European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 8, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes monday by a g we pm organization tactics canse dismay How Many Humphrey Are Safe ? by Dick Barnes Washington a some organization delegates credited to vice president Hubert h. Humphrey appear Ripe for plucking by sen. Eugene j. Mccarthy precisely because an a they Are Orga m Niza Tion votes news an j demo Era analysis tic profession als Are worried about winning in  and loyalty Are stamped All Over democratic National convention Delegate selection systems in mos states. So it should be no Surpris that the bulk of these delegates chosen by Means other than Pri Maries Are publicly committed or privately leaning to Humphrey for the presidential Nomi nation. He is the administration and organization oriented Candi Date. Mccarthy is the insurgent. But some organization men even in states where the Dele Gates Are locked up tight for Humphrey Are dismayed at certain organization tactics concerned about losing party workers and apprehensive about november elections from the White House to the  states pick National convention delegates through state conventions state commit tees or other . The other 14 plus the District of Columbia have Pri Maries but in these the party professionals often decide who la run. This organization dominance coupled with such de vices As the unit Rule the Power of political patronage and he financial weight of organize labor All have enabled the Humphrey forces to dominate the no primary Delegate selections. In some states organization slates were picked even before president Johnson announced he would t seek renomination. In others delegates were picked by Job title or party work record without regard to their presidential preference. But these lec tees were organization people which meant they were Humphrey supporters the minute reentered the race. Mccarthy backers them selves in frequent disagreement Over strategy and beset by Lac of discipline in some cases Are trying to pick off delegates by pointing to the senator s show ing in the primaries attempting to generate massive Public sup port and reportedly in one Cas threatening to withhold votes in november from officeholder delegates who Don t Back Mccarthy. Mccarthy is still a distance away from reaping much of the claimed Humphrey organization support however and the vast majority of organization Leader say they re confident Humphrey will be nominated. As expected Mccarthy leaders reply that their strength is understated i these pre convention appraisals and the Humphrey strength is overstated. From talks with Humph Rey Mccarthy and party leaders there emerged examples of rethinking and worries hat will fill he seven weeks before he democratic convention and perhaps after. Take new Jersey Greco invention polls indicate 63 of the state s 82 votes will eventually go to Humphrey. The 83 Are survivors of an Organiza Tion slate that was challenged in a Delegate primary by Mccarthy forces who won the other 19  s3 Are committed to gov. Richard j. Hughes As a Favori Teson. Hughes is expected to Back Humphrey but must stay publicly Neutral for the time being be cause he is the National Conven Tion s credentials committee  63 Are the usual mixture of county and District chairmen Hubert Humphrey. Organization Man officeholders longtime part workers Ana contributors balanced nicely by sex religion and race who make up any list of delegates picked by part Powers. Years of party work and discipline make this kind of delegation inherently favor the part regular Over the insurgent but a new Jersey Leader said privately at this time Humphrey could lose the state in novem Ber badly. We know people Are upset with the democratic party. We be got to do  new Jersey democrats we rerouted by the republicans in elections of 1966 and 1967, an now control Only 4 of 21 coun ties. They hold a 9-6 Edge in the congressional delegation but with a weak candidate we could lose All but he to Hud son county districts said a influential Democrat. Another new Jersey political pro who supports Humphrey conceded that some Organiza Tion people feel Mccarthy would make a better candidate than Humphrey in new Jersey not a lot but  Bailey National demo cratic chairman and also chair Man of the party in Connecticut insists his state was More Gen Erous to Mccarthy supporters than most in allocating Delegate votes. But the Mccarthy people walked out of the state Conven Tion in a dispute that finally Cen tired on one vote. Bailey is reaping private criticism fro party leaders in other states. One with a muttered expletive said the tactic looked like an organization Power play and was hardly Worth one vote. Mccarthy backers forced unusual pre convention primaries in 30 Connecticut towns last win Ter. They won some and took Over local party offices but the regulars controlled the state convention where National convention delegates Are  regulars offered the Mccarthy forces five of connect Cut s 44 votes. The Mccarthy backers claimed that on a basis of proportional representation a principle they had not Fol Lowed where they won locally they should get 13. Eventually Bailey offered nine and he Mccarthy group held out for 10. Neither Side yielded and he Mccarthy backers walked out. The walkout itself demonstrated the Lack of discipline among