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Center’ 1 for ugeot r Cars -Service orei en C atf TA 2.451; Che Battalion Texas A&M University Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1964 Number 96 ENCH, ill. > P. 'rom Lyndon B. Johnson Whips Goldwater With Tremendous National Landside Margin Largest In History By The Associated Press President Johnson rode a mas sive tidal wave of votes to a smashing victory over Sen. Bar ry Goldwater and promptly call ed on all Americans to “face the world as one.” Elected with him in the deluge which some key Republicans sur vived was Sen. Hubert H. Hum phrey of Minnesota, who in January will fill the present vacancy in the vice presidency. With 83 per cent of the na tions’ voting units reporting, Johnson had obtained more than 62 per cent of the popular vote, biggest popular vote margin in a presidential election since 1900 and approaching the poll fore- .casts. Both the Gallup and Harris nationwide polls had predicted that Johnson would get 64 per cent; Goldwater 36 per cent. Johnson beat the records set by Warren G. Harding in 1920 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Harding won 60.4 per cent of the popular vote and Roose velt 60.8 per cent. With 270 electoral votes need ed to win, the President has col lected 477 from 43 states and leads in 2 others, with 9. Goldwater has won five states the President, more than the 60.8 per cent Franklin D. Roose velt ran up in 1936. The 56-year-old President, who has served 354 days since the assassination of President John with 47 electoral votes, leads in 1, with 5. The popular vote totals gave Johnson 36,689,265, Goldwater 23,335,842. This indicated a mar gin of more than 61 per cent for F. Kennedy, said early today in Austin that no words were ade quate “to really express the feel ing of this occasion.” “Most of all,” he said, “I wish to be equal to your confidence and to the hopes of all of the people of America.” He said that now that the elec tion is over Americans must “face the world as one.” “I ask all those who supported me and all those that opposed Brazos Goes Demo . 8 P-' 1 ' California Erases Equal Rights Law WASHINGTON <A>) — Cali fornians erased a law against housing discrimination in the hot- test issue among’ hundreds of election proposals in 40 states Tuesday. “I am disappointed,” said Gov. Edmund G. Brown, “but I do not regard the election as the end ol California’s flight against dis crimination and segregation in housing.” The state constitutional amend ment that wipes out California’s present fair-housing law and for bids any further legislation on the subject held a firm 3-2 margin in mounting returns. It gives property owners the absolute right to accept or r-e- ject any buyers or renters. By GLENN DROMGOOLE Managing Editor Democratic candidates took landslide victories in Brazos County Tuesday as the county recorded its largest voter turnout in history. Surpassing the 1960 mark of 10,818 votes, Brazos County counted 12,522 residents at the polls. Junior Election On Tap Thursday Eight persons have filed for Junior Class vice president, Char les E. Wallace, election commis sion chairman, announced. Vot ing will be Thursday in Memorial Student Center and is open to all juniors. The candidates are Thomas M. Sobey, Edward D. Esparza, Thom as R. Hargrove, Roy Louis May, Travis Robert Williams, Michael Beck, Ronald E. Elsey and Don ald Ray Hlozer. ijC POLITICAL CLUBS J* Fight Renewed |f By Students I* For Sanction By CLOVIS McCALLISTER Night News Editor EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first of a series concerning political clubs on state-supported university and college campuses. A protest rally Friday renewed the fight by A&M students for recognition of political clubs on campus. The question of sanctioning political clubs at A&M arose twice during the 1963-64 school year, and both times the Executive Com mittee voted against recognizing the clubs as campus organizations. An October 30, 1963, ruling and an April 20 reaffirment stated that the political clubs were not recognized because of Section 2, Article V, House Bill 86 of the 58th Legislature and Administrative Order No. 3, Section 11 of the Rules and Regulations of the A&M System. The rider to the House Bill states that none of the moneys appropriated by the Articles shall be used for influencing the out come of any election or the passage or defeat