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on his campaign bus, stemmed
from his recognition that his
Roman Catholicism is quite
obviously hanging in every
body's mind" He added:
II just thought that rather
than wait. I'd bring it out into
the open"
There was one other subject
besides religion which Senator
Kennedy brought up several
times. This was the reported
teaming up behind Senator
Humphrey Of supporters of
other Democratic prospects who
are not entered in the West
Virginia primary-Senators
johnson of Texas and Syming-
ton of Missouri and Adlai E.
Stevenson.
Cites Wisconsin Vote
Senator Kennedy referred to
Senator Humphrey as a man
"who cannot be nominated now
that he has been beaten in
Wisconsin" AS a result, Sena-
tor Kennedy said, hackers of
the others feel it is safe to
support Senator Humphrey here
Just to stop Senator Kennedy.
I'm running against every
body who doesn't want me for
President, for one reason or
other" Senator Kennedy said.
In appearances yesterday in
Clarksburg and Fairmont, Sen
ator Kennedy did not wait--as
he usually had previously-for
someone to ask the inevitable
question: Would the duties of
the presidency conflict with his
obligations as a Catholic? In
stead, he took the initiative
and talked about it in his
speeches.
He said what he has said
repeatedly before:
That he firmly believes in
the Constitution, which DEGREES
separation of church and state
and forbids religious tests for
public Office.
That his religion would not
interfere with fulfilling the
oath Of the President any more
than it interferred with his
oath as a Navy officer, a mem
Der Of the House and now as a
Senator.
Discounts Religious Issue
'Is anyone going to tell me
I lost this primary AZ years
ago on the day I was born?"
Senator Kennedy asked at Fair
mont.
If I lose, 1t won't be because
Of my religion" Senator Ken
nedy said. "a lot of problems
are disturbing West Virginia,
but I don't think my religion
is one of them"
Senator Kennedy of Massa-
chusettS. is entered in the May
10 West Virginia primary in a
Democratic presidential prefer
ence race against Senator
Humphrey Of Minnesota.
The voting in West Virginia,
where only 5 per cent of the
population is Catholic, is ex-
pected to furnish a sterner
test of the effect of religion
than did the primary in Wis
consin, which is 80 per cent
Catholic. Senator Kennedy
beat Senator Humphrey there
by more than 100000 votes.
Anti-Catholic literature made
It's first appearance in the West
Virginia campaign yesterday.
While Senator Kennedy was
speaking in the miners me
mortal hall at the coal mining
community of Pursglove, near
Morgantown, a man outside
the building was passing out
broadsides headed: "a Catho-
lie President.
No Group Drive
He identified himself as Ken
meth F. Klinkert, an unem-
ployed social worker from Men,
omonee Falls, Wis. Mr.. Kiln
kert said he was paying for
the literature himself and was
not distributing it as a men,
Der of any organization. He
said he was q Unitarian.
The literature called Catholi.
cism authoritarian and totali-
tartan" and said the Catholic
Church has sold the United
States on censoring, hush.
hushing, any fortnight. intelli-
gent discussion Of the relation