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Harry Katz '70, another presidential candidate in tonight's elections, seeks a role for Young Dems as a lobbying body and research group--effected through a restructuring of the Club's administrative organization...
...Executive Committee, the Club's ruling body, leaves its members completely free to formulate activities, but "there is scant initiative, to put it mildly," he said. "What is needed is a breakdown of the Executive Committee into smaller groups responsible for activities, consistent policy statements, and cooperation with the state and national party. We have to reach the membership, perhaps through frequent referenda and a newsletter presenting experts' views on national issues as well as rehashes of campus meetings and speakers," he said. "Such a program might overcome much of the wishy-washy thinking now dominant among members...
...third presidential candidate, Richard Kelley '71, said that the Young Dems risk losing a great deal of their influence outside of the University community if the club continues to consist almost entirely of a speaker list. "People across the country respect the name of Harvard and of the Harvard Young Dems, but the fact that the club is a farce can't stay submerged much longer," he said. Kelley, a member of the Yard Council, the freshman contingent of the club, continued, "Young Dems didn't do a thing this year. It's especially important, with elections coming...
...election is going to cause a pinch from the party for funds," Kelley said. "There will have to be a good deal of active leadership to provide them, or the club could completely disintegrate. I'd like to see big names come here to debate or discuss the issues with Faculty members and students, rather than just lecture to them as a means of raising money. A genuine effort must be made to justify the respect and influence we still have around the country," he said...
...interest and the energy to work for McCarthy is rampant at Harvard, but Young Dems members have been forced to seek channels outside the organization. If the club's leaders--whoever they may be--could construct a cohesive campaign program, it might reattract those in self-exile from the Democratic Party at Harvard...