THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
COMFORTABLE
82nd Year, No.107
The University of Kansas—Lawrence Kansas
Senate Blocks Voter Registration Through Mail
Thursday, March 16, 1972
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Wallace Says Primary Win Sign of Hope'
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A jubilant Gov. George C. Wallace said Wednesday his victory in the Florida Democratic presidential primary is a turning point in political history and a sign of hope for "the average citizen."
The next target in his quest for the Democratic nomination he said, is the April 4 primary in Wisconsin, where his presidential efforts began eight years ago.
Wallace, returning home aboard a rented executive jet, was greeted at the airport by several hundred cheerling well-wishers. One girl about 9 years old waved a sign reading "Welcome home, you living doll."
The 52-year-old governor said the vote Tuesday in Florida where he ran well ahead of 10 opponents and won 75 of the state's 81 delegates to the Democratic National Convention, meant "the direction of American politics took a different turn."
Wallace said "the political leadership" initially established Sen. Edmund S. Muskie of Maine, who ran fourth in the race for unifier for the presidential nomination.
"It means that the party is going to have to have a platform that gives the government back to the people or it can't win," he said.
Wallace declined to predict how well he would do in Wisconsin, but he said "we know that the average citizen in Wisconsin and other states, in my judgment, feels just like they do in Florida." Wallace's views on tax reform, busing and tax reform and crime control
Wallace, who had begun his first term as governor 16 months earlier with the battlery "segreation forever," ran in the Wisconsin primary in 1964 and got 24 percent of the vote in a surprisingly strong show.
Kansan Photo by RICK KERSEY
Computers to Speed Ballot Tabulation
Ted Stradley, Lawrence senior, changes on computer
KU Polls to Close at 5 p.m.
First Day of Election Draws 2,100 Voters
By JIM KENDELL Kansan Staff Writer
Approximately 2,100 students, 12 percent of the student body, voted Wednesday in the campus elections, according to R. L. Anderson. About a third of student and election committee members
Students voted Wednesday and are voting today to elect the president and vice president of the student body, student senators and class officers and to decide
on a referendum.
Polls opened 8 a.m. today and will close at 5 p. m. in the Kansas Union and in Learned, Malott, Strong and Summerfield halls.
Polls were scheduled to open at 1 p. m. and close at 5 p. m; at Alpha Gamma Delta, Chi Omega and Kappa Alpha Theta Tau and Tau Delta and Delta Upsilon fraternities.
Bailey announced Wednesday night that
Computer to Accelerate Campus Vote Counting
Poll will close at 5 p.m. today, and the results of the March 15-16 campus election should be known by midnight, Robert Bowers, vice president of the adviser to the election committee, said Monday. Last year's results were not known until 4 p.m. the day after the election, but this year's should be known by December if any of previous campus election, he said.
Duncan said the midnight estimate was based on the fall elections, when a computer program was successfully used to count ballots. This week's campus ballot is made up of 40,000 computer ballot counting system, with the possibility of counting 41,000 ballots.
Preparing the ballots for counting delays the process. The ballots must be separated and fed through a reproducer that punches out the pencil marks on the card. Ballots that have been folded or crumpled may not be rejected and must be counted by hand.
No election results will be given out by the computation center. Students calling or coming to the computation center for elections only delay the vote counting, she said.
Duncan said all the results would be given to the campus information center and to the news media for those students. He said that the election results early Friday morning,
Chalmers Notes Affirmative KU Campaigns
By ROBERT DUNCAN
BY KRISTEN DONCH
Kansan Staff Writer
Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. said Wednesday that he had noticed a basic difference in the campaign for student leaders and campaigns of the past two years.
Speaking at his weekly press conference, Chalmers said all the candidates had been invited to attend a cermen for the University of Kansas. The difference among the candidates, he said, was that he didn't have a job.
The Chancellor said the presidential candidates' affirmative approaches to science were appropriate for the University reflected the atmosphere of the total University community. In past years there has been a candidate who has "anti-university" point of view, he said.
CHALMERS ATTRIBUTED the lack of campaign issues to the progress made by the Student Senate this past year. He said that in general he liked the outcome.
Chalmers also attributed the progressive attitude of the past Student Senate to student body president David G. Miller,
"I have found working with Dave a pleasant and thoughtful experience," said Cain.
The Chancellor cited Miller's "uniting commitment to the University" and the many hours he had to assist the University.
The athletic department has long-range plans to surface all but the north end of Allen Field House with a synthetic surface that would be covered if the entire floor be covered at an additional cost of $80,000, which would be obtained by petitioning the Endowment Association.
CONCERNING THE petition, Chalmers said he supported the need to improve
Humphrey Concedes Wallace Vote Power
MIAMI (AP)-Florida Democrats have sent their party a message in deep South accents of Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama.
S. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota conceded Wednesday the Alabama
Muskie to Try to Regain Lead in Illinois Tuesday
CHICAGO (AP)—Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, his front-runner status weakened by a fourth-place finish in the Florida Democratic presidential primary, now turns to Illinois and Wisconsin primaries in the role of a challenger.
Muskie's first chance to regain his stature as his party's top presidential hope comes Tuesday in Illinois' primary, in which he is challenged on the ballot. Republican Gov. McGovern of South Dakota and former Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy of Minnesota
Wisconsin voters will elect 56 of the state's 67 delegates. They will be shown on a district-by-district basis in the state's nine congressional districts.
In the nonbinding preferential contest
with heads the ballot Mukke and
McKee. But the result is a tie.
Wisconsin's April 4 primary includes all
11 Democrats who were on the Florida bill
to raise the minimum wage.
Muskie and McGovern are competing for a share of the 160 national convention delegates who will be elected Tuesday. The delegates will be selected later by party leaders.
