Show Vol 237 No 26 Salt Lake City Utah— Thursday Morning o ember 1988 10 Bush Means Business With 'New Team He Picks James Baker As Secretary of Stale Bangerler Defied The Odds By Dav id Hoffman ritef ashington Post Douglas L Parker Tribune Political Editor The gloom hanging over L'tah Democrats for letting a seemingly cinch gubernatorial victory slip through their fingers just couldn t be dissolved Wednesday by their winning the state s top legal office for the first time in 20 years — try as they might Republican Gov Norm Bangerter defied most people's odds his party split his conservatism challenged by historic tax hikes his political stratagem caught in a vise between two articulate challengers tappmg the discontent How could he pull it off when Democrat Ted W'llson waxed him in the public opinion polls by 30 to 35 percent leads a year before the election when Independent Merrill Cook embraced the tax revolt cause and — even when "Mr Republican financier Jon Huntsman — temporarily suggested another candidate step in to carry the GOP banner So when the governor did it winning another term with 40 percent of the vote (a 12000-votvictory margin among 645000 voters) the understandable recriminations arose in the Democratic camp and remarks exchanged about the party wandering in the political wilderness for the forseeable future To make matters worse in the year when Democrats promoted the idea of going after incumbent Republicans for pushing through 1987 tax hikes the change in the Legislature was almost zero There was a net Democratic gain of one seat in the House and a loss of one Democratic seat m the Senate leaving Republican majorities of 47 to 28 in the House and 22 to 7 in the Senate No while Republicans won voter favor for their other congressional and state office incumbents it didn't seem enough that Democrat Paul Van Dam a former Salt Lake County attorney wrested the attorney general s office with 52 percent of the vote from GOP David L Wilkinson who had picked up many a political barnacle over eight years in office Gov Bangerter suffering from a cold could be generous to the smarting dejected Democrats after Mr Wilson conceded his loss to the governor over the telephone The governor descended from a hotel suite about 3 15am with some 40 cheering supporters to join a handful of press waiting in a banquet room "This morning we start bringing the state back together on an agenda that will move us into the 1990s" Gov Bangerter said "This is a Republican state and we re proud of that but we re proud of the Democrats and the independents because I ve been one who wants to work with every person in this state "Utah has a great energy and a great ability to move forward if we all pull together and get politics out of the way Most of you know I don't like politics "It's a great American tradition to run races and only half the contestants win Sometimes only a third of contest victhem win " the three-wator added to chuckles from the gathering "We just want everybody out there in the state of Utah to know that Norm Bangerter doesn't hold Bangerter doesn't grudges: Norm look back " Democrats did a little looking back to regret they didn t cope sufficiently with Mr Cook w ho shared the disvoters enchanted with the Democrat They viewed tins trend as enabling the Republican incumbent to squeeze out his victory once his campaign appeals to party loyalty took root With the governor showing every See Column 3 Hot v'o Geoige Euh By governing nominated tampaign 111 ' -- Associated foi eon to cover lson spiring tin- Republicans Back in Bangerter Line As Wilson Team Analyzes Blunders The Rise 27 (’ laudia loin m John it a spokesw out an lot t tent gc W ashington t I M t itchell mv ei si Hospital An ainlMiloi I'II old mg toiinii Mil111 111 ctew all'll1 ell mr skll eh oni oiiscion hv a uui lull ("lathing In slupiM-- luiallung as In was being taken to tin hospital and I itn-- ln-l- l dcspili cat dii'piilrnnnai esuscitlt ion By Paul Roily-Tribun- Staff Writer For the past several weeks news reporters have been researching Utah history and preparing to write stories about how Gov Norm Bangerter became the first one-tergovernor since Charles R Mabev lost his bid for in 1924 Instead the stones now focus on the incumbent winning what just possibly could be the biggest gubernatorial victory in the state's history Gov Bangerter surprising even many of his supporters came from as many as 35 percentage points down in the polls at one point to claim a 2 percent victory over Democratic challenger Ted Wilson in Tuesday's election One office staffer Wednesday was "stunned " Another was "numb" But the governor himself was not