the Mccarthy  Leader the Rev. Joseph Duffey wanted to accept nine but hid to Lead in walkout to prevent a split among his  convention finally approved six Mccarthy , Bailey said he d still offer nine. After several Days the Mccarthy leadership accepted and Bailey promptly dumped three Humphrey Dele Gates amply demonstrating the leadership Power in selection. Bailey claimed later he could t Compromise the nine ten argument because his local leaders would t go along but a politician familiar with connect Cut said drily it was ridiculous to let them walk out for on Delegate and also ridiculous when Bailey says he was instructed to stay at  Connecticut democrats say privately that Humphrey would be an almost sure loser there i republicans nominate gov. Nel son a. Rockefeller of neighbor ing new York and that he would have a hard fight against Richard m. Nixon. Almost without exception the same thing was heard in half a seemed to confirm the Humphrey Man s fears. There a speculation theft that the newly elected District party officer can t bring themselves to sup port Humphrey. It could come to a question of resigning said one leading supporter of me Carthy in states without binding Pri Maries the Mccarthy backers have based their representation claims partly on results fro the contested primary states where the bulk of votes went to anti administration candidates Mccarthy and the late sen. Dozen other states. He d havea hard time Here if this was t his state said one Minnesota politician. Mcc a r t h y supporter used the proportional representation argument in new Mexico and North Dakota and won Delegate support nearly in line with his Strong minority of state convention delegates. But it did t work in Minnesota the Home of both Mccarthy and Humphrey where feelings Are running Strong and after effects May be  the state convention the Mccarthy faction asked for proportional representation or eight of the state s 20 at Large votes. They already had 13v� District votes to 22& for Humphrey. The controlling Humphrey group refused taking all20 at Large delegates but the regulars did give Mccarthy sup porters two principal party jobs. Now the leadership of the democratic Farmer labor party As it s called in Minnesota in t sure How much it can count on the new Mccarthy support ing party officers in the three districts that embrace Minneapolis and St. Paul. One Leader who support Humphrey said he believes the Mccarthy group the oriented entirely to opposition to be Viet Nam War and mostly can t  talk in the Mccarthy Camp Eugene Mccarthy. Undisciplined fans Robert p. Kennedy. Humphrey announced too late to qualify for the primaries. But the Mccarthy group generally had no leverage to apply in making its claims. In Michigan for example selection of delegates to cast 99 votes is based on a Pyramid of county District and state conventions which began with elec Tion of precinct delegates in a gust 1966. More than a year be fore Mccarthy even thought of running. The results among Michi Gan delegates willing o state a preference 61 pick  12 pick Mccarthy and most of them were supporters of Ken Nedy. In Ohio the organization put together a slate to run in the Delegate primary. Mccarthy challenged for 10 seats and won 3. Humphrey now leads 72 to 13among Ohio delegates willing to state a  leaders privately acknowledged that the Ohio Afi Cio is one reason they re for Humphrey. The labor federa Tion which helped finance and organize the party s two year old rebuilding Effort against the crack Ohio Republican Organ ton is actively Workings the vice president. 8 or a some Stales Oklahoma of example the organization rated pockets of of Rengh he invoking a thus binding All Delegate Tovote for the candidate favored by the delegation majority in primaries held less than two Finks after kennedy1death, Mccarthy stunned party regulars by winning 62 of la National delegates picked at the District level in new York Bui county leaders cracked Down to selection of at Large Delegate and despite the primary remit fave Mccarthy Only 154 out of7 at Large votes. The action came awaits lathe recommendation of state chairman John i. Burns Winder red his Power from the kit i Edy Fang of the party. To icon any leaders said they needed he Delegate seats to Reward their party faithful and settled the Issue. Indiana had a major presiden tial primary but it picked Only a preferred candidate not Dele Gates. Delegate selection was in the hands of the  won the primary but the vote became meaningless when he was assassinated. I delegates were selected with the stamp of approval by lame of Duck gov. Roger Brannigan an state chairman Gordon St. An Gelo both Humphrey  then the organization suffered an embarrassing defeat its candidate for the Gubernator rial nomination lost o it. Go Robert Rock a Kennedy Maul by two votes at the state Cofre Veunon where delegates Useda secret ballot. While Indiana politicians a the defeat should t Mike sual difference in How delegates to at the National convention to concede that it weakened theg animation s influence Over Deli  some states letter writing campaigns to delegates a being organized. A Democrat Minnesota claims that letter that stale s delegates who a Are candidates for office Therien to withhold support if Delegate does not switch Mccarthy. 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