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Show . Number 11S Political Frontier Topic Of 'Womens5 Forum, Cave Views Hopefuls , Goldwater's Chances Nil, Mediator Johnson Able By JOAN TREVTTHICK Chronicle Editor-in-Chief Barry Goldwater's chances for the Republican nomination died the same day Pres. Kennedy was assassinated, said Dr Alfred Al-fred Cave, Wednesday, at noon in the Union Center Ballroom Sponsored by the AWS "Women's Week" committee. Dr. Cave analyzed the political frontier as it stands in relationship to next tall s national election. LOOKING AT THE presidential possibilities of the Gold-water Gold-water camp with a pessimistic eye, Dr. Cave said that many Americans associated the Kennedv assassination with a right wing extremist group. The chain thinking which connected the John Birch Society with extreme conservatism and that in turn with Barry Goldwater's name has almost snuffed out the Arizona Senator's chances for election. Dr. Cave further explained that the contest of issues which would have flared during a Gold-water-Kennedy contest have been smothered by the position which Pres. Johnson holds in the political eye. Sen. Goldwater is the first candidate who has offered some clear Republican alternative alterna-tive to a Democratic platform. plat-form. Where the Democrats stand for peaceful coexistence, Goldwater has taken up the cry of total victory. A political battle between Goldwater and Kennedy would have cleared the air, said Dr. Cave. Each man could meet his opponent issue to issue and lock horns. But the nation has somehow some-how grown tired of political undercutting un-dercutting and with Kennedy's assassination has adopted a more unified attitude. Pres. Johnson, man who can compromise and work with both sides of the fence, is more secure in his chances for re-election. To a public tired of divided issues, Pres. Johnson seems to be the ideal candidate, "To the businessman busi-nessman he offers a tax cut and in a drawling voice speaks to the South on civil rights," said Dr. Cave. ONLY A SHORT time ago, said Dr. Cave, Gov. Rockefeller was an odds on favorite. But t h e American's attitude that "Caesar's life should be beyond reproach," has cast a shadow on the Rockefeller campaign. His divorce was considered a front but his remarriage was held an outrage, said Dr. Cave. Also a possibility in the Republican Re-publican forces is Henry Cabot Lodge. He is by nature a Bos-tonian Bos-tonian and conducts his campaign cam-paign on a schedule of banker's hours, rt was Dr. Cave's opinion that this man does not have the lion-like dedication to campaigning campaign-ing that traditional politician seems to display, nor is he that interested in office seeking to put up a hard fight. Dr. Cave pointed out that Gov. William Scranton o f Pennsylvania, Gov. George Romney of Michigan and past vice-president Richard M. Nixon Nix-on still have a foot in the Presidential race. In reference to Margaret Chase Smith, who this year cast her bonnet into the Presidential ring, Dr. Cave felt her receiving the Republican nomination would come only as a tribute "to a gracious gra-cious lady" or as a sign of dissatisfaction dis-satisfaction with the other party hopefuls. Dr. Cave's lecture on the stand of November politics was the final event in the AWS sponsored spon-sored "Women's Week." Hall of Fame scheduled for this evening at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Center Cen-ter Ballroom will be the scene of the selection of both Mortar Board, senior women's honorary, and Cwean, junior women's honorary. hon-orary. A graduate booklet for women will be distributed at this time written by members of the AWS Council under the dlrec-I dlrec-I tion of Viki Wilkinson. |