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IN 1 CW Campaign '88 has long, hard way to go: By W. DALE NELSON Associated Press WASHINGTON At the White House as elsewhere, Vice President George Bush's search for a running mate has people guessing and now one of their own is part of the guessing game. President Reagan says he's just guessing along with everybody else. "I don't have a candidate," he said Wednesday when asked about it. "That's up to him." Mr.

Reagan also was asked about a newspaper column suggesting his national security adviser, Lt. Gen. Colin Powell, as a possibility for the second spot on the ticket. Gen. Powell is the first black ever to hold the post of national security adviser.

"You'd better watch out," the president quipped. "He's standing right behind you." Gen. Powell, stationed behind reporters who were questioning Mr. Reagan during an Oval Office photo opportunity, made no comment. Far from the foxhole White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, asked what he thought of Gen.

Powell as a vice presidential prospect, said, "Colin Powell is a great American and would be an outstanding candidate for any position." Later, Secretary of Defense Frank Carlucci, responding to a reporter's query, nodded toward Gen. Powell and said with a grin, "He's my candidate." Gen. Powell just grinned and shook his head but said nothing. Before he went to the Pentagon, Mr. Carlucci had Gen.

Powell's job, and Gen. Powell was his deputy. The most recent thing Gen. Powell has said about his future was in a speech to the World Affairs Council of Los Angeles July 19: "As for myself, I expect to go back to a nice quiet foxhole where I can serve my country in a more comfortable and perhaps less-exposed position." Gen. Powell is an army officer and, before becoming Mr.

Carluc-ci's deputy in January 1987, was Beyond Mr. Bush and Mr. Dukakisr.tne voters will have to ponder how best the cpuntry would be governed in the event either one of them as president were incapacitated. Supposing just supposing the United State3 and the Soviet Union could agree -on a treaty limiting their big strategic missiles. Technical experts say it could be done before President Reagan's term expires.

Supposing it were announced in the midst of the presidential campaign. Supposing there were a swift summit a summit to which President Reagan would take Vice President Bush. Would not that give Mr. Bush a major boost with the electorate? Supposing the summit could not be held until after the November election? And supposing Mr. Reagan announced that for the purpose of continuity he would take to the summit whichever of the candidates triumphed? How would that affect Mr.

Bush's prospects? Another thought: Supposing the Iran-Iraq war is concluded and, in the midst of the presi-1 dential campaign, American hostages in the Middle East are released? Supposing Mr, Bush is dispatched to receive them, and he dominates the news from some U.S. military installation in West Germany where they land? The campaign is not over. Remember from devoting hours of television footage and pages of print to each convention. With upwards of 13,000 reporters at each convention, they are determined to photograph and write about something. Even a non-event is guaranteed to get coverage.

Interested or not, millions of people are going to be exposed to another extravaganza, this time lauding George Bush. Then watch out for the stamp that James Baker will put on the Bush campaign. Mr. Baker, an old Bush supporter, has held key positions in the Reagan administration, most recently as secretary of the Treasury. He is much experienced in politics.

He understands the need for substance, as well as glitz, in presidential ima-gemaking. He has the confidence of the candidate. And, in a civilized way, he will be very tough and direct in pinpointing flaws in the Bush campaign and seeking to redress them. With Mr. Baker in command, it is going to be a new ball game.

So much for the predictable. What about the unpredictable? First there is the matter of Mr. Bush's running mate. Will it be a virtual unknown? Will it be a woman? Will it be someone like Bob Dole, Mr. Bush's toughest opponent for the Republican nomination? By JOHN HUGHES The Christian Science Monitor Is it all over for George Bush? Does his sagging standing in the polls mean he cannot catch up, and Michael Dukakis has a stranglehold on the presidency? There is certainly concern but not panic in the Bush camp.

There remain problems about Mr. Bush's image. Is he too Is he too "soft," despite having held such tough jobs as head of Central Intelligence? What about the vice president's commitment? Does he have the drive to win, and lead? Or is he simply giving it his best shot as part of his belief that a gentleman should make himself available for public service? Despite the problems for Mr. Bush, few insiders in either political camp are ready to say the campaign is all over. It is still too early, they say.

Anything can happen. Remember Dewey and Truman. One point they make is that, while the Democratic convention gave Gov. Dukakis a springboard for his campaign, the Bush effort is hardly under way. Coming up is the Republicans' convention.

While both conventions this year will probably turn out to have been a yawn for television viewers, that has not stopped the news media Colin Powell commanding general of Corps in Frankfurt, West Germany. Questions about his future were spurred by a column in the Washington Post (Page IE of today's Palm Beach Post) by William Raspberry, suggesting that it would be a "brilliant idea" for Mr. Bush to pick Gen. Powell as his running mate. Despite the jesting tone of the questions and answers, it's not just a joke.

Rep. Jack Kemp, himself a potential vice-presidential candidate, is among those who have mentioned Gen. Powell as a possible Bush running mate. 'An exciting choice' Mr. Kemp's press secretary, Marci Robinson, said he believes Gen.

Powell would be "an exciting choice" with the foreign affairs and other experience to be able to serve as president and that, "politically speaking, it would hit the Democrats at their strength." Gen. Powell is the only current White House aide being mentioned as even a remote possibility to be Mr. Bush's running mate, although former chief of staff Howard Baker Jr. has been reported under SALE ENDS THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 1988 DID YOU KNOW? Flmda's Usgest Ckak Qardm Ceuvtei! closedV MONDAY (For Inventory! I Sunday closed early at 4 pm Make platform show that GOP has answers Avocado Food I mtfkj? Rosefood I Longlife Lawn Food Vigoro Specialty Fertilizers Our lawn food blend specially formu Landscape Beauty for Your Yardt Citrus and Avocado Food Increases fruit yield and flavor. Palm Tree Food.

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