of any legislative measure. The administrative order says that all employees are advised to acquaint themselves with the provisions of the State laws with reference to participation in political campaigns and that no property under the control of the A&M System will be used for political campaign meetings or speeches nor used in any way for any political office. Last May, David G. Haines, representative to the Texas Legis lature, said, “As I interpret the rider to the Appropriation Bill, I see nothing to prevent students from forming Young Democrats and Young Republican Clubs at A&M.” Haines said it would not be right for the university to let the clubs use the physics or chemistry building to meet, but there is no harm in allowing the students to meet in the Memorial Student Center or the Young Men’s Christian Association. Haines argued that the rider is to prevent faculty members or officials from using cars for political business. He said he interpreted the rider to be written for State employees only. The rider works both ways as it keeps the politician from forcing the employees to campaign for fear of losing his job and it also prohibits the employee from getting involved. Haines added that the students become more educated in the story sciences by use and study of these clubs. Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Byron Tunnel said, “I do not feel I need to comment on the provision of the Appropriation Act since the governing boards of our colleges and universities have broad, discretionary administrative rule-making powers.” Assistant Attorney General Mary K. Wall said that the Attorney General’s Office must decline comment because of the provision in Articles 4399 of the Texas Revised Civil Statutes which prohibits the Attorney General from rendering opinions to anyone other than officers and individuals listed in that statute. Their ballots sent Democrats spiraling to the top in every race. Olin E. Teague, seeking reelec tion to the U. S. House of Repre sentatives from here, drew a 10,- 020-2,251 margin over Republi can opponent William Van Win kle. David Haines jolted Bruce Rogers 9,920-1,947 for reelection as state representative, District 6. In other contests Mrs. Will Miller defeated Mrs. Robert C. Cochran for state board of edu cation, 6th District, 9,624-2,269; Constable, Precinct 7 — Perry L. Carlton 1881, C. M. Sykes 969. The Johnson-Humphrey ticket tallied a 8,998-4,004 victory "here over the Republican slate. Sen. Ralph Yarborough claim ed a 7,216-4,787 local mandate over Republican opponent George Bush. John Connally had a 9,395-2,260 Brazos County win over Jack t l Crichton in the Texas governor election. Brazos County winners in other state elections were Joe Pool, Congreeman - at - large, Preston Smith, lieutenant governor; Wag- gonner Carr, attorney general; John C. White, commissioner of agriculture; Jerry Sadler, com missioner of general land office; Robert S. Calvert, comptroller of public accounts; Jesse James, state treasurer; Ben Ramsey, railroad commission (unexpired term), and Jack Pope, associate justice, supreme court, place 1. Results in Precinct 3 — A&M Consolidated High School — were: President and vice president — Johnson and Humphrey 958, Gold- water and Miller 728; senator — Bush 929, Yarborough 784; con gressman-at-large — Pool, 997, Hayes 682; U. S. Representative — Teague 1,320, Van Winkle 408; governor — Connally 1,186, Chri- chton, 442; It. governor — Smith 1,227, Houston 397. Attorney general — Carr 1,280, Trice 380; commissioner of agri culture — White 1,147, Armstr ong 491; commissioner of gen eral land office — Sadler 1,195, Matthews 463; comptroller of public accounts — Calvert 1,229, Calmes 408; treasurer — James 1,256, Neumann 385; railroad commissioner — Langdon 1,218, Flanagan 437; associate justice, supreme court, place 1 — Pope 1,195, Kennerly 458. State board of education, Dis trict 6 — Miller 1,150, Cochran 495; state representative — Haines 1,237, Rogers 406, and constable, precinct 7 — Carlton 1,048, Sykes 562. A&M University officials re ceiving write-in votes included President Earl Rudder, one vote for governor; Basketball Coach Shelby Metcalf, one vote for vice- president, and Football Coach Hank Foldberg, one vote for state representative. me to forget our differences, be cause there are many more things in America that unite ps than divide us.” Johnson won his first elective