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Richard Nixon Presidential Library White House Special Files Collection Folder List Box Number Folder Number Document Date Document Type Document Description 24 16 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 Page 1 of 1 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 JFT:js 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 X Honorable Clay Myore Secretary of State State of Crages Salem, Oragen 97380 HSD:JC bee: Magrader & Flemming 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 CM:1m 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. -1- (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. -2- 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. -3- (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 -4- 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. -5- 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 -6- 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. -7- 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 BBI - PMST37 The White House Washington WHA303 (01)LA236 1972 MAR 9 PM 8 06 L SNA084 AD PDB SALEMORG 9 253P PST 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 (302 3 FORM 0805 FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U.S.A. 2 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 To2 Thanks Noble Melencamp n 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 3 Chals as moted 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 4:4 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)

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This file contains: From Jack Thompson, re: Certificate of nomination, Oregon. 3 pages with attachments. [Letter], 6/22/1972 Jack Thompson to Candidate, re: Statement of contributions and expenditures. 8 pages with attachments and duplicates. [Letter], 6/5/1972 Harry Dent to Clay Myers, re: Thank you for information on Oregon's 1972 presidential preferential primary. 24 pages with attachments. [Letter], 12/22/1971

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THOMPSON\nJune 22, 1972\nASSISTANTS\nN1,\nWe enclose herewith a Certificate of Nomination attesting to your\nnomination to the party office shown on the Certificate.\nIf this office can be of assistance to you, please feel free to\ncontact us.\n1\nAssistant Secretary of State\nJFT:js\nEnclosure\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWashington\nDate 6/26/72\nTO:\nDave Wilson\nNoble Melencamp\nState of Oregon\nCertificate of nomination\nTo All to Whom These Presents Shall Come, Greeting:\nRnow De, That\nRICHARD NIXON\nhas been nominated as Republican\ncandidate for\nPRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES\nat the Primary Election held on May 23, 1972\nOF In\nIN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my\nhand and caused the seal of the State to be hereto\naffixed. Done at the Capitol, Salem, Oregon, this\n22nd day of June, 1972\nClay Myes\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nSTATE PRINCIPS\nOF\nSTATE\nEGON\n1859\nSTATE OF OREGON\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nCLAY MYERS\nSALEM 97310\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nGEORGE H. BELL\nJune 5, 1972\nJACK F. THOMPSON\nASSISTANTS\nmm\nDear Candidate:\nWe send this note as a reminder to you that your Statement of Contributions\nand Expenditures report for the May 23, 1972 Primary Election is due in\nthis office not later than 5:00 p.m., June 22, 1972.\nWe enclose herewith a set of forms for making this report. Should you\nneed additional forms, please let us know.\nYou should also notify your treasurer, if you have one, that your committee\nreport is due on the same date.\nIf you have any questions at all about the filing of this report, please\nlet us know.\nfor Jack F. Thompson\nSincerely,\nAssistant Secretary of State\nJFT:js\nEnc.\nNOTE: Include all contributions and expenditures that were included in\nyour preliminary report in the 30-day post election report.\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWashington\nDate\n6/8/72\nTO:\nDavid Wilson\n6/8 Called Gay to remind him\n1 filing date. He will mind Ford to me.\nNoble Melencamp\nEXECUTIVE\nPL /nixon, Richard\nof\nDecember 22, 1971\nDear Mr. Secretary:\nThe P resident has asked me to thank you for year\nletter of December 16 enclusing the Information $9\nOregon's 1972 Presidential Proferential Primary,\nWe are very glad to have this material) be assured\na will be helpful to us as ve propare for the coulag\nyear. and we de approxiate your thoughtfulness is\nsending M.