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Show r- v j , - . t J i V 1 J ' l i I - '. ) i. j ! II ; : i x t ;t.'.'ji i j 4. --. ' ."Z I X f " " ' ' .,.,.'' I McGovern army behind the scenes BY TRISH HUETHER Special to the Chronicle EDITOR'S NOTE: Miss Huether is a student at South Dakota State University and is currently participating in the Sears-Roebuck Congres-! Congres-! Journalism Internship program in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON-The message was pencil printing scrawled on lined book paper-"My daddy left for Vietnam today. Please bring him From, David." Inside the envelope was a $1 bill. Hie letter came into the McGovern for President headquarters in Washington, D.C. A college graduate, volunteering her services, sepa-1 sepa-1 the money from the letter and said, "Here's another one. You taow.we get stacks of maU like this every day from people all over. It something to read it over." "ie crew of committed volunteers work daily in an old brick lclorian townhouse with pale brown peeling paint on the outside and Jhite and blue bunting in the windows. This is headquarters for vern strategy. Tie brick building is just two blocks from the Vol and is behind the Supreme Court building. j are the officers in the George McGovern army who live m the fek building? , National campaign manager Gary Hart worked for Bobby Kennedy He Justice Department and was a campaign organizer for him in '68. Staffer is Rhodes Scholar Jr staffer in the little brown brick building is a Rhodes scholar worked for Gene McCarthy in '68. A graduate of Harvard Law sj1 fid a man who worked for Martin Luther King in the 'Mhese are some of the credentials of the eight paid stall rs. The rest are volunteers-anyone who walks in the door and 'anttohelp." Hjrvard student in a business suit and tie stood at a table stapling Student volunteers for Sen. George McGove .an strategy a. the McGovern for President headquarters m Washington. D.C. ioL freshly mimeographed sheets with McGovern data, " deeded ognu it s chod during the campaign," he explaine "1 came here and I'pH if I could get $20 a week for working here. When I was refused asked if could g t jf wwk ,,m dong e , I some way ' to the cause of this man, then I'll stay, just C-rien ZToZ man who has the qua.ificafons of Sen. J (Continued on Page 9) jicGovernires plan strategy The typewriters clacked on Ou ade the brown Victorian Jngthe traffic headed to S jam the Capitol. Eighteen blot om the httle brick buildin stands the White House, the goal of the McGovern army 8 "We're getting citizens' groups set up in other places arid they will have to generate their own money," the former RFK advocate advo-cate explained. He said that most funds for the campaign come from "millions of small donors and a few large donors." When asked why the South Dakota senator's popularity had dropped in his home state, Mr O'Donnell said, "Sen. McGovern does take stands on controversial issues. He's truly been an international inter-national senator. I do think, however, how-ever, that the man's honesty and courage are respected in South Dakota." Muskie One-Issue Man He said that McGovern does not have all his eggs in the war basket. "If there's any one-issue man it's Muskie-and the issue is pollution." Mr. O'Donnell said that already 300 student campaign groups have been formed on campuses. "There are very strong groups at Harvard, Dartmouth, Yale, in California, at the University of Montana, at Carlton and at the University of Nebraska. Stragegy maps of battle areas cover one wall in the McGovern headquarters. In talking about these primary states, Mr. O'Donnell O'Don-nell predicted that Muskie, a New Englander, would conquer New Hampshire where the first primary race will be held. But he said that the South Dakota senator has a good chance in Oregon, California and Wisconsin. Honest Approach "As McGovern is exposed more to the public he will gain in popularity becaus" he has such an honest approach with people," Mr. O'Donnell predicted. I dfro." Page D 1.J what this country .; H'asFor RFK' .rl walked in with a '; in her arms. "I just weeks ago and I ,d volunteer," she ' smile of happy dedi-; dedi-; J for RFK, men who was left? She 'jut e and her hus-:,affle hus-:,affle interested in ; when they were m , : u service. "When "lof the country you f-se issues in a new way," t j.jlunteer Army LTtfersation was heavy as .iteer army of McGover-- McGover-- -'ed and sorted. ;;s (lie foresight to see Gentry needs, like back (; was already warning 'fliWar recession, while Q : else just became con-ilout con-ilout this in the past in honest, sincere guy. j'ho comes in contact salil-.Ms this out." slSiudent Strategist shi omJtonnell, a young Harvard J: . dressed in a bright red A a wide tie, is chief for students, faculty, i in the McGovern cam- i; explained that the main ' now is to get the candi-cmi candi-cmi the country on tours" talking with people jirig them their ideas on r 'Hie campaign is going to qii level of the people, not through speeches," Mr. Mi explained. |
