Tuesday April 6, 1976 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Page Three Tuesday, April 6, 1976 THE MIChiGAN DAILY Page Three Republicans control C( (Continued from Page 1) ly 1,600 votes, while the proposalI to levy an additional one mill in property taxes, to upgrade city roads was rejected by nearly 3,000 votes. Absentee ballots have yet to be counted to these races. But the shocker of the eve- ning was the startling victory of Allen, who ran what he called a "'people's type campaign" in the First Ward. "We talked about students, elderly people, and the working folks," Allen said at last night's jubilant GOP cele- bration at a local Holiday Inn. LOCAL DEMOCRATS had bitter words about Allen's win, both for the winner himself and the dismal Democratic effort in the First Ward. Rowry, a 46-year-old black bus driver, told reporters at the Rubaiyat bar that, "We didn't have the organization and the push. Last year we were run- ning our asses off." Last year, First Ward Democrats elected Liz Keough to Council. As for Allen himself, Rowry would say only, "The first chance I get, I'm going to throw up on him." A booze - emboldened Carol Jones, Democratic Councilwo- man from the Second Ward was even more pointed in her dis- dain for Allen. Said Jones, "If he has any brains, he has yet to show them. No, let me amend that. I'm sure he has brains, but not brains of his own." IT WAS apparently the poor student and Democratic turn- out in the First Ward, which contains both West and South Quads in addition to a large number of student apartments, that was at least partially re- sponsible for Allen's upset win. A look at the ward's 1975 Council race shows that Demo- crat Liz Keough earned nearly 900 more votes than Rowry, about 2,400, while the Republi- can's appeal has remained fair- ly stable. Last year, Karen Graf garnered approximately 1,500 votes, while last night Allen got only a shade less than 1,700 tal- lies. This year's SHRP candi-I date, Diane Autin, however, re-j ceived only 308 votes, compar- ed to David Goodman's 1,450 last year. In short, the people who might have tipped the scales to Rowry stayed home. "It's the Democrats sitting at home and not voting," said First Ward victor Earl Greene. "For this reason they end up with an ass like Wendell Allen." KENWORTHY, WHO got a welcome assist in the Fourth Ward with some Republican cross-over votes, said "it's de- pressingdthat they (the stu- dents) don't think they have a stake in this city. My student margin was way down. The stu- dents supported me in terms of percentages but not in terms of numbers."I Republican Councilman Roger Bertoia called last night's re- sults, "a campaign against May- or Wheeler even though he wasn't running. It was a cam- paign against his politics and his policies. I think the city has spoken and they have had enough of Wheeler," Bertoia con- tinued. "Now he is going to have to revise his thinking ac- cording to what the voters have indicated." FORMER GOP Mayor James Stephenson was somewhat less combative than Bertoia, not go- ing as far as to guarantee a Republican mayoral win next year. )uncil "The city is pretty closely divided between the Democrats* and the Republicans," said Ste- phenson. "Control last year was decided by 121 votes and tonight by the same number. I think a good Democratic candidate run- ning a campaign on the issues at the time that were important would have a good chance ofj winning." Stephenson was mildly sur- prised at the voters rejection of PV, and said he did not feel "like a sacrificial lamb" be- cause the system caused his, at leasttemporary, political ruin. While the PV controversy may have been rendered academic( for the time being due to the eclipse of SHRP in this city, Ypsilanti's two incumbent HRP councilmen retained their seats on the council last night. Eric Jackson and Harold Baize both _ won their races with about 50 per cent of the vote. The over- all turnout in Ypsilanti was light, but a larger than expected stu- dent vote put them over the top. BUT AS for SHRP in Ann Ar- bor, the prognosis at present is not favorable. Diana Kohn, how- ever, is not ready to -give it up entirely. "A lot of liberals and radicals are staying home now, and I can see why. People are getting disgusted with the kind of politics that are coming down." Asked what the party planned to do, she replied, "Wait around until people get sick ofj the Democrats again, I guess." This election story was com- piled by Bill Turque, with files from Susan Ades, Anne Marie Lipinski, Rick Soble, Mike Yel- in, Mike Norton, Lois Josim- ovch and George Lobsenz. 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The Socialists were unable to capitalize on their 1972 victories in the First and Second Wards, and failed to land a Council seat the fol- lowing year. In 1974, with the two SHRP Council members' terms up, it was crucial for the party to prove itself alive and fighting. But the party demonstrated that it was only strong enough to kick. The SHRP candidate in the Second Ward, Kathy Koza- chenko, was the only party mem- ber to capture a Council seat. KOZACHENKO'S s 1 i m, 40- vote victory in 1974 guaranteed the SHRP only another two years on Council. Last year no SHRP candidate captured a seat in City Hall and yesterday's re- peat of 1975 finally brought the party's contract to its end. During their four years in city politics, the SHRP was a leader in allowing the voters to de- cide on controversial referenda. However, the party's ability to put a proposal on the ballot was not duplicated in an ability to pass the crucial voters' test. Time and again, SHRP-spon- sored ballot proposals were given a "No" vote by local residents. OUT OF TWO rent control ballot proposals, a door-to-door voter registration referendum, a day care ballot issue, preferen- tial voting for mayor (PV) and a proposed $5 marijuana fine, only the dope law and PV were passed. Now, only the lenient marijuana law survives since PV was successfully repealed yesterday. In late 1971, the SHRP was formed out of an alliance of student radicals left over from the activism of the late sixties, disenchanted Democrats and the Rainbow People's Party (RPP) -formerly the White Panthers. The new socialist party sweat- ed to wring every ounce of worth from two recent voting laws: the 26th Amendment granting the 18-year-old vote, and a 1971 State Supreme Court decision allow- ing students to register in their college towns. THOUSANDS of 18 year-olds across the country were swept up with democratic enthusiasm generated by the campaign to pass the 26th Amendment, and the University was no exception. "Throw the rascals out" was the feeling among many first time voters and became a motto used by the local socialist party. "18-Use the Power!" slogans were put up city wide by the SHRP. In an election that was a surprise to many city residents and. a shock to local Democrats, the SHRP proved in 1971 that they were capable of garnering m a n y liberal-radical v o t e s. SHRP candidate G e r r y De- Grieck won in the First Ward and fellow C o u n c i l hopeful Nancy Wechsler captured the Second Ward seat. DE GRIECK, with Wechsler'sj invaluable support, was an ef- fective voice on Council. Just weeks after being elected, De- Grieck and Wechsler were re- sponsible for getting the coun- try's first $5 marijuana ordi- nance approved. That ordinance was taken off; the books 15 months later by a; Republican majority on Council and later reinstated by city voters. But the hysteria generated by the SHRP in 1972 was never to be repeated.I Within a year, the party be- came hopelessly factionalized between the radicals and more moderates. The split centered around those wanting to be prag- matic, and those refusing to c o m p r o m i s e their socialist ideals. T h e SHRP Councilpersonsi were branded with a spoiler image" because they tried to play both parties against each other. FOLLOWING this, then-GOP Mayor J i m Stephenson was elected in 1973 with only 48 per cent of the vote. Charges of "vote splitting" were leveled at the SHRP by Democrats who realized t h a t liberal - radical votes had been divided between the two parties. The result was a minority mayor and a Repub- lican majority on Council. That year, many of the radi- cal old guard left town to re- direct their efforts and SHRP was left without effective lead- ership and candidates. The party struggled for an- other three years, putting can- didates on the ballot, but never with the spirit which won their success four years ago. SUNOAW, MoN'AYV, ' cove t !! <