White House term by batter ing down Republican bastions across the nation. Maine and Vermont fell in his column as did usually Republican Kansas. Only in the South, where he lost five states, and possibly in Arizona, did his surge falter in the sweep toward the greatest presidential victory of modern times — the largest ever in terms of votes rolled up and margin over his opponent. It lent Goldwater, the conserv ative who offered “a choice, not an echo,” with the limited con solation of having carried Ala bama, Georgia, Louisiana, Mis sissippi, South Carolina, and per haps his native Arizona. Miller Says GOP Died Of Disunity LOCKPORT, N. Y. <A>> _ Wil liam E. Miller said lack of party unity contributed to the crush ing defeat he and his Republican running mate, Barry Goldwater, suffered Tuesday. He said the refusal of many state and local Republican can didates to support the national ticket tended to “weaken the Re publican position from top to bot tom.” LYNDON B. JOHNSON . . . Voters say LBJ for the USA. Connally, Yarborough Get Mandates By The Associated Press Exultant Texas Democrats sent native son Lyndon B. Johnson back to the White House and jarred state Republicans with the most clear-cut political triumph in more than a decade. Democrats swept every major office in the state Tuesday and cut into GOP strength in many lesser jobs. Bitterest defeat for the GOP was the loss of their two precious seats in the U. S. House in blistering upsets in the 5th and 17th districts. The GOP centered money and energy as never before in seek ing to pry Ralph Yarborough from his U. S. Senate seat, and failed. He goes back to Capitol Hill for a second full term. Gov. John Connally, surveying the massive Democratic sweep predicted “one of the great eras of growth and opportunity in the history of Texas” in future years. When vote counting ended for a time Wednesday, Johnson had rolled up 62.9 per cent of the Texas vote and Republican Barry Goldwater 36.9. Four years ago, Kennedy and Johnson won Texas by only 50.5 per cent. Here are the latest vote totals, Democrats listed first: President: Lyndon Johnson 1,479,079, Barry Goldwater 870,- 169. Senator: Ralph Yarborough 1,301,664, George Bush 1,014,172. Congress-at-Large: Joe Pool 1,496,783, Bill Hayes 747,755. Governor: John Connally 1,670,- 156; Jack Crichton 602,287. Lt. Gov.: Preston Smith 1,400,- 039, Horace Houston 534,987. Attorney General: Waggoner Carr 1,447,338, John Trice 511,- 152. Agriculture Commissioner: John White 1,354,931, John Arm strong 568,265. Land Commissioner: Jerry Sadler 1,383,857, John Matthews 565,857. Comptroller: Robert S. Calvert 1,379,437, Dallas Calmes 528,656. Treasurer: Jesse James 1,377,- 745, Fred Neumann 530,944. Railroad Commissioner: Jim Langdon 1,382,528, Don Flanagan 537,055. Supreme Court: Jack Pope 1,371,422, T. E. Kennerly 548,533. School Fund amendment: For 643,796, Against 341,121. Conservation district amend ment: For 619,651, Against 307,- 986. Medical Care amendment: For 728,060, Against 294,624. The GOP was left with only one Texan in Congress Wednes day—Sen. John, Tower. His term did not expire this year. Defeated were Republican Reps. Bruce Alger and Ed Fore man. Alger, a 10-year veteran from Dallas County, lost to for mer Mayor Earle Cabell. Fore man, seeking his second term, fell to Richard White, El Paso lawyer, in the sprawling 16th District in West Texas. Electoral Count Columbia Not Even A Write In? Ranger, endorsed for President by The Bat talion, spent a long night Tuesday in the Batt Cave hoping to be placed in office. Proudly displaying his “I Read Batt Editor ials” sign, Ranger read wire copy from The Associated Press, but without any luck. He did not receive a vote. Managing Editor Glenn Dromgoole consoles the candidate. 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VOTE CARRIED BY 10 Goldwater 3 Johnson 5 Goldwater 6 Johnson 40 Johnson 6 , Johnson 8 Johnson 3 Johnson 3 Johnson 14 Johnson 12 Goldwater 4..: Johnson 4 .....Johnson 26 Johnson 13 Johnson 9 Johnson 7 Johnson 9 Johnson 10 Goldwater 4 Johnson 10 Johnson 14 Johnson 21 Johnson 10 Johnson 7 Goldwater 12 : Johnson 4 Johnson 5 Johnson 3 Johnson 4 Johnson 17 Johnson 4 Johnson 43 Johnson 13 Johnson 4 Johnson 26 Johnson 8 Johnson 6 Johnson 29 ...Johnson 4 Johnson 8 Goldwater 4 Johnson 11 Johnson 25 Johnson 4 Johnson 3 Johnson 12 Johnson 9 Johnson 7 Johnson 12 Johnson 3 Johnson 486 - 52 Johnson