European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1995, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes . Sunday september 10,1995 gop candidates woo Christian coalition by the new York times Washington the political equivalent of Apple polishing was so intense at the opening of the Christian coalitions annual convention her Friday that sen. Bob Dole did not even try to hide his motives. A i read in this mornings papers about How All these candidates were coming Down Here to court All of you a Dole the leading Republican presidential contender told a boisterous audience of More than 4,000. A Well maybe we Are. What a wrong with that a clearly that was the sentiment among the Parade of prominent politicians who came courting not Only with words of affection but also by seeking to top one another Over who could most passionately endorse the coalitions Agenda. No one heeded Ralph Reed the groups executive director who insisted that the coalition members had come not to endorse any candidate not to anoint any front runner a a. V a a instead the presidential candidates a and the prospective candidates a took to the red White and Blue platform to embrace the groups positions on issues such As putting prayer Back in Public schools cutting taxes and opposing abortion. The turnout of political might was a testament to the growing political influence of the coalition the nations largest group of religious conservatives with about 1.7 million members. As Dole put it a a you re going to have a big big say about what happens in �?T96.�?� by injecting the sure fire Issue of abortion sen. Phil Gramm of Texas made perhaps the most blatant plea for coalition members to Back him Over Dole for Ortity Leader a form hours Tad never was protect the a but when he the Republican nomination. In May he said he signed a a pledge by. A group called the Republican National coalition for life affirming that a the unborn child has a fundamental individual right to life which cannot be  waving a copy of the pledge Gramm won a loud ovation when he said a i signed the pledge.�?�. He went on a i understand that my dear colleague Bob Dole is going to be Here this afternoon to speak. He has not signed the pledge. While he is Here i want to ask you to ask him to join  when Dole the a ascended to the same p later he asserted that he a Rcd in speaking out to Sanctity of All human  was taunted by scattered cries of a sign the pledge a Dole shot Back a a done to look at pledges. Look at the  Dole has not ruled out signing the pledge his aides said. But for now they added he wants to keep his options open in Case the committee that drafts the party a platform before the convention next summer wants to alter the language. Grammes Effort to Trump Dole on abortion did not win the approval of Sandy Tiller political director of the Republican National coalition for life who told reporters she was a a Little annoyed because a Gramm has done this silly staging a challenge.�?�. House speaker Newt Gingrich also took part in the Praise fest thanking the Christian coalition a from the Bottom of my  he credited the coalition with everything from helping republicans win a majority in Congress last year to sup Newt Gingrich thanked the Christian coalition a from the Bottom of my heart during the groups conference Friday. Porting the contract with America the manifesto that became part of the platform of most Republican candidates for the House in the november 1994 election. Singling out the new York times More than once he defended the coalition from reporters and editorial writers who a routinely practice  a i mean a Gingrich continued a take the last 25 new York times editorials on the phobias they care about and How passionate they can be about every americans right to be involved. Unless of course you believe in prayer. Every americans right to be involved a unless you believe in  offers Compromise on child care Washington a Senate majority Leader Bob Dole is reaching out to Republican moderates with a Compromise on child care As he seeks to bring together a fractured party and pass Lygis lation replacing Federal welfare programs with 50 state experiments. Democrats meanwhile continue to insist the Bill which ends the governments Long standing guarantee to provide a subsistence income to eligible families would leave Many children homeless and sleeping on grates. But the Senate voted 56-41 Friday along near solid party lines to reject legislation by sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan d-n.y., that would have preserved the entitlement to welfare while increasing the number of recipients working or in training. A the biggest floor fights Are yet to come. Votes Are Likely this week on amendments dealing with child care the formula for dividing welfare dollars among the states benefits for unmarried teen age mothers and How much of their own Money states should be required to spend on poor people. Dole moving to Shore up support among republicans before the toughest votes announced concessions Friday designed to bring around party moderates. A Day earlier he shifted toward conservatives by agreeing to deny additional Cash payments to women on welfare who have More children and to Reward states that bring Down out of Wedlock birth rates without increasing abortions. 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