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Show Students Query Lloyd At lieetb, By DAVE ROWLAND Chronicle Staff Writer The scene is the Ilinkley Caucus Room. About 15 college Young Republicans are lounging comfortably comfort-ably in a semi-circle, and the impression im-pression they give is one of expectation. expec-tation. They seem to be looking forward to the afternoon as being something of a subtle happening. A Chroicle reporter enters. He has been worried that he would be late, but now on his arrival,- he fear's that he had been given false information on time and place and that nothing out of the ordinary was to occur at the Caucus Room that afternoon, afterall. "When Sherm Lloyd be here?" he asks. "Five minutes ago," comes the reply. "Mind if I wait?" "Sure, have a seat!" The Young Republicans continue their conversation. They seem to like the idea of putting up Nelson Rockefeller to run against Bobby Kennedy. "Rocky alone has as much money as old man Kennedy." "Kennedy holds the key to the fortune." "Didn't he make his money by soaking it into the booze industry during prohibition?" Laughter follows fol-lows that statement. Representa- lems in this country. We're half way through a war and the value of the American dollar is at an all-time all-time low. I'm sure that on'y a miracle (the miracle of a Kennedy, he admits) will save the Democrats now. We have excellent chances, now." Lloyd Seeks Re-election Question three: How about the state elections and Lloyd's post? Lloyd confirms that if Gov. Ramp-ton Ramp-ton runs for re-election he will probably win. "Rampton knows how to use his power. If he tries for the Senate, Bennett will probably prob-ably take the race and a Republican Repub-lican could gain control of the Governor's Gov-ernor's seat." Lloyd predicts that his own re-election will be tough, but thinks he will come out on top. "I'll be against Phil Hansen." Someone remarks that Hansen doesn't have a chance. Lloyd sighs at this statement. "He has a following." fol-lowing." He breaks into a story. "Several people underestimate Phil, but I talked to a lady today, and now nothing will surprise me. I told her Phil was going to be Johnson's next Vice-President. She didn't move a muscle. Then I told her that if he didn't get the nod, he would replace Raymond Burr on Perry Mason. She didn't blink at that either. Hansen's quite a remarkable re-markable gentleman. I quit after that!" the gold standard js topic of discussion, e v ' seems mildly interested cus door opens and cl0ses ( more people file in. Lloyd considers thp that Wallace might throw ! tion into the House as a p : He says that in Drew ff ; opinion, Ezra Taft Benson be Wallace's Vice Pre I There is an undercurrent I Lloyd senses the uneasine I group. He reverts back toV I "The democrats won't u, I run for the Senate. He T I doesn't respect a House 0ff!!i ! should. He probably doT ! spectit. It's an important J '-Rockefeller '-Rockefeller will run he D many times can an;;;; How will Lloyd campaip, year? "I can't say. Lasted the House seat was domiar l rang door bells. This year 1 different story. The pres'J the senate and the governor's are up I won't be that tap I don't know what I'll do " It is just about 2 p.m. jw,' past Lloyd. As he speaks &j his chair forward, to let them At the end of his statement fumbles with his attache c handle. Finally he speaks aE "If I'm going. to speak at 2 better go." Everyone claps AV stop, finish the refreshments j tive Lloyd is now fifteen minutes late. Lloyd Arrives lie does come though; his entrance en-trance is hardly earth-shaking. If the group had net recognized his distinctive features, chances are he would have b'ended in perfectly with everyone else. Once he has entered, everyone rises and he canvasses can-vasses the room, shaking hands with every Young Republican present, pres-ent, saying "Hello," "How are you," "It's good to see you," and things like that. A student spokesman calls the group to order, welcomes Congressman Congress-man Loyd, and then makes a plea to take advantage of the refreshments refresh-ments that have been provided. The refreshments consist of rather hard yellow cookies, and some thick lime-flavored punch. Once everyone has satisfied himself with the refreshments, Lloyd, who all this time has been in quiet conversation con-versation with one of the students, decides the time is right to begin. The caucus doors are methodically closed. "I want to be as informal as possible. You must have questions, so shoot," begins Lloyd. Predicts GOP Win First question: Are the Republicans Republi-cans going to win this year, and who will be their toughest competition. compe-tition. "We're going to win this year, I hope. We've got to beat Kennedy. After Johnson dropped from the race, I thought Bobby was going to sweep the country, and we would have to counter the sweep with a Percey or a Lindsey, but Kennedy hasn't measured up. He doesn't present a picture of having any charm. He doesn't have any compassion for the ideas he is campaigning for. He only wants to be president, and it shows." Lloyd doesn't think Kennedy has the" nomination yet. He thinks Humphrey is coming on strong, and says that Humphrey is a tremendous tre-mendous speaker. "It will be between be-tween those two." He doesn't think that the Republican Repub-lican delegates should sew up the convention for Nixon. "We should be able to pick and choose. If Nixon makes it on the first ballot, that's fine, but after the first, it's anybody's game." Next question: What do you feel about the civil rights bill passed last week? "You're right in assuming assum-ing that Martin Luther King's assassination as-sassination passed that bill!" Lloyd bemoans the fact that it was passed without further amendment or without with-out any witnesses to testify either for it or against it. "Several people have the impression I voted against the bill. I voted against the bill's coming up for a vote. When that failed, I voted for passage. People never look at the little things. The Washington Post published the results re-sults of the first vote, putting white hats on all the Congressmen who voted for voting. I was one of the bad guys." The housing people are mad, comments com-ments Lloyd, referring to the real-ators. real-ators. They have a valid complaint, he continues. "I hope they speak to me again. The other side has its argument too, though. If a person has a black skin, he can't buy the house of his choice. He never gets a bargain on the deal. He has to settle for the outrageous estimated price, or no house at all. I feel for him." Lloyd has seemed uneasy about discussing the civil rights legislation. legisla-tion. Now he changes the subject of his own accord. "We have prob- |
