The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 17, 1980, Page Page 3, Image 3

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Car By Tammy Kilpatrick and Leslie Smith Gamecock Staff Writers President Jimmy Carter received 64 percent of the delegates in Saturday s Democratic caucus, while Massachusetts Senator Edward Kennedy gained only four percent. Thirty-two percent of the delegates remained uncommitted. The uncommitted delegates represented heavily black districts like Jasper County, which had a 70 percent uncommitted delegate vote. Democratic party workers attributed the black uncommitted vote to the NAACP's request that blacks not align themselves with "unresponsive" candidates. In Richland County, Carter gained 647 delegates to Kennedy's 147 and California Governor Jerry Brown's 5. Carter received 153 delegates to Kennedy's 14 in Lexington County. liROWN RECEIVED ONE delegate in Lexington County and a total of nine statewide. He did not gain one percent of the delegates. The Democratic caucus was open to all registered voters whc did not vote in the state Republicar primary. Each precinct met anc voters divided according to can didate they supported. The numbei of voters supporting each can SUMMER JOi M 1 MEN AN ATA located n< ; ( Mar Representative Please go by the Stu< Welsh Humanit sign up fo IBnjoy A Stock Pot Easter C ;> uapsion Weclrtesd !| 4:30 lj * ? Bt I Ham; Baked Chick Biikccl Stuffed Potato Beets; Green Beans; ttaisin Salad; Tosse somme; Cookies; Cup j> Winner of Jellybea ![ Guessing Contest <! announc ed at 5:2 tCT UJUIS didate was the percentage of a precinct's delegates. Delegates are selected from supporters present at the caucus. Once a delegate commits himself to a candidate, he must support that candidate at the national convention unless the candidate withdraws from the race. The delegates chosen Saturday will participate in the county Democratic convention and delegates will then be chosen for the state convention. At the state convention, 37 delegates to the Democratic National Convention will be selected. Before the caucuses, Kennedy campaign coordinator Levi Johnson denied charges by the S.C. Carter campaign that his candidate has ignored the South in his bid for the presidency. Johnson, assistant state coordinator for the Kennedy cam paign, said the senator is not overlooking the South, although he I recognizes Carter's strong hold on the region. "We're not writing off South Carolina, and we're not geared toward one particular ; segment of the electorate. We're > trying to reach everybody," he i said. I JIM QUACKENBUSH, chair* man of the "Re-elect Carter" - campaign, said southern states "i 3S AVAILABLE I Ul D WOMEN CAMP sar Atlanta )n Ch 24 is will be on Campus Sent Employment Off ice, : ? ? n. riA^o Itib bUIIUiny KUUIII j ran interview of irAAtinrfQ !l * m ijla. ie Cafeteria |l ay, March 18 ;! 6:30 pm |! iffet? jj en; Mushroom Quiche; ]? ; Glazed Carrots; Harvard Coleslaw; Carrot, Apple, d Salad; Chicken Con- \ icakes i ; big should not vote for Kennedy because he concentrates on nor thern industrial states with large delegate blocks rather than on small southern states. Afghanistan and Iran are Carter's "trump cards," Quackenbush said. National patriotism in the face of a crisis has caused Carter's rise in popularity, he said. Kennedy's stances on various issues have led the American people to view him as unpatriotic, Quackenbush said. "The unpatriotic noose put around his (Kennedy's) neck was unfortunate and unwarranted," Johnson said. Quackenbush believes the public views Kennedy as a beatable opponent for the Democratic nomination. "The day Teddy Kennedy announced, he became a ^mortal again." Quackenbush said. rr. ""n I*pT\ Save More O on Good Diamonds Jewelry Warehouse 2909 Piatt Springs Rd. West Cola. m. m j^""" 111 BswHgpl Mm HB ray JRgj BlBa ? ! fP HI ^ President Jim> I CAROLINA WOI Free Pregnancy Testing Abortion Counseling and S t Pregnancy can be detectec j . Birth Control Counseling ar 12 Pap Test and other Female 2009 Hampton St Call Collect ? 8 ' irefcTiiii.niiMr3ad A iigJ^7^aysA Week HHuBE fwwiu'w^ninmiiwiwmnnn '* wmj inif mwnnHMH'i'" 'Williiimff'Ti* my Carter VIEN'S CLINIC | \ \ \n ervices p 1 before missing period ? -id Pills i' Problems fcj Columbia, S.C. | 03-256-0128 | ? ????r? r FREE J Iheese Cake, ? vberryiShort Cake, A . - . m UT ruage orownie h purchase of any | ubmarinethru I irtarch 31,1980 J ,765-0813 J