European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes wednesday August 27,1986 columns William saf1re Independent counsel hiding from informants the Independent counsel in the Michael Denver investigation has been operating in a fashion More curious than anyone who has Ever been in i Atlow oversight Post. Who Lucy North Seymour or. Is a reverse publicity nut. Some prosecutors improperly leak informal Ion tothe press to aggrandize Ihm selves Mike Seymour High mind Day positions himself at the other extreme operating in such secrecy As to deny his investigator needed informal. For example when the House subcommittee that officially broke ground on the Case wanted to Send materials and investigatory leads Over to the Independent counsel Days passed before they could find out where to Send it if you were a whistle Blower or had information pertinent to potential lawbreaking in the Deaver Busi Ness and you called the department of Justice to get the address or phone number of the office appointed by the court to do the Job you would be told first. That no such position As Independent counsel exists. I you pressed and demanded the number of Seymour a Flunky would ultimately inform you thai the depart ment could not or would not Supply the num or. Even i you had the smoking gun in a bag the most you could do would be to look up the number of sey Mour s private Law office in new York where you would be told he sometimes Calls in for messages. Bui nobody would Call bail no matter what you had. It has no been easy to obtain the Washington office phone number of the Independent counsel. I euchre this dark secret out of budget types by claiming to suspect a cover up of exorbitant prices paid for truncheons rubber hoses and thumbscrews purchased with tax payer dollars by inc special prosecutor. I then dialled inc number to speak to Tern Duj in said to handle administrative matters in this nerve Center of our War against corruption. But apparently Duggan docs not hang around the office after 4 . The kid who answers with a mysterious "suit?1112" is named Bill and he s going Back to College next Welc. If you ask for the address or want to leave a message he puts you on hold grabs a Knapsack an beads for inc Campus. Seymour has not vanished from Public View so completely since his last bid for Public come. Others who have taken the assignment As Independent counsel under the ethics in government a Art surprised at his Mode of operation avoiding personal publicity is laudable but isolating your investigation from All possibility of Over the transom tips and leads is self defeating. His Weston to want to know attitude makes me won Der if this former . Attorney is doing his Job Efti David Broder a gently. In late june and july Martin Tolchin and Stuart Diamond of the new York times conducted More than 100 interviews in inc far East for heir Story on the connections Between Philip Morris Michael Caver and the government of South Korea. Not a sing Leone of those interviewees had been contacted at inc time by investigators working for the Independent counsel who was appointed on May 29. In the same Way official Al the office of the . Trade representative who went 10 some lengths to find out where to Send information about contacts by Mem Bers of the Caver firm details withheld from the press Are amazed Al the Lack of follow up. Al Testate department eyebrows have been raised at the failure of the Independent counsel to obtain Diplo Matic help in pressing Mexico saudi Arabia and South Korea for evidence. Also our former ambassador to Mexico and at least three members of our embassy i Seoul must have much to unburden themselves of perhaps Seymour Duggan Bill and inc pickup band from the Fri in suite 1112 Are too Busy with allegations about the Caver representation of Canada puerto Rico and lbs to dig into these areas. Republicans Hope no news will break before election Day. But the closed door to informants is Trou bling As watergate prosecutors Learned tipsters can be helpful t am indebted loan Anonymous source 1 col Charlie Chan because his letters strike me Ai being written by an american disguising himself As an Allan. His wild accusations against president Reagan an president Chun Doo Hwan Are beyond my checking out and anonymity is always suspect but his detailed knowledge of the profits inherent in tobacco Monopo lies in South Korea is useful in posing question. So come on out of suite 1112, Independent counsel you will have to Brush Ofta great Many reporters but you might let in a piece of information of great interest to a grand jury. Removing the suspense from sure bet elections political reporters like boxing writers have an occupational interest in hyping the suspense in the con tests they Are covering. No matter what the mismatch our inclination is to suggest that an upset is not impossible. I personally know five still Young iou Maliti who ruined their eyesight on the 1984 Walter Mondale Campaign and had to buy glasses All because they were squinting so hard for signs he mtg he be catching on. Truthfully most election contests like most boxing matches Are pretty Predicta ble. Any political reporter who could t write Down today the names of about 500 of the 535 members of the 100th con Gress which Wil Start next january is probably in inc wrong business. Given the one sided Neis of most races it should t be too hard to make a hit now of the big winners of 86. Here arc my nominees among the 198ft presidential possibilities to names stand out sen. Bob Dole r-kan., and Democrat gov Mario m. Cuomo of new York. Both have Walkover and both will Roll up the Vole. Dole risks a bit of a Black Eye if republicans lose control of the Senate while he is in charge of managing their majority. Bui nothing seems Likely to rain on Cuomo s Parade. Two other Likely i98s aspirants. Rep. Jack f. Kemp r-n.y., and rep. Rich Ard Gephardt d-mo., Are also shoo ins for 1986. But since that statement can be made about 90 percent of the other House members As Well neither is Likely to gain Luster from his electoral performance in november. Ait then others who might jump into the 1988 contest after successfully Nego Xialing the 1986 election hurdle yes a few. Democrat Michael s. Dukakis of Massachusetts and Republican James r. Thompson of Illinois have become the permanent civil service governor of their slate but they might Nave a yen to reach for something higher like presi Dent or vice president. And what will Republican sen. Bob Packwood the hero of tax Reform do with All thai Money he s raised bul does t really need to spend on re election in Oregon t font see any newcomers who Are Likely to move from Victory in a 1986 Senate or governor s race straight into the presidential Competition. But the governors of California Texas and Ohio if re elected to second terms be come automatic vice presidential possibilities just because of the electoral Power and strategic importance of their slates. Their name just so you la re member you heard it Here first Are George Deukmejian Mark while and Richard Celeste. The last two arc of the democratic Faith while Deukmejian is a Republican and a California. Who else might make a splash big enough to be seen beyond the Borders of his state Republican Bill Lucas would i Michigan and Democrat Tom Bradley would in California if either upsets the favored incumbent some women winners will certainly be hailed sen. Paula Hawkins r-fla., if she beats the Odds and gains a second term Harriet Woods d-mo., if she wins a Senate seat and either of the two women the democrats Barbar Mikulski or Republican Linda Chavez who Are leading for the nominations for the open Senate Seal in Maryland. There will be National attention on the two Nebraska women Republican Kay Orr and Democrat Helen Boosalis. Opposing each other for governorship and on the Strong women gubernatorial candidates in Arizona Oregon and perhaps depending on primaries Alaska and Connecticut As . Florida and Pennsylvania each of which has interesting races for both Senate and governor will receive plenty of press and television attention so the Lucky winners there will reap i publicity Bonus. Other Stales that will tee More than their share of Gypsy journalists and camera Crews thief a include South Dakota Missouri Idaho North Carolina Nevada Colorado Illinois Nebraska Ohio South Carolina Tebuu Alabama and Michigan. If the Battle for control of the Senate proves to be As close As it look right now there s a Good Chance thai there will be special features in the nov.6 papers on the winners of closely con tested Senate Battles in Nevada idahoans Washington where the outcome May not even be known in Lime for wednesday morning s deadline it could turn out that the control of the Senate Lurns on the  of Harry Reid or Jim Sautupu John Evans or Steve Symms Brock Adams or Slade Gorton. Don t worry i m nol going to ask i you know who they Are or Tell you about Ihm now. After All there have to be some surprises on election Day.   group