Portland observer., January 27, 1972, Page 3, Image 3

Port land/Db» er ver
Convention delegates-
To Be Equal
how to be one
(E d ito r's Note: Julian Bond anil other black political load -
ora urge that blacks tie sent to the Democratic and Republican
National Conventions as delegates to Insuie a black voice In
the selection of tlie presidential candfctatea and tie w iltin g of
tie national |e rty platfuim s.
Oregon has never sent a black delegato to either party con­
vention, although H ill McCoy was an appointed alternate to tie
1968 | lenioct atic National Convention.
l i e following a rticle was distributed by Common Cause to
inform Oiegomans how tle y may become membei s of the
Oregon delegations to the national conventions).
By Vernon E, Jordan, J r.
Oiegon has the oldest 1’ iesklentlal prim al y In tie country,
l ie original iaw was passed In 1910. Candidates foi delegate
to tie notion d conventions run individually and are elected
h u ll C mg n as Iona I rllstr lets In tie same election. They must
vote at the notional convention lo r the Presidential prim ary win­
ner ,
Number ol convention votes: ( 4 Congressional d is tric ts )
D e u io c ia ts ................ 34, plus 27 alternates
K c|iubllcans............. Id, plus 18 alternates
KEY DATES
|ly Septemlei lb, 1971 - Youi party affiliation must have been
o fficia lly recorded to qualify to run as a candidate for delegate.
By March 14, 1972 -D eclarations of candidacy and nominating
lietitlons must be filed with tie Secretary of State.
By March lb - Candslates for delegate may file a photogi aph
and shoit statement to be included In tlie votet s* pamphlet which
w ill 1« d is li Ibuted by (lie secretary of State.
May 23 - I he p rim a iy w ill be Iwld.
June 7 - Financial statements of candidates foi delegate must
le filed.
By June 27 - A ll alternates must Iw appointed.
July 10 - I he Demociatlc National Convention w ill convene
in Miami Beach.
August 21 - I he Republican National Convention wtllconvene
In San Diego.
I BE BRtCESS
Bai ty A llIIla tlo n
lu qualify as « candidate for delegate, you must have had your
[Mil ty atflllatlon recorded on lie official voting lecordsby Sep­
tember lb, 1971, ft must have teen recoided at least 180 days
befuie you file your declaration of candidacy, so if you plan to
file tieluie M u c h 14, youi affiliation must have txjen recoided
le fo ie Septmebei lb by an equal number of days.
You may register party affiliation when you tegister to vote
or change your party affiliation at any time voting registration
is open except dui ing the 30 days pi seeding a prim ary ami tie
day of tlie prim al y.
Each |iei son wishing to be a candidate for delegate to the na­
tional convention must file a declaration of candidacy and ellhei
a J 15 filin g lee oi a nominating petition signed by 500 registered
voters of the same party as the cartlldate by March 14.
I Iw declaration of candidacy is available from tlie secretary
of state ( State Capital, Room 122, Salem, Oregon 97310 ) anil
must Iw I lied with his office. I tie form s are available now. You
may file your petition by m all, so long as It arrives at tlie office
ol the Secretary of Slate by the filin g deadline.
Tlie candidacy form includes: the name of (fie candidate for
delegate, address, party affiliation; a statement that thecandi-
date Is qualified, a statement of the canlsJate's pieference fo r
Piesldentlal nomination or that he la uncommitted ( the consent
of the candidate for Presklent is not required ) , which w ill be
printed on (he ballot with the delegate camlklato’ s name; and tlie
signature of the candidate.
I Iw declaration also Includes a pledge that if elected the can­
didate lot delegate w ill use his best efforts at tlie national con­
vention lot the candidate fo r Presidential nomination who wins
the Oregon p rim a ry. Be la Ixxmd for at least two nominating
twllots, unless the Presidential catklklate releases tlie delegates
oi receives less than 3S*£ of the votes for nomination on the firs t
convention ballot.
