Show George Wallace Gains Black Rural Support Alabama Governor George Wallace surprised national observers not so much with his sweeping victory in the gubernatorial race but in carrying black rural communities and black precincts in urban THIS RESULT came after a calculated campaign by Wallace supporters to demonstrate to national Democrats Wallace is not fatally handicapped by his image as a Governor and his backers therefore turned every stone In an effort to win black votes-and Could Wallace carry black precincts in other states in primaries or It might be more where his recent work as Governor is less But the present word from Wallace boosters is that the Governor heads a movement of blacks and middle class In Wallace seeks to lead the i center-of-the road HE since obviously moved considerably toward the center highly conservative making himself more acceptable as a national The old image lingers among yet old-image Wallace in 1968 drew ten million And Wallace recently said if Democrats don't treat him fairly in 1976 he'll run for President again on a third-party THE Wallace threat once more hangs over the heads of candidates of the national Democratic And Wallace with several hundred delegates at the be a kingmaker if indeed he isn't offered second spot on a Kennedy or Jackson |