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Show Demos Rally For McCarthy Senator Eugene McCarthy's announcement an-nouncement of his candidacy for the Democratic presidential nomination nomin-ation in 1968 has sharply altered the current political picture and presents those of us seeking an end to the continuing escalation of the Vietnam war with a meaningful political alternative. From its inception the Utah Chapter Chap-ter of Citizens for Kennedy has aimed at supporting a Democratic peace candidate who would pose as a potent political threat to LBJ. Although the group has felt Senator Sena-tor Robert Kennedy would offer the strongest potential challenge to Lyndon Johnson, the McCarthy announcement an-nouncement makes the situation more complex. The Citizens feel McCarthy is a man who is willing to meet the Johnson establishment head on and is firmly committed to seeking a peaceful settlement of this war and have written to Senator Sen-ator McCarthy pledging him their local support. |