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Show Mass Meetings Draw 600 Utes Reports are still invading the campus as to the recent political activities of the University Uni-versity students at the Monday mass meetings. According to a survey taken by several of the professors in the polltlcal science department, nearly 600 students participated in the mass meetings. IN ONE WEALTHY Republican Republi-can area, a student in law settled himself in an alcove facing the audience where he could greet the latecomers and act as parimentarian, a position pos-ition to which he appointed himself. The gentleman was elected a delegate to the June convention on an anti-Ooia-water ticket. He claimed it was easy to swav a mass meeting if you were in a suitable position, or U you could make the power group split their votes them-felves. them-felves. This, according to the student, is what he did. On the other side of the ruler, the Democrats did not have as large a turnout as the Republicans, but political pol-itical observers said it was because the Republicans had more "high level contests" to attract them than the Democrats. Yet in District 236 (Federal Heights, where many University Univer-sity students live), 79 of the same district, 170 Republicans were crowded into one home. Among the notables in this group were Gov. Clyde and Rep. Lloyd. SEVERAL observers said the Governor did not seem to approve ap-prove of any candidate that would want three terms. He a said he is pleased with tte four candidates that are running for the nomination on Se Republican ticket (five men have filed for the office). In the political science department de-partment seven of the professors profes-sors passed out questionaires to their students asking them to sit in on the mass meetings, or, if they are registered voters, vot-ers, to attend and then answer an-swer the questions for a survey. sur-vey. Dr. Frank H. Jonas, professor pro-fessor of political science is doing. Some of the questions asked the students were: "Number of persons attending a mass meeting meet-ing for the first time due to: Organizational prompting Publicity, Pub-licity, Special Request, Curiosity, Cur-iosity, Having became of age as a qualified elector, other reason. Number of wives of public office holders present? Were the candidates for the position of delegate asked for their views on the candidates for public office or on issues?" The observer was asked by the questionaire to note when the election law governing procedures pro-cedures at the meeting was violated intentionally or unintentionally. un-intentionally. The survey sheet said that the purpose of the observer was "to find and record those details and facts which are pertinent to the objectives ob-jectives of this study, those of determining the composition of the mass meeting, observing political behavior," especially that which would indicate an increased interest in the mass meetings. Reports from scattered areas indidicated that attendance was higher than it has been before, but there was the district dist-rict that had 15 people out of 200 registered Demfx;rat. The only University student to attend at-tend that meeting said "The chairman was reelected, hor husband was elected as the delegate and the ice cream cake they served afterwards was good. |
