The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1963-08-08

unpledged movement zap
pears to be whitening on the
political vine in Dixie" (See
editorial for additional COM
ments).
Here is how the AP found
the situation shapes up on
a state by state basis at the
present:
Mississippi-The unpledgec
elector movement, supported
by Barnett. appears likely to
be successful if the Republi-
cans choose a liberal candi-
date.
Under state law, party
conventions could put botf
loyalist and uninstructed del
egates on the ballot Of
primary to be held after the
national conventions. nomin
ate their presidential candi-
dates. The delegation which
lost would be dropped from
the general election ballot. It
could petition its way onto
that ballot, but could not use
the party emblem.
1t. Gov. Paul Johnson says
the system "means the party
label will be denied to those
who don't represent the
thinking of a majority of Mis-
sissippians.'
Rubel Phillips, Republican
candidate for governor, said
the plan may be useful"
Alabama - Wallace has
urged Dixie Democrats to
join in a movement he says
can keep either major party
candidate from getting a ma
jority of electoral votes. He
said this would "create COM
pounded COMMISSIONS from
which we can gain some
meaningful concessions"
Despite Wallace's stand,
Sens. John Sparkman and
Lister Hill are expected to
support the national Demo-
cratic ticket, as are several
members.
Alabama gave its II cleo
toral votes to the 1948 States
Rights ticket. 1t split its 1860
vote, giving Kennedy five
and Sen. Harry F. Byrd,
Diva, six.
South Carolina - E. P. Ri
ley, Democratic state chair
man, thinks it's too early to
predict whether there will be
an unpledged elector move
ment in the state.
j. Drake Edens, Republican
state chairman, said history
has proved that unpledged
electors may offer some at
Traction in theory but never
work out.
When Thurmond was gov
ernor and headed the States
Rights ticket in 1948, he got
SO electoral votes including
South Cardinals eight. The
state went to Kennedy in
MOT Our Way"
North Carolina Bert
Bennett, Democratic state
chairman, says the unpledged
elector movement us against
North Cardinals way of do
ing things"
Robert Gavin, who recent
ly resigned as Republican
state chairman, observed: Il
think the fight in 1864 is 60
ing to be between the regu-
lar Republican and the regu-
lar Democratic party"
North Carolina always has
voted with either the Demo-
ratio or Republican parties.
Little Chance
Virginia - A bill for un-
pledged electors which died
in the Virginia Legislature
in 1862 may be offered again
next year. But State Sen.
Thomas H. Blanton, Demo
cratic party chairman, said
'it won't amount to much -
it never amounted to any
thing in the past"
Walter r. Gambill, vice
chairman of the state Repub-
lican party commented: "The
next president of the United
States will be elected by the
Democrats or by the Repub-
lican party. We can't afford
to be playing games with any
unpledged elector movement.
It's a lot of waste motion"
Tennessee - Having voted
Republican in the last three
elections, Tennessee no long
er is considered part of the
once solid South. Any move
ment for unpledged electors
would have to come at next
springs party convention but
pecially made for the pur-
pose, engraved with Sgt. Ash
name and Company. Mrs.