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than where they were now. the party platfc ?t S __ r. . . . ana a n THE BLEICIIER AMENDMENT" pardon for those financial jeoparc The unwillingness of the con- peaceful oppositi vention to disturb the "spirit of War, with dese unity" manifested itself with the sidered on a ca: rejection of Minority Report No. 2 "Case-by-case (Bleicher Amendment proposed by NAC spokesman ivucnaei Bieicner 01 tne Wisconsin tvnigni said m< National Committee). poor and nonwhi The Bleicher Amendment was a able to articuls proposal that would have per- moral and phili mitted one hour of debate on three He said pro\ issues of the party platform. The counsel for de* Hphntp wnillrl haim nn)ii on r> "onnrmnnolv iin vv'wvvtvv ?? VMIU IIU T V UVi V VU Will J ao a VIIVI IllVUOljr IA1I airing of issues, and would not for us, but for t have changed anything in the well." platform. According to the NAC has ad amendment, a minimum of 10 per amnesty for all > cent (308) of the delegates would resisters and de* have to approve debate on any was seeking to 1 issue. The three issues with the Fritz Esaw addr most number of votes would be the on the issue oi ones taken up. returned to the The amendment was over- week after seven whelmingly defeated, and it was is an alterna interesting to note that the South American Demc Carolina delegation voted 30 to 1 With the reject against it on the first roll call. Amendment, Ni South Carolina delegate A. G. getting the ami Butler said there wasn't any need has shifted ti to debate the issues, and that "you nominated for v have to try to work it out in the group already h committees and compromise." signatures nece; One South Carolina alternate said, Esaw for vice "The debate would have been Knight said thej pointless, ana added that the amnesty issue i convention was "interested in and seconding s maintaining a better time-table." Esaw will spe< More than anything else, the issue when he rejection of the Bleicher Amend- presidential noi ment demonstrated the awesome At a press conl control the Carter forces are Esaw said that exercising at the convention. Prior the issues and to the vote, a Carter position paper particular candi was passed around to the meant to be aga delegates, explaining Carter's he said. nnnnsitinn tn thn amonr)moni. "Tf "Wp nonH tr> -r, w.V U.1.VUUI1IMII.. 11 ' ' ~ W such debate is bitter and devisive people know thai and concerns 'red-flag issues,' it lot ?f things tha may well damage the image of the Party cares ab party and the chances of our being talked afcx candidates with millions of viewers following the convention." THE fl The failure of the convention to permit debate on issues apparently Clearly, the coi damaged the party's image in the media event t minds of some journalists. One gathering. The r disgruntled newsman said, "It dailies and perio SfflrPR thp hf?l 1 nut r?f mo 'rViir ? ..w v/vv W* niv. JI Alio ill U1C v;uiivcuuui could cost them the election." The gardens in the Democrats are beginning to pay across the stre< the price of party unity. Hilton Hotel. TOTAL AMNESTY I One of the issues suffering a setback as a result of the Bleicher ? Amendment's failure was amnesty / ' for Vietnam War draft resisters .. |/v and deserters. The National Amnesty Council (NAC) had sought discussion of the portion of v' Photo by Steve Valk I A lone cameraman waits for the K action to start at the convention. Hiiiibihim?minimal Fn rm which states, At the Statler, the J1 and complete zanine level has been i who are in legal or the media. Most of ly because of their partitioned off by yel on to the Vietnam the sizes of each part rters to be con- with the size of >e-by-case basis." organisation is race-by-race," As one fumbles his Dean Knight said, the mezzanine it is 1 >st deserters are come across such te and "much less Newsweek, The New te themselves in The Washington Pos jsophical terms." virtually every pub iding adequate has achieved any .erters would be national recognition, practical, not only section is one hug< tie government as ringing telenhone typewriters and cl vocated blanket machines. Vietnam War draft Wires or cables are ;erters. The group to all parts of the floe lave draft resister knocked through wa ess the convention places to facilitate a amnesty. Esaw path. Photo came United States last cameras, television ( years in exile and tape recorders are as te delegate for Carter peanuts. Wha crats abroad. cupied by media has b ion of the Bleicher for caucuses and VC's strategy for ferences. lesty issue raised ) naving n;saw The Gold Room ice president. The arena for press coni as the 40 delegate have seen more act ;sary to niminate convention itself. It president, and the black women's c; r will address the raised their issues am n the nominating concerns. It is in the peeches. that Moe Udall ann ik on the amnesty cheering crowd of su declines the vice- he would let his name nination tonight, nomination. And it i erence yesterday, Fritz Esaw spoke out he is speaking to of amnesty, not against any At Madison Squ? date. "This is not there are approxir net " ?- -- "" ' ' mui vjui . v/ai iti, sedis, wun aesK space the press behind i let the American Network or pool c there are a whole stationed at strate^ t the Democratic throughout the arer out that are not ditional mobile came >ut," he said. the floor. At times it tell whether it is the I 1EDIA the press who are convention. lvention is more a > ? han a political [ _ etworks, national B jd&kSEfek dicals have set up H > hall, beneath the I |Mb|. South forum and I it at the Statler "? Wi? sver of this, I it thing I J^eedo | I Beer: . ? 1 I )m Page 1 entire mez- i. 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