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6 Daily Presst Newport News, Virginia, Wednesday, May 7, 1980 Kennedy Calls On Kennedy's Winner In B.C. Primary 14 111 I i "4 If I the gambling initiative showed 23.032 against and 14,871 for. Democrats also renominated the city's non-voting delegate in Congress, Walter E. Fauntroy, who was running unopposed in the primary. Republican front-runner Ronald Reagan was not on the District of Columbia ballot, but one of the two slates of "uncommitted" delegates had announced a preference for him.

But Bush was rolling up a 3-to-l edge over both uncommitted slates. Rep. John B. Anderson of Illinois dropped out of the Republican race two weeks ago to wage an independent campaign. The city's influential clergymen, many of its elected officials and.the U.S.

Attorney for the District of Columbia opposed the gambling measure. Most of the opponents said gambling would prey on the poor of this predominantly black city. Mayor Marion S. Barry Jr. has not said publicly whether he favors the legalized gambling proposal.

If approved by city voters, the gambling initiative most likely would face a difficult battle for approval in Congress, which has veto power over all city laws under the district's limited home rule. Rosalynn Carter made a personal appeal Monday for district voters' support for her husband, who was rated in advance as an underdog to Kennedy. The Massachusetts senator spent several days campaigning here in a major drive to capture a majority of the Democratic delegates. There are 253,000 registered voters in the district, where Democrats outnumber Republicans 10 to 1. White To ROCKVILLE, Md.

(AP) Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, campaigning in the face of still more primary defeats, said it would be "most prudent" of Democratic National Chairman John C. White to resign. White, an.

avowed supporter of the president who had suggested that Car- tcr was a cinch for the Democratic nomination, already had refused to step down. "The Democratic national chairman should be neutral when there is a con- test for the presidency, ndt only neutral in his statements and his comments, but in consideration of the different candidates." Kennedy said Tuesday. Kennedy campaigned in this Washington suburb while primary elections were being held in Indiana, Tennessee, -North Carolina and the District of Columbia. Aides conceded in advance that Kennedy, already far behind Carter in national convention delegates, could emerge from Tuesday's balloting with as few as 70 of the 223 delegates at stake. Aides said Kennedy was likely to defeat the president only in the district.

They were prepared for big losses, perhaps by 2-to-l margins or better, in the other states. The Massachusetts senator is far behind Carter in delegates elected so, far, 1,147 to 657, with 1,666 needed for the nomination. But his blast at White amounted to a fresh declaration he to stay in the race to the end. Kennedy's national political director, Paul Kirk, urged White on Monday to step aside. groups, there also were some negative signs.

GOP voters were asked whom they would like to see as the GOP presidential nominee, no matter for whom they just voted. Only 65 percent of Reagan's backers said they really wanted him as the nominee. About 24 percent mentioned former President Gerald Ford as their real choice. Ford has said he will not seek the GOP nomination this year. Twenty-eight percent of the Indiana GOP voters said Rep.

John Anderson should pursue his independent candidacy for the presidency. Nearly one out of five of Reagan's backers agreed Anderson should run, perhaps portend Rejected i i Li' WASHINGTON (AP) Sen. Edward M. Kennedy defeated President Carter in the Capital's Democratic primary Tuesday while George Bush walked away with thfe Republican contest. At the same time, a referendum to legalize gambling via a lottery, jai alai and dog racing was defeated.

Carter's Washington neighbors gave his Democratic rival from Massachusetts a lead in virtually every ward in the city. The count, with 19 Democratic delegates and 14 GOP delegates at state, showed: Democrats: Kennedy 16,478 for 11 delegates; Carter 10,794 for 8 delegates. Republicans: Bush 2,54,1 for all 14 delegates; Anderson 1,008. Late Tuesday night tabulations for Party Chief Eyes Withdrawal Bid HOUSTON (AP) Billy Goldberg, Texas Democratic chairman, says the outcome of Tuesday's four primaries might determine whether party leaders should urge Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy to withdraw from the presidential race. Goldberg said President Carter was expected to do well in three etates and the District of Columbia. "It could very well be that by Wednesday night, some type of initiative might be undertaken" to urge Kennedy's withdrawal from the Democratic contest, Goldberg said. Indiana NEW YORK (AP) Indiana Democrats had a lot of negative things to say about both President Carter and Sen. Edward M.

