European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday december 18. 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3 Cuomo aide Given . Primary papers Albany n y. Apr a prominent new Hampshire Democrat picked up the forms monday that Mario Cuomo would need to enter the nations first presidential primary a just in Case the new York governor decides to run. The new Hampshire filing papers were collected for Cuomo operatives by Joe Grandmaison a former new Hampshire democratic chairman who has been providing advice to Cuomo s supporters. He said the Suonio Camp has a chosen to be Friday is the filing deadline for new Hampshire a feb. 18 primary. New York democratic chairman John Marino a Veteran Cuomo political aide played Down the significance of the move to obtain the filing papers. He said Cuomo had t decided whether to join the race. A this is no big Deal a Marino said. A obviously if we re going to get ready. 1 need to have All of the papers necessary on Marino said he Hadnot talked with the governor about picking up the filing papers. Quot Cuomo is trying to work out a solution to new York s latest budget woes a problem that he said must be under control if he is to run for president. �?o1 need to Deal with the budget situation right now. I have no Choice a Cuomo said monday. Quot if i done to do that. I won t be tree to do anything a Cuomo also said that if he misses the new Hampshire primary it still Quot would be theoretically possible Quot to run. Quot i m not sure How practical. I wont address that question unless meanwhile new York Republican chairman William Powers said monday that if Cuomo runs the gop will Quot keep after him Quot about his record in Albany. The new York chairman said he has had a general discussions Quot with National Republican strategists about such an Effort. The strategy was already in evidence monday As sen. Alfonso d Amato . Held a news conference on the Steps of the stale Capitol. A if one can t run their own budget Here in the state obviously people will wonder How you can handle that situation nationwide when we have problems there As Well Quot do Amato said of Cuomo. Cuomo retorted Quot it sounds As if he a been signed up by president Bush s team to be one of the attack dogs along with the s cheesy debate tactics supported blasted Washington apr Jerry Brown defied the rules and exasperated his rivals in an abrasive debate performance that apparently appealed to Many americans. They have been dealing his toll free number by the thousands. A four thousand to 5,000 people have called since last night a Brown said monday at a midday news conference. At the end of the Day his press Secretary Lucana Wachtel said there were 5,128 Calls total. Brown who limits Campaign contributions to $100 or less said people had pledged $150,000 to his Campaign since sunday night s nationally televised debate by the six democratic presidential candidates. The former two term California governor and Champion fund Raiser has remade himself into the voice of the people a angry people. He rails at a the corrupt stranglehold he says monies special interests have on the political system. Sunday night he railed at Abc and Moderator Tom Brokaw for trying to enforce what they said was an agreement barring fund raising during the broadcast. He continued the broadside on monday and denied he was a party to any agreement not to solicit contributions during the debate. The 800-number is amazing technology. Brown said. It gets people involved. A to try to crush that and Stop it is profoundly undemocratic a he said. Nelson Polsby a political science professor at the University of California at Berkeley assessed Browne a debate performance As incoherent and noisy. A the dragged the whole conversation Down. He behaves himself As though he does no to think rules and prior agreements apply to him a Polsby said. But Brown promised More of the same at the next debate a should he be invited. A i will not be silenced a he declared at mondays news conference. A this is a Campaign of insurgency a Campaign to be the sword of the people who done to have the he held up a sign with that 800-number on it. Wasny to it a Little a cheesy a someone ventured to give out the toll free number like some electronics Salesman in the Middle of the televised debate a it is not As elegant As dining at the tables of the mighty and the wealthy a Brown said. A but its More democratic and More Brown freely acknowledges his past As a pillar of the establishment and his complicity with the system he now condemns. He said his change of heart began after the 1990 elections. As state democratic party chairman he raised millions democratic presidential candidate Jerry Brown holds up his toll free number during a news conference monday. Of dollars for candidates that year and a nothing happened a he said. A nothing was built. The party was worse off than it was before and everyone said we needed More Money a if Brown had Only found More thus did his revelations begin he said until he Felt a full blown a obligation to bring a dose of cold hard reality into an empty and meaningless that has translated into relentlessly harsh indictments not Only of the political system but of his fellow democrats. Brown Laid them on thick sunday night and even thicker on monday. For example he called the centrist democratic leadership Council until recently headed by rival candidate Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton a a pseudo party that is bought and paid for by corporate and he said those who done to take him seriously should remember that a i governed a state for eight years that created 2.2 million jobs a More than the populations of some of these places Quot from where some of his critics come. Brown brushed aside questions about Why he did no to aim his fire More at president Bush and whether he was damaging a future democratic nominees shot at the White House. But Polsby called Brown a the republicans secret told that Brown Drew thousands of contributors after the debate Polsby replied Quot i would guess its Republican Money. They want to keep him in Quot Abc May not air interview with Smith accuser new York apr the woman who accused William Kennedy Smith of rape has agreed to an interview on abcs primetime live. But the interview May not air if the woman refuses to be identified a newspaper said tuesday. The interview with Diane Sawyer was to be taped tuesday and today for broadcast thursday. Rena Terracuso spokeswoman for the show said it has not been determined whether the 30-year-old Florida woman will be identified by name and shown without any disguising of her face. A we will respect her wishes Quot she said. However the new York times re ported tuesday that Abc news May decide it would be unfair after Smiths acquittal to broadcast the interview if the woman wont identify herself. A we Are proceeding with the understanding that this Young woman is coming Forward and will identify herself a the newspaper quoted an unidentified Abc news executive As saying. The times said whether the network agreed to air an Anonymous interview would depend on whether the woman continues making charges against Smith. The Miami Herald reported tuesday that Smiths accuser had not decided whether to allow Abc to use her name. It quoted the woman smother. A jury last week acquitted Smith the 31-year-old Nephew of sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., of raping the woman March 30 at the Kennedy a Palm Beach fla., estate. Most Media organizations including the associated press have followed the practice of not identifying accusers in rape cases. The woman a face was electronically obscured during television coverage of the trial and the sound was Cut off when lawyers or witnesses mentioned her name. However several news organizations identified her after Smith was acquitted. The woman s lawyer David Roth said he was authorized Only to confirm a statement saying his client decided to Grant an interview to Sawyer after meeting her saturday in West Palm Beach. Terracuso said the woman Wasny to being paid. A Abc d Oes not pay for interviews Quot she said. The woman has not Given interviews since accusing Smith. Smith s lawyer Roy Black said the interview was a Surprise because the woman a lawyers fought vigorously to maintain her privacy
