Rockefeller Strategy May Be Greatest in Political History
Editor's nnt Thi I. h hlt
and last in a series about Gov. Nel
son A. Rockefeller of New York
which spotlights his activities as
a possible GOP presidential nomi
nee. The following describes his
political techniques.
By JACK V. FOX
New York - (UPD - A high
New York Republican official
was joking recently about
what he call Nelson Rockefel
ler's "secret weapon."
"He may have hit on the
greatest political strategy in
history," the man said. "Or it
could prove to be the worst.
"It is simply to take an un
equivocal position on an issue
and back it up, no matter
how unpopular it seems at
first. He just doesn't give a
damn. It is his idea of how
problems should be approach
ed and if that is fatal political
ly - then so be it."
Rockefeller's record as New
York governor illustrates
what he means.
Tackled Deficit
Immediately after his elec
tion last year, he decided to
tackle the state's perennial fi
nancial deficit, head-on. As is
his custom, he had an expert
group make a study. They
said the most effective, per
haps the only answer, was a
raise in the state income tax
across the board.
Rockefeller fave the word
to raise taxes.
There was an uproar among
state' legislators in his own
party.- They argued for some
traditional alternative soak
ing business or instituting
some kind of hidden taxes or
floating more bonds or just
going through the motions and
letting the deficit stand.
"Nelson listened but he re
fused to budge an inch," a
Republican leader recalled.
"He said so many businesses
were already moving to New
Jersey and elsewhere that
New York couldn't afford to
drive more out with greater
taxes and thus lose jobs and
further state income.
. "He pushed, and to every
one's amazement, he got the
income tax through. He suc
ceeded in making . a lot of
people pretty mad. You'll re
member he remarked he did
n't expect dancing in the
streets. But he thinks leaders
have got to face issues square
ly and make the people face
them, too. That's how he is."
Program Lays Egg
Rockefeller's program for
nuclear bomb shelters for vir
tually every New Yorker laid
an egg. The cost of back
yard and basement shelters
proved impractical and there
were other objections- It is
typical that Rockefeller didn't
drop the plan but now has a
new approach in the works.
Someone asked hirrt recent
ly what he .vould think if
New York proved to be the
only state attempting such a
wide-sweeping shelter plan.
"What I think is that there
might be a great many more
people moving to New York
one day," he said wryly. "We
even might stop California
from passing us in popula
tion." -
Rockefeller inspires tre
mendous devotion from those
who work for him. Lt. Gov.
Malcolm Wilson says the gov
ernor has developed a unique
governmental technique in his
"task force" operations. He
brings together the very best
men available to work at no
expense on a crash program,
Wilson explained, and he
keeps after them until they
come up with a recommenda
tion. There are now 45 separate
groups working on New York
state problems from those to
be presented to the legislature
in January to others still on
theliorizon.
Cutting It Short
Rockefeller has said he in
tends to get his legislative
program, for 1960 "on the
way" before he announces his
decision on the candidacy.
That is cutting it pretty short
if he intends to make a fight
in the spring primaries.
One of the things that im
mediately strikes you about
Rockefeller's presi d e n-t i a 1
chances is that he appears to
have no organization doing
the spakewprk for a campaign
to overtake Vice President
Richard M. Nixon.
In New York, a. group of
amateurs led by the president
of the Schenectady young Re
publicans has incorporated a
"Rockefeller for President"
organization. It has neither
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HEADON CRASH KILLS FIVE Adults and children are shown sprawled on high
way near Mountain View, Calif., after grinding headon collision. Doctor, who happened
to be passing by, is shown giving first aid. Four adults and a little girl were killed and
five other persons injured.
6.5 Million Jrees Slated for Planting
Salem The state reforest
ation program for the com
ing winter contemplates the
planting of some 6,565,000
trees and the aerial seeding
of 10,620 pounds of tree seed
on state owned forest land
coming under the jurisdiction
of the state forestry depart
ment, according to State For
ester D. L. Phipps.
Some 5,050,000 of the tree
seedlings are to be planted
in the Tillamook burn while
8,977. pounds-of tree seed will
be aerially seeded in 'the same
area, he added. The work will
be done largely by crews
working under the direction
of the department and the
60-man parolee camp located
on the South Fork of Wilson
river, Phipps said. An addi
tional million seedlings are to
be planted under private con
tract. The remaining 1,515,000
seedlings and 1,282 pounds of
tree seed are to be used main
ly in the reforestation of old
burns in ten separate coun
ties. -These'; include Clatsop,
Lincoln, Klamath, Clackamas,
Josephine, Linn, Benton.