that surprised He said Wednesday he was confident throughout the campaign even when still trailing by 16 points in the polls with just a month to go before the election “We felt from the beginning with the position we were in that we would have to catch Ted on election day" a weary Gov Bangerter said Wednesday afternoon just hours after he waited up until 3am before discovering he would return to the State Capitol for another term "But we felt we could pick up 5 percent on election day from people who would decide to vote a straight Republican ticket once they entered the voting booth " he added “As it was we caught up with Ted on the weekend before the election and still " just barely pulled it out The governor said that even when he trailed badly in the polls he and his campaign staff felt voters don't really focus on the campaign until Column 2 See corn-bac- v ' 1 competition Gov Norm Bangerter has an occasion to howl A-- 4 Co-Conspira- I 1 ' president sdomestu counselor John ' w ho also served I Flit veat s in prison Mitchell who was beefv 'I'll known lor Ins nedo that when Ongoing gets lough till tougll get go mg wits Nixon s closest adv isei lie was Nixon s law partnci and lie ltuhi and 11172 election fit'll i l lergute made it obvious in Match 11(73 that the cover-uwould unrav el Nixon appealed ready to allow Mitchell to he the scapegoat G Gordon Ltddv who conceived the plan that involved buiglai umg the Watergate office building headquarters of the Democratic National Committee twin- piesented the scheme to Mitchell and maintained that the attornev general approved it Mitchell alwavs denied giving the authorization The formei attomcv generals wile the flambovant and pepperv Maltha Mitchell gamed a measure ol tame foi hi-- late night telephone 'ills to icpoitcts III will'll slu ol leied slu ill shoot from tin hip opinions mi cimtinv cisiol issues ol all sorts including Imt husband s pi nhlctus p i Tola 11 - anipaigtcwho we a vent oldn Nixon looked up to Mil' In U a a father ig a ore And vet when the In at of ( - A-- 1 important bilateral relationship moving lotwaid Questioned about his campaign pledge to seek an eai ly meeting w it h Gorbachev and win ther such a sum nut would be a get acquainted sesam sion Bush responded He said lie wanted to sm progress in superpower iclatmus and reiterated hi s piomisi to havt is secretary of state meet fust — and regularly thereafter — with tin Sov iet for cige minister ve never support d meetings See A 3 ( olumn 1 John Mitchell Dies at 75 tor was coming back from getting skateboard and saw him walkI just heard this fall this big ing said Octavius Prince who boom lives near where Mitchell fell "I started pounding on my door and my mom got mad at me hot I just ran to the phone and called the paramed ' my Roily-Tribun- Staff Writer Democrats Wednesday were still trying to analyze how they blew a lead in the governor's race to change the face of Tuesday 's election from glorious victory to demoralizing defeat "That is an intriguing question we will be talking about for years ” said former Gov Scott Matheson who was asked to appear in advertisements for Democrat Ted Wilson only two days before election day 'There are so many factors he said "The matter of a strong independent candidate Merrill Cook the presence of the tax initiatives which took attention away from the regular races ' But we can t dismiss the fact we live in a strong Republican state where it is difficult for Democrats to win and that Ted Wilson was running against an incumbent who had the advantage of using the power of incumbency to make his case to the people Mr Matheson said The former governor was among numerous Democrats Wednesday trying to figure out how Republican Gov Norm Bangerter overcame a huge deficit in the polls in just the last three weeks of the campaign to win a second term and hand the Democrats an unexpected and devastating defeat A lot of the support for Ted Wilson early on was based on dissatisfaction with Norm Bangerter lather than hearty endorsement for Ted So much uf it Mr Matheson said was weak support Also Bangerter came on very strong at the end He ' did very well in those final debates don t think anybody deliberate said ly elected Norm Bangerter Jim Davis Mr Wilsons lieutenant governor running mate "The unn hmed support foi Wilson and Cook See Column 3 k i s(id p in s ir The Fall Mitchell tin first forim-- attorney general to he convicted of a crime served a 19 month prison term lot his role in the Watergate cover up He was convicted along with Nixon s chief of staff 11 R I laldemar and the V fund-raiser- d Bv Paul ICS up lniiglaiv died ednesdiv ev ening of a hear