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til jBoES Jftjj * & rafieflHIL *J l sBuFs m B 9 KM Ml 1 * ?- ^ : Sfi"ii (?- ?? |^l : jfb Sir 'Jjft gM| |^M imT^l 1 KB 8? W&BMm if f Convention Hisnctrnuc tn 10ftrH'c /lamnnirtn ?.??? ? vwi vv UiU >J V.C*lltp<*l{5ll. The Republican National Committee on Rules, however, voted that delegates were committed to the candidate they'd voted for in the primaries. Reagan backers were still determined and vowed they would take the rules issue to the convention floor. Their plans never materialized. Another try at swaying delegates to Reagan's side was the surprise move three weeks before the convention of naming Sen. Richard Schwieker as Reagan's running mate. The plan seemed to hark fire as conservative Reagan backers were enraged at the choice of so liberal a running mate. It looked as though Ford might have the nomination in the bag. Sears, Reagan's campaign manager, decided to I^pin jL^Wp JH ;.. , raJjfgjV-^ BSSm * . ~JM -Jtt 4HHM * : ^ MNP m mmr~ taw-... .^&ta&dSA jp?~w??7!~:-...-^* ' ,'r S*V , . ^geeg [ . - Photos mi Page 1 1 _ by Betsy White ? irafjii in 011 nis misiaKe . inus was born the infamous 16-C amendment to the rules. 16-C stated that a candidate should be required to name his running mate at 9:00 a. m. on the day of the first roll call vote for the Presidential candidate. Reagan forces hoped the President's choice of a running mat#? u/onlH nlipnnfo cnma ?*? 0 UUII1V Ol Ilia auppui ICI S so they would commit themselves to Reagan. The new amendment sounded logical to iteaganites nut Kord backers soon tagged 16-C the "misery loves company" rule while Reagan forces called it the "right to know" amendment. This time Keagan backers took their issue to the convention 6 flr*nr hut 1A-P v/ ?a uvivaitvi i iov a^aiiiM mill 110'tf iur. The only plan left for Reagan was to infuriate delegates against Ford's platform planks. The key