It the candidate for delegate la opting to pay tlie $15 filin g fee,
it must be Included with the declsiatlon of carulidacy.
If tlie catklklate is filin g a nominating petition Instead of the
$15, a copy of his declaration of candklacy must iw filed with
(Iw Secretary of State before he begins tocollect signatures on
tlw nominating petition. The petition, which must Iw filed with
fhe Secretary of state by March 14, must Iw signed by at least
500 votei s o fficia lly affiliated with the political party of the can­
didate and legistered in at least one-tenth of all the precincts in
the d is tric t arkl In each of at least one-fourth of all the counties.
The Secretaiy of State publishes and distributes toevery reg-
lsteied voter a voters* pamphlet with photographs and informa­
tion about all the candidates who submit this Information with
the appropriate fee. This Is mailed I5days before the election
( by May 8 )
Any candidate for delegate who wishes to he included in the
voters' pamphlet must file or have filed in his twhalf, by March
lb, s photograph, g e n e i a I blogi aphy ami statement of why Iw
should tw elected ( not more than one page ) and $50. A notation
of who submitted the photograph and information w ill he included
on each page of tlw pamphlet.
If youdeckfeto run as a delegate to a national nominating con­
vention, It Is recommended that you get a copy of the most c u r-
rent edition of the "State of Oregon Election Law s" ami of the
"Manual for Candidates and P olitical Parties'* from the Secre­
tary of State.
Ihe national committeeman ami woman ami the chairman and
vice chairman of (Iw state central committee may tw delegates
automatically if the state party so chooses. Ihe Democrats w ill
not take this option; tlie Republicans probably w ill.
I he le s t of tlie delegation, or thew holedelegatlon 11 this o[>
non is not taken, w ill tw apportioned among the Congressional
d ls tilc ts by the Secretary of State on a formula based in propor­
tion to tlw numtwr ol i egistered voters affiliated with that poli­
tical party at (Iw tune of the last general election. T his w ill he
done as soon as the national committees officia lly notify the Sec­
retary of State how many delegates are allocated to Oregon.
Names of candidates are listed alphabetically according to
last name and rotated within each county with the Intention of
giving every candidate equal opportunity to the top ballot posi­
tion.
W rite-In votes for the national convention delegates w ill be
counted,
there are specific lim its oncampalgn financing ami a detailed
statement must tw filed with the Secretary ot State within 15 days
( by June 7 ) after the election^ See Chapter 260 of the Oregon
election laws for details.)
Each elected delegate must select an alternate and notify the
Secretary of State of hla choice no more than 35 days aftei the
election. Alternates are requited to a ffirm that they w ill vote
for the winner of the Piesldentlal preference prim ary.
For further details and Information, check with your state
party headquarters.
PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARY
The Secretary of State w ill place on the ballot the names of
(hose candidates for Presklentlal nomination whose candidacy
Is generally advocated or recognized In the national news media.
This Hat w ill he announced on or about March 14.
If a candidate’ s name Is not placed on the ballot by the Secre­
tary of State ami Iw wishes to run In the Oregon p rim ary, he may
file , by March 14, a (Wtitlon signed by at least 1,1)00 registered
voters who are affiliated with the same political party. There
are specific requirements that the signers come from each area
of the state.
Theie Is nu provision for a candidate to withdraw his name
from consideration.
W rite-In votes ate counted.
A candidate for Presklentlal nomination may have one to two
pages In the voters* pamphlet at a cost of $150 per page. P re si­
dential candidates must file a prelim inary financial statement
between May 13 and lb. A final statement must be filed by June
22.
SAMUEL SIMMONS
Samuel J. Simmons, Assistant Secretary foi Equal opportu­
nity, I .5. Department of Bousing and l iban Development, ad­
m inisters fedeial fa ir housing progiam s.
