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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1968
Page
4
In Detroit Michigan the Michigan Democratic convention backed 24 at large delegates and 76 from 19 congressional districts for Hubert Humphrey. The slate will cast 94 of Michigan 96 convention votes with a decisive vote outcome.
In Poughkeepsie New York Mayor John V Lindsay praised two thousand McCarthy volunteers for speeding Johnsons exit and pushing Vietnam peace talks as well as troop reductions. The speech at Vassar highlighted the students role in contemporary history and the campaigns shifting momentum at the New Hampshire primary.
New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller arrived in Madison for a two day Wisconsin visit to court the states 20 convention votes. He met privately with Governor Warren Knowles and acknowledged a slim chance to sway Wisconsin delegates, whose 30 votes are pledged to Richard Nixon after his April primary win.
Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, while planning a lakeside rest, mixed in work and family visits in Waverly Minnesota. He planned to watch a telecast of the Kennedy McCarthy debate and had no contact with Michigan Democrats as delegates were chosen. He spent 90 minutes in Detroit asking for votes and supporters claimed he would win a large share of Michigan’s convention votes.
The Texas Democratic primary nominates Preston A. Smith for governor, signaling a conservative restoration under Connally who is expected to steer the party through the convention in Chicago. Aides say Connally will maintain leadership until Texas casts its 104 convention votes. Some South efforts push Connally as a potential vice presidential candidate.
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