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...many parts of the U.S., General William Westmoreland's role as commander in the Viet Nam War would count against him in any try for public office. But in South Carolina, which abounds with hawks and military installations, that record is a definite plus-so much so that after he retired two years ago and returned to his home state, both parties courted him to run for Governor (TIME, Jan. 21). Westmoreland last week chose the G.O.P...
...favored to win the Republican primary in June. "Politics are too important to be left to the politicians," he says in a year when untainted amateurs are in vogue. Westmoreland is also given a solid chance of becoming the state's first Republican Governor in this century when he faces either Congressman William Jennings Bryan Dorn or Lieutenant Governor Earle E. Morris Jr. in the general election...
...Westmoreland's highly active style has bothered some critics, who charge that he is using his task-force job simply to buck for a promotion. "I don't think he or the task force has contributed one iota toward economic growth or foreign trade," complains State Development Board Member Pete J. Stathakis, a Democrat. A top official of the State Board of Health, one of several agencies with which Westmoreland works closely, says the general "has got to learn that he cannot run us like a bunch of privates and get cooperation." But on the whole, Westy gets...
...Westmoreland makes no secret about his interest in the job, saying that he thinks "more nonprofessional politicians should run for office." But there are problems with jumping into an Eisenhower-like political career, even on the state level. For one thing, Westmoreland must first decide, as Ike did, whether he is a Democrat or a Republican. He has never even voted, much less joined a political party. "I always encouraged nonprofessional soldiers to vote, but as a career officer I would not be partisan," he explains. "I had to give my complete loyalty to whoever was Commander in Chief. Then...
...good many South Carolinians have come to the conclusion that Westmoreland is promoting more than just economic development in his hopscotches about the state. After all, West's term as Governor expires next January, and he is prevented by law from seeking another. Furthermore, Viet Nam has not tarnished one whit the tradition of gentlemen warriors in the Palmetto State. Westmoreland returned home a genuine hero who would likely have no trouble pulling in votes. Last week an audience of 130 at the Charleston Rotary Club laughed knowingly and heartily when, in a slip, a member introduced Westy...