Kennedy, even as Carter was winning the state's presidential primary, an Associated Press-NBC News poll says. Carter's victory in Indiana traced not so much to an endorsement of his policies as it did to support for the presidency in time of crisis and to rejection of Kennedy, the poll says. Those who voted for Kennedy were not very positive about him. About half of those Hoosiers who voted for Kennedy said they did so not because they like Kennedy or his policies, but because they don't like the way Carter is Supported Presidency, Blacks Retain Control In Richmond Resign Asked for his own reaction, Kennedy fcaid, "It certainly seems to me that for Democrats all over this country that that would certainly be the most prudent step for him to take at this time." White refused, accusing Kirk of trying to attract media attention to Kennedy. "No, I will not resign," he said.

Kennedy's aides are iqrensed that White said in an interview published over the weekend that the Democratic nomination has been "resolved" in Carter's favor, and that White intended to concentrate on the November general election on the assumption that Carter would be the candidate. Kennedy and his aides also are upset because White has hired Les Francis, a former top political adviser in the president's re-election campaign. Kennedy insists he still has a chance to overtake the president, but Carter's aides say that is impossible. On another matter, Kennedy said New York Gov. Hugh Carey had an "interesting idea" when he suggested Monday that both of the contenders release their delegates and let a "truly open convention" select a presidential nominee.

"I think if we were to release the Kennedy delegates, I'm satisfied that they'd certainly support my candidacy," Kennedy said. He said he was not going to discuss "procedures at the convention" until the end of the delegate selection process. White House press secretary Jody Powell said Monday that Carter was unlikely to heed Carey'sfsuggestion. ing defections from Reagan to An-' derson in November. Two out of five of Bush's i supporters said Anderson should run.

Of course, the results of the AP-NBC News polls can vary from the opinions of all Indiana primary voters because of chance variations in the sample. For polls based on more than 2,200 interviews like both the polls of Democratic and of Republican voters the sampling error margin is three percentage points either way. That is, if one could have interviewed all those who voted in the GOP primary or the Democratic primary, the results of those interviews should not vary by more than three percentage points. Into Wrong Election opened, he ''Where do I vote for the president?" ft president?" the workers ech- npA "President Carter," he responded- Told it was a City Council election. he left without voting, either.

Indiana tion with both Democratic candidates. The survey of more than 2,000 Demo-cratlc voters indicated that the Carter victory was not so much an endorse-ment of his policies as a negative reaction to Kennedy, Conversely, about half those who voted for Kennedy 4iid they meant to protest Carter. administration policies but did not particularly like the senator from Massachusetts, either. Kennedy campaigned in the District of Columbia on primary day, urging the voters to 'send a message of protest to their neighbor in the While House. Kennedy RICHMOND (UPI) Blacks re-tained control of the Richmond City Council by a 5-to-4 margin Tuesday in an election overshadowed by racial tension, and death threats against several candidates.

According to complete but unofficial returns, eight incumbents retained their seats on the nine-member council while a white one-time city manager, fired in a dispute with the council's black majority, defeated an appointed councilwoman. The most, heated race occurred in the 8th District of this city of some 200.000 residents, where black incumbent Claudette Black MacDaniel fought off a challenge by Drew Gillespie and Frank J. Wilkins Sr. Gillespie, a white, had hefty financial support from the conservative Baltimore restaurant. (AP) according to the AP-NBC News poll of more, than 2,000 Democratic voters.

Nearly half of the Kennedy, backers said they voted for the Massachusetts senator because they don't like the way Carter is running the country. Twenty- four percent backed Kennedy because the country needs new leadership, and 13 percent said he could best deal with inflation. Eight percent said they voted for Kennedy because they agree with him on the issues the lowest such finding of any AP-NBC news primary pojl this year. The rest of the reasons were scattered. Although the poll said that Reagan drew substantial strength in many 5th District.

