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...Being chairman of the Democratic Party is a little like making love to a gorilla," says Robert S. Strauss. "You don't quit when you're tired, you quit when the gorilla's tired." But judging from the mini-convention held in Kansas City last weekend, the party is more like a wolf in sheep's clothing then a gorilla, and Strauss most definitely is doing a fair job as shepherd...
...press corps, sounded drum rolls and bugle calls. A feeling of pride in the Democratic Party and eager anticipation filled the air--a feeling that the mumbled pledge of allegiance and the off-key singing of the national anthem could not dissipate. As the lights came on and Chairman Strauss's gravelly voice filled the hall, delegates sat back ready for some hard work...
...Sunday many delegates were nursing heavy heads and wormy stomachs. But most seemed pleased with their ratification of the first party charter in American history, a charter that opens the Democratic Party to broad participation and allows for ideological non-conformity. Strauss was being congratulated for having presented a united front to the public--a front that conceals major rifts...
...reports that the Democratic party suceeded in unifying all of its diverse elements at Kansas City should be suspect. There seemed to be a superficial show of unity, particularly when Democratic National Chairman Robert S. Strauss unleashed an economic recovery package Friday night that received little debate and a majority on a voice vote. But interviews after the vote revealed that a good number of delegates disagreed with specific proposals to legislate national no-fault insurance and to implement mandatory wage-price-profit controls. They said they voted for the economic package, though, because the Democrats had to show...
Consider these excerpts from floor speeches on the set of compromise affirmative action rules, which Strauss and several caucuses introduced at the last minute-before the full convention Saturday evening...