The year which just grinded
to an end has been an event­
ful one, but so much Iwat and
eneigy was expend©! on s u ­
perficial issues to the avoid­
ance ol the teal ones that we
may call n the ye n of the pho­
ny issues.
Bussing is a prime example
of the I ue that made head­
lines all over the countt y. Po­
litic a l leaders at all levels of
government seized upon it as
the kind of issue that gets peo­
ple mad and helps other people
get ele t©l. I he public's m is­
understanding of the re d fac-
toi s behind Ixissing helped to
make it one of those contro­
versial things th a t evoke an
emoiional response. P o liti­
cal promises not to "fo rc e "
bussing on i ornmumty, and
similar
misleading state­
ments, only served to encour­
age resistance to the law and
lb
irt
■ ,
: '■ bury
the real issues in emotional
vei tia g e .
Simmons seeks housing
opportunity
Samuel J. Simmons is As­
sistant secretary for Equal
Opportunity in th e L J j. D e ­
partment of Bousing arkl I r ban
Development. Be was sworn
in on February 10, 1969, com­
ing to III I) from the I ^ .C o m ­
mission onClvtl Rights,where
he served from 1964 i s D irec­
to r of the Field Services D i­
vision.
At HI D,M r.Sim m ons is re­
sponsible f o r administering
the Federal fa ir housing pro­
gram, authorized undei the
1968 C iv il Rights Act tanning
discrim ination in the sale anil
rental of housing, ami for en­
suring e q u a l opportunity in
HUD programs a s required
u n d e r T itle VI of the C iv i l
Rights Act of 1964. Be is re­
sponsible f o r ensuring equal
opportunity for m inority con­
d u cto rs and craftsmen in
BI D-as isted projects, f o r
providing technical assistance
to m inority entreprenuei s,
and for fostering involvement
of lower-income ¡wrsonsaml
economically and so cla llyd is-
advantag©!
businesses
in
Hl D-asslsted projects.
I ndei M r. Simmons' lead­
ership, the HUD O f f i c e of
Equal opportunity initiates
and conducts on-going activi-
t i e s design©I to accomplish
these objectives.
M r. Simmons began his ca-
reei m Michigan where Iw held
positions in c iv il rights, social
services, fa ir employment,
and labor-management rela­
tions. lie was placement of­
fice r in the Michigan Employ­
ment security Commission in
D etroit, then join©l th a t
State's
F a ir
Employment
Practices Commission, be­
coming Regional D lrectoi in
195b.
He wenttoWashlngton,D.C„
in 1962 as a member of the
Board of Appeals and Review
of the U ^j, Post Office Depart­
ment. While there iw was
award©! th e Agency's second
highest award, the Mei ito r-
lous Service Award.
Be join©i the L.S.Com m is­
sion on C iv il Rights in 1964 and
serv©l tiie ie until nominated
(Cont. p 8 roE 1)
Non discrimination
notice required
the laigest investment the
avenge family makes is m a
home, yet, some |Wi sons find
buying a house is almost im­
possible because of d is c rim i­
nation.
D isci imlnatlon In housing
peisists In spite of tlw tact
that it is against the law un­
der the C iv il Rights
Act
of 1968. {-©feral agencies that
are supposed to enforces the
law are not doing the job too
w ell.
In an e ffo rt to correct tne
situation, all lendei s under
f© leral control w ill be re­
quired to give prominent pub­
lic notice that they do notdis-
crlm lnale against m inority
groups in granting mortgages.
Lenders have been given 00
days to comment on the new
regulations, after which they
w ill go into effest onMarch I.
Insured lenders making real
estate loans must display a
sign in the public lobby of each
office stating that they comply
with the law. The sign must
Include ihe fact that anyone
'wishing to complain can te le ­
phone the Federal Department
of Housing and Urban Develop­
ment (HUD) at no cost. The
number to call must be Includ­
ed .
