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Connalh w As he walks through the door of the Shrine Club, the square-jawed, rugged-faced candidate has the audience in his grasp and he knows it. He proceeds to every table where people are seated and shakes every hand offered. AS EDWARDS SPEAKS, the crowd seems to be genuinely interested. It is the same EdwardsThurmond-Connally format each time so that voters can see prominent South Carolinian leaders who have given their time to support Connally. The strategy is perfect. Connally couldn't have a better drawing card in the state than politicians who are looked upon in a favorable light by an older generation. Edwards, a staunch supporter of kl/Uffl/lfffl/ flCCUU all about. John C that system.' Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan in 1968 and 1976, criticized Reagan's delay in the 1968 campaign. "He waited too long and missed out on that one," Edwards said. 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Now Edwards was before the microphone, telling a joke which he used at every campaign stop but Charleston dental practice, Edwards has dedicated himself to the task of getting Connally elected, something he doesn't feel he is wasting his time with. "He can bring this country back to its senses. Economic freedom is what America is all about. John Connally understands that system," Edwards says, in a repeated memorization of a redundant American ideal. Thurmond speaks next on the problems of military defense. inflation, unemployment and financial matters. He touches on Connally's background as a farmer (appealing to the Newberry citizens), secretary of Navy, secretary of the treasury. governor and CHA k 2702 ROS S PKfcbfcP SP All the - ucani i Piled High z lAlifh U^4 1 WW 1 LI I out VJC __ Only i (Dine in Onl \54-8800 i Vv ? .jtK e v ?* VM<<rivtx<f )HV ?. ^vriWf f< .*? which, nevertheless, drew laughter from Conn ally, Thrumond and the staff with every rendition. AFTER EDWARDS' punchline of "didn't you use to be somebody," a gag which he told abuot himself, he proceeded to dwell on Connally, his voice rising with emphasis about a man he considers truly "qualified." Talking to Edwards away from the speeches and lights, like a continous campaign record, he keeps pounding on the fact of m is what America is onna/fy understands Former governor James B. Edwards qualifications. Taking off from his jn tours tl businessman. Thurmond finishes up with the premature statement, "Ladies and gentlemen, the next president of ' the United States, John Connally of Texas. Connally, a long-time supporter of former president Lyndon B. Johnson, doesn't agree with his image as a big business tycoon. But his histroy reflects a long line of business dealings which has made him a millionaire. As director of Justin Industries, Falconbridge Nickel Mines Ltd., First City Bankcorp of Texas, First City National Bank of Floresville, Greyhound Corp. and Dr. Pepper Co., as well as sitting on boards of other various organizations, Connally has had to III" CAMPI | "The Campus Bo Gift and Souvei THE CA VfSA ? 1BMW116 INELfl ;ewood Drive IIS man am " iwn HIMHI DPEI i Spagheti Eat ind Steaming H01 ir!ic Bread y) From 5 to 9 :or Free. Fa ? -n-V ^' N ''Wu' N-nnatftffiftflr*t!Vx le state? from / 7 recognize that G - _ i ? * rremeiy strong nere. live with that image. "I'M A FRIEND of business. I talk about business. I defend business because that's what makes this country what it is," Connally says. "I don't defend big business." Connally said the alternative to big business was big government. "Big government means you either have socialism or communism. 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