Douglas, Lake and Marion
counties, Phipps indicated.
191 New Cases of
TB in Portland
Portland -(UPD- Dr. James
T. Speros, vice president of
the Oregon Tuberculosis and
Health Association, said Wed
nesday that Portland had 191
new cases of tuberculosis this
year through Oct. 20.
This is 24 more cases than
for the same period of 1958.
Dr. Speros, who also is TB
control officer for Portland,
said TB deaths increased in
the city too; Twenty -four" vic
tims were claimed in the first
10 months of this year com
pared to 11 for the compar
able 1958 period.
Mobs in Cuba
Beat and Stone
Two Americans
Havana-(UPD-Mobs of anti
American Cubans beat and
stoned U.S. photographer An
drew St. George of Time-Life
and threatened United Press
International photo grapher
Joseph Folinus Wednesday.
The attacks came during
demonstrations touched off by
a false report that missing
army commander Maj. Camilo
Cienfugeos had been found.
The two Americans were
were attacked by mobs shout
ing "American newspapermen
not welcome herej' "go home,
Yankee," anl "to the wall'V,
a eference to the firing
squad.
St. George said he was at
tacked while attempting to
photograph a" mob assault on
a loudspeaker truck broad
casting President Osvaldo
Dorticos' announcement that
the report on Cienfuegos was
not officially confirmed.
He said he was stoned and
then pulled down from atop
an automobile where he was
taking pictures and punched
in the body. Police came to
his rescue and hustled him
through the crowd, some of
whom still tried to strike him.
A mob followed him to the
police station where a pla
toon of . guards took up sta
tions outside to prevent any
one from entering. ,
An - angry mob also sur
rounded Folinus """shouting
anti-American slogans. Folin
us replied. to the. threats in
German and the demonstra
tors moved off.
Rockefeller's - approval nor
disapproval and it is devoid
of really influential New York
party members.
Rockefeller has no really
outstanding party champion
in Washington. U S. Sen. Ja
cob Javits and some other
New York congressmen are
backing his candidacy but
there is no real momentum in
the capital to match Nixon's
strength in national councils.
Out across the country, the
picture is pretty much the
same.
Support of Small Group
In Wisconsin, where anoth
er important primary will be
held in April, Rockefeller has
the support only of a small
and relatively unimportant
group of Republican workers.
Nixon has the state GOP or
ganization well tied up.
Rockefeller is well aware
that he is far behind Nixon
within the Republican organi
zation. He is unorthodox but
he is not naive.
His trip to California this
week (?) mayi furnish him
with his best' guidance as to
whether it is hopeless to take
on Nixon. .
And from the aura of confi
dence that surrounds the men
around Rockefeller, you
would think his chances are
very good.
NIKITA MEETS EDITOR
Moscow-flJPD-Soviet .Premier
Nikita S. Khrushchev met
Wednesday with United Arab
Republic editor Salah Salem
and was reported to have told
him Soviet-UAR relations will
improve. "I am confident that
relations between the two
countries will regain their
friendly character and their
strength," Salem said.
Talent Firemen
Called to Blaze
Talent-A flue fire in the
attic of Norris Grocery, Old
Pacific highway, was extin
guished by the Talent Rural
fire . department Wednesday
morning.
Damage was confined to
the attic area with some
smoke and water.damage in
the store area".' -
Rural fir e'm e n reported
that the" department's pump
er broke down following the
fire and a truck arrived under
a mutual aid agreement from
the Ashland fire department.
The fire was reported out by
the time the second truck an
rived.
NOVELIST DIES
Princeton, N.J.-ttJPD-I. A. R.
Wylie, novelist, poet and short
story writer,' died Wednesday
of a heart attack. She was 74.
GP Health Officer Replacement Sought
Grants Pass - The Grants
Pass Realty board passed a
resolution Tuesday asking the
Josephine county court to re
place the county health offi
cer, Dr. C. W. Dewey, "at the
earliest opportunity."
Those attending the meet
ing Tuesday noon at the Red
woods hotel heard complaints
against the physician for his
conduct of the health officer
position. .
County Judge Raymond
Lathrop and Commissioner
Louis Ringuette, both of
whom attended the luncheon
by invitation, gave no imme
diate indication of what ac
tion the county court might
take.
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