European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday november 9, 1992 Jyz election �?T92 the stars and stripes Page 7jackson urges Clinton to Honor vows by Catherine s. Manegold the new York times Washington a the Rev. Jesse Jackson relatively silent during the presidential Campaign saturday led a group of about 150 prominent advocates for minorities women and other political groups in celebrating president elect Clinton a Victory and in urging that the new administration make Good on the candidates promises on a variety of economic and social issues. In a Daylong gathering at the Hyatt hotel in Washington Jackson sounded a note of Compromise and political consolidation. He said the loosely formed coalition of advocacy groups should keep pressure on the White House to follow through on promises of jobs programs education health care improvements and a wide Range of civil rights matters. Jackson called those gathered a a across Section of current policy makers and they included mayor Sharon Pratt Kelly of Washington Ralph Nader Patricia Ireland the president of the National organization for women Dorothy height the head of the National Council of negro women newly elected Black and hispanic government officials top democratic National committee staff members and a half dozen prominent Union leaders. Jackson urge them to work together As a an army to fight for the plan for at a news conference after the gathering Jackson said he intended to work with the Clinton administration to a walk Arm in Arm to defeat the forces resisting asked about the tension Between himself and Clinton a Campaign during the presidential race Jackson dismissed those we campaigned hard for the newly apportioned seats across the South and we won each one of them a he said. A the Issue was always about Clinton and Bush not Clinton and the gathering of so Many minority leaders so soon after a presidential election was described by rep. Edolphus towns d-n.y., the chairman of the congressional Black caucus As a show of Unity by groups that supported the Clinton candidacy behind the scenes. Towns and others said the meeting would probably Lead to a position paper laying out the specifics of an Agenda on jobs health care and education. David Bositis a senior research associate with the joint Center for political and economic studies stressed the Broad political base represented by those at the meeting. A now finally the leadership is starting to resemble the base a he said pointing to election results that sent Many new Blacks and hispanic democrats to Congress this year. Dismissing fears of a betrayal by the democratic party of the Agenda outlined saturday Bositis said he believed that the party would willingly follow its supporters. David Wilhelm the Clinton Gorc Campaign manager restated a thought heard frequently since tuesday that with the election won the difficult part lies Celebration Sas of Lacomy members of the Germany Branch of democrats abroad hold a Victory party saturday at their Headquarters in Lan Stuhl Germany. The group was celebrating the Victory of president elect Clinton in last weeks presidential election. More than 40 american democrats Falwell warns and local German officials from the Kaiserslautern area attended. Or. Ronald Schlundt is chairman of the Germany Branch of democrats abroad an organization that helps democrats serving overseas keep in touch with their political party Back aide chides Bush for inaction on economic woes Washington apr the top Deputy to vice president Dan Quayle faulted president Bush for not addressing the nations economic ills More quickly saying that a when 75 percent of the county thinks you re on the wrong track you can to look like you re sitting William Kristol the vice presidents chief of staff agreed with former Ronald Reagan political advisers Lyn Nofziger and de Rollins that Bush had mishandled voter unrest Over the Economy. The three were interviewed on in no a Larry King live. The three agreed also that Clinton had fashioned a formidable Campaign. Rollins who served briefly this year As co manager of Ross Perot a Independent bid for the presidency said Clinton a was a the Best Campaign in be Ever seen a Democrat Rollins said the Bush White House a always underestimated this candidate. They thought they had Michael Dukakis All Over again. Obviously he was a much better candidate than Rollins and Nofziger charged that the Bush Campaign had abandoned key people from Reagan a years who might have helped including themselves. Both said they offered their expertise and were rejected. Rollins said he volunteered both before and after his service with Perot earlier this year. Kristol still an administration official was More restrained in his criticism. But he said Bush should have focused on the Economy much sooner saying his a very Good speech to the Detroit economic club in september should have been his Republican National convention address to a nationwide audience in August. A a. Clinton relaxes during Golf break moral majority a r i i r i a a May be revived before heavy week of decisions Lynchburg a. Up the Rev. Jerry Falwell says he May resurrect his once potent political action organization the moral majority if president elect Clinton turns out to be a the reincarnation of Jimmy Carter a Falwell founded the moral majority in 1979, but scrapped it 10 years later to focus on shoring up his financially strapped ministry. His Church and his College Liberty University Are $70 million in debt and Falwell has been working to reorganize the debts without resorting to bankruptcy. Falwell told the saturday editions of the Roanoke times amp world news that a no decision has been made on reviving the Ultra conservative moral majority. However he said he might be a a forced to do so if Clinton follows through on some of his Campaign promises including Protection of abortion rights and allowing homosexuals to serve in the military. Little Rock Ark. Up president elect Clinton took it easy saturday enjoying a round of Golf and some College football As he prepared to kick off the first democratic administration in 12 years. Clinton also predicted that if his new transition leaders do As Good a Job at helping him select a Cabinet As they did helping him pick a1 Gore As his running mate a a we la have the Best government in the history of the sporting a Campaign Cap Clinton made the remark to a Fox television Crew As he played Golf with web Hubble a in his wife a Law firm. Representatives for Clinton and president Bush were to meet later this week to discuss the transition. As is tradition Clinton who takes office Jan. 20, will pay a Call at the White House to meet with Bush a later this month or in Early december a and Hillary Clinton will visit Barbara Bush to look Over the family quarters. Bush selected transportation Secretary Andrew h. Card on saturday As his transition team Leader. White House press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater said chief of staff James a Baker Iii will meet in Washington on wednesday with Vernon Jordan newly named head of Clinton a transition team. Among the Many decisions facing Clinton is where his 12-year-old daughter Chelsea will enrol in school. She now attends Public school in Little Rock. Clinton had expected to spend saturday afternoon watching the Arkansas Mississippi state College football game but unseasonably warm temperatures Drew him to the Golf course. He managed to catch some of the game on a clubhouse to at the Chenal country club. Clinton said he spoke earlier saturday with Ricky Ray a 15-year-old boy with aids who a hospitalized in St. Petersburg Fla. A i had a wonderful conversation with him a said Clinton who promised during the Campaign to escalate the governments War against aids. A i talked to him and his Mother. I told them to hang in there. He said he wanted to come to Washington to see me and i told him i was pulling for him to do alter what was called a Down Day sunday the Pace was expected to pick up again this week though with countless decisions facing the president elect. On Friday Clinton named Jordan As chairman of his transition team and former Deputy Secretary of state Warren Christopher As its Day to Day director. Christopher told reporters his first priority will be to establish an orderly process for the selection of Cabinet officials and key aides
