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Monday, December 9, 1974
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University Daily Kansan
Democrats come together
One of the many speeches heard by the almost 2,000 delegates to the Democratic Mid-Term Conference was this one by Robert Strauss, Democratic National chairman. The conference, the first in the party's history, adopted its first charter, which will control the internal organization of the party.
Some black delegates were less than happy with convention proceedings until a compromise was reached on a delegate selection amendment. The conference voted that composition alone didn't constitute evidence of discrimination.
Conciliatory tone permeates party
The Kansai delegation went to the head of the conference when they were seated near the front of the auditorium. Each delegation had a microphone
Greeting an old friend took on a new twist when Sen. Hubert Humphrey, D-Minn., for gathering photographers. Humphrey said the conference was a sign more of ac- welcomed Isabel Garcia, a delegate from Arizona. Humphrey later repeated the kiss ceptance than of unity.
By Kansan Photographer DAVE PETERSON
The end of the three-day convention came none too soon for some delegates who found it hard to keep alert during the speeches. Others, with a little more energy left over, found a souvenir to take home.
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