Advertising relating to real
estate lending must ca rry a
reproduction of the proposed
sign anil lenders must indicate
that they make real estate
loans without regard to race,
color, religion or national o r­
igin. Nowouls, phrases, smy-
bols, directions or form s can
be us©l to express, imply
feience or policy of exclusion.
VERNON JORIX N, JR.
was quality education for all
children. There's no plot to
ro p e a ll youngsters o n to
buses. 'A hen black children
w e re bus©! p a s t all-white
schools to attend all-black
ones, no one complained about
bussing. II bussing could tw
used as a device todefy the law
la w , it now can be use d as a
device to comply with the law.
It’ s just one of many ways
tn which the schools can be
integrated. That's the law of
the land, and if housing seg l e ­
gation weren't so rigid there
would be no need fo r bussing.
Instead of focusing attention on
the real issue of making tne
schools work foi children of
all races and economic back­
grounds, we’ve become mired
in the muddy, phony issue of
the school bus.
I t ’ s the same in housing. T tie
year saw many middle and up-
per Income areas wage a fight
to keep poor people and black
jwople out. Again, instead of
talking about the real Issue -
access to decent housing for
all - the country b e c a m e
bogged down in drawing point­
less distinctions between ra­
cial discrim ination, which Is
bad, and economic d is c rim i­
nation^ w in d amounts t o th e
same thing, but is described
as fwing all rig h t.
In addition to the surfacing
of these and other phony
issues, it was a year of mark­
ing time on major reform s in
welfare, in financing cities and
states, and in ending poverty.
L ittle has been done in any of
these areas, reflecting th e
distortion of national p rio r­
ities in 1971.
Perhaps tlie most spectacu-
la i, as well as the most signi­
ficant single event was the pr i-
son rising at A ttica. Ihlsw as
a te rrib le tragedy, fhe blood
spilled in the prison yard at
Attica w ill have been spilled in
v a in if it does not le a d to a
broad national program of pi l-
son reform . That's the real
issue - the function of thw penal
system and its reform so that
m en m a y be returned to so­
ciety with a chance to become
productive citizens. Instead
tlie phony issues seemed to
quickly dominate tlie discus­
sions of the Attica revolt and
people who should know hettei
just wound up talking about how
prisons can tie made more se­
cure and oppressive.
T h is was also a y e a r in
which tlie supreme Court
gained tw o new member sot a
conservative cast. It is now
very likely that the Court, o r e
a refuge foi the rights of pool
and nunoi ity peoples, w ill be­
come y e t another example of
institutional u n re s p o n s iv e ­
ness to their needs.
And 1971 was a year t h a t
opened and closed with tne
deaths of great black men. In
March, Whitney y oung was
taken from us in his prime, and
black people from all walks of
lif e
and all v ie w p o in t s
mourned the passing of t h i s
battler fo r justice anddignity.
I t; e r., as they e a r c I o se ! ,
Ralph Bunche, whose in te n a ­
tional fame as a peacemaker
overshadowed his role as one
of the great pioneers of black
consciousness, died ato7. r iw
loss of these two giants alone
is enough to make 1971 ayear
of sorrow for black people and
fo r all who value a better so­
ciety.
Let us hope that the new year
w ill bring the peace and pro­
gress we all yearn fo r.
M U*
Poster that must be displayed by all mortgage lenders
effective March I, 1972 under the new ruling proposed.
T be U, .5. raeparrment r.f
A g ricu ltu ie said it does not
plan to spend all money alio-
cat©! to itth is y e ir . Congress
allocat©! $2.2 m illio n fo rfo x !
stamps for die year ending
June 30, 1972. The department
expects to spend just ovei »2
m illio n . I he department de­
nies that it has withheld money-
meant for fo<xl stamps. I Iwy
explained that th e allocation
w a s made to provide food
stamps under existing rules,
but that the number of persons
eligible has been cut back so
theie w ill be a surplus.Frank
B. E llio t t , a s s is t a n t secie-
tary, called the s u r p lu s ol
fu n d s a "technical budget
m atter" .
