Travis backs females ticket
By Paul Ertelt
Of the Emerald
A woman on the Democratic
presidential ticket will give that
party its best chance at beating
Pres. Ronald Reagan and will
give women a long-deserved
place in the political process,
Alice Travis told members of
the Oregon Women’s Political
Caucus Saturday.
Travis, a member of the
Democratic National Committee
and the National Women’s
Political Caucus’s represen
tative to the Democratic Na
tional Convention, addressed
an enthusiastic audience at the
annual meeting of the OWPC.
Putting a woman on the ticket
as a vice presidential candidate
is “politically smart, morally
right, a hell of a lot of fun, and
we deserve it.” Travis said.
“A woman vice president
will change the whole course of
history” and add interest to a
ticket that may not be too ex
Travis outlined the work her
group has done, in conjunction
with other women’s groups, to
get the party to consider a
woman as vice presidential can
didate. She also discussed
strategies to be used at the
convention.
The group began lobbying
presidential hopefuls last sum
mer, sending them profiles of
possible female candidates.
Many members of the group
will attend the convention as
delegates and may nominate a
woman from the floor if the
party’s presidential candidate
does not pick a woman, she
said.
Although there are many
qualified women in the party,
the caucus is not endorsing any
specific female candidate,
Travis said.
A woman on the ticket will
not only ‘‘galvanize’’
Democratic women and men,
but will win over many in
“A woman vice president will change
the whole course of history. ”
—Alice Travis
citing, she said.
Although Reagan has
alienated many women because
of his stance on the Equal Rights
Amendment, abortion and other
issues, the Democrats cannot
take women’s votes for granted,
Travis said.
‘‘Women will not
automatically vote against
Ronald Reagan.”
dependents and moderate
Republican women, Travis
said.
Although former Vice Presi
dent Walter Mondale — the
party’s probable candidate — is
not politically strong in the
West, a woman will be a greater
advantage than “balancing” the
ticket with a man from the
West, Travis said.
Alice Travis
“There are women from every
state and from every region,’’
Travis said.
But there are many obstacles
to getting a woman on the
Democratic ticket, Travis
admitted.
Mondale already has con
sidered several women as possi
ble running mates. If he “toys”
with the idea of a female run
ning mate and then chooses a
man, he may be perceived as a
candidate who makes promises
he does not keep, Travis said.
There also is the problem of
Sen. Gary Hart, whose many
primary victories give him a
strong claim to the vice
presidential spot.
Travis does not believe Hart
wants that position, however. If
he does, he may decide it would
be best for the party and for his
• own political future to step
aside for a woman.
Locals evaluate party chances
By Paul Ertelt
Of the Emerald
Oregon’s Democratic Sen. Margie Hen
driksen and Republican Attorney General Dave
Frohnmayer both showed the politician’s in
herent optimism Friday as they discussed their
respective parties’ chances in November’s
general election.
Speaking at the closing banquet of the
University’s Taft Seminar, Hendriksen and
Frohnmayer also were frank in outlining their
parties’ vulnerabilities.
“The conventional wisdom says Ronald
Reagan can’t be beaten,” Hendriksen said. “But I
don’t subscribe to the conventional wisdom.”
Reagan was elected president “not because
he received a mandate from the people,” but
because so few voters turned out in 1980, Hen
driksen said.
Hendriksen stressed her party’s need to con
duct widespread voter registration. Of the 38
million unregistered voters, many are women,
minorities, union members and others likely to
vote Democratic, she said.
But the Democrats also need to nominate a
female vice presidential candidate if they expect
to beat Reagan, she said.
“There could be some dramatic action on the
floor to put forth a woman vice presidential can
didate,” Hendriksen said.
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Geraldine Ferraro could give a lot of excitement
to the campaign,” Hendriksen said.
But Frohnmayer said this comment showed
the Democrats’ major weakness: they lack a can
didate who will turn voters on.
Both Hendriksen and Frohnmayer agreed
that Reagan’s greatest asset is his ability to com
municate, but the mounting federal deficit and
the “gender gap” could work against him, they
said.
The war and peace issue could “cut both
ways,” Frohnmayer said.
“I think the outcome depends on whether
people vote their hopes or vote their fears,”
Frohnmayer said. “If they vote their hopes,
Ronald Reagan will be elected; if they vote their
fears, it will be close.”
Frohnmayer was optimistic about his own
chances in November and said he expected to be
re-elected attorney general.
Hendriksen admitted she was facing a tough
fight in her race to unseat Republican Sen. Mark
Hatfield, but said she has a good chance of
winning.
“The Senate is very, very crucial in respect to
the Supreme Court and treaties,” Hendriksen
said. Presently, the Democrats need to capture
only six seats to regain control of the Senate.
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