t attack Ilewas75 Mitt In II col lapsed on a side walk ill Geoige tow n and died at Ptess loserpfoio and meting in ictory during first news conference as 41st president Wednesday George Bush joins future first lady Barbara in saluting supporters Key Watergate l ' ' President-elec- t he would honor with a place in the oval Off tt e Bush announced the appointment of Craig L Fullc i his current hn f of stuff and Robert eeler his pollster and campaign strategist as codirectors of the transition Reflect mg the broad influence that Baker enjoys Bush also said his longtime friend would sene- as an adviser on ' key aspects of the transition Bush said he wanted a somewhat leaner ' organization than was used in 1980 when President Reagan was taking over and he made a point of announcing that he would not seek to upstage Reagan in the weeks ahead "I will not be using the transition to try to make or unduly influence decisions that are properly the president's" Bush said apparently foreclosing the possibility that his team would attempt to shape the budget Reagan is to submit in January Bush also announced that (’ Boy-de- n Gray his counsel in the office of the vice president will sene as his transition legal adviser and as his White House counsel Chase Unter-meye- r a former assistant secretary of the Navy who has been planning the transition for Bush was named transition personnel director and White House personnel director Bush also announced that campaign press secretary Sheila Tate would be press secretary for the transition But the vice president also held off on making other appointments that have been under discussion Sources said he still plans to renominate Nicholas Brady as Treasury secretary several other Cabinet posts maybe filled early next week Bush also announced that Bobby Holt a Texas businessman and friend and Penne Korth of Washington who has orgafor such groups as nized the National Symphony and the Kenhis innedy Center would augural committee Responding to questions about the Sen role of the vice president-elec- t Bush said he inDan Quayle tended to give Quayle access to the same intelligence and papers that he had and also build the same relationship of confidential advice that Bush provided to Reagan But he said he iiad not "formulated in detail" Quayles role Later Bush was met at Andrews by Quayle and he praised his running mate — with whom he campaigned only rarely this fall — as ' having undergone a baptism by and been fire" "toughened hard ened by the flames of controversy In his news conference here Bush addressed several issues he will face on taking the oath of office in 73 days Questioned about the recent Soviet delay in pulling out of Af ghanistan Bush said that if the Soviet forces do not leave the country as that would throw a complanned plicating factor over the whole rela Bush said he would ' not tionship throw any firm linkage" between the situation in Afghanistan and other negotiations he hopes to nurture with the Soviets He expressed confidence that "the Soviets will keep their commitment ' In other ways Bush sent conciliatory signals to Moscow on the day after his election He announced that he had received a very thoughtful communication' from Soviet Presi dent Mikhail Gorbachev and ' have conveyed through his arnbassadm my determination to keep thus new 1 to be chautnan James A Baker his secretary uf state and offered gestures of conciliation to the Soviet Union the Congress and to his vanquished political rivals Bush used a news conference here and brief ri marks befoie festive supporters at An drews Air Force Base on his return to Washington to underscore his intention to bring in a new team of appointees take an activist role in dealing w ith Congress and keep this new important bilateral relationship with the Soviet Union moving forward On a day devoted to celebration of his victory over Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis Bush appeared reserved and relaxed He said his exhilaration at the victory had been tempered by recognition that the challenge ahead is going to be awesome There's a seriousness that takes over right this minute " Bush the first sitting vice president elected to the presidency since Martin Van Buren in 1836 joked that Van Buren had "paved the way It s been a long time Marty ' But the vice president also said he had not given much thought to the symbolic wide-rangin- GOP-ma-jont- y By Carolyn Skorneck Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON — Former attor ney general John M Mitchell who authniwcd the Watergate break in and thi-- went to tlt moving quickly leave 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