\nWith the President's best wishes,\nSincerely,\nHarry S. Dent\nspecial Counsel\nto the Provident\nX\nHonorable Clay Myore\nSecretary of State\nState of Crages\nSalem, Oragen 97380\nHSD:JC\nbee: Magrader & Flemming\nOF OREGON\nSTATE OF OREGON\n1859\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nCLAY MYERS\nSALEM 97310\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nGEORGE H. BELL\nJACK F. THOMPSON\nDecember 16, 1971\nASSISTANTS\nH.D.\nN.M\nThe President\nThe White House\nWashington, D. C.\nMr. President:\nOregon's presidential preferential primary election has been, as you know,\none of the key tests for candidates in the past. We have every reason to\nexpect that our next primary, on May 23, 1972, will be no less important.\nThe enclosed paper has been prepared to provide full information and back-\nground on Oregon's presidential preferential primary election law. We\nhope you will find it of interest.\nShould you have any questions, or require further clarification on any\npoint, please feel free to contact this office. It is our earnest desire\nto be of assistance to all who may observe closely or participate in Oregon's\nprimary election.\nSincerely,\nClay Myers\nSecretary of State\nCM:1m\nEnc.\nINFORMATION ON OREGON'S\n1972 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENTIAL PRIMARY\nCompiled by\nCLAY MYERS\nSecretary of State\nElections Division\nState Capitol\nSalem, Oregon 97310\nDecember 1971\nOF OREGON EGON\nSTATE OF OREGON\n1859\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nCLAY MYERS\nSALEM 97310\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nGEORGE H. BELL\nDecember 1971\nJACK F. THOMPSON\nASSISTANTS\nTO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:\nBecause of the national news media's interest in\nOregon's 1972 Presidential Preferential Primary election,\nand because precise information is so vital to those\ncandidates who may appear on this State's ballot, the\nSecretary of State's office has prepared this \"kit\" for\nyour guidance and general information.\nIt is our hope that this material will be of benefit\nto you as either a participant or an observer in the\nelection.\nThis office will always be happy to receive individual\ninquiries concerning details of our law that may be unclear\nto you. We want to be helpful in any way you may require.\nSincerely,\nClay Myers\nSecretary of State\nCM:sg\n1.\nThe Law\nOregon has had a Presidential Primary law since 1911.\nBut in 1959, the Legislature adopted a significant and\nimportant amendment, resulting in what is now commonly\nreferred to as the Oregon Presidential Preferential Primary\nLaw.\nThis unique \"forced\" primary was the first of its\nkind in the United States, though it has now been generally\ncopied by the states of Nebraska, Wisconsin, Florida and\nseveral others.\nThis is the full text of Oregon Revised Statute\n249.368, which is the heart of the Oregon Presidential\nPreferential Primary system:\nORS 249.368 (1) When candidates for the office\nof President of the United States are to be nominated,\nevery elector of a major political party shall have\nthe opportunity to vote his preference on his official\nprimary election ballot for a person to be the\ncandidate for nomination by his party for President\nof the United States. Preference shall be indicated\neither by writing the name of such person in the blank\nspace left on the ballot for that purpose or by\nmarking with a cross (X) or a check mark ( ) inside a\nvoting square between the number and name of the person\nof his choice, as in the case of nominations of\ncandidates for state and district offices.\n(2) The name of any candidate for a major\npolitical party nomination for President of the United\nStates shall be printed on the ballots only:\n(a) By direction of the Secretary of\nState who shall place the name of such a candidate\nupon the ballot when he shall have determined in his\nsole discretion that such candidate's candidacy is\ngenerally advocated or recognized in national news\nmedia throughout the United States.\n-1-\n(b) Upon the petition for nomination pre-\nsented to the Secretary of State by members of the\nmajor political party of the candidate in the form\nprovided by ORS 249.367.