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06/22/1972
Letter
From Jack Thompson, re: Certificate of
nomination, Oregon. 3 pages with
attachments.
24
16
06/05/1972
Letter
Jack Thompson to Candidate, re: Statement
of contributions and expenditures. 8 pages
with attachments and duplicates.
24
16
12/22/1971
Letter
Harry Dent to Clay Myers, re: Thank you for
information on Oregon's 1972 presidential
preferential primary. 24 pages with
attachments.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
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STATE OF OREGON CON
1859
STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CLAY MYERS
SALEM 97310
SECRETARY OF STATE
GEORGE H. BELL
JACK F. THOMPSON
June 22, 1972
ASSISTANTS
N1,
We enclose herewith a Certificate of Nomination attesting to your
nomination to the party office shown on the Certificate.
If this office can be of assistance to you, please feel free to
contact us.
1
Assistant Secretary of State
JFT:js
Enclosure
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date 6/26/72
TO:
Dave Wilson
Noble Melencamp
State of Oregon
Certificate of nomination
To All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting:
Rnow De, That
RICHARD NIXON
has been nominated as Republican
candidate for
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
at the Primary Election held on May 23, 1972
OF In
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my
hand and caused the seal of the State to be hereto
affixed. Done at the Capitol, Salem, Oregon, this
22nd day of June, 1972
Clay Myes
SECRETARY OF STATE
STATE PRINCIPS
OF
STATE
EGON
1859
STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CLAY MYERS
SALEM 97310
SECRETARY OF STATE
GEORGE H. BELL
June 5, 1972
JACK F. THOMPSON
ASSISTANTS
mm
Dear Candidate:
We send this note as a reminder to you that your Statement of Contributions
and Expenditures report for the May 23, 1972 Primary Election is due in
this office not later than 5:00 p.m., June 22, 1972.
We enclose herewith a set of forms for making this report. Should you
need additional forms, please let us know.
You should also notify your treasurer, if you have one, that your committee
report is due on the same date.
If you have any questions at all about the filing of this report, please
let us know.
for Jack F. Thompson
Sincerely,
Assistant Secretary of State
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Enc.
NOTE: Include all contributions and expenditures that were included in
your preliminary report in the 30-day post election report.
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date
6/8/72
TO:
David Wilson
6/8 Called Gay to remind him
1 filing date. He will mind Ford to me.
Noble Melencamp
EXECUTIVE
PL /nixon, Richard
of
December 22, 1971
Dear Mr. Secretary:
The P resident has asked me to thank you for year
letter of December 16 enclusing the Information $9
Oregon's 1972 Presidential Proferential Primary,
We are very glad to have this material) be assured
a will be helpful to us as ve propare for the coulag
year. and we de approxiate your thoughtfulness is
sending M.
With the President's best wishes,
Sincerely,
Harry S. Dent
special Counsel
to the Provident
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Honorable Clay Myore
Secretary of State
State of Crages
Salem, Oragen 97380
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OF OREGON
STATE OF OREGON
1859
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CLAY MYERS
SALEM 97310
SECRETARY OF STATE
GEORGE H. BELL
JACK F. THOMPSON
December 16, 1971
ASSISTANTS
H.D.
N.M
The President
The White House
Washington, D. C.
Mr. President:
Oregon's presidential preferential primary election has been, as you know,
one of the key tests for candidates in the past. We have every reason to
expect that our next primary, on May 23, 1972, will be no less important.
The enclosed paper has been prepared to provide full information and back-
ground on Oregon's presidential preferential primary election law. We
hope you will find it of interest.
Should you have any questions, or require further clarification on any
point, please feel free to contact this office. It is our earnest desire
to be of assistance to all who may observe closely or participate in Oregon's
primary election.
Sincerely,
Clay Myers
Secretary of State
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Enc.
INFORMATION ON OREGON'S
1972 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENTIAL PRIMARY
Compiled by
CLAY MYERS
Secretary of State
Elections Division
State Capitol
Salem, Oregon 97310
December 1971
OF OREGON EGON
STATE OF OREGON
1859
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CLAY MYERS
SALEM 97310
SECRETARY OF STATE
GEORGE H. BELL
December 1971
JACK F. THOMPSON
ASSISTANTS
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
Because of the national news media's interest in
Oregon's 1972 Presidential Preferential Primary election,
and because precise information is so vital to those
candidates who may appear on this State's ballot, the
Secretary of State's office has prepared this "kit" for
your guidance and general information.
