Show t SUI Students hu I ell Is And Elections In 1968 many students and other vocal youngsters turned to Minnesota's Eugene McCarthy McCarthy Mc- Mc Carthy as their hero to lead the nation out of what was seen as a moral funk Much noise was made but Senator McCarthys McCarthy's star never got off oH the ground at the Democratic convention in Chicago NEVERTHELESS the idea has persisted that youngsters might be effective in national politics To this end there have been marches on Washington Washington Wash Wash- ington various threats and demands from Crom student leaders leaders leaders lead lead- ers and more noise Students at several colleges and universities universities universities uni uni- have succeeded in hi intimidating administrations into granting them two weeks this fall in which to attempt to right the course of the nation as they see it One of the first results of such student activities was recently witnessed in a South Carolina congressional race The four candidates vied for forthe forthe forthe the District seat held Cormany for Cor many years by John L. L Mc Mc- Millan l IN THE TIlE first primary vote McMillan led the ticket handily and faced a runoff with N Negro Negro Ne Ne- e- e gro candidate Claud Stephens who ra ran second Close behind Stephens was the third candidate and a poor fourth with a third of the votes of the third candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date was a political science instructor of or the University of South Carolina whose campaign campaign campaign cam cam- was boosted by a concerted concerted concerted con con- drive of college students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents most of them critical of the Vietnam war WHILE THE South Carolina Carolina Carolina Caro Caro- lina vote may mayor or may not prove typical it is interesting interesting interesting interest interest- ing to note that voters rejected rejected rejected re re- re- re the students' students candidate candidate candidate candi candi- date and the notion that students students students stu stu- stu- stu dents somehow know better how to run the country than adults making a living by about 12 to one |