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Eugene Mccarthy — Part 4
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By LDWARD ZIEGNER, Political Editor
; U.S. Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy returas to Indiana
“next week
.iwmng day yesterday in the
: the nation should “re-
, Investigation, and even refic
' His reference to tne FBI,
“and to its director, J. Edgar
doover, and a statement
immediately following in
which he urged the U.S. “also i
tune. a look at Selective
Service, and Gen. Hers! rey.
Sruught Jong and Sunik ined
applause from an i
Ww
ue
a)
Ln
iniversity Auditorium capuc-
5 + 2 crowd of 3,800. mioaily
: students, at Bloomington last
* Tught.
MeCarthy. wie is secking
Indiana’s 63 Democratic ta-
‘onal _convention votes in the
May 7 party primary against
Indiana Gov. Roger D, Brani-
em and U.S. Sen. Robert F.
ivennedy, also suid the na
should “look into the possibil-
itv oof «recognition of Red
Cina, and we should move
toward recognition.”
~ another secuan his
evening speech, and guestian
and answer session, he also
drew heavy applawe when he
af
asked for “amnesty, and a
return, sto the | OUS.." for
students who have tled to
fanada to avoid the draft, and
tee those who have ganc to
jaii for refusal to serve. Such
émnesty would come after the
.end of the Vietnam war. }
exarain
for a fresh round of campaigning, after a
ate duriag which he said
ie the Federal Bureau éf
ct on who its director is
RECOGNIZES ‘GOOP
POLITICIANS’ ATTU. +
Sig
MeCarthy gave no
wil any FSI re-
ie seminat ion should be. or just
© han. tor whet terms amnesty
, fooute be aranicd ta those wh
evaded or refuscd mill
service, he said Setective
Morsier laws shoutd be revised
“ea allow for “selective, cone
iseie mious abject ion” to mili-
‘ary service * ‘on a basis oiner
anon religious.”
t, Waile
: Tol aits of
Pave
McCarthy steered cleur ofa
{Jat commitment to suppor
the Democratic nominee for
president if he himself isn’t
nominated,
oo)
“7 really don’t know ..
MeCarthy t Grters,
He said he didn’t have it in
mind to lead any third party
movement, and felt that possi-
bly the only Republican ke
could support would be Sen,
Mark Hatfield of Oregon. But
he said he wanted to “reserve
judament™ on support of a
nominee unul the Aug. 26
Demacratic national convca-
lion is over.
Atter a morning press con-
ference here yesterday, and a
noon speech at the Fall Creef:
‘YMCA, McCarthy went to
Bloomington for his firs:
appearance - at Indiana Univey-
was
oid roy
sity and before a crowd of
“between 4,090 and 5,060 oh
Dim Meadow, told the min'-
fskirted, sport shirt, uudience
“everyone in the countrys
including. the politicians,
surprised at the way you have
become good politicians.”
That afternoon crowd, in
the seme manner as ine
evening audience, was largely
LU. students. Following his
afternom: speech, sJcCarthy
shook hasds around the square
at Bloomington. At one point
he was stopped bY Harley
Campbell, a Negro student,
who asked ‘Whst do vou
think of olack power?"
“Weill, i's tnere,” SieCarthy
answered,
WOULDN'T SDE,
BRANIGIN CANDIDACY
- i
In a press conicrence Ma
Carth iy re fused to speculate on
‘adigin candidacy and
governors reasons for
ing in the presideniial race
ufter the withdrawal of Presi-
{dent Johnson. Branigin had
originally entered as a stand-in
AION
for Johnson. Regarding Brani-
gin, MeCar
“T dost want to speculate
on his candidacy, what moti-
vated him io stay in the race,
er how ke might run in other
slates.” is entered
only in the Indiana primary.
McCarthy's wea
speeches ui Bigcrinizton — on
Dunn Meadow and it uhe LU,
audiloriua, svere heard by
atientive, largely silent audi-
ences ihai only
were roused io applause.
thy said:
Eranigin
McCarthy's manner — low!
kev, off-hand, quict, almost
diffident al tines is
generally regarded as a cant
paign asset in his quest for the
is
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fation, 4
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newspaper, city and state.)
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