Show Y oters give Democrats more power By United Press International American voters answered President Reagan's appeal to "stay the course” by electing a Congress less amenable to his policies and by giving the Democratic Party a more powerful base in statehouses around the country After months of sharp rhetoric and more than $300 million in outlays the 1982 campaign ended Tuesday without a clear repudiation as Democrats had sought of the conservative crusade Reagan began nearly 22 months ago However there was no doubt the Democrats' political clout will be enhanced by a larger majority in the House — an additional 25 seats — and their biggest statehouse sweep since 1970 with an increase of nine "We feel very good about what happened" Reagan said In contrast House Speaker Thomas O'Neill called the outcome "a disastrous defeat for the president” and looked with relish at the prospect of leading a more powerful Democratic majority in the House Political futures were made and broken as notables — including Senate candidates Millicent Fenwick New Jersey’s aristocratic governorships Republicans overcame strong challenges to their control of the Senate wrested from the Democrats in the Reagan landslide of 1980 and for the first time in 50 years retained status majority-part- y Major Democratic wins in New Jersey and New Mexico were offset by key losses in Virginia and Nevada leaving the Republican edge unchanged at 6 The range of predictions offered in recent weeks enabled both sides to claim a degree of 54-4- pipe-smoki- congresswoman ng and caitiornfa’s Democratic governor Edmund Brown Jr — went down to defeat Among the newcomers who burst onto the satisfaction Reagan stood before reporters in the Rose Garden to say he was "gratified" the GOP had held the Senate and sustained losses in the House on target with White House A smiling scene were Las Vegas businessman Chic Senate career of Hecht who ended the Democrat Howard Cannon and a host of 24-ye- ar young and energetic projections congressional candidates The returns gave this profile of the 98th Congress Senate - — 51 necessary for control REP DEM Elected Leading Holdovers New Total 20 0 26 13 0 41 46 46 Present House — 218 necessary for control DEM 261 Elected 7 Leading 268 New total Present 243 54 54 REP 162 3 165 192 0 0 0 0 Utahns vote to ‘stay on course’ with Hatch By Janelle Brown staff writer - SALT LAKE CITY Orrin Hatch’s plea to "stay the course” set by President Reagan received resounding support Tuesday as Utah voters made it abundantly clear they have no intention of jumping ship The Republican senator who staked much of his campaign on Reagan's popularity with Utahns emerged as the clear victor early in vote counting despite predictions the race would be a close one Hatch claimed a comfortable 58 percent of Utah's vote compared to 42 percent for Democratic opponent Ted Wilson when tallies were completed this morning At one point last week in the hotly contested race some pollsters had shown Wilson to be within three points of Hatch sparking the hopes of Wilson one-ter- m fans Wilson conceded defeat shortly after 10 pm Tuesday night The Salt Lake City mayor told a crowd of mourning supporters he felt that despite the loss Democrats had delivered a clear message about a need for change "even if the voters didn’t buy it” “I’ve climbed a lot of mountains I didn't quite get to the top of but I came back another day and tried again" he told a crowd of cheering supporters Asked later whether the statement implied Wilson would run again the mayor only smiled and said he wasn't announcing his next candidacy at this point Despite the grim election returns Wilson remained outwardly cheerful at Democratic headquarters hugging campaign workers and quipping at reporters "I'm still mayor and that ain’t bad” confronted by a Wilson sobbing supporter simply hugged her hard and said "Now no crying or I’ll start up Later in the evening too” Hatch who ran the most expensive campaign in Utah’s history thanked voters for their support in a short acceptance speech delivered about 10:30 pm from Republican headquarters at the Hotel Utah Holding up his infant granddaughter to the microphone and praising his father for his help Hatch pledged to try and represent all Utahns during his upcoming term Both Hatch and Wilson praised each other for running honorable campaigns But at Democratic headquarters at the Hilton Hotel some Wilson supporters shouted back an emphatic "no” when the mayor congratulated his opponent and then urged fellow Democrats to do likewise Wilson later said that President Reagan’s campaign trip to Utah last Friday six-ye- ar UPI last-minu-te Sen Orrin Hatch gives the thumbs up to a crowd of cheering supporters as he (Continued to page 3) prepared to give his victory speech Tuesday night in Salt Lake City Straight party voting paves GOP pathway By James Thalman and Jerry Ford staff writers It’s an unpopular job but somebody's got to provide opposition Such was the attitude in the Democratic camp late election night after realizing the Republican landslide that began in Cache County two years ago would again bury its candidates Cache County Democratic Chairman Ross Peterson said his party had the most qualified candidates and they were opposed by Republicans who should have been easy to beat "Mostly I feel bad that the county has been robbed of the most qualified people who ever went before the public willing to serve” Peterson said “Considering the track records 'V sA Orrin Hatch (R) Ted Wilson (D) ' i James Hansen Stephen Dirks (R) (D) : Republican commission candidate -- p30521 217739 two-par- John Evans (D) ty Governor y " times to give incumbents a pat on the back is inexcusable” said Peterson Peterson said the Democrats ran the strongest slate of candidates Each was conservative tight in fiscal matters and had numerous achievements within the LDS Church He said the Cache County Commission incumbents who won easily have conflicts of interest Some of their decisions on planning and zoning statements about open meetings and their bending of rules for area business is behavior that would not be tolerated in most places Peterson said Anderson said it is an insult to the voters to question their knowledge of issues This is a Republican area and people support the Republican philosophy People feel they are being represented well he said “The people have spoken” on a Inside today ci T64439: m ?fiyi6097r Philip Batt (R) David Leroy (R) Mike Mitchell (D) Jim Jones Dean Smith’s vote Both won voting Democrats assailed straight-part- y prior to the election but Anderson said he thought it was an affront to the voters’ voting is intelligence to say straight-part- y somehow blind voting The system is alive in Cache County said Anderson Peterson isn’t so sure People are not looking at the issues Peterson said It’s great to have an allegiance to a party but not at the expense of good choices The compatability of the Democratic candidates with the average voter profile and the tough economic times fueled optimism for the Democrats But the straight party vote killed any chances Peterson said "With the tough SlddHvbtetal ip' US Senate Owen Yeates’ total vote and nearly half of of the incumbents the loss of these men's service is even more disheartening” Cache County Republican Party Chairman Justin Anderson agreed the Democrats had good candidates "You had strong candidates great candidates” Anderson told Peterson after the direction of the races was clear It was a scrappy fight but the burden is on the elected now to do a good job Anderson told The Herald Journal today "The burden is on the Republicans and the people in office to lead The burden is on us to perform” said Anderson The Republicans were helped by straight-part- y voting Of the total vote 2697 percent was straight-part- y Republican and 68 percent Democrat There were 21798 ballots cast in Cache County with 5880 going straight-part- y Republican That was more than half of Republican county commission candidate (R) y’ -i Index r c r- JD Williams (D) Joe Williams (D) Nolan Young (R)3V George Hahsen j - (R) This election as elections habitually do produced a lot of news Read more about who won who lost why and 2 3 4 how on pages ——i y Richard Stallings (D) Reed Budge (R) Walter Ward (D) Jay McKenzie (R) Dallin Phillips (D) Michael Kunz (D) Mary Cordingley (R) Doris Wing (D)’ Politics like all the many machinations of mere men are of no concern to the weather To winners and losers alike the weather remains as always implacably indifferent 4 |