Dan Quayle Featured At Christian Farmers Fellowship
TONI GUAGENTI
AND
JOANNE MORVAY
Carroll County Times
Used By Permission
Cheryl Craig got a little closer
to former Vice President Dan
Quayle than most during Quaylc’s
spirited trip to Carroll County
Saturday.
In a split second, Craig of
Taneytown stood on her tiptoes
and laid a kiss on Quayle’s right
cheek.
“Anybody can shake the man’s
hand,” Craig smiled in triumph.
And many did Saturday at the
Fellowship of Christian Farmers
International’s annual luncheon at
Wilhelm Ltd. outside Westmin
ster.
More than 700 people came to
meet the man who, with former
President George Bush, won
every precinct in Carroll County
during the 1992 presidential
election.
Donning their Sunday best a
day early, about 80 people posed
for photographs with the former
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vice president at a special recep
tion before the luncheon. The
chance to brush greatness cost
$lOO, proceeds of which went to
the Christian farmers organiza
tion.
Quayle came into the county
riding shotgun next to Sen. Larry
Haines, R-CarrollT Haines
wouldn’t divulge many details
about their car-ride conversation
but said the two talked about the
chance of Maryland getting a
Republican governor this year.
“Where’d you get all this
snow?” Quayle asked as he
squinted his eyes slightly at the
bright white mounds outside Wil
helm Ltd.
Inside he was greeted with
more brightness, this time from
flashing cameras as the man of the
hour started pressing the flesh
with his fans.
A special closed-off area adja
cent to the luncheon room was
transformed into a makeshift stu
dio—complete with flag props
as photographer Roger Brackney
snapped mementos for the excited
crowd.
‘This isn’t a practice one, this
counts,” quipped Quayle as the
first photo was taken with Heidi
KJL. Haines. Her father. Wilson
Lippy, organized the'event and is
one of the fellowship’s founders.
Heidi Haines, who worked for the
U.S. Department of Agriculture
during the Bush-Quayle admi
nistration, urged everyone to form
a line so the reception would run
smoothly.
While a lot of people asked for
Quayle’s John Hancock on lun
cheon programs or pieces of pap
er, Don and Robin Frazier of Man
chester got Quayle’s signature
with an indelible marker on some
thing more unusual a plate.
It wasn’t just any old piece of
china, this was a souvenir from the
1989 bicentennial inauguration in
Washington, D.C.
Both Fraziers told the former
vice president they woe proud of
him.
“I’m proud of Dan Quayle
being up front in the public about
his beliefs,” Don Frazier
explained after the photo.
The plate will have a special
place in the couple’s china cup
board along with a Dwight and
Mamie Eisenhower inaugural
plate and a 250th anniversary
plate of the B & O Railroad.
Sandy and Joe Cover of Finks
burg got Quayle’s signature for
* their two young daughters, Melis
sa and Jennifer.
■ “I got a little nervous,” Sandy
Cover said as she folded up the
piece of paper containing the
keepsake. But, she said, “he’s real
kind.”
Quayle showed his soft spot for
children throughout the day.
When he first arrived he met
7-year-old Gavin Jennings who
survived a terrible farm accident
last fall.
Later, despite the throng of
well-wishers, Quayle remembered
exactly who Jennings was.
“There he is,” Quayle said to
Gavin, who was decked out in
good black pants and a sporty tie.
“C’lflon up here son.”
“He’s the miracle baby,” some
one from the crowd inteijected.
Gavin was quiet when asked
whether he was excited about
meeting the former vice president;
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like most farmers, he only speaks
when he has something to say.
The line moved quickly and the
friendly and smiling Quayle per
sonally greeted each and every
one.
But before it had all sunk in, the
walls to the reception area came
down and what was a private
meeting area became just another
comer of the banquet room.
No doubt, the memories will
last much longer.
Quayle may be persona non
grata in some circles, but at the
annual luncheon of the Fellowship
of Christian Farmers International
he felt “right at home,” he said.
And that's good because so
many people felt comfortable with
Quayle, they stopped by through
out die meal at Wilhelm Ltd. out
side Westminster greeting him
as if he too was just another far
mer who hadn’t had much time for
socializing this winter.
The crowd laughed with Quayle
and applauded him repeatedly
during a speech that touched on
his upcoming book, losing the last
election, the current administra
tion, Murphy Brown, family val
ues and the power of prayer.
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