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Newspaper
Middletown Journal
Location
Middletown, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1972
Page
5
AP dispatch notes the decline of traditional power brokers in the Democratic field. It credits reform moves and George S. McGovern with reshaping the convention landscape and predicting a new era where backroom dealmakers lack clout.
The July 10 national convention in Miami Beach will feature a large influx of first time delegates as reform rules broadened the field. About one third of certified delegates are women and roughly 20 percent are under 30, with black delegates about three times the 1968 figure. Traditional party elites face reduced influence as McGovern and allies mobilize supporters, and Texas splits its delegation with Walace and McGovern jockeying for votes.
Ohio delegates to the Democratic National Convention show signs of shifting toward George S. McGovern as eight more votes appeared in Credentials and Rules committee balloting. Ohio's 153 delegates split 79 for Humphrey, 61 for McGovern, 5 for Hays, and 8 for Stokes with bloc-like loyalties limited by cross over voting patterns.
Evanston Illinois Carl Svensen known as Carl Marx in the circus world died late Thursday at age 79. He wore a red nose that flashed on and off and came from a Danish circus family with 68 years in the business and 45 years as a clown.
The Rules Committee approved a sweeping reform plan to broaden the party base and financing, challenging party regulars in Miami Beach. It would replace winner take all primaries with proportional seating and require a woman chair in 1976, with alternating gender at future conventions.
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