Washington Senator Henry Jackson, the Democrats' hawk hopeful, has discovered that there are other perils to running for the presidency a year too early. A Jackson supporter in the Washington legislature came up with an amendment calling for a presidential primary that would take place one week before the Oregon primary. Jackson would be a sure thing in Washington; that would give him a psychological boost for Oregon, and the combined momentum might then carry him to a crucial primary victory in California. By this plan Jackson would go to the convention with a formidable bag of Western delegates.
However, a Republican...
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