\n(3) The names of the candidates for major\npolitical party nomination for President of the\nUnited States shall be printed on the official ballots\nfor the primary elections of their representative\nparties, and shall be marked, counted, canvassed,\nreturned and proclaimed in the same manner and under\nthe same conditions, so far as the same are applicable,\nas the names of candidates for nomination for state\nand district offices.\nII. Why a Presidential Preferential Primary in Oregon?\nThe 1959 amendment sponsors clearly stated the purposes\nof the law:\n(a) To force candidates for President of the United\nStates to campaign in Oregon.\n(b) To establish the State of Oregon as an \"important\"\nstate in the eyes of the rest of the nation.\nThe people of this \"populist\" State demand the right\nto see and meet the candidates, to shake their hands, to be\nable to question them face-to-face and to test the candidates\nopenly in \"town hall\" type meetings.\nOregon, of course, has fine newspapers and television\nand radio stations, which regularly carry news stories and\ncampaign messages from the candidates. All of this modern\ncommunication notwithstanding, the pioneer attitudes of the\nOregon people still demand that an aspiring candidate for\na public office present himself to the electorate for personal\ninspection.\n-2-\nOregon is a small state and has only six votes in\nthe electoral college. Most presidential candidates would\nnot regard those votes as crucial; however, the people of\nthis State want their votes to count. Because of the \"forced\"\nprovision, Oregon is now visited by almost all of the serious\ncandidates for President.\nORS 249.638, as initially enacted in 1959, included\ntwo features which were deleted from the law in 1969. These\nwere:\n(a) Vice President -- The office of Vice President\nwas removed from the law because it was reasoned\nno one really ran for that position. This was\napparent to the Secretary of State in 1968 and\nwas evidenced by the number of withdrawals filed.\n(b) Affidavit of Disavowal -- As mentioned above, the\noriginal law contained a provision in which a\ncandidate who was placed on the ballot by the\nSecretary of State could have his name removed\nby filing an \"affidavit of disavowal. In\nreviewing the operation of this section of the\nlaw, the Secretary of State recognized that\nseveral \"real\" candidates filed an affidavit of\ndisavowal and then all but one, later that year,\nbecame candidates. In 1969 the Legislative\nAssembly agreed and amended the law. Now, once\nselected, a person cannot have his name removed\nfrom the ballot.\n-3-\n(c) Provisions still exist for a candidate to\nbe put on the ballot by petition.\nIII. Has the Law worked in Oregon?\nOfficers of both political parties, members of the\nnews gathering fraternity and Oregonians generally agree\nthat the Oregon Primary Law has worked very well and has\naccomplished the goals set for it.\nLet us examine briefly the history of the law in the\nPresidential years of 1960, 1964 and 1968.\nIn 1960, the Secretary of State stated his intention\nto put Republicans Richard Nixon and Nelson Rockefeller on the\nballot as candidates for President of the United States.\nRockefeller, however, then filed an affidavit of disavowal,\nleaving Nixon the only Republican candidate. On the\nDemocratic side, Lyndon B. Johnson, Stuart Symington and Adlai\nStevenson were declared to be candidates. Of the three,\nStevenson was the only one to file an affidavit of disavowal.\nThree candidates, Hubert Humphrey, John Kennedy and Wayne\nMorse, were petitioned onto the ballots, making five Democratic\ncandidates. Nixon and Kennedy won the primary.\nIn 1964, the Secretary of State determined that there\nwere six nationally advocated Republican candidates: Barry\nGoldwater, Henry Cabot Lodge, Richard Nixon, Nelson Rockefeller,\nGeorge Romney and William W. Scranton. Of this group, two\nfiled an affidavit of disavowal, Lodge and Romney. However,\nthe Lodge affidavit was filed too late to cause his name to\n-4-\nbe removed from the ballots. A petition of nomination was\nfiled supporting the candidacy of Republican Margaret Chase\nSmith. Lyndon B. Johnson was put on the ballot by a petition\nof nomination though the Secretary of State had already\nlisted Johnson as a candidate. Rockefeller and Johnson won\ntheir party's primary in Oregon.