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state Republican Party celebration
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S.C. Republi
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By Ann Farmer and Joe Sitarz A
Winning South Carolina Republican US(
candidates praised President Reagan's and
"mandate" and said a national conser- Bus
vative swing caused increasing involve- T
ment of college students in the political are j
process. pori
Sen. Strom Thurmond spoke to vvha
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gathered at Seawell's Restaurant on dinj
the state fairgrounds about 9:55 p.m. A
after early results showed he and vict<
Reagan had won re-election. With nen
55 percent of the precincts reporting, licit
Thurmond was leading with 66 percent,
Democrat Melvin Purvis had 32 P
percent and Libertarian Stephen Davis "an
had 2 percent. stat<
supj
THURMOND, HIS wife Nancy and grea
his children at his side, talked more Den
about what he called Reagan's "man- echc
iate" than his own re-election. slipj
"Thank God for Ronald Reagan. cial
iVe have had the greatest victory of the Tl
Jnited States of any election in all of com
listory. He's the Greatest president m
) e re-elected sine e Ci e o r g e A
Washington." Spei
"We are proud that our president is race
icld in such high esteem by all the peo- ed t
)le in all of the states in the nation," the
rhurmond said. with
South Carolina's senior politician and
ilso said he hoped the Republicans 1 pe
vould gain a strong coalition in the S{
-louse to push through Reagan's pro- had
'.rams, including strong national
lefense and foreign policies as well as "I
conomic policies. ' ing t
race
THURMOND, WITH loud, en- cout
husiastic Republicans in from of him, S{
tood on the stage where a tuxedoed the i
and had been playing and thanked his Rep
upporters. "
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pagan's i
mong those supporters were ma
r College Republicans in white he
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hurmond said more young peof
getting involved in politics and su
ing Keagan because they belie
,t Reagan stands for is to their a
tage: "less government, less spe
? and less taxes."
bout 30 minutes after Thurinont
ory speech, his Democratic opj
t, Melvin Purvis, dropped in to <
illy concede.
URVIS SAID he wasn't mad, t
nised, disgusted and educated"
i: Democratic leaders' failure
oort him. He said he received
t deal of support from grass roc
locrats, but not "the upp
Ion of the Democratic Party th
icd around and cut off my fina
support."
he crowd was receptive to Purv
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s for him to change parties.
little later. Congressman Ho;
ice, winner in a surprisingly clo
with Democrat Ken Mosely, joi
lie gathering. With 70 percent <
precincts reporting, Spence 1<
57 percent, Mosely had 42 perce
Libertarian Cynthia Sullivan hi
rcent.
lence also said he thought Reagi
received a mandate.
I DON'T k now how much it's g
o be reflected in the congression
s bccausc that's where it's going
it ? in the House and Senate."
}ence said he was encouraged
numbers of students turning to t
ubliean Party.
I think more and more young pc
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p- more active because
ve aware of what's going (
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:n- economy's effect on th
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j's long looking for jobs ai
>o- they're just more cor
>f- now."
Also present was tin
newly created Distrit 2
>111 Giese, who works in th
by education department
to coached the Gamecock
a The new seat was <
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er "Ronald Reagan rt
lat conservative approach i
n- and I think that's what
And I think that made
is' foundation so far as o
a- concerned," he said.
Reiterating I h u r
yd Spence's belief that
se become more involved.
ii- saw many young people
of I? a r I i e r in i lie e
:d Republican Party c
nt George Graham said c
id gave Reagan a "iremen
of support,
in "Thirty percent of tl
this country is under 29
pie who believe in t
o- American values ?
strength fnmilv ar?rt
to believe that they're the
hope of this party ant
by and I think they're not ;
he Ronald Reagan but th<
with the conservative
;o- this party believes in."
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