It is our hope that this material will be of benefit
to you as either a participant or an observer in the
election.
This office will always be happy to receive individual
inquiries concerning details of our law that may be unclear
to you. We want to be helpful in any way you may require.
Sincerely,
Clay Myers
Secretary of State
CM:sg
1.
The Law
Oregon has had a Presidential Primary law since 1911.
But in 1959, the Legislature adopted a significant and
important amendment, resulting in what is now commonly
referred to as the Oregon Presidential Preferential Primary
Law.
This unique "forced" primary was the first of its
kind in the United States, though it has now been generally
copied by the states of Nebraska, Wisconsin, Florida and
several others.
This is the full text of Oregon Revised Statute
249.368, which is the heart of the Oregon Presidential
Preferential Primary system:
ORS 249.368 (1) When candidates for the office
of President of the United States are to be nominated,
every elector of a major political party shall have
the opportunity to vote his preference on his official
primary election ballot for a person to be the
candidate for nomination by his party for President
of the United States. Preference shall be indicated
either by writing the name of such person in the blank
space left on the ballot for that purpose or by
marking with a cross (X) or a check mark ( ) inside a
voting square between the number and name of the person
of his choice, as in the case of nominations of
candidates for state and district offices.
(2) The name of any candidate for a major
political party nomination for President of the United
States shall be printed on the ballots only:
(a) By direction of the Secretary of
State who shall place the name of such a candidate
upon the ballot when he shall have determined in his
sole discretion that such candidate's candidacy is
generally advocated or recognized in national news
media throughout the United States.
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(b) Upon the petition for nomination pre-
sented to the Secretary of State by members of the
major political party of the candidate in the form
provided by ORS 249.367.
(3) The names of the candidates for major
political party nomination for President of the
United States shall be printed on the official ballots
for the primary elections of their representative
parties, and shall be marked, counted, canvassed,
returned and proclaimed in the same manner and under
the same conditions, so far as the same are applicable,
as the names of candidates for nomination for state
and district offices.
II. Why a Presidential Preferential Primary in Oregon?
The 1959 amendment sponsors clearly stated the purposes
of the law:
(a) To force candidates for President of the United
States to campaign in Oregon.
(b) To establish the State of Oregon as an "important"
state in the eyes of the rest of the nation.
The people of this "populist" State demand the right
to see and meet the candidates, to shake their hands, to be
able to question them face-to-face and to test the candidates
openly in "town hall" type meetings.
Oregon, of course, has fine newspapers and television
and radio stations, which regularly carry news stories and
campaign messages from the candidates. All of this modern
communication notwithstanding, the pioneer attitudes of the
Oregon people still demand that an aspiring candidate for
a public office present himself to the electorate for personal
inspection.
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Oregon is a small state and has only six votes in
the electoral college. Most presidential candidates would
not regard those votes as crucial; however, the people of
this State want their votes to count. Because of the "forced"
provision, Oregon is now visited by almost all of the serious
candidates for President.
ORS 249.638, as initially enacted in 1959, included
two features which were deleted from the law in 1969. These
were:
(a) Vice President -- The office of Vice President
was removed from the law because it was reasoned
no one really ran for that position. This was
apparent to the Secretary of State in 1968 and
was evidenced by the number of withdrawals filed.
(b) Affidavit of Disavowal -- As mentioned above, the
original law contained a provision in which a
candidate who was placed on the ballot by the
Secretary of State could have his name removed
by filing an "affidavit of disavowal. In
reviewing the operation of this section of the
law, the Secretary of State recognized that
several "real" candidates filed an affidavit of
disavowal and then all but one, later that year,
became candidates. In 1969 the Legislative
Assembly agreed and amended the law. Now, once
selected, a person cannot have his name removed
from the ballot.
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(c) Provisions still exist for a candidate to
be put on the ballot by petition.
III. Has the Law worked in Oregon?
Officers of both political parties, members of the
news gathering fraternity and Oregonians generally agree
that the Oregon Primary Law has worked very well and has
accomplished the goals set for it.
Let us examine briefly the history of the law in the
Presidential years of 1960, 1964 and 1968.
In 1960, the Secretary of State stated his intention
to put Republicans Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller on the
ballot as candidates for President of the United States.
