European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday August is a e g the Sta _u9ust 5 Southern democrats singing blues Over huh by Martin w. Murph Atlanta up the True Blue Southern delegates to the democratic National convention Likely will be More Blue than True when they line up behind the candidacy of vice president Hubert ii. vice president charges Georgia gov. Lester Macl Dox still sings with bums and even Humphrey s stiffest Southern critics prefer him tothe Only Likely choices on the democratic horizon Sens. Eugene Mccarthy and George s. Mcgovern who stand to rewritten off in the South As Ultra Liberal thus apparently has it sewed up in , North and South Carolina Virginia and Tennes see. Alabama and Mississippi face seating challenges an their votes Are in doubt. It has been a Tough political year for Many southerners who have spent their lives calling themselves democrats. But most of those who still claim the title Are prepared to go right Down the line with the of others struck Camp and went shopping Montgomery Ala. A George Wallace said tuesday i Don t want anybody to vote for me when the democratic National convention gets ready to choose a presidential Nomi Nee. Wallace is running for pres ident As a third party Candi Date and has said repeatedly that he does not want and would not accept the demo cratic nomination. Nevertheless 31, of the 50 delegates elected in the party primaries last May Aud june to represent Alabama at the Chicago convention said they would support Wallace at least on the first ballot. Elsewhere some following the Nixon Trail some hoping until the last moment that Californi Agov. Ronald Reagan would sneak in As the Republican nominee and others lining up solidly behind the american Independent party of former gov. George c. Wallace of Alabama. Seeing beyond the Intra squad games Over who will be their party s Standard bearer the political pros recognize and have tried to warn that the major political candidates had better Saddle up and Start trying to head off Wallace at the deep South gov. Lester Maddox is considering offering Himsel fas an alternative to save the democratic party from theother candidates who represent George Gene on Trail Mcgovern of South Dakota left stops outside a new York television studio to sign an autograph for a supporter. Sen. Eugene Mccarthy right of Minnesota Speaks in los Angeles to Monique Truong who was asking help for her father Truong Dinh Dzu. Dzu wag sentenced to five years in prison by a Saigon court for allegedly undermining anti communist efforts of the South vietnamese regime. A photo Only socialism socialism Sci present candidates do not offer the conservative delegates or the majority of the achievers in this country a Hance Maddox declared. While the major party Candi dates have been wooing Dele Gates Wallace has been court ing voters and although he has Little Hope of carrying the nation he is Given a Good Chance of throwing the contest into the House of represent also has been Content to leave his standing with the democratic party wrapped in Haze. He says he in t asking delegates to the National convention to vote for him or nominate him but he in t asking them not to the democratic National convention is Apt to find itself being asked to consider As nominee the candidate for the american Independent ? perhaps. But not to a Man who successfully ran his wife for governor when he found state Laws standing in the Way of his own second term. There is some question however whether the delegations from Mississippi an Alabama where Wallace is strongest will even get seated at the democratic National convention and if they do which slate it will Alabama Independent democratic party and the National democratic party of Alabama two loyalist group that Haven t been Able to get together plan to Challenge the seating of the regular Alabama s delegation headed by gov. John Bell Williams will be challenged by the Mississippi Freedom democratic party just As it was in 1964. Williams an sex congressman who was stripped of his 22 years of congressional seniority for supporting Republican bar by Goldwater in 1964, was named to Lead the 24-vote Mississippi delegation. But he in t expected to go to chicagoan has not designated who will go in his Stead. Williams has indicated he would not support Humphrey As the party s nominee much Les Mccarthy and has stopped just Short several times of endorsing Wallace. He has not said whether his delegation would sign loyalty pledges if asked to do so but has made Clear that he does t plan to see the Mississippi delegation publicly abused. We want to remain Intlehouse of the party of our fathers Williams has said but on one condition and one condition Only that we retreated As full fledged members of the family and not a unwanted political stepchild the result most Likely will be that if the Mississippi delegation is challenged and a repeat of the 1964 struggle develops the delegation will walk out again with the exception of a says he believes racial Loyal few loyalist delegates who favo Rhumphrey. Mississippi Nero Lead Rcharles Evers his state democrats have a 90 per cent Chance of unseating the regular democratic Dile Ariun this is also tin possibility the Alabama delegation will walk out if challenged but the stars arid stripes \ columns it vhf of comment san Diego a Richard. Nixon telephoned new York gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller tuesday and won a pledge that his Defeated rival will sup port the Republican ticket actively and enthusiastically. Word of the conversation was relayed to newsmen by Robert Ellsworth Nixon s director of political activities. Gov. Nelson Rockefeller could t have been More pleas ant Ellsworth said. Head Vised or. Nixon that he will support the ticket enthusiast Ellsworth said Nixon an Rockefeller agreed to meet aug. 21 in new said Nixon also initiated the Call to Rockefeller at the governor s vacation Home in Seal Harbor their new York meeting Ellsworth said the nominee and support to Nixon the Man who contested him forthe role will discuss How Nixon can carry the state in the nov.5 election and also a Rockefeller role in the National Campaign. Ellsworth reported that Nixon also telephoned new York mayor John v. Lindsay and that they too will meet in that City later. He said both Rockefeller an Lindsay told Nixon they will support the gop ticket enthusiastically. Alabama Independent democratic party aids has an alternate slate of delegates bidding for Hie seats in such an a ent. The aids is contesting the seating of the i Smilar delegation on grounds that so Many of the delegates on the regular slate actually Are Wallace men. We re not Uhalu using tie right of the delegates to support Wallace or theto run said David Vann the delegates support a american Indi ,. They should attend that part convention not the Demon am National convention. Georgia s i to him at the com Fruiht of Wallace aids chairman be just think fare fling to mini ate of their Dent party. If As gift from heaven one of two syrianmig17 Jet fighters that landed mistakenly in Israel monday gets a look from israeli Gaili information minister called the Landing a gift from heaven referring to the possibility the fighters might be used to bargain for the release of a hijacked fell Al Airliner and israeli men held in Algeria. 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