Food stamps are sold by the
goveinment to qualifi©! low-
income people who receive bo­
nus coupons to help increase
th e ir buying power.
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Our D u iC A M S A M YOU
M0MEY 0M REMODELING. . .
Rosldontial-Com m orcial
HOW?. . . WHY?
His business has grown, as we have,
with the finest staff of CARPENTERS.
DESIGNERS and ESTIMATORS in the
trade
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• Additiens
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NEIL KELLY
COMPANY
725 N. U e t i P w tW , Oregee
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;HEY EVERYONE!;
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■THIS WRITER HAS THE PLEASURE O F J
■ PERSONALLY TELLING YOU OF the S
■ warm welcome ANDDELICIOUS AT-S
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■BARBARA HUNTER AT MARTTIS G A R-J
¡DENS. RELAXING RECREATION AND"
■ EXCELLENT FOOD MAKE FOR GOODS
■ times . SO YOU EARLY RISERS AND»
|L A T E NITERS TAKE NOTE, BECAUSE«
¡MARTTIS IS OPEN ALL NITE WEEK-!
■ENDS. MANY GUYS AND DOLLS ENJOY«
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¡COM FORTABLE BOOTHS HOWEVER,!
BTAKE OUT ORDERS ARE AVAILABLE®
PEEDILYAT YOUR REQUEST.
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Young men and women.
Walsh files for house
• 8»MIMOTOM f»C IO«'O
Food Stamp
surplus
YOUR FAVORITE BEVERAGES ARE«
■SERVED IN MANY VARIETIES.
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MIKE WALSH
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C O M P IA * I t 9*O U kO t l M M YOl
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Lenders w ill be required to
keep a file of all loan applica­
tions, specifying race, color
or m inority group Identifica­
tion , the character anil lo­
cation of the property, sur­
rounding properties, neigh­
borhood , ia cia l anil econom­
ic characteristics of tlie area.
Records must iw kept on ap­
plicants who were tui n©l down
along with the reason. A
w ritten log must be maintain­
ed regarding oral inquiries
made in person but not re­
sulting tn a written applica­
tion.
EQUAL
HOUSING
LENDER
Thursday, lm . 27, 1972
M ike Walsh, a Portland at­
torney, has filed fo r the
Republican nomination to tlie
U.S. House of Representatives
from the 3rd D is tric t.
In announcing his candidacy,
Walsh said, " I am concern©!
about Congress which is nol
responding to the events that
are happening around us. It
is ruled by those elect«!
generations ago - by a sen­
io rity system that rewards
those who remain in office
the longest regardless of
a b ility. The system w ill only
change when new leaders are
elected
who
believe
tlie
le.ideiship of theLnlt©lStates
Congress should be bas©I on
m e rit not longevity.
I am concerned with the
plight of oui senior citizens
who are beyond their working
days but have given a great
deal to this Country. Eight
m illio n Americans w ill join
their ranks the next 5 years.
We cannot desert them.
I am concerned about the
environment. We must pre­
serve It fo r ourselves and
thos generations to come. At
the same time we cannot fore­
sake that generation now
coming of age who need jobs.
The two goals — clean en-
v ir o n m e n t
and employ­
ment — are compatible.
I believe the Federal Gov­
ernment
should contt ibute
more to the cost of education
than it Is presently doing and
that emphasis In Federal
spending should be in the area
of p rim ary, secondary and
community college ©lucatlon.
1 am concerned because
many people live In poverty
even
th o u g h
prosperity
abounds around us.
NOW THE ARMY
STARTS YOU AT
$288.00 A MONTH
AND YOU MAY NOT
EVEN HAVE I D
SPEND IT
That's because you still get free meals,
free housing, freeclothihg. free
medical and dental care, free job-
tram ing and education, and 30 days
paid vacation a year
If you'd like to serve yourself
as you serve your Country,
Today's Army wants to join you
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