Rockefeller, however, then filed an affidavit of disavowal,
leaving Nixon the only Republican candidate. On the
Democratic side, Lyndon B. Johnson, Stuart Symington and Adlai
Stevenson were declared to be candidates. Of the three,
Stevenson was the only one to file an affidavit of disavowal.
Three candidates, Hubert Humphrey, John Kennedy and Wayne
Morse, were petitioned onto the ballots, making five Democratic
candidates. Nixon and Kennedy won the primary.
In 1964, the Secretary of State determined that there
were six nationally advocated Republican candidates: Barry
Goldwater, Henry Cabot Lodge, Richard Nixon, Nelson Rockefeller,
George Romney and William W. Scranton. Of this group, two
filed an affidavit of disavowal, Lodge and Romney. However,
the Lodge affidavit was filed too late to cause his name to
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be removed from the ballots. A petition of nomination was
filed supporting the candidacy of Republican Margaret Chase
Smith. Lyndon B. Johnson was put on the ballot by a petition
of nomination though the Secretary of State had already
listed Johnson as a candidate. Rockefeller and Johnson won
their party's primary in Oregon.
In 1968, the Secretary of State found national advocacy
for four Republican candidates for President: Richard Nixon,
Charles Percy, Ronald Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller. Percy
and Rockefeller filed an affidavit of disavowal. On the
Democratic side, Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, Eugene
McCarthy and George Wallace were listed. Only Wallace filed
an affidavit of disavowal.
In 1968, for the first time since the enactment of the
new law, Oregon's Secretary of State found national advocacy
for vice presidential candidates. Republicans were: Mark
Hatfield, John Lindsay, Charles Percy and Ronald Reagan, all
of whom filed an affidavit of disavowal. There were two
Democratic candidates: Hubert Humphrey and Robert Kennedy.
Kennedy withdrew.
Lyndon Johnson took himself out of the presidential
race, but beyond the time for adjusting the ballots in Oregon;
therefore, his name remained on the ballot as a presidential
candidate and Humphrey remained as a vice presidential candidate.
In the primary, McCarthy edged Kennedy; and Nixon
won easily, later becoming his party's nominee for President.
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McCarthy, however, failed to gain the national conven-
tion nomination, which went to Humphrey. As with Rockefeller
in 1964, this was one of the few times in Oregon's history
when our primary result did not coincide with national
convention nominations.
In fact, Oregonians, by the way they have voted in
the Presidential Primary, have produced a historical
oddity: No candidate in half a century has been elected
President who did not first win his party's primary in Oregon.
And in the overwhelming majority of the cases, both parties
have nominated at their national conventions, candidates
who had won in the Oregon primary.
In the back of this kit you will find the results of
Oregon's primaries for the past twelve presidential elections.
A study of this chart will reveal a strong correlation
between success in an Oregon primary and subsequent party
convention nomination.
IV. Preparation for the 1972 Primary.
In carrying out the statutory obligation placed upon
this office, we have subscribed to the following out-of-
state newspapers and periodicals.
Newspapers:
Los Angeles Times
New York Times
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Washington Post and Times
Herald
Locally, some 8 major
Oregon dailies
Periodicals:
Newsweek
Time
U.S. News and World Report
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These newspapers and periodicals are read and clipped. In
addition, a number of Oregon dailies are monitored, as are
radio and TV news broadcasts.
Our staff reads with an eye toward clipping all news
stories, editorials, feature articles and the results of
national polls that in any way mention individuals or
organized groups which show support or national advocacy
for candidates of the major political parties.
The definition of "major political party" in Oregon
Law is so written that only the Republican and Democratic
parties may participate in our Primary election; therefore,
independent or third party candidates cannot be considered
as possibilities for the Oregon Presidential Preferential
Primary.
About the middle of March 1972, the names of the individ-
uals selected by the Secretary of State as candidates for
President will be announced.
KEY DATES IN PRIMARY
1. Secretary of State announces his selections of candidates
for President by mid-March 1972.
2. Primary Election: May 23, 1972. Polls open at 8 A.M.,
close at 8 P.M.
