Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1959-12-18

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Frank Farrell of the Fourth dis
trict.
Lindquist led the fight for an
open occupancy measure In the
state legislature the first year
Il was introduced. Farrell Is
OutSPOken on the civil rights
issue.
Many of the so-called Old Guard
were noticed at the meeting. This
group is supposed to be the group
back Of the appointment of arch
conservative Ed. Viehman as COP
state chairman. a situation which
has had the COP liberals quietly
unhappy and uneasy.
The Woodworking Ramsey Repub-
lican Workshop committee which
sponsored the luncheon along with
the Ramsey county Republican
committee pulled q neat coupe by
obtaining the New York COVER
nor's consent to speak to the
luncheon after the Minneapolis
Jaycees had invited him to Min
neapolis for the annual Bosses
night.
A sign that Rocky" viii have
considerable support in the state
COP ranks was the presence of
Newell NEWT Weed with the
Rockefeller party. Weed, former
Hennepin county COP chairman
was on the Rockefeller plane when
it came in from st. Louis, Sunday
night and seemed to be acting
as an official host during the
Rockefeller visit to the Twin
Cities.
Rockefeller's brief talk was en-
hrely general in nature. He spoke
Of the need for America to take its
proper place in the shaping in Of
the world Of tomorrow.
He pleaded that people of char
acter and standing ought to take
part in politics, because he said
every facet Of todays life in the
us. or anywhere else is affected
by politics.
He assured his listeners that he
was appreciative of the fine organ
national work such groups as the
Republican Workshop do in the
cities where they operate.
1t is tragic, he said, to have SO
many good people declaring that
politics is dirty business" and re-
fusing to do their part in the po.
itical life Of the community, state
and nation.
His son Steven, he said follow
ing a tour Of NY. state as his
chauffeur had asked him why
the schools and colleges of the
nation did not teach more about
how politics works.
The New Yorker said America
with its fine traditions for support
of human dignity, brotherhood and
opportunity was in a unique posi-
ton to help keep the world peace
full, and free-if the people see
that the best minds, at the count
rvs command are elected to public
office.
The Monday noon meeting was
considered by some Of the hard
boiled local newspapermen at the
press table as a rather spontan-
eous outpouring of interest in
Rockefeller, as a personality, and
as a possible presidential candid
ate. One DFLer from way back
surprisingly said off the record
This guy viii probably be the
next president.
Another individual quietly told
this correspondent that Rockefel-
lers courage was never better
illustrated than his decision TO
take out a Life Membership in
the NAACP in the past six months
at a time when the South has been
trying to prove that the NAACP
Is a subverSive organization!
Any candidate or suggested can
didate that would do such a thing
has the courage Of his convictions,
the party insisted and this
writer could only agree that he
certainly wasn't catering to the
White Citizens Councils when he
took out that NAACP member
ship
At the head table Of course
were the Minnesota Republican
n ational committee members,
George Etzell Of Clarissa and Mrs,
Peavey Heffelfinger Of wayzata.
and Rhoda Lund, president Mime
sofa Republican Workshop. All Of
these Mlnnesotans aligned more
or less with the liberal wing Of
the party, keep their popularity
with the COP rank and file.
In the coming national conven-
ton they win have important
posts. Mrs. Heffelfinger Is present
ly secretary Of the national COM
mittee and Etzel is chairman of
the 1850 convention rules commit
tee.
Rockefeller did not announce
his candidacy for the COP nomin-
alton but he is certainly acting
like a fun fledged candidate. The
staff which travels with him
misses no bets. They heard the
st, Paul Civic and Coropoarna