European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I v in 4dignity and decorum is the style for avoiding sardine Box conditions of past 68 hates will have More hip room. Convention floor 1968? Rockefeller fans stage spontaneous 1964 demonstration. By George  the delegates will have More hip room the demonstrations will be less synthetic and Racetrack identification stumps will be used to bar Gate crashers. These Are a few of the changes re publicans Are making so they can con duct their National convention aug. 5-8"with the highest degree of decorum and  was the goal of a convention re form committee established two year Sago after former president Dwight d. Eisenhower complained about the Cha Otic Way in which political conventions were run. Eisenhower said there Mustbe a better Way to nominate a presi Dent and a vice president and decide Ona statement of party principles. He had in mind running convention something like a special session of con Gress with the delegates sitting in chamber insulated from outside influences and interferences and making their decisions after quiet and due de , the reforms adopted dont go quite that far. Delegates will find their seats Are wider padded and have Arm rests there will be less milling on the floor fewer distractions on the platform Shorter but More genuine demonstrations it is hoped for the Man who., and that will be about All the changes. The gop Reform committee was i favor of a limited amount of dignity heretofore a relatively unfamiliar ingredient at political conventions. But it saw that if stripped of its glitter a National convention could Weibe in credibly uninteresting and Dull. So the committee sought a balance of Glamor and decorum. But its recon emendations went through a period Otai continued from Page 11 about political convention finances i that until the programs were encompassed in the 1968 tax Bill the Law Allbut ignored the nominating enclaves. The parties usually reported on their expenses and collections but there was nothing to Force them to do so. A political convention of any class atall is admittedly expensive. For exam ple the republicans spent $12,000 for decorations and $10,500 for installation of the speakers teleprompter machine at san Francisco. The democrats paid $24,000 to the new Jersey state police to assist the Over whelmed Atlantic City  also forked Over amounts for a chartered Airliner to shuttle White House aides to and from the convention and Poge 12 an open line Between the White House and practically any Telephone on the convention  these costs Are nothing compared to what the newspapers networks and wire services Lay out on their own. A study in 1966 estimated network Conven Tion costs at $15 million four years ago and there is every reason to believe tha Twik go up sharply this year. As for the Cost to the average Dele Gate attending the convention two poli tical scientists recently queried those who attended the 1964 meetings and came up with an estimate of $455 for democrats and $647 for  delegates had to Puy their state party organizations up to $250 each for Indiana democrats and $200 for Connecticut republicans for delegation expenses. Staff writer in which some of the most dras ire abandoned or modified. A result the gregarious delegates by there Are Many will not Deli in Ivory Tower splendor though Bis a Rule Banning All but delegates the Section of the Hall reserved for will be 1,000 honorary assistant tents at arms 500 fewer than in in the Hall. But instead of milling to grab any empty seat they assigned what convention arrs Call obscured View  of those seats will be behind the revision camera stand in front of Eaker s Rostrum. The Reform Corn wanted that stand eliminated. Networks complained this would heir broadcasts of the convention. And  past newsmen will be Given to interview delegates on the the Reform committee had want Legates to talk to newsmen Only floor. Reporters compte ined that s arranged under such cum a restrictions would be As stale week s Bagel. The republicans mixed by cutting in half the or of news floor passes to be is biggest change will be the re number of people allowed on the precautions against Gate crashers Lun on outside demonstrators. To it that convention tickets used Over and Over to bring in ers different coloured passes willed for each Day and stubs will be de when  leaving the Hall temporarily Lave an indelible stamp placed on a system used at race tracks Ance Halls to keep out free loaders e ticket stub and All and the in stamp which can be seen Only an ultraviolet Light will be re for re admittance. Professional guards in uniform place the old patronage door keep he sergeants at arms to enforce and rules and maintain order. The will be furnished by an outside id it is hoped will not be bus to influence from  guards also will see to it that the is not packed by outsiders during rations for candidates. It has e custom to open the doors an outsiders to Parade into the Hall nop it up during nominations. Well organized spontaneous do nations have been conducted by  As Well As genuine ters. Some paraded for More than Money spending fun lovers like these help make conventions Welcome. The stars and stripes Reform committee said that Only Tes and alternates should be Al to show their enthusiasm on the arrangements committee re lot the extent of allowing 50-Man the Hall during Den Mitra so a 1968 Ike sounded Call for More dignity in presidential conventions. Less drum beating this year maybe Liss the nuts and bolts Republican by Raymond Lahr Dpi staff writer if the republicans win a Clos National election from the Democrat nov. 5, much of the credit will belong to Ray c. Bliss chairman of the re publican National committee. Bliss has had allies in his Effort to rebuild the gop in the vote Rich cities where it was weak but he set the project in motion. And he also set about rejuvenating the party in Small Townsand Rural areas where its organization had suffered from years of steady disintegration. He was virtually the All party Choice for the National chairmanship in the upheaval which followed the Republican election disaster in 1964, when Barry Goldwater was the presidential  generally deemed a conservative Bliss was a Neutral Amon party factions and a Unity voice always calling for support of Republican nominees whether liberals or conservatives. At 60, Bliss is a skilled political Mechanic fond of talking about the nuts and bolts of politics. He can be hard listed when he wishes but he feels uncomfortable in the Public Eye. It willbe a painful chore for him to Call the Republican National convention to order today. Native of Akron Ohio where he still is president of an insurance Agency Bliss started to work for the gop As a precinct commit Teeman in Akron in1932. He climbed slowly to the state chairmanship in 1949 and in hat role went on to the gop National executive committee in 1952 and became a Vic chairman of the party in 1960. After the party leadership conclude thai Republican weakness in the big cities Defeated Richard m. Nixon in the1960 presidential election Bliss was named to head a project to improve the Republican organization in the cities. The goal was not to win those demo cratic strongholds but to trim the democratic majorities so they would no outweigh Republican majorities in the suburbs and outlying  Bliss committee produced a set of organizational proposals in 1962, but the received Little attention largely because the Republican Treasury was  than a year after he became National chairman on april 1, 1965, Blis found the Money to launch his project to strengthen the party in the  were workshop sessions across the country for big City Republican chairmen Urban county chairmen and suburban county chairmen and their staff help if they had  is a great believer in workshops to teach party workers How to get republicans to Register and vote How to identify and exploit issues. Under his leadership the party organization has sponsored schools for candidates an Campaign managers for research directors and publicity directors. Chairman Ray Bliss after the big City vote. The stars and stripes Page 13