Republicans: See How He Runs

Despite a barrage of denials -"I have not made a decision and I am not a candidate" -Michigan Governor George Romney last week began running like a man who likes a good distance between himself and the field. In one of the busiest weeks of his political career, he all but openly entered the lists for the Republican presidential nomination in 1968.

In Charlotte, N.C., to address a Chamber of Commerce dinner, Romney took on the Southerners in their own territory. "As far as I am concerned," he said, "states have no rights. Only people have rights. I know...

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