Democratic National Convention Quotes
Jones had nominated his friend and old college roommate, Al Gore, for the Democratic Nomination as Vice President.
The all white regular Mississippi Delegation was selected in elections where Blacks were barred from voting although Blacks were in the majority in Mississippi. In addition, the regular party was advocating obstructing the Supreme Court school integration decisions and the Civil Rights Act that had just been passed. See {637616}. The insurgent group was selected in integrated elections, contained black and white delegates, and was pledged to support and obey the laws. The President could not make the decision unilaterally, but had a great deal of influence.
Moses urged them not to accept a compromise what would give them the majority of everything that they were demanding but not all. See {637624} for Rustin’s’ argument to accept the compromise.
Ironically, it was the Chicago police who started the Chicago 1968 riots. The National Commission set up to investigate called it a “Police Riot.”
Refers to the nomination of George McGovern. McGovern was nominated and just as Sparks had predicted, the Democrats lost by one of the largest margins in history.
See {622826} for the viscious Daley statement to which this was a response.
Rustin urged them to accept a compromise what would give them the majority of everything that they were demanding but not all. See {637623} for Moses’ counter-argument.
