Evening star., 1960-07-24
Goidwoter Suite Lures
All Sorts of Delegates
BY J. F. TER HORST

ny De f. Il En- HURST
North American Newspaper Alliance
CHICAGO, July 23.-Ari-
zona's Barry Goldwater, one of
the last of the small spenders.
has become one of the biggest
centers of interest at the Re-
publican National Convention
scene.
The conservatives conserva-
tive, Senator Goldwater is the
rallying point here for a small
army of serious collegians,
f1uttery grandmothers, slim
hipped career women and hard
headed businessmen who de-
test big government"
They want the Grand Old
Party to straighetn up and fly
right-away from the Rookie
fellers and even the Eisenhow-
er-Nixon moderates-and from
what they call the Republican
"me-too" trend since Demo-
cratic President Franklin D.
Roosevelt.
The man to lead them, ap-
parently, is that Air Force Re-
serve jet pilot, that wealthy
Phoenix department store own
er, candid-tongued Senator
Goldwater.
Respectable BandwagOn
So Chicago is witnessing
Americans for Goldwater,
Goldwater for President, Young
Republicans for Goldwater, and
Goldwater for Vice President
movements this week, with sep
arate headquarters scattered
across the downtown Loop.
Compared with the Draft
Rockefeller" drive, manned
largely by eager youths from
Blackstone Theater headquar-
ters, the Goldwater bandwagon
is a highly respectable opeI a.
tion among Republicans.
It's common to find a per-
son with f1amboyant blue
and-gold Americans for Gold
water" badge talking easily
with an I'm for Nixon" Re-
publican in the convention
headquarters at the Conrad
Hilton Hotel.
But the average Nixon boost
er acts mighty uncomfortable
when stopped by one of Gov.
Nelson A. Rockefeller's be-
medaled hackers.
"Rockefeller's trying to take
the nomination away from our
Vice President" complained
one Nixon delegate. II hate
to turn my back to one of
those draft-Rocky FELLOWSHIP
might slap on a sticky paper
sign"
The busiest campaign scene
here is the Goldwater door,
way, graced by a massive photo
of the curly-haired 52-year-
old Senator and by two giant
. flags.
Some Write Checks
Inside, people picked up
Goldwater literature with
quotations criticizing foreign
aid spending, bureaucracy in
Washington and lauding g
States rights. Some wrote out
checks for S. and $40 to help
the cause" Others leafed
through copies of Senator
Goldwater's fast-selling book,
THE Conscience of a Con-
servative" Most signed Cold
water for President" petitions
and walked away wearing
Goldwater buttons.
Yet Senator Goldwater is not
a serious candidate for either
the presidency or the vice pres
idency.
A shrewd politician, he thinks
the country needs a conserva-
tive in the White House but he
doesn't think his party is ready
for one this year.
So he's ready to back Mr..
Nixon for the No. l spot.
Senator Goldwater regards
the New York Governor little
more than a left-wing Demo-
crat in Republican clothing and
he's not going to let Gov.
Rockefeller stampede the dele
gates without a bitter fight.
He became particularly an
gered at Gov. Rockefeller yes
terday when he heard about the
agreement on the G. O.P. plat
form rached by the Governor
and Mr.. Nixon in New York.
80 Votes Pledged
The Arizona Senator has 80
pledged votes for the Presidency
IA from his home State, 13
from South Carolina's delega-
ton, a couple from Idaho and
one from Nebraska.
He also has a poll taken by
the Young Republican organi-