European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday March 11, 19bb the stars and stripes Paga 5 Jackson turns attention to Illinois primary Chicago apr Jesse Jackson returned to his Home base on wednesday fresh from his Mont show ing on super today and predicted a Holly con Les cd raw in nest week s Illinois primary. I will do Well in Illinois he sold reporters. But he also said he anticipates a Tough fight with Illinois sen Paul Simon who sat nut the super tuesday primaries and caucuses acrus 2n slates. Jackson reaped More than 300 delegates coming in second Overall to Massachusetts gov. Michael duty Kis. Jackson placed firs in the popular Vole for the Day with 27 percent 10 26 percent each for Dukakis and sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee. Bui thai was a total for All the slates. The delegates arc allotted stale by Szalc depending on the votes each candidate wins in each state not How Many they win Region wide. Jackson s Campaign staff pointed to nil polls show ing he had won the hispanic vote the women s Vole and the i b-to-21 age group. The civil polls indicated Jackson won about 95 per cent of the Black Voie and about 10 per cell of the White vote across the super tuesday Stales. Jackson came in third in Texas and 10 put the Best acc on that showing in a Stile where he campaigned vigorously his aides said he had spent Only i30, on to there a fraction of what was spent Fay his opponents. Campaign official Sieve cobble said polling showed that Jakiun did Well in the places thai he appeared personally As in the ease of Beaumont Texas where he went to show Solidarity with striking Oil workers. Jackson talked repeatedly wednesday about How he was outspent by the Multi million Dollar to campaigns of Dukakis. Core and rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri. My opponents have Money and Money is Power Ful but we the people arc More powerful he told a rally of Plant workers in the Chicago suburb of Cicero. We Sci stronger every his Campaign manager Gerald Austin said the Jackson Campaign will be buying to ads As new Money comes in. Jackson spent 1 00,000 on to in the super tuesday contests in South Carolina. Jackson s boyhood stale where voting occurs saturday Austin said the to budget is about . In Illinois Austin anticipates a total budget of 1200,000, with about $30,000 Tor television. Jackson has been a political Force in Chicago Tor Many years Mannig when he worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King or. For open housing and other Jisc Jackson is applauded by workers during a rally wednesday at i general elect rec Plant in Cicero Iii. Civil rights causes. Jackson makes his Home Here and his operation push pc pie United to serve humanity is based Here. Upon arriving Home wednesday Jackson went to Cicero to speak at an outdoor rally of about 150 Gen eral electric workers who arc upset because of plans to close Down a refrigerator Plant where More than 1,000 people work. Jesse help us save our jobs their placards read Jackson said he was challenging be to meet with workers and him to discuss ways of converting the Plant to other uses. Earlier at a news conference in Houston he said the primary elections Are muting democratic parly establishment doubts about the viability of this Campaign. But he said Many while democratic politicians who were elected with support from Black voters he helped bring into the party had failed to endorse him. It would be fair to say that Many of them had reasonable doubts about the Success of our he said. In time elections we Art removing those doubts.,. Our coalition represents the future of the democratic he said White officials must assess not Only who can win but which candidate can help he decried the negative ads his opponents ran against one another and said the democrats must not self Deal Ruck their chances for winning the while House in november although Jackson so far has not been attacked by his rivals Austin said the Jackson Camp is prepared to face slings and arrows now that he is amassing delegates. Any top Democrat could beat Bush Carter says Rochester Mich. Up for Mer president Carter said tuesday he was pleased to see vice president George Bush emerge from super tuesday As the Likely Republican nominee staling any of three front ruining democrats could beat him. As a Democrat i m relieved that push might be the Candida Ccarter old reporters before a lecture at Oakland University. As the Clear Leader in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. Bush will run an unexciting Campaign while the closely bunched democrats will draw attention in races that could be vituperative at limes. Carter said. Any Democrat that comes Forth could beat Bush in november he said. Carter said Massachusetts gov. Michael Yutakis Jesse Jackson and ten a Csc sen. Albert Gore All were impressive tuesday and added that 650 uncommitted delegates including himself will play a major role in do. Riding the nominee. Dead Man s a Winner in Texas county election i think in accurate to say that Day the chances Are less Likely that one of the candidates would arrive in Atlanta with a Clear majority cart said. The chances Are almost nil Thul Chrycy Ler chairman la Iacocca or anyone who has not been subjected to Public and Media scrutiny in the Campaign could be nominated the former president said. It was a great Victory for Albert Gore Jesse Jackson continued his Superb Campaign on a limited budget appealing to bom Black and while and Dukakis Sands of time snowed he has Appeal in the South As Well As the Carter said. Darter said he did not subscribe to the theory dial Jackson is nol Clicc table. Jesse Jackson has run As Brilliant a political Campaign As i be Ever seen in my Carter said. I have been surprised Al the of Cadlo of acceptance of Jesse the biggest surprises from super tuesday Carter said were the Success of Gore and the poor showing of Missouri congressman Richard Gephardt Evadale. Tens up Jasper county voters Dilibe rally selected a dead Man in the democratic primary election tuesday to oust incumbent precinct 6 co Mable Joe Ftp Mac the win Ner s daughter in Law said. Philip fou Harl. 60, died feb. 29, but Goi 263 votes tuesday compared with Fiscle s 229 soles. Jasper county clerk Evelyn Stoll said the democratic election committee will appoint a Candi Date for i november election. There is no Republican candidate. Slot said. The candidate s son David Dougharty and his wife. Karen continued the Campaign to assure Ilia Giselle would not get re elected mrs. Dougharty said. We As a family just went with in be cause this is what he would have wanted dough any said. Or. Dougharty was Constable several Yean ago. He did an excellent Job. A lot of people wanted him Back in. He cared for the people and they a Cre not Happy the she said Fistle 56, said he will try to find an other Law enforcement Job upon comple Tion Ornis term in december. I m not going to try to contest it i fed like people voted their convictions. 1 Fisette said. Elected to the consta ble office in 1984, he previously worked As a Reserve Deputy and said he has 11 years of Law enforcement Viperi Cnoc. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. March 11. 194ft czechoslovak foreign minister Jan Maurin 61. Leaped to his death from a second floor window of the foreign office Only i i Days after he was returned As one of the few non communists in the new Cabinet 30 years ago today. March ii 1958 president Eil Thuner prepared to Aik inner ii to pm from 26 to 39 the maximum number of weeks that jobless workers could draw unemployment compensation. 20 years ago today. March ii 1968 a Gallup poll conducted throughout the country indicated that 49 percent of americans More than eur before Felt the United Stales was wrong to gel involved militarily in Vietnam. 10 years ago today. March ii 1978 the Dollar surged upward an european Money markets in apparent optimism from news thai the United slates would keep intervening to avoid Shock to the Dollar