\nIn 1968, the Secretary of State found national advocacy\nfor four Republican candidates for President: Richard Nixon,\nCharles Percy, Ronald Reagan and Nelson Rockefeller. Percy\nand Rockefeller filed an affidavit of disavowal. On the\nDemocratic side, Lyndon Johnson, Robert Kennedy, Eugene\nMcCarthy and George Wallace were listed. Only Wallace filed\nan affidavit of disavowal.\nIn 1968, for the first time since the enactment of the\nnew law, Oregon's Secretary of State found national advocacy\nfor vice presidential candidates. Republicans were: Mark\nHatfield, John Lindsay, Charles Percy and Ronald Reagan, all\nof whom filed an affidavit of disavowal. There were two\nDemocratic candidates: Hubert Humphrey and Robert Kennedy.\nKennedy withdrew.\nLyndon Johnson took himself out of the presidential\nrace, but beyond the time for adjusting the ballots in Oregon;\ntherefore, his name remained on the ballot as a presidential\ncandidate and Humphrey remained as a vice presidential candidate.\nIn the primary, McCarthy edged Kennedy; and Nixon\nwon easily, later becoming his party's nominee for President.\n-5-\nMcCarthy, however, failed to gain the national conven-\ntion nomination, which went to Humphrey. As with Rockefeller\nin 1964, this was one of the few times in Oregon's history\nwhen our primary result did not coincide with national\nconvention nominations.\nIn fact, Oregonians, by the way they have voted in\nthe Presidential Primary, have produced a historical\noddity: No candidate in half a century has been elected\nPresident who did not first win his party's primary in Oregon.\nAnd in the overwhelming majority of the cases, both parties\nhave nominated at their national conventions, candidates\nwho had won in the Oregon primary.\nIn the back of this kit you will find the results of\nOregon's primaries for the past twelve presidential elections.\nA study of this chart will reveal a strong correlation\nbetween success in an Oregon primary and subsequent party\nconvention nomination.\nIV. Preparation for the 1972 Primary.\nIn carrying out the statutory obligation placed upon\nthis office, we have subscribed to the following out-of-\nstate newspapers and periodicals.\nNewspapers:\nLos Angeles Times\nNew York Times\nSt. Louis Post Dispatch\nWashington Post and Times\nHerald\nLocally, some 8 major\nOregon dailies\nPeriodicals:\nNewsweek\nTime\nU.S. News and World Report\n-6-\nThese newspapers and periodicals are read and clipped. In\naddition, a number of Oregon dailies are monitored, as are\nradio and TV news broadcasts.\nOur staff reads with an eye toward clipping all news\nstories, editorials, feature articles and the results of\nnational polls that in any way mention individuals or\norganized groups which show support or national advocacy\nfor candidates of the major political parties.\nThe definition of \"major political party\" in Oregon\nLaw is so written that only the Republican and Democratic\nparties may participate in our Primary election; therefore,\nindependent or third party candidates cannot be considered\nas possibilities for the Oregon Presidential Preferential\nPrimary.\nAbout the middle of March 1972, the names of the individ-\nuals selected by the Secretary of State as candidates for\nPresident will be announced.\nKEY DATES IN PRIMARY\n1. Secretary of State announces his selections of candidates\nfor President by mid-March 1972.\n2. Primary Election: May 23, 1972. Polls open at 8 A.M.,\nclose at 8 P.M.\n-7-\nHISTORY OF PAST PRIMARIES CONDUCTED UNDER 1959 LAW\n1960\nPRESIDENT\n1968\nREPUBLICAN\nDEMOCRAT\nREPUBLICAN\nDEMOCRAT\nRichard Nixon\nLyndon B. Johnson\nRichard Nixon\nLyndon Johnson\nNelson Rockefeller¹\nStuart Symington\nCharles Percy1\nRobert Kennedy\nAdlai Stevenson- 1\nRonald Reagan\nEugene McCarthy\nHubert H. Humphrey 2\nNelson Rockefeller 1\n1\nGeorge Wallace\nJohn F. Kennedy 2\nWayne Morse 2\n1964\nVICE-PRESIDENT\nBarry Goldwater\nLyndon B. Johnson\nMark Hatfield 1\nHubert Humphrey\nHenry Cabot Lodge 3\nJohn Lindsay 1\nRobert Kennedy¹\nRichard Nixon\nCharles Percyl\nNelson Rockefeller\nRonald Reagan 1\nGeorge Romney 1\nWilliam Scranton\n2\nMargaret Chase Smith\n1. Filed affidavit of disavowal\n2. Placed on ballot by petition\n3. Filed affidavit too late for removal\nOREGON PRIMARY\nNATIONAL CONVENTION\nOREGON