems next door. But Rockefeller Cam feigning in Wheeling for the lesser office Secretary of state attracted the larger  he just sort of gets you said a Oman school teacher. By James Phillips a staff writer a the same evening Rockefeller was featured speaker at a Jaycees banquet. The gubernatorial candidate was Villedas the toastmaster. This is Jay Rockefeller a very serious Young Man campaigning in the state s Industrial Northern Panhandle. The democratic party if it s to be attractive to the Young must not be a party of memory but a party of the Here and now a party of the future claimed Rockefeller. During a party luncheon he looked Athis wife sitting next to him and assured the audience that despite the Best efforts of the Republican registrar i but i v j to ft\1% a of fits of a $ i j j \ h i 5fi#& of \ a a wife Sharon has Republican dad but campaigns and is safely in  have my wife safely in line in Faith and in  Sharon daughter of sen. Charle Percy i11., switched her voter registration from Republican to  political experts consider Rocke Feller a sure Victor in the  experts however say Rocke Feller May be facing a Tough fight i november because of the indictments of a former democratic governor and to state officials. Honesty and integrity even More than Vietnam will be on the minds of West virginians in november Rocke Feller told the students. Many republicans refuse to believe Jay is a Democrat. Ross Milliken former Brooke coun Yyoung Republican president said i can t convince myself that he is a demo crat. I can t think of a Rockefeller As being anything but a  married a Percy. But what the hell Milliken said. Rockefeller s popularity at the polls was evidenced in 1966 when he received the greatest number of votes of any candidate running for the House of delegates from Kanawha county. On reason for Rockefeller s allure is his attitude toward his adopted  Rockefeller views it most West virginians Lack a sense of self belief pessimistic attitude which prevents West virginians from trying something new or revolutionary this is what s missing in this state now he said. We re defensive in the Way we look at other  you follow other states Rockefeller believes. You re three years behind and always trying to catch  he Speaks of the ungovernable and unlivable cities of the East and predicts a mass emigration to West Vir Ginia we can be a Laboratory a testing place for new ideas envisions Rocke  views West Virginia As a state for Young people because the competitions less severe than in neighbouring states of Pennsylvania and Ohio. Tuesday april 2, 1968 the stars and stripes they re eager to recognize and re Ward Young persons Here he added. He is frequently accompanied on the Campaign Trail by his wife who often favors attractive above the knee dress Sand fishnet Hose. She is a seasoned trooper of her father s campaigns across Illinois. They re a team and a half observed mrs. Virginia Staffileno of Wells Burg. I think they la go places. I really  Rockefeller s record during his two years in the House of delegates was not phenomenal. He introduced few Bills an fought for tax reforms bolstered air and water pollution  his political future seems Bright. The feeling around Here is that Hewill be the candidate for governor in 1972, that he s the Type of candidate West Virginia needs and that he can have any office he wants said a wheel ing Republican. Rockefeller says Only that i have nonspecific ambition but to be elected and to serve Well for West Virginia As Secre tary of  am a West virginian says the Man who came to this state three years  Rockefeller has turned Down the urbane life normally associated with heirs to great wealth is not lost on native West  one Republican put it Why else should he come Here he must feel that he has something to give that he can do some  try Vita to   ?.-. Page 11