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Show THE DAILY UTAH CHRONICLE Wilkinson Speaks to Republicans SHEENA MCFARLAND Chronicle News Writer appointee in the Reagan administration and campaigned for educa- Winston Wilkinson remembers seeing men and women soaked by fire hoses, attacked with cattle prods and canines during the civil rights movement. He wondered if Martin Luther King Jr. was right in his message of resistance. At the age of 18, Wilkinson felt the more militant views of Malcolm X better suited him. After exploring the Methodist and Islamic faiths, he is now a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y Saints, and he is running for U.S. Congress. As a black. Mormon Republican, Wilkinson is "unique," but that's not his platform, he told the University of Utah College Republicans at their kick-of- f event Wednesday. "I want to maintain my values. The centerpiece of my campaign is education, but I also want to address social security and the size of government," he said. Wilkinson served as a political tion reform. "Reagan compared education with military readiness it was that important to him. America is on the low end of international competition. I want to change that," Wilkinson said. Wilkinson also promised a clean campaign against incumbent Jim Matheson. "Matheson is a nice guy, but so am I. It won't be a negative cam, paign," he said. Both of the men have recognizable names as well, said Wilkinson in reference to Brigham Young University President Ernest Wilkinson. Utahns have a different view on guns, abortions and tax refunds than Matheson does, Wilkinson said. Wilkinson feels he better represents the residents of Utah. Matheson has $300,259 in cash, while Wilkinson has only $7,232, according to the most recent federal campaign reports. Utah also has less than a percent black population, according to non-viole- nt 2001 S MONDAY, OCTOBER 8. 1 Want the best job in the world? Be a Chrony ad designer. Call the 2000 census. Because of numbers such as these, Wilkinson was very pleased with the recent redistricting of Utah, because it turned an area with a 54 percent Republican voting population to one of 62 percent. Rommel Herrera, Wilkinson's intern and volunteer coordinator, brought him to the U to get more students involved. "Wilkinson's main fous is education, so he wants to get the young people involved," Herrera said. Herrera wants to find people to be delegates for the GOP convention next spring, where they will vote on Republican nominees, including Wilkinson. Anyone is allowed to attend the convention, but only delegates are allowed to vote. Herrera is hoping to recruit delegates to vote for Wilkinson at the convention. 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God struck on Sept. n just like he struck the sinners down in Jeremiah," said follower Katherine Hockenbarger. Phelps believes the Sept. 11 attacks were God's punishment for accepting homosexuality in the United States, he said. Some people stopped to talk to the protestors, while others drove by, often shouting at the protestors and flipping them off. one man physically Only expressed his opinion. Shen Gallagher, a Salt Lake resident, ran up to the protestors and began hugging them. "I don't agree with what they are saying. They were so scared of being touched. I thought it was hilarious when he called me a fag when I hugged those girls," he said. The protesters called the police on a cellular phone. An officer came and stayed throughout the protest. The officer kept people out of the street and also kept any physical fights from occuring. Other people verbally expressed their opinions. "Do you really have so much hate that you have to hold up a sign?" 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