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Show Speakers Converge Dignitaries Gather For U Convention By ANGELYN NELSON Chronicle Staff Writer State and national dignitaries will be converging on campus as University Uni-versity politics focuses on the Democratic Dem-ocratic Mock Conventions today and Saturday. Sponsored by ASUU and the Hinckley Institute of Politics, the convention will host Rep. Richard Boiling (D-Missouri) as the keynote speaker; Sen. Frank E. Moss CD-Utah); CD-Utah); Phil L. Hansen, attorney general; A. Wally Sandack, state Democratic chairman; Kay Allen, former speaker of Legislature; Norma Thomas, state vice chairman; chair-man; Jeanne Westwood, national committee woman; Clyde Miller, secretary of state; Gerald Hol-brook, Hol-brook, county chairman; and Marilyn Ma-rilyn Hinkin, county vice chairman. Stimulated Politics Nine hundred delegates from the University, Weber State and Westminster West-minster College will represent the 50 states at the University's first Mock Convention. According to a statement released from Dr. J. D. Williams, director of the Hinckley Institute, the "conventions "con-ventions are designed to involve a maximum number of students in stimulated politics as a stepping REP. RICHARD BOLLING . . . keynotes Mock Conventions stone to their real life involvement this year and thereafter." Activities began Thursday evening eve-ning with meetings of the Credentials Creden-tials and Platform committees. Badges for each delegate were given to each state's two representatives represen-tatives and are available from them. The Platform Committee debated de-bated on the planks of the platform plat-form written earlier this week following fol-lowing public hearings on major issues. Planks include domestic, agricultural, national defense and space, foreign affairs and United Nations and civil liberties.. - I' Liii or m Debate The session tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the Union Ballroom will center on debate and adoption of the platform. plat-form. Although the platform deals vaguely with major issues, especially espe-cially Vietnam, one member of the board of directors said, "the debate de-bate on the Vietnam War should last for hours because of the large peace faction expected to be present pres-ent at the convention. Probably the end result will be a neutral stand agreed upon by both the hawks and doves." Mr. Allen will conduct the platform plat-form meeting. Compared to the 1964 national platform, the space (Continued on Page 5) Democratic Convention Opens (Continued from Page 1) allotment to the issues will be more generous. Rep. Boiling's address will keynote key-note the convention on Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. A power in the United States House of Representatives, Repre-sentatives, Rep. Boiling sits on the House Rules Committee and the Joint Economic Committee. Nominating Speeches Campaign managers for Democratic Demo-cratic presidential hopefuls will deliver de-liver their nominating speeches at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Satur-day. The call of the states will begin be-gin the balloting at approximately 11 a.m., and it will continue until a candidate has received the required re-quired majority. Self financed programs, described by chairman John Thursten as a "collector's item," will be given to all delegates. The color handout will contain convention rules, general gen-eral information and the history of the Democratic conventions and mock conventions. Two declared candidates, Sen. Eugene McCarthy and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, will be vieing for the convention bid. Vice President Hubert Hu-bert H. Humphrey is expected to be nominated. Victory In Wisconsin "The recent withdrawal of President Pres-ident Johnson from the presidential race and Sen. McCarthy's victory in Wisconsin has added great impetus im-petus to the McCarthy movement," said Laury Hammel, McCarthy's campaign manager, "Sen. McCarthy McCar-thy has stood unwaveringly for an honorable peace in Vietnam and at the same time has many outstanding outstand-ing domestic programs. For these reasons, we feel Sen. McCarthy is the man and has the issues to en- Mock Conventions April 5 8:00 p.m. Breakfast with Richard Rich-ard Boiling, Union 304A. 9:30 a.m. Press conference with Richard Boiling, OSH 255. 10 a.m. Bull session with Richard Rich-ard Boiling, OSII 255. 11 a.m. Richard Boiling speaks to Political Science 155, OSH 203. s Noon Lunch with Richard Boiling, Boil-ing, Union Den. 2:15 p.m. Richard Boiling speaks to Political Science 145. 7:30 p.m. Convention meets to debate platform. April 6 8:30 a.m. Keynote address by Richard Boiling. 9:30 a.m. Nominating speeches by campaign managers. 11 a.m. First call of states and balloting begins. Delegates may sign up in the Caucus Room for lunch with the congressman Friday and Saturday. Satur-day. able him to capture a victory at the Demicratic Mock Convention and to become the next President of the United States." According to Roger Day, Kennedy's Ken-nedy's campaign manager, "The delegates to the Mock Conventions recognize the responsibility which goes with their role as a represn- ative of the Democratic Party. Ay under takin gthe task of challe: g-ing g-ing the renomination of Presid. nt Johnson, Sen. Robert F. Kenm J.y placed his political career in j.-o-pardy to implement changes in America's policy." Progressive America "His personal desire to rebuild a progressive and flexible America capable of solving her problems and his desire to renew the confidence con-fidence of the citizens in Americ-'s goals will be our important facior behind the Kennedy campaign. Based upon his wide experierce and independence and forward thrust, Robert Kennedy is capal-ie of unifying the Democratic Pa; ly and leading it to a victory owr Nixon in 1968. This, with the h.'ip of the Mock Convention delegates, we intend to do." John Scillito, Humphrey's campaign cam-paign manager, was unavailable for comment. Originally, he planned to run Vice President Humphrey as a vice presidential candidate on the ticket with President Johnson. Following President Johnson's withdrawal, with-drawal, George Milligan, Johnson's campaign manager, and Johnson backers, threw their support to the vice president. Milligan said, "Support "Sup-port for Humphrey is great and he is going to win!" Huge Operation The 12 man convention board, which has undertaken this huge operation, has been supervised by Dan E. Jones, a graduate student in the Political Science Department, and chaired by Stanford Stoddard Saggitarius Smith, Chronicle associate asso-ciate editor. Over 75 students have had leadership responsibilities in staging this convention. |