GENERAL\nELECTED\nYear\nRepublicans\nDemocrats\nRepublicans\nDemocrats\n1968\nNixon\nMcCarthy\nNixon\nHumphrey\nNixon\nNixon\n1964\nRockefeller\nJohnson\nGoldwater\nJohnson\nJohnson\nJohnson\n1960\nNixon\nKennedy\nNixon\nKennedy\nNixon\nKennedy\n1956\nEisenhower\nStevenson\nEisenhower\nStevenson\nEisenhower\nEisenhower\n1952\nEisenhower\nKefauver\nEisenhower\nStevenson\nEisenhower\nEisenhower\n1948\nDewey\nTruman\nDewey\nTruman\nDewey\nTruman\n1944\nDewey\nRoosevelt\nDewey\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\n1940\nMcNary\nRoosevelt\nWillkie\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\n1936\nBorah\nRoosevelt\nLandan\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\n1932\nFrance\nRoosevelt\nHoover\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\nRoosevelt\n1928\nHoover\nSmith\nHoover\nSmith\nHoover\nHoover\n1924\nCoolidge\nMcAdoo\nCoolidge\nDavis\nCoolidge\nCoolidge\nPL/NNON, EXECUTIVE Richard\nBBI\n-\nPMST37 The White House\nWashington\nWHA303 (01)LA236\n1972 MAR 9 PM 8 06\nL SNA084 AD PDB SALEMORG 9 253P PST\nHONORABLE RICHARD M NIXON\nPRES OF THE US WHITE HOUSE WASNDC\nTHIS IS TO INFORM YOU THAT YOUR NAME WILL APPEAR ON OREGONS\nMAY 23, 1972 PRIMARY ELECTION BALLOT AS A CANDIDATE FOR THE\nREPUBLICAN NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES. LETTER\nTO FOLLOW\nCLAY MYERS SECRETARY OF / STATE STATE OF OREGON\n(302\n3\nFORM 0805 FORM 0805 PRINTED BY THE STANDARD REGISTER COMPANY, U.S.A.\n2\nSTATE OF OREGON\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nCLAY MYERS\nSALEM 97310\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nGEORGE H. BELL\nMarch 8, 1972\nJACK F. THOMPSON\nASSISTANTS\nHonorable Richard M. Nixon\nPresident of the United States\nWhite House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear President Nixon:\nUnder Oregon law, the Secretary of State is directed to place on the\nprimary election ballot the names of those candidates for President\nof the United States whom he finds generally recognized or advocated\nin the national news media. The law also provides that when the\nSecretary of State places a name on the ballot, it may not be removed.\nThis is to inform you that your name will appear on Oregon's May 23,\n1972, primary election ballot as a candidate for the Republican\nnomination for President of the United States.\nTo acquaint you with Oregon's election laws, we have included for your\nguidance a copy of our Manual for Candidates and Political Parties.\nYour attention is specifically directed to page 31, where campaign\nfinance regulations are detailed. You will note that no funds may either\nbe received or expended in Oregon on behalf of a candidate until the name\nof an in-state campaign treasurer and his address have been filed in\nthe Secretary of State's office.\nPages 28-30 in the Manual describe the pages that are available to you\nin the Voters' Pamphlet, which is distributed to every registered\nelector in Oregon 15 days in advance of the election. Should you, or\nyour Oregon supporters, desire to have one or two pages on behalf of\nyour candidacy in the Voters' Pamphlet, your copy must be filed in\nthis office not later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 16.\nThe forms on which to file your statement of contributions and\nexpenditures, and on which to submit your material for the Voters'\nPamphlet, are enclosed.\nRECEIVED\nMAR1 4 1972\nCENTRAL FILES\nHonorable Richard M. Nixon\nMarch 8, 1972\nPage Two\nIn addition, we must know, by that same date, the exact way you wish\nyour name to appear on the Oregon ballot. That information, too,\nmay be supplied to us by your Oregon supporters.\nThe Secretary of State's office stands ready to cooperate with you\nto the fullest, as you present your candidacy to the voters of Oregon.\nPlease address any inquiries you may have to Mr. Jack F. Thompson,\nAssistant Secretary of State, Room 121 State Capitol, Salem, Oregon\n97310 (Phone 503-378-4143).\nSincerely,\nClay Myoes\nClay Myers\nSecretary of State\n3 Smcls as noted\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWashington\nDate 3/10/72\nTO: gordon shachan\nTo2\nThanks\nNoble Melencamp\nn\nTHE WHITE HOUSE\nWashington\nDate 3/11/72\nTO:\nGordon. All of the Enclosures\nare attached. Copies have beru\nsent to grey Warrru, Rose Mary\nWoods and Harry Dent.\nNoble Melencamp\nOF\nOREGON\nSTATE OF OREGON\n1859\nDEPARTMENT OF STATE\nCLAY MYERS\nSALEM 97310\nSECRETARY OF STATE\nGEORGE H. BELL\nMarch 8, 1972\nJACK F. THOMPSON\nASSISTANTS\nNM\nHonorable Richard M. Nixon\nPresident of the United States\nWhite House\nWashington, D. C.