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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Nov. 4,1964
Photo by John Malloy
ELECTION WATCHERS - Students gather around the television set in the Student Union.
Ouiet Students See Returns
Bv Susan Hartley
About 150 students, mostly men, milled around the Kansas Union Ballroom at the SUA election party last night and early this morning.
They watched one or more of the eight television sets in different corners which were tuned to several stations, and expressed their emotions on the outcomes.
A few students found a seat and stayed put, watching the action over the television, occasionally talking to someone who walked up beside
them, Cheers were raised occasionally when results which pleased the crowd came over the screen.
OTHERS WALKED around from TV set to TV set watching the network which interested them the most.
The crowd was relatively quiet, most waiting rather passively, growing more interested when results over their favorite candidates were announced. Many talked politics quietly with their neighbors. Some played bridge. Others marked the
Local GOP Watched Barry's Hopes Melt
results on the various blackboards which lined the room.
Bv Janet Chartier
The refreshment table at Republican headquarters had a giant ice elephant which appeared to melt in proportion to Goldwater's decreasing chances.
Republicans watched the show with a sort of compulsion as though they were trying to decide when rigor mortis would set in.
Early last night, D. P. Welling, secretary of the Douglas County Young Republicans felt Avery, Ellsworth and Goldwater would have sure wins in Douglas county. He expected 75 per cent of the voters would turn out.
"THE REASON for this is people don't know who to vote for," Wellington said. "The voters are not informed and it's a crying shame."
WELLING SAID HE couldn't understand why the American people are so passive about moral issues. "Eight years ago Sherman Adams received a vicuna coat and the nation was outraged," he said. "Now the President can accept a stereo set from Bobby Baker and no one cares."
AT YOUNG REPUBLICAN headquarters last night Robert Ellsworth, Republican candidate for Congressman of the 2nd district, said Johnson's lead is no death knell for conservatism.
"There will be no change in the two party government in Kansas," he said. "As long as the Republicans continue to give responsible government there will be no two party system." In commenting on the possibilities of a Republican win in 1968, he said it was too far off to say.
Also at Young Republican headquarters, Robert Mollan, assistant professor of political science, said he thought most people on the campus were anti-Goldwater.
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Complacency was the pervading mood at Young Democratic head-quarters around 10 p.m. last night when a Johnson win seemed sure.
Democrats Relax
"Republican William H. Avery's apparent win in the gubernatorial race demonstrates President Johnson had strength in Kansas but the Democratic party didn't." Richard Wulf. Humboldt sonhomore, said.
He also said the conflict in the Republican party showed Gold-water's brand of conservatism wasn't acceptable to many Republicans.
COMMENTING ON ELECTION results in Kansas, George Groneman, Kansas City, Kas., junior and research director of the Kansas Young Democrats, said this election is the starting point to develop a two party system.
Also speaking from Young Democrat headquarters, Charles Cummings, Morland sophomore, said Johnson's win signals the end of Goldwater's radical approach to conservatism.
Most people considered Johnson's victory in Kansas only a victory of personalities, not of issues or of significant and permanent party changes. The general opinion also showed that the students felt that defeat of the so-called conservative choice candidate did not hamper the conservative movement as a whole across the nation.
At Democratic headquarters downtown, Dr. Richard Nelson, Douglas County Democratic chairman, said the Democrats are on top in Kansas for the first time.
At Collegiate Young Democratic headquarters, Al Hicks, local candidate for state senator said he was behind by a small margin.
"RURAL TOWNSHIP VOTES have hurt me," Hicks said. "I expected to lose the rural district heavily. My strength is in the city of Lawrence."
"We are moving in the direction of a two party system more than ever before, especially in this district," he added.
"IF KANSAS WAS going to turn Democratic to any extent at all," Dick Dearth, Parsons junior, said, "there would be more W's than Ls for Democratic candidates on the board." He pointed to the blackboard which listed the candidates for Congress from Kansas showing W's besides all the Republican candidates' names showing their victory. "The Republican voters split their ticket voting for Johnson, but then switching back to vote for the Republican candidates for state offices.
"The election was not a true choice between a liberal candidate and a conservative candidate," Dearth said. "The issues were not debated. Rather the election was run on emotional appeal. Therefore, the loss or victory of either candidate is not a significant judge of the strength of either of the two elements."
"Both candidates and parties were labelled either liberal or conservative in the campaign, but neither one lived up to their reputation," Sharon Stokes. Marsville sophomore, said.
"I DONT THINK the results in Kansas are an adequate index of the political views of the Kansas voters." Steve Perry, Moline graduate student, said. "The results were such because of the conditions of the election. People voted for their personal choice for president, not the party.
"THE VOTERS OF Kansas were scared of Goldwater, so voted for Johnson for lack of anybody else." Mike Rogers, Hutchinson senior and president of the KU Young Democrats, said. "They obviously liked the other Republican candidates for they seem to be voting them into office. The race in the first district is sigat Dole because he voted against the nificant for a lot of farmers are mad bill to sell wheat to Russia. It is real close race."
"I hate to associate conservatism with right-wingism." Perry said. "I don't think the true conservative movement has suffered a setback."
Kennedy Wins On LBJ Sweep
ALBANY, N.Y.—(UPI)—Robert F. Kennedy tonight parlayed the magic of his family name and the sweeping landslide victory of President Johnson to become U.S. Senator from New York in a resounding decision over incumbent Republican Kenneth B. Keating.
