Show Sometimes political candidates seem to have no greater claim to fame than the fact that they do not argue with their The public was saddened and liberal Republican party leaders worried this week by the announcement that Nelson A. Rockefeller of New a strong possibility for the Republican presidential nomination in is planning a divorce from his Rockefeller backers have reason to be concerned about the effect of this step on their candidate's political We have seen it happen On state and local campaigns have been seriously affected by factors in the personal lives of are well acquainted with this type of unofficial and may be so Candidates have been seriously hurt politically by divorce or other aspects of their family and personal while at the same time their opponents have received unwarranted It is understandable that voters are concerned with the moral character of political it is unwise to assume that in the home is an indication that a candidate is unfit to hold public and to let this cast aspersions on his The public cannot know the circumstances of personal and the mature voter should be wise enough and charitable enough to look beyond these factors to those which are more important in the making of a capable public It is not important that the man in is The same thing has happened before and will probably happen When it we hope that the voters will show enough concern for their responsibility as the electorate that they will be sure they are electing something more than to public |