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HISTORY OF PAST PRIMARIES CONDUCTED UNDER 1959 LAW
1960
PRESIDENT
1968
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRAT
REPUBLICAN
DEMOCRAT
Richard Nixon
Lyndon B. Johnson
Richard Nixon
Lyndon Johnson
Nelson Rockefeller¹
Stuart Symington
Charles Percy1
Robert Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson- 1
Ronald Reagan
Eugene McCarthy
Hubert H. Humphrey 2
Nelson Rockefeller 1
1
George Wallace
John F. Kennedy 2
Wayne Morse 2
1964
VICE-PRESIDENT
Barry Goldwater
Lyndon B. Johnson
Mark Hatfield 1
Hubert Humphrey
Henry Cabot Lodge 3
John Lindsay 1
Robert Kennedy¹
Richard Nixon
Charles Percyl
Nelson Rockefeller
Ronald Reagan 1
George Romney 1
William Scranton
2
Margaret Chase Smith
1. Filed affidavit of disavowal
2. Placed on ballot by petition
3. Filed affidavit too late for removal
OREGON PRIMARY
NATIONAL CONVENTION
OREGON GENERAL
ELECTED
Year
Republicans
Democrats
Republicans
Democrats
1968
Nixon
McCarthy
Nixon
Humphrey
Nixon
Nixon
1964
Rockefeller
Johnson
Goldwater
Johnson
Johnson
Johnson
1960
Nixon
Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
Nixon
Kennedy
1956
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
1952
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Eisenhower
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Eisenhower
1948
Dewey
Truman
Dewey
Truman
Dewey
Truman
1944
Dewey
Roosevelt
Dewey
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1940
McNary
Roosevelt
Willkie
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1936
Borah
Roosevelt
Landan
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1932
France
Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Roosevelt
1928
Hoover
Smith
Hoover
Smith
Hoover
Hoover
1924
Coolidge
McAdoo
Coolidge
Davis
Coolidge
Coolidge
PL/NNON, EXECUTIVE Richard
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HONORABLE RICHARD M NIXON
PRES OF THE US WHITE HOUSE WASNDC
THIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR NAME WILL APPEAR ON OREGONS
MAY 23, 1972 PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. LETTER
TO FOLLOW
CLAY MYERS SECRETARY OF / STATE STATE OF OREGON
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STATE OF OREGON
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CLAY MYERS
SALEM 97310
SECRETARY OF STATE
GEORGE H. BELL
March 8, 1972
JACK F. THOMPSON
ASSISTANTS
Honorable Richard M. Nixon
President of the United States
White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear President Nixon:
Under Oregon law, the Secretary of State is directed to place on the
primary election ballot the names of those candidates for President
of the United States whom he finds generally recognized or advocated
in the national news media. The law also provides that when the
Secretary of State places a name on the ballot, it may not be removed.
This is to inform you that your name will appear on Oregon's May 23,
1972, primary election ballot as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for President of the United States.
To acquaint you with Oregon's election laws, we have included for your
guidance a copy of our Manual for Candidates and Political Parties.
Your attention is specifically directed to page 31, where campaign
finance regulations are detailed. You will note that no funds may either
be received or expended in Oregon on behalf of a candidate until the name
of an in-state campaign treasurer and his address have been filed in
the Secretary of State's office.
Pages 28-30 in the Manual describe the pages that are available to you
in the Voters' Pamphlet, which is distributed to every registered
elector in Oregon 15 days in advance of the election. Should you, or
your Oregon supporters, desire to have one or two pages on behalf of
your candidacy in the Voters' Pamphlet, your copy must be filed in
this office not later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 16.
The forms on which to file your statement of contributions and
expenditures, and on which to submit your material for the Voters'
Pamphlet, are enclosed.
RECEIVED
MAR1 4 1972
CENTRAL FILES
Honorable Richard M. Nixon
March 8, 1972
Page Two
In addition, we must know, by that same date, the exact way you wish
your name to appear on the Oregon ballot. That information, too,
may be supplied to us by your Oregon supporters.
The Secretary of State's office stands ready to cooperate with you
to the fullest, as you present your candidacy to the voters of Oregon.
Please address any inquiries you may have to Mr. Jack F. Thompson,
Assistant Secretary of State, Room 121 State Capitol, Salem, Oregon
97310 (Phone 503-378-4143).
Sincerely,
Clay Myoes
Clay Myers
Secretary of State
3 Smcls as noted
THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date 3/10/72
TO: gordon shachan
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Thanks
Noble Melencamp
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THE WHITE HOUSE
Washington
Date 3/11/72
TO:
Gordon. All of the Enclosures
are attached. Copies have beru
sent to grey Warrru, Rose Mary
Woods and Harry Dent.
