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GOVERNORS
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OOnGAuucu FEOm rage Al
tee tomorrow to add to the
conference agenda q Tuesday
afternoon period for "open dis
cusSion" of the civil rights issue
by all interested Governors.
2. Recommend that the new
executive committee to be
named at the conclusion Of this
four-day meeting initiate a
continuing action program on
civil rights in close liaison with
President Kennedy.
Gov. Rosellini's first sug-
Eestion would undercut Gov.
Rockefeller's gag rule" charge.
His second would be, in effect,
a substitute for the Rockefeller
policy resolution on civil rights.
That resolution-one Of a
. dozen on various topics the
: New Yorker has suggested
calls for creation of a special
Governors Conference commit
. tee on civil rights which would,
among other duties, cooperate
with the President in work.
ing out :. a Nationwide pro-
. gram toward achieving equal
rights and opportunities :.
. in housing, in education, in
: transportation, employment and
in places Of public accommoda-
. ton and assembly"
. The Rosellini move could be
, put into effect by the execu-
tive committee itself, without
:. a vote in the full conference.
=. Gov. Rockefeller's resolution.
. on the other hand, would re-
quire a two-thirds majority or.
. if the rules change is adopted,
: unanimous approval of all Gov
.ernors-a practical impossible
ity.
Partial Victory Seen
Gov. RoSellini denied at his
: press conference that his last
. minute, double-barreled civil
. rights offensive was designed to
seize the initiative on the issue
. from the New York presidential
hopeful.
81 have always had the in
: itiative on the question:" he
. said, land I have long believed
civil rights is probably the
most important domestic issue
, before the country"
Despite his disclaimer, OBJ
Servers at the conference
agreed Gov. Rockefeller had
won at least a partial victory
by forcing civil rights onto the
Agenda.
He seemed certain, however,
to continue his campaign
against the proposed "unanim-
ity rule" and for a positive
declaration on civil rights.
Gov. Rosellini predicted the
"unanimity rule" will be ap-
proved by the conference and
reiterated his opposition to a
formal policy resolution on civil
rights.
I, He argued that the open
discussion" he proposed would
inform all the Governors of
what can be done by the various
States" through executive orders
and other moves to aid the
cause of civil rights.
He said seeking to draft a
policy resolution, on the other
hand, would be o futile search
for an agreement that cannot
be reached.
. Sharing the spotlight with
The civil rights battle-and
closely related to twas the
maneuvering of the various
Republican presidential posi-
bilities.
On hand, in addition to Gov.
Rockefeller, were Cows. George
Romney Of Michigan and James
Rhodes Of Ohio. both potential
favorite son candidates, and
Gov. Mark Hatfield Of Oregon,
a perpetual G. o. p. vice presi-
Dental possibility.
Scranton Absent
Only Senator Barry Gold
water and Gov. William Scran-
ton Of Pennsylvania among the
G. o. P. presidential possible
ties are absent.
Senator Goldwater's interests
will be looked after by his home
State Governor, Paul Fannin Of
Arizona, but Gov. Scranton, de-
stained by a continuing legis-
slative session, will apparently
miss his chance to wheel and
IDEAL with his colleagues.
|. On the Democratic side, the
spotlight is shared by the seq
.regationist spokesman notably
,Govs. Ross Barnett Of Missis-
.sippi and George Wallace Of
alabama, and such Kennedy
administration supporters as
.Govs. Edmund (Pat) Brown Of