European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes  whatever became of Horatio and million is b by Dick West Washington up one of the nicest things about this year s presidential Campaign has been the refusal of the candidates to engage in Middle name calling. So far at least. Injection of the Middle name Issue is not formally barred by the Fai Campaign practices code to which the democratic and Republican National committees  appears however to be a tacit agreement among contenders in both parties to refrain from dragging an opponent s Middle name into the open and exposing it to the harsh Glare of publicity. They apparently recognize that in this Era of violence in american life self imposed restraint should be exercised to avoid further inflaming the voters emotions. This is political statesmanship of the highest order. For few things stir up the electorate More than demagogic Middle name calling. We All remember the Campaign of1980 when certain democratic orators unfailingly referred to the gop Candi Date As Richard Milhous Nixon Bear ing Down on the Milhous with Moc sonority and Stentor loudness. Feelings ran pretty High before tha Campaign was Over. Then in 1964, the gop candidate Barry Morris Goldwater incited his audiences to & fever pitch by remind Wilcken Romney or goving them that Hubert Humphrey s jul n Reagan. Both have Middle name was , you May recall was president Lyndon Baines Johnson running mate on the democratic ticket at the  was the 1984 Campaign that first produced signs of a Middle  male voters Many of whom use Middle initials to cover up second names that Are Odd bizarre comic or ridiculous came to resent Gold water s tactics. Thus the democrats received Large sympathy vote. Republicans could play it Safe this year by nominating either gov. George Middle names from nor would the nomination Eugene Joseph Mccarthy give Rise to 9 Ronald s of but if Nixon and Humphrey h1cnominees the restraint  Ihu s a might vanish much depends on � i vice presidential candidates 5 should the gop pick new York 2mayor John Vliet Lindsay or x 5 democrats give the nod to son e