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Salient. Victoria University of Wellington Students' Newspaper. Volume 31, No. 25. October 8, 1968

"The Republican convention was no closer to the democratic system than flea-fighting," said Mr Barrie Watts

"The Republican convention was no closer to the democratic system than flea-fighting," said Mr Barrie Watts.

He said the liberal delegates, including Governor Rockefeller and Mayor Lindsay, were stage-managed out of any possibility of getting the nomination.

"Rockefeller was not heard on Tv at all," he said.

"Lindsay gave the only lucid, literary speech at the convention, and a deliberately scheduled coffee-break, bonds playing and people singing meant no one heard him.

"There was no applause for him or anything, nothing at all."

Mr Watts said Lindsay was considered a possible Presidential candidate at that stage.

"Nixon's speech was infamous," said Mr Watts. "It was thoroughly rotten."