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None of the major presidential contenders (many of whom Evers himself had helped) spent any time in the state with the exception of John Lindsay. Senator Edmund Muskie refused to go on Mayor Evers' campaign committee for fear of angering his southern white supporters. Senator Henry Jackson, who said that he would campaign for all official Democratic candidates, refused to come to Mississippi at all because he said Evers was running as an independent. Evers was running as an independent--with the blessings of Democratic National Chairman, Larry O'Brien--because blacks are not allowed to participate in the regular...
...Lindsay sent a number of his advancemen to Mississippi for the two weeks before the election. Two of his workers did some advance work, but were not skillful enough to take over election day operations in a county. Another Lindsay worker went to Adams County and tried to give the impression that he knew everything there was about Mississippi politics. He made frequent references to "Big John" and infuriated the local people by talking about successful campaigns he had waged in New York City...
When he arrived in Adams County, the weekend before the election, the Lindsay advanceman told the local coordinator that he had been sent by campaign manager, Ed Cole, to "get the campaign together." Under Morrissey's leadership a decent job was being done, but this fellow began reassigning people according to his own desires. There was strong resentment of the advanceman from a number of local blacks and they called Cole to find out why he had been sent to Adams. Cole said that he simply sent the fellow to Adams to help out and that he had not intended...
...fashion. There will be contributions from Spiro Agnew, George Wallace, Edmund Muskie, George Mc-Govern and Ted Kennedy, among others. Fashions will be displayed against political backdrops. In February, the background will be Manhattan and the issue theme "In Defense of New York," highlighting an interview with John Lindsay on what he doesn't like about the New York Times...
...present McCloskey is content to work within the Republican party and is not considering a party switch (a la Lindsay) or a fourth party candidacy. Referring to his strong belief in the two-party system he said. "If the present trend continues, it spells the death of the Republican Party. In my judgment, the two party system is one of the basic strengths of our political system, but only when both parties are vigorous and healthy." He refuses to say whether he will support Nixon if he wins the nomination, "If you fight right, you do not think about losing...