Demos
to keep
House
is in much danger of losing.
Even of these races no
more than half are seen as
exceptionally tight. Forty
five Democrats and six
Republicans have no major
party opposition.
Unless the .estimators are
all wrong—and the extent of
their agreement is im
pressive the balance of
wins and losses in about 5
races will determine the
exact makeup of the new
s House. This would even allow
oh major, fora few surprises.
One Democrat willing to
predict on the record was
Majority Leader Thomas P.
O'Neill, D-Mass. Without
identifying the particular
races he said Democrats are
confident of winning eight
seats now held by
Republicans and have ex
cellent chances in 20 other
contests. He wouldn't concede
any Democratic defeats, but
acknowledged 11 or 12 "tough
ones."
WASHINGTON (AP)
The House that voters will
elect tomorrow by all 'in-'
dications, will show about the
same party division 'as its
predecessor over
whelmingly Democratic. But
it will not be a carbon copy.
At least one-third of the
representatives sworn in next
January probably will have
not more than two years'
_previous service.
Pk The outgoing House was
split exactly two to one 290
Democratic seats, 145
Republican.
Election prospect estimates
by Democratic and
Republican analysts, agree,
at least privately, with those
Vi)y outside