G.S. Kemp claimed a second two-year term as 1st District councilman, defeating Dimitrios Soulious, a realtor who challenged Kemp two years ago. Aubrey Thompson won re-election in the 4th District, turning back machinist Wilbert H. Patron Jr. In the 6th District, postal union official Walter T.

Kenney, on the council three years, handily defeated Frederick Carlton Williams, a 29-year-old student at Virginia State University. And in the 9th District, where four candidates ran, incumbent Carolyn C. Wake easily outdistanced Tyrone Gaines, William Golding, a former council member and convicted auto thief whose voting rights were restored by Gov. John N. Dalton, and James L.

Hall. support when he has attended political gatherings this spring lend substance to reports Cooke may not enter the race. Fitzpatrick said several Democratic state legislators might like to run for lieutenant governor but Robb and Davis are trying to freeze them out. (Norfolk Western) is a great railroad, but it doesn't compare at all with the one these guys are running," he said. Neither Davis nor Robb could be reached for comment on Fitzpatrick' charges.

Bobby Watson, executive director of the Virginia Democratic Party, said the charges were "totally untrue. Dick and Chuck, to my knowledge, have never discussed their campaigns or possible candidacies, other than to say they are considering it." "There is absolutely no effort on their part to control the con-vention'Watson said. "We have rules to abide by, and Mr. Fitzpatrick knows it." IT sr I 1fc Yr'r -V in I ft a r- i M' i v. 4 Xt .1..

mm wipwit hi ww i i mn ml 4 Kennedy campaigning at a military raid intended to free Americans held hostage in Iran. Twenty-six percent of the Carter voters said they backed the President because they think Kennedy's character is flawed. 'J. Thus, of Carter's backers said they weren't voting for him as much as they were voting against Kennedy or voting for the office of the president. Twenty-nine percent said they voted for Carter because they agree with him on the issues.

Nine percent said he can do the best job fighting inflation, and the rest of the reasons were scattered. Kennedy's candidacy did not get a ringing endorsement in Indiana either. of voters were challenged by poll watchers and there were several charges of campaigning too close to polling places, Mrs. Lynch said. Mayftr Henry Marsh III.

who ran unopposed and is expected to be re-. elected as the city's chief executive when the council is empaneled July 1, ordered 24-hour police protection after death threats on two candidates William I. "Bill" Golding. a white in the 9th District, and Mrs. Mc Daniel.

Except for Muriel H. Smith, an appointee defeated by William J. Leidin-" ger, who was fired as city manager two years ago. voters returned eight incumbents Jo the council for two-year terms. Running unopposed and re-elected were Marsh in (he 7th District; Council-woman Willie i.

Dell, 3rd District, and Councilman H.W. "Chuck" Richardson, erally wrap up the nominations for governor and lieutenant governor in lOBl." Davis is seeking another term as state party chasirman, and Fitzpatrick said he might oppose him. The Norfolk senator was state Democratic chairman from 1972 to 1979. When he stepped down he endorsed Davis as his successor. Robb is the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for governor, and Davis is considering making a bid for the nomination for lieutenant governor at the 1981 state convention.

Neither has made a formal announcement. Fitzpatrick said Robb and Davis are determined to discourage anyone else including former House Speaker John Warren Cooke from seeking either office. Cooke has opened an office in Richmond to explore the possibility of running for governor, but says he hasn't made up his mind. His low visibility and lack of any earnest maneuvering for grass roots Tennessee Democrats, with 98 percent reporting: Carter 214,629 or 75 percent and 44 delegate. Kennedy or 18 percent and 11 delegates.

Republican's: Reagan 135,412 or 74 percent and 24 delegates, Bush 32.298 or 18 percent and 8 running the the poll said. In the Republican primary, Ronald Reagan showed strength in many sectors of the electorate in his win over George Bush. But the AP-NBC News poll suggested that some of the Voters were thinking of other candidates ven as they voted forReagan. The AP-NBC News polls among Indiana primary voters showed both Carter and Reagan holding comfortable leads over their opponents in Tuesday's balloting. Thirty-two percent of" those who voted for Carter said they did so because the president deserves support in times of crisis.

