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than where they were now. the party platfc
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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*
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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>
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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 ?
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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
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convention.
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