Word: caucuses
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Chicago, Mike Neigoff, a spokesman for Mayor Daley, said Friday that "no one has ever quoted Mayor Daley saying whom he supports or doesn't support. At the convention, the Illinois delegation will caucus and hear from anyone who wants to speak to them and then determine who to support." This isn't saying much but it's far from proclaiming McGovern's unacceptability...
With Graham compounding their already complex problems, such as local fund raising, hotel space and the shadow of the ITT affair, the Republicans reluctantly abandoned San Diego, Richard Nixon's "lucky city" and sentimental first choice. The logical alternative seemed to be Miami Beach, where the Democrats will caucus beginning July 10. An immediate problem was a Buick dealers' convention, slated for the August slot the Republicans were loath to change. Buick quickly agreed to move, and will likely end up in San Diego, where the prevailing joke round town is: Wouldn't you really rather have...
...broad-based and locally-oriented action intended to give people throughout the country an opportunity to talk about the war, to picket draft boards, to hold town meetings. Among those who are supporting the moratorium are Rep. Shirley Chisholm, Sen. Mike Gravel, NPAC and the Black Caucus...
...Black Caucus states its support of the PALC-raised issue...
...hard to implement. The stickiest guideline calls for women, youth and minorities to be represented on delegations in rough proportion to their percentage in the population. While the intent was not to set up a quota system, that is what it amounts to. The National Women's Political Caucus, for instance, is challenging delegations that do not reflect the number of women in a state, which is almost always more than one-half the population...