Richard D. Cudahy, Muskie's Wisonson chairman, said "He (Muskie) is the underdog, and he is going to come out fighting."
Wisconsin.
Muskie earlier was rated a favorite in
McGovern and McCarthy forces are working together unofficially to halt Muskie. Daley's regular organization appears to be leaning toward Muskie, but the powerful mayor has not made any endorsements and is embattled, in state and Cook County challenges to his organization.
Muskie won only 9 per cent of the vote Tuesday in Florida's 11-candidate contest. Gov. George C. Wallace of Alabama captured 42 per cent, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota 18 per cent and Sen. Henry M. Jackson of Washington 13 per cent. McGovern had 6 per cent and McCarthy took less than 1 per cent.
governer would be a formidable foe in primary elections to come.
McCarthy said that if he were to receive 40 per cent, it would be a victory.
The head of McGovern's Illinois campaign, William Rosendahl, said, "Wisconsin is clearly a battle between McGovern, Wallace and Humphrey."
Muskie forces predicted early that their man would win 75 to 80 per cent but have revised their figures downward to 60 per cent.
"No doubt about it," said Humphrey, who asserted that a second place finish in Tuesday's Florida primary had installed a new governor and contender among progressive Democrats.
THE NEXT big confrontation of the Democrats will come in Wisconsin April 4, when the whole field battles again. That won't be easy, especially for the battered Muskies.
This Tuesday is the first time Illinois voters can elect delegates committed to candidates, although at least half the spots are expected to be won by uncommitted delegates controlled by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Dale's organization.
In Florida, Wallace gained 42 per cent of the vote in an 11-way contest, and said that showed the people "want me to be the nominee of the Democratic party." Humphrey gained a far back 18 per cent of the vote.
Wallace has bitterly opposed basing of school children for purposes of racial balance, and he clearly got a boost in Florida with that issue on the ballot.
In an overwhelming straw vote, Florida voters marked yes on 74 per cent of the ballots cast on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban busing.
Sen. Henry K. Jackson of Washington who, like Wallace, campaigned in opposition to busing, ran third in the general primary, with 13 per cent of the vote.
polls would also be in operation today in Gerlin Hall from no. 1 to o. p. m., and in Berlin from no. 2 to o. p. m.
THE COUNT in nearly complete returns was 1,113,384 or an amendment to end records.
Bailey said he was disappointed with the turnout Wednesday. He had hoped for either a very light turnout, which would be easy to count, or a very heavy turnout, which would make the counting worthwhile.
THE REFERENDUM asks students if they are in favor of a Student Senate proposal that the Endowment Association lend $80,000 to the athletic department for the installation of a tartan surface on the floor of Allen Field House.
All ballots cast Wednesday were taken to the Traffic and Security office Wednesday night for safekeeping. This morning these ballots were to have been taken to the Computation Center and prepared for counting.
facilities but was not convinced he agreed with the method promoted in the petition.
The ballots will be counted tonight when all ballots have been prepared for processing. None will be counted until all have been prepared.
Wallace swept the statewide primary vote, running strong almost everywhere, carrying every county, and capturing 75 of the 81 national convention nominating candidates. With other 6 by winning a congressional district that includes the Miami Beach area.
He said he had gained a big boost by running ahead of Muskie.
The legislature passed last week a supplemental wage increase for civil service employees, and leveled the salaries of non-teaching faculty with teaching faculty.
Chalmers also announced that he had signed a comprehensive statement concerning the policies that affect civil service employees at the University.
Chalmers said he looked forward to *u*, day when more than 50 per cent of the students would be taking exams.
He said he thought the statement covered all the grievances listed by members of the civil service employees union which staged a 10 day walk out this February.
The Alabama governor plane at least 10 more primary contests and in a splintered field, he is sure to add substantially to his delegate strength.
THE CHANCELLOR commented that the Affirmative Action (AA) committee had been actively working to meet the need for establishing an action program at KKU.
Chalmer's said he was delighted with the attitude of the Kansas Legislature and their support of higher education as demonstrated in the passing of the Governor's recommendations as well as two supplemental items.
However, Chalmers said, there still exists the need for even greater support from the NHS.
ing that although he recognized the differences between the needs of women and those of minorities, the University must develop one action program and that a committee represented by all groups could best do the job.
Chalmers defended his committee, say-
If the same proportion of students vote today as voted on the second day last year, this year's total vote will be about 3,400 or 19 per cent of the student body.
HOWEVER, ALL seniors who have one or more semesters of work left to complete their degree may vote for senior class officers.
Bailey said there were several problems Wednesday. At the poll in Corbin Hall the pollsters ran out of of sophomore class officer ballots for about an hour. At other polls poll workers handed out only one ballot or a multiple set in some instances.
Last year 2,890 students, 17 per cent of the student body, voted on the first day of the election. On the second day 1,814 students voted, 11 per cent of the student body.
Bailey said he expected other problems to turn up when the computer counted the digits.
Bailey said seniors may vote for president and vice-president of the student body, senators and on the referendum but not for class officers.
Bailey attributed the comparatively light vote to an uninteresting campaign. He said no one was interested in the issue, and there were no real issues in the campaign.
LAST YEAR 4,704 students, 28 per cent of the student body, voted. David Miller, Eudora senior, was elected with 1,005 votes, 22 per cent of the total vote.
Bailey said that at the present rate he estimated that by the time the polls close he would have to wait.
Only 21 Assaults Reported in Last 7 Months Amani Photo by DAVE BI
Bob Ellison, captain of Traffic and Security, has advised women to travel in public-litged areas, and may should make use of the airport's transportation services.
Aansan Photo by DAVE BLISS
campus at night. Fear of assaults is greater than actual ones, he said. See story on page 6.