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Show Backers, Booers See HHH By ANGELINA Chronicle Managing E They stood side by sido fa between two fences J d supporters and protestors" carried signs of endorsement ,1 condemnation. m , Stood Motionless But they were silent standi al most motionless awaiting the president's arrival. - In the sea of signs, a niacarH reading "More MffltarJ, lice, More B.S., More Hubert" was next to "Humphrey In '68," while Job Corps trainees held high a banner splattered with Humphrey bumper stickers. "It isn't much of a crowd," said a secret service agent. Hecklers Unheard "This is a good crowd tor Utah, answered his comrade. "They had a sit-in in front of the draft induction induc-tion center and six people showed up. That's success. They don't seem to pull people out in Utah." When Vice President Humphrey emerged from the plane, a cheer rose from the crowd. But no cat-1 calls or jeers were audible. : There were more people present I than for any political candidate) who has visited Utah recently. But there were also more police. Watching from rooftops, carrying "walkie talkies," standing between the crowd, and the speaker's platform, plat-form, sitting on motorcycles he-tween he-tween official cars, police and mil- ; tary were everywhere. Hippie Journalism The candidate tried to shake . every outstretched hand. . j As people clammered to touch j i Mr. Humphrey or grab a vice pres- i j ident's card from his aide, the pro- -j , testers just stood and stared. How- ( ever, if they did speak, the words j were lost in the noise. Someone pushed a copy of the Electtic W a hippie paper, into the aides hands. "Oh, my God, he's . them!" moaned a canipg ; Vice President Humjjjj ; toward .the maprity w orable posters. Gaping Protestors But the worry was unw. The opposers stood gapjj H j shook his hand. Most were W fied. The signs, a national jgj , related, were the most . on this leg of the HumpW 4 paign. Yet their bearers atively "tame." ' A "demonstration'' , ialize. At least a never resulted. But ' r television cameras : recording the message cast to the country. |