\nDear President Nixon:\nUnder Oregon law, the Secretary of State is directed to place on the\nprimary election ballot the names of those candidates for President\nof the United States whom he finds generally recognized or advocated\nin the national news media. The law also provides that when the\nSecretary of State places a name on the ballot, it may not be removed.\nThis is to inform you that your name will appear on Oregon's May 23,\n1972, primary election ballot as a candidate for the Republican\nnomination for President of the United States.\nTo acquaint you with Oregon's election laws, we have included for your\nguidance a copy of our Manual for Candidates and Political Parties.\nYour attention is specifically directed to page 31, where campaign\nfinance regulations are detailed. You will note that no funds may either\nbe received or expended in Oregon on behalf of a candidate until the name\nof an in-state campaign treasurer and his address have been filed in\nthe Secretary of State's office.\nPages 28-30 in the Manual describe the pages that are available to you\nin the Voters' Pamphlet, which is distributed to every registered\nelector in Oregon 15 days in advance of the election. Should you, or\nyour Oregon supporters, desire to have one or two pages on behalf of\nyour candidacy in the Voters' Pamphlet, your copy must be filed in\nthis office not later than 5 p.m., Thursday, March 16.\nThe forms on which to file your statement of contributions and\nexpenditures, and on which to submit your material for the Voters'\nPamphlet, are enclosed.\nHonorable Richard M. Nixon\nMarch 8, 1972\nPage Two\nIn addition, we must know, by that same date, the exact way you wish\nyour name to appear on the Oregon ballot. That information, too,\nmay be supplied to us by your Oregon supporters.\nThe Secretary of State's office stands ready to cooperate with you\nto the fullest, as you present your candidacy to the voters of Oregon.\nPlease address any inquiries you may have to Mr. Jack F. Thompson,\nAssistant Secretary of State, Room 121 State Capitol, Salem, Oregon\n97310 (Phone 503-378-4143).\nSincerely,\nClay Myore\nClay Myers\nSecretary of State\n3 Chals as moted\nInstructions for Completing and Filing VOTER PAMPHLET STATEMENTS\nFor more detailed instructions and information see\nMANUAL FOR CANDIDATES AND POLITICAL PARTIES\n1. Please type. File two copies of the statement.\n2. Photographs for Portrait Cuts:\na. Two identical 5\"x7\" glossy prints not over three years old.\nb. Photograph shall include the head, neck and shoulders of the candidate. It shall not include the hands\nnor anything being held in the hands.\nc. Portrait cut size limited to 2\"x3\" or 3\"x4\", except for two page statements. If the candidate is entitled\nto two pages, he may use a 4\"x5\" cut.\nd. Indicate size of portrait cut desired on face of this form.\n3. Length of Statement:\na. No portrait cut-approximately 500 words per page.\nb. 2\"x3\" portrait cut-approximately 400 words per page.\nc. 3\"x4\" portrait cut-approximately 150 words per page.\nd. 4\"x5\" portrait cut-approximately 75 words per page.\n4. Format of Statement:\na. Portrait cut upper left-hand corner of statement when a 2\"x3\" cut is used.\nb. Portrait cut centered when a 3\"x4\" cut is used.\nc. Required biographical information (may be in summary or outline form):\nDate of birth\nOccupation\nEducation and occupational background\nPrior governmental experience\nd. The summary or outline of this required information may be of any length up to the maximum word\nlimit. The required information will be set separate from the remainder of the statement filed by the\ncandidate.\ne. If the required biographical information does not require the maximum permissible words, the candi-\ndate may use the remainder for a statement setting forth the reasons why he should be nominated or\nelected.\n5. Identification of the Statement:\na. The name of the candidate, candidate committee, or the candidate's agent must be clearly shown at the\nbottom of the statement. If a committee name is used, an officer of the committee should also be in-\ndicated.\nb. A mailing address should be furnished so that proofs may be sent for final approval.\n(Please refer to instructions on reverse side of this form)\nSED Form No. 125\n1 Feb. 72\nParty\nName of Candidate\nOffice\nrup)\nwith\nthe\n4:4\n2\"x3\" |cut appears in the left hand corner\nof the page.\n3\"x4\" cuts are centered in the page.\nplai-\nThis information furnished by\n(Signature of individual filing statement)\n(Address where proofs will be sent)"
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