Noble Melencamp
OF
OREGON
STATE OF OREGON
1859
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
CLAY MYERS
SALEM 97310
SECRETARY OF STATE
GEORGE H. BELL
March 8, 1972
JACK F. THOMPSON
ASSISTANTS
NM
Honorable Richard M. Nixon
President of the United States
White House
Washington, D. C.
Dear President Nixon:
Under Oregon law, the Secretary of State is directed to place on the
primary election ballot the names of those candidates for President
of the United States whom he finds generally recognized or advocated
in the national news media. The law also provides that when the
Secretary of State places a name on the ballot, it may not be removed.
This is to inform you that your name will appear on Oregon's May 23,
1972, primary election ballot as a candidate for the Republican
nomination for President of the United States.
To acquaint you with Oregon's election laws, we have included for your
guidance a copy of our Manual for Candidates and Political Parties.
Your attention is specifically directed to page 31, where campaign
finance regulations are detailed. You will note that no funds may either
be received or expended in Oregon on behalf of a candidate until the name
of an in-state campaign treasurer and his address have been filed in
the Secretary of State's office.
Pages 28-30 in the Manual describe the pages that are available to you
in the Voters' Pamphlet, which is distributed to every registered
elector in Oregon 15 days in advance of the election. Should you, or
your Oregon supporters, desire to have one or two pages on behalf of
your candidacy in the Voters' Pamphlet, your copy must be filed in
this office not later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 16.
The forms on which to file your statement of contributions and
expenditures, and on which to submit your material for the Voters'
Pamphlet, are enclosed.
Honorable Richard M. Nixon
March 8, 1972
Page Two
In addition, we must know, by that same date, the exact way you wish
your name to appear on the Oregon ballot. That information, too,
may be supplied to us by your Oregon supporters.
The Secretary of State's office stands ready to cooperate with you
to the fullest, as you present your candidacy to the voters of Oregon.
Please address any inquiries you may have to Mr. Jack F. Thompson,
Assistant Secretary of State, Room 121 State Capitol, Salem, Oregon
97310 (Phone 503-378-4143).
Sincerely,
Clay Myore
Clay Myers
Secretary of State
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Instructions for Completing and Filing VOTER PAMPHLET STATEMENTS
For more detailed instructions and information see
MANUAL FOR CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL PARTIES
1. Please type. File two copies of the statement.
2. Photographs for Portrait Cuts:
a. Two identical 5"x7" glossy prints not over three years old.
b. Photograph shall include the head, neck and shoulders of the candidate. It shall not include the hands
nor anything being held in the hands.
c. Portrait cut size limited to 2"x3" or 3"x4", except for two page statements. If the candidate is entitled
to two pages, he may use a 4"x5" cut.
d. Indicate size of portrait cut desired on face of this form.
3. Length of Statement:
a. No portrait cut-approximately 500 words per page.
b. 2"x3" portrait cut-approximately 400 words per page.
c. 3"x4" portrait cut-approximately 150 words per page.
d. 4"x5" portrait cut-approximately 75 words per page.
4. Format of Statement:
a. Portrait cut upper left-hand corner of statement when a 2"x3" cut is used.
b. Portrait cut centered when a 3"x4" cut is used.
c. Required biographical information (may be in summary or outline form):
Date of birth
Occupation
Education and occupational background
Prior governmental experience
d. The summary or outline of this required information may be of any length up to the maximum word
limit. The required information will be set separate from the remainder of the statement filed by the
candidate.
e. If the required biographical information does not require the maximum permissible words, the candi-
date may use the remainder for a statement setting forth the reasons why he should be nominated or
elected.
5. Identification of the Statement:
a. The name of the candidate, candidate committee, or the candidate's agent must be clearly shown at the
bottom of the statement. If a committee name is used, an officer of the committee should also be in-
dicated.
b. A mailing address should be furnished so that proofs may be sent for final approval.
(Please refer to instructions on reverse side of this form)
SED Form No. 125
1 Feb. 72
Party
Name of Candidate
Office
rup)
with
the
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2"x3" |cut appears in the left hand corner
of the page.
3"x4" cuts are centered in the page.
plai-
This information furnished by
(Signature of individual filing statement)
(Address where proofs will be sent)