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Most city job seekers have to be sponsored, which means they better have a letter from their ward office when they report to personnel. This infamous "letter," signed in most cases by the ward committeeman, states that the applicant has been faithful and useful to the ward organization (the Democratic one, of course) and is thus recommended for a position the committeeman knows is his to give out. Hiring is not automatic, though. If the applicant is totally unqualified for the job, the ward may be told to sponsor someone else--but this is far rarer than are incompetent employees...
...fact that the bears may outnumber the voters in some of these districts. Last week Steve pulled up in front of the Home Cafe in Dupuyer, Mont. (pop. less than 100), and before his order of pancakes had arrived found himself surrounded by ranchers, the local G.O.P. committeeman and the sheriff, who was wearing camouflage coveralls and carrying six arrows in his hip pocket-he was going deer hunting. Steve talked cattle and politics. Before he left, a tall man introduced himself: "I'm an Indian, and I hate to say it but I'm voting for Carter...
Meanwhile, the election commission is revising its ballot-counting procedure and replacing old ballot boxes in response to fraud charges in the race last March for Democratic State Committeeman. Edward Samp, an election commissioner, said yesterday that a police investigation had uncovered no fraud in that race, but illegalities were "possible" under the old system...
...they wished. Reagan delegates fought the change on the ground that state laws differ in the delegate-selection process and are not really clear on whether delegates are firmly bound. The convention, Reagan aides warned, could bog down in wrangling over interpretations, case by case. Yet Rhode Island National Committeeman Fred Lippitt pointed to the probable futility of the Reagan position: "I don't think anyone believes someone should violate his state's laws...
...there is no real danger that West Coast Democrats will defect or stay home in November. Said California Democratic National Committeeman Steve Reinhardt: "We're warming up to him slowly. But it's a lot easier to get excited about Carter while listening to Ford or Reagan than listening to Carter...