This comes only 12 days after Carter ordered and then aborted a Teams for Progress. Gillespie's effort threated to tip control of the council to the whites, who lost the majority two years ago. Wilkins, a black, trailed in the heated three-way race. His campaign was tainted by allegations he wasof-fered a bribe by August Moon, a onetime government informant, to drop out of the 8th District contest. Moon was indicted last week on charges of offering Wilkins a bribe.

Moon has denied the allegation. Vote turnout was brisk in precincts where candidates ran unopposed, and moderate in areas where there were challenges. City Registrar Alice C. Lynch said. More than 40,000 of the city's' 104.000 voters made their way to the polls under cloudy skies.

Only a handful rick of Norfolk. Fitzpatrick, who was state party chairman until he resigned and Davis took over 15 months ago, said Tuesday that Robb and Davis are trying to "lit- rality In a council race in the City's history, and elected Butler with 9,697 votes. Wornom that year won reelection with 8,472 votes. In the councilmanic race in 1978. 17.432 of the city's 43.087 voters turned out to elect Gear with 6.551 and Woodmansee with 5.153 and to reelect Phillips with 5,003 votes.

Ross A. Mugler, an 18-year-old senior at Kecoughtan High School, made a good showing by finishing ninth in the field of 16 candidates with 3.560 votes. Last candidate in the race was Vernon W. Froehlich, whose withdrawal' from the campaign In mid-April was too late for his name to be deleted from the ballot. He still drew 134 votes.

North Carolina Democrats, with 94 percent reporting: Carter 482,738 or 70 percent and 56 delegates. Kennedy 120.117 or 18 percent and 13 deloKatfTs Kina Nine percent of the vote was going untomfnmed. Republicans: Keagan 111.686 or 67 percent and 30 delegates. Bush 35.971 or 21 percent and 10 Fitzpatrick Charges Election-Rigging NORFOLK AP) Lt. Gov.

Charles Robb and state Democratic Chairman Richard Davis are trying to rig the May 1817 state Democratic convention, according to state Sen. Joseph T. Fitzpat Gear, Woodmansee Get Go Ahead Leidinger chats with supporter prior to victory. (AP) Continued From Page 1 In announcing their choices about 10 das ago. Gear and Woodmansee In-Mstfd they still will work for a reduction in the real estate tax rate to $1 40 per $100 assessment.

Some are saying wait and see, but Ihcy presumably now haveNhe votes to make the reduction next year. The 18.716 voters counted Tuesday fell just short of the projected tabulation of 19.000. The turnout amounted to about 41.8 percent of the registered voters. The. record councilmanic vote came four years ago when 19,459 of the city's 40.229 voters turned out.

They gave Mrs. Ailor 11.664 votes, the largest plu Carter Amasses Large Lead Over Kennedy In Patient Voter Runs VIRGINIA BEACH (AP) When the five poll workers arrived at Plaza Elementary School before 6 a.m. to set up books and voting machines, an eld- eny man was waiting at tne aoor. He said he wanted to vote first Wheji voting machine curtain were Anderson of Illinois was on the Republican ballot In all four primaries, even though he has dropped from the GOP race to seek the White House as an independent. Anderson was gaining 11 percent of the GOP vote In Indiana, 5 percent in North Carolina and 5 percent In Tennessee.

There also were assorted minor and dropout candidates in the four primaries, but names that counted were Carter and Kennedy, Reagan and Bush, An AP-NBC News survey of Indiana voters showed widespread di.ssatisfac- District of Columbia Democrats, near completion: Kennedy 32,798 or 60 percent for 11 delegates. Carter 19,794 or 40 percent for 8 delegates. Republicans: Bush 4,468 or 72 percent and all 14 delegates. Hep. John Anderson 1.764 or 28 percent.

Reagan was not on the preferential ballot, only minor and ex-candidates were. The 14 GOP delegates were elected separately. Continued From Page 1 These were the returns: Indiana Democrats, with 77 percent report ing: Carter 291.730 or 68 percent. He led for 54 delegates. Kennedy 134.507 or 32 percent and 28 delegates.

Republicans: Keagan 332,703 or 74 percent and 54 delegates. Bush 72.896 or 19 percent and no delegates..