It was the first time 38-year-old former attorney general and brother of the late president had made a bid for elective office.
The momentum of Johnson's victory also carried state Democratic candidates into office and put Republican Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller's control of the state legislature in jeopardy. Two of Rockefeller's closest advisers—assembly speaker Joseph F. Carlino and Sen. Majority Leader Walter J. Mahoney—were both defeated.
At 11:55 p.m. (EST) with 9,572 of the state's 12,439 precincts counted Johnson had 3,503,151 votes to Goldwater's 1,768,935. Kennedy led Keating 2,720,842 to 2,303,028.
Kennedy rolled up a near two-to-one margin in usually Democratic New York City, and about three-to-two in upstate sections of the state. The Negro vote was heavily Democratic. Voting in Jewish sections of the city was split between Kennedy and Keating with the former attorney general getting what appeared to be slightly less than his brother had picked up in the 1960 presidential election.
Kennedy, who resigned as attorney general in August, was earlier given a slight edge over the Republican incumbent who had rebelled against the national GOP ticket. Political experts believe the key to the race was the margin by which President Johnson won the state and its 43 electoral votes.
VOTERS FLOCKED to the New York polls in what may turn out to be record numbers, possibly topping the 7.4 million ballots cast in 1960.
With the nomination of Barry Goldwater in July, Keating was in jeopardy. If he endorsed Goldwater, he was in trouble politically. If he did not, he was still in trouble. He chose not to endorse Goldwater.
As punishment for Keating's afront to the conservative movement, the Conservative party of New York nominated its own candidate—Dr. Henry Paolucci. Even if Paolucci ends up drawing as little as 50,000 the splinter movement was one of the main causes of the junior senator's downfall.
Strong support for Keating from Jacob Javits, New York senior U.S. Senator, and Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller was not enough to offset the Kennedy-Johnson tide and the liberal-conservative rift within Republican ranks.
Javits, like Keating, refused to endorse Senator Goldwater, and Nelson Rockefeller's support for the GOP presidential nominee was perfunctory — after bitterly opposing Goldwater at the Cow Palace showdown.
Kansas law states that no liquor in any form can be sold during voting hours. The penalty for violation rests with the judge who hears a violator's case.
No Liquor Sales On Election Day
The pitfalls of liquor are avoided on election day in Kansas whether the voters like it or not.
ine local sheriff's office reported no violations yesterday.
ROBERT KENNEDY
Winner in New York . . .
Tradition Falls In Deep South
ATLANTA — (UPI) — President Johnson scored big wins in Florida, Tennessee and North Carolina tonight but Mississippi, South Carolina and Alabama threw tradition out of the window and gave their votes to Sen. Earry Goldwater.
Goldwater led in Georgia, a state that appeared to be on the brink of going Republican for the first time in a presidential election. He also led in Louisiana.
Johnson held slim leads in Arkansas, and Virginia.
The Goldwater sweep in the deep south, no surprise, saw three (CQ) GOP congressmen elected in Alabama and one in Mississippi—the first to go to Congress from those states in almost 100 years.
Johnson's victories in Tennessee and Florida were the first times the Democrats managed to take the states in presidential elections in 12 years.
Negro voters in Florida and Tennessee played a major role in Johnson's win. Tennessee Negroes gave the Democrats a vote ratio as high as 130 to 1 in scattered precincts. In Florida two counties reported an overwhelming Negro vote for Johnson.
Democrats Sweep Congress—
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GOVERNORS
DEMOCRATS ELECTED 14 governors today and were leading in six other states to take a commanding lead in the 25 gubernatorial races.
Republicans had elected three governors and were leading in two other states. Prior to yesterday's election the GOP held seven of the 24 governorships.
The star performer for the Republicans was George Romney of Michigan, who ran for re-election in a state that gave President Johnson a two to one edge over Barry Goldwater. Romney never endorsed the GOP nominee.
ANOTHER POTENTIAL Republican nominee for president four years
from naked away when Charles H. Percy was defeated in Illinois.
Most of last night and early today, Percy ran a thriller against the Democratic incumbent, Otto Kerner. But shortly after midnight Kerner went better than 150,000 votes ahead and Percy was through.
Republican candidate Daniel J. Evans succeeded in knocking the incumbent Democrat, Albert Rosellini, out of office in Washington. But the GOP's advantage was nullified when it lost the state house in Utah. Democrat Calvin Rampton defeated Republican Mitchell Melich in a close one.
EARLY TODAY DEMOCRATIC candidates were leading in Arizona, Arkansas, Massachusetts, Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota. Republicans won in Kansas and were leading in Wisconsin.
Other Democratic candidates elected: Haydon Burns of Florida, Roger Branigin of Indiana, Harold Hughes of Iowa, Warren Hearnes of Missouri, Frank B. Morrison of Nebraska, Jack Campbell of New Mexico, John B. Connally of Texas, Philip Hoff of Vermont and Hulett Smith of West Virginia.
Standings in the House of Representatives which requires 218 members from one party for control: elected-235 Democrats, 98 Republicans; leading-49 Democrats, 43 Republicans. The Democrats had won 26 seats now held by Republics and were leading for 25 seats now held by Republics. Republics had won 13 seats now held by Democrats and were leading for four seats now held by Democrats.