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...whom still are suspicious of him as an outsider -will try to give the nomination to someone else. Lately there has been renewed speculation among Democrats that Ted Kennedy, despite his denials, would accept a draft by the convention. TIME learned that the story started with supporters of Hubert Humphrey in an attempt to keep the anybody-but-Carter movement alive for the Minnesotan's benefit...
...down-in-the-mouth rivals, on the other hand, were beginning to smile again-if a little weakly. Two of Hubert Humphrey's never-say-die supporters-Illinois Congressman Paul Simon and New York's Erie County (Buffalo) Democratic chief Joseph Crangle-announced a drive to corral uncommitted delegates and money for him. Said Simon: "There are times when the office must seek the candidate...
...hardly any of the 1,800 Senators, Representatives and party faithful at last week's $500-a-plate Democratic congressional dinner at the Washington Hilton paid him much attention. They also ignored Presidential Campaign Dropouts Lloyd Bentsen and Henry Jackson, who sat glumly on the sidelines. But Hubert Humphrey and Jimmy Carter were another matter. Followed by comet-like tails of photographers and TV cameramen, watched by everyone, they roamed the ballroom, shaking hands and chatting with party leaders...
Somewhat contrarily, Americans still look to the Government for a vast array of services and would surely not tolerate reductions in many of them. Often they desire still more-nationwide health insurance, for example, and federally financed jobs. Moreover, Hubert Humphrey, who has spent a generation as a disciple of the big-spending New Deal religion, retains a wide following. Ted Kennedy, another Washington fixture, might have had the Democratic nomination if he wanted...
...concerts. The professor adds that this vast majority of people are not beset with the metropolitan problems that have dominated our public dialogue for years. More moderate sized cities, like Minneapolis, can actually solve their garbage, traffic and downtown commercial problems. This leads people like former Mayor Hubert Humphrey to believe that they can work wonders from the White House...