Monday, April 4, 1960 University Daily Kansan
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Faculty Speculates On Wisconsin Vote
Tomorrow an estimated 850,000 voters will go to the polls in Wisconsin to determine the popularity of Senator John Kennedy (D-Mass) and Senator Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn).
- The Republican vote could be for the man considered to be the least threat to Nixon in November.
The Wisconsin primary will be the first contest for two most actively campaigning Democratic hopefuls. The outcome is expected to have little effect on the final selection of the Democratic candidate for the November presidential election, but it will have several significant features.
● It is an open primary, members of both parties may vote.
- A Kennedy win would reflect unfavorably on Humphrey's political stature, this being Humphrey's backyard.
yard.
- A Humphrey victory would refute the current poll results that Kennedy is the frontrunner and would question Kennedy's ability as a vote-getter.
Faculty Comments
Faculty Comments Members of the KU political science department had the following comments on the primary.
Ethan P. Allen, professor of political science and director of governmental research, said:
Two Clutter Killers Sentenced to Hang
GARDEN CITY, Kan. — (UPI) — Richard Eugene Hickock and Perry Edward Smith, convicted killers of four members of the Herbert W Clutter family, were formally sentenced today to be hanged May 13 at the Kansas State Penitentiary.
Finney County District Court Judge Roland Tate overruled a defense motion for a new trial and then asked Hickock if there was any reason why sentence should not be passed.
"No," replied the impassive Hick-ock. The judge then asked Smith the same question and got an equally quiet reply of "no."
Smith, 31, Elko, Nev., and Hickock. 28, Ederton, Kan., were convicted last Tuesday by an all-male jury of first-degree murder in the shotgun slayings of Clutter, 48, his wife, Bonnie, 45, and two of their four children—Kenyon, 15, and Nancy, 16.
The four bodies were found in the big farmhouse on Nov. 15. Smith and Hickook admitted killing the family to wipe out witnesses to a robbery that netted them only $50, a pair of binoculars and a portable radio.
Clutter, a former Eisenhower appointee to the federal farm credit board, lived at Holcomb, Kan., seven miles west of Garden City.
Judge Tate today set the execution on the gallows for 12:01 am. May 13. Both men were mancled and handcuffed as they heard the sentence. ___
Prosecution Urged For Bomb Scares
WASHINGTON — (UPI) — Attorney General William P. Rogers called on U.S. law enforcement officers today to pursue a policy of vigorous prosecution in cases involving bomb scares on airplanes.
Rogers told a conference of U.S. attorneys that the rash of false reports about bombs on airplanes is a very serious matter.
At the same time, he urged the law enforcement group to ask judges for severe sentences in a campaign to eliminate bomb scares which he said are "not only expensive to airlines . . . but create fear and distrust of air travel and near panic in some instances."
Rogers told them to prosecute "every time you have a clear case," and clear it with the Justice Department when they are tempted not to prosecute.
"I want to serve public notice," the attorney general added, "that as far as the United States is concerned we're not going to put up with this sort of activity."
"If we can believe the commentators, Kennedy is running ahead and probably will take Wisconsin. I would expect that Humphrey will probably draw heavier support from the agricultural communities than would Kennedy.
"There's another thing about the Wisconsin primaryes, the cross-over; nobody knows how much of an effect this will have."
'Kennedy Will Win'
Harry Bailey Jr., political science research assistant, said:
"I predict that Kennedy will win the primary. To be objective, Kennedy has a powerful and well organized political machine.
"In addition, a number of Republicans will be crossing over to vote in the primary and there are indications that they will cast their ballots for Kennedy."
Bernard L. Bray, Lawrence graduate student, research assistant in governmental research and vice president of KU Young Democrats, said:
"I think the primary will be fairly close but I predict Kennedy will win due primarily to the voting of a large number of Republicans.
Humphrey May Get Labor Votes "I think Humphrey will probably get most of the labor votes but it won't be enough to carry a majority.
Humphrey May Get Labor Votes
"Kennedy is quite confident of winning. He's trying to make this a 'weather-vane' election on the order of 'as Wisconsin goes so goes the nation.' But this won't be true; the results won't definitely determine who the Democratic nominee will be. E. O. Stene, professor of political science, said:
Wisconsin has 2,250,000 eligible voters out of a total population of 4 million with a slight Democratic edge.
"It will most likely be Kennedy. He'll get the majority of votes probably, but it won't be decisive as far as who the candidate for the Democrats will be. It won't eliminate either from the running."
Catholic population is greater (33 per cent) than the national average (24 per cent).
The state is predominantly urban (20 per cent farm population).
Kansans See Pony Express
KENNEUKK, Kan.—(UPI)—Pony express riders were back in the sadle today, carrying mail in a cross-country run marking the centennial anniversary of the famed frontier mail route.
Lee Shifflett, 31, a packing house worker, was the first man to swing onto his horse yesterday as the memorial run began at St. Joseph, Mo., to the cheers of a crowd estimated at 3,000 persons.
Like the riders of history, Shillett pledged "not to use profane language, and not to get drunk, not to gamble, not to treat animals cruelly and not to do anything else incompatible with the conduct of a gentleman."
Missouri Governor James T. Blair Jr., wished Shifflett luck and "fine weather for the entire trip." Gov. George Docking of Kansas, like Gov. Blair a Democrat, warned him to be "careful when you get into Utah and obey all the traffic laws or they will stop you.
A hundred years ago, each pony express rider and his horse travelled 10 miles at a stretch. This time one mile was the quota.
First principal "stop" on the run was at Troy, Kan., where a crowd of about 1,500 persons was on hand to watch Neil Corbin, Chillicothe, Mo., relinquish his pouch to a fellow townsman, Rex Sharp.
"I know from personal experience, I think they're that way because they have a Republican governor," Gov. Docking said.
What with the crowds and the ceremonies, the first day's run made only 47 miles, and the riders camped here overnight.
Today they took to the saddle again heading for Salt Lake City. There riders from California will take over, making the run to Sacramento and San Francisco.
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