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Eugene Mccarthy — Part 4

85 pages · May 09, 2026 · Broad topic: General · Topic: Eugene Mccarthy · 85 pages OCR'd
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i , A i 4 f : 4 in Be tes | ima ev Seve \- i, . ie. - n ro, SD CLDE TE ON TEIN {i j 3 ne nit oa Lf be By LDWARD ZIEGNER, Political Editor ; U.S. Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy returas to Indiana “next week .iwmng day yesterday in the : the nation should “re- , Investigation, and even refic ' His reference to tne FBI, “and to its director, J. Edgar doover, and a statement immediately following in which he urged the U.S. “also i tune. a look at Selective Service, and Gen. Hers! rey. Sruught Jong and Sunik ined applause from an i Ww ue a) Ln iniversity Auditorium capuc- 5 + 2 crowd of 3,800. mioaily : students, at Bloomington last * Tught. MeCarthy. wie is secking Indiana’s 63 Democratic ta- ‘onal _convention votes in the May 7 party primary against Indiana Gov. Roger D, Brani- em and U.S. Sen. Robert F. ivennedy, also suid the na should “look into the possibil- itv oof «recognition of Red Cina, and we should move toward recognition.” ~ another secuan his evening speech, and guestian and answer session, he also drew heavy applawe when he af asked for “amnesty, and a return, sto the | OUS.." for students who have tled to fanada to avoid the draft, and tee those who have ganc to jaii for refusal to serve. Such émnesty would come after the .end of the Vietnam war. } exarain for a fresh round of campaigning, after a ate duriag which he said ie the Federal Bureau éf ct on who its director is RECOGNIZES ‘GOOP POLITICIANS’ ATTU. + Sig MeCarthy gave no wil any FSI re- ie seminat ion should be. or just © han. tor whet terms amnesty , fooute be aranicd ta those wh evaded or refuscd mill service, he said Setective Morsier laws shoutd be revised “ea allow for “selective, cone iseie mious abject ion” to mili- ‘ary service * ‘on a basis oiner anon religious.” t, Waile : Tol aits of Pave McCarthy steered cleur ofa {Jat commitment to suppor the Democratic nominee for president if he himself isn’t nominated, oo) “7 really don’t know .. MeCarthy t Grters, He said he didn’t have it in mind to lead any third party movement, and felt that possi- bly the only Republican ke could support would be Sen, Mark Hatfield of Oregon. But he said he wanted to “reserve judament™ on support of a nominee unul the Aug. 26 Demacratic national convca- lion is over. Atter a morning press con- ference here yesterday, and a noon speech at the Fall Creef: ‘YMCA, McCarthy went to Bloomington for his firs: appearance - at Indiana Univey- was oid roy sity and before a crowd of “between 4,090 and 5,060 oh Dim Meadow, told the min'- fskirted, sport shirt, uudience “everyone in the countrys including. the politicians, surprised at the way you have become good politicians.” That afternoon crowd, in the seme manner as ine evening audience, was largely LU. students. Following his afternom: speech, sJcCarthy shook hasds around the square at Bloomington. At one point he was stopped bY Harley Campbell, a Negro student, who asked ‘Whst do vou think of olack power?" “Weill, i's tnere,” SieCarthy answered, WOULDN'T SDE, BRANIGIN CANDIDACY - i In a press conicrence Ma Carth iy re fused to speculate on ‘adigin candidacy and governors reasons for ing in the presideniial race ufter the withdrawal of Presi- {dent Johnson. Branigin had originally entered as a stand-in AION for Johnson. Regarding Brani- gin, MeCar “T dost want to speculate on his candidacy, what moti- vated him io stay in the race, er how ke might run in other slates.” is entered only in the Indiana primary. McCarthy's wea speeches ui Bigcrinizton — on Dunn Meadow and it uhe LU, audiloriua, svere heard by atientive, largely silent audi- ences ihai only were roused io applause. thy said: Eranigin McCarthy's manner — low! kev, off-hand, quict, almost diffident al tines is generally regarded as a cant paign asset in his quest for the is lous | accasionally , } t 4 Democratic presidential nomi- fation, 4 {Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) The—Indianapolis News Indianapolis, Indiana Page /é, Date: -f - / oj - ts y Editions Author: M ° Editor: anag, ing qitie: Wendell C. ; Phillipp1 Character: or Clasaifleation: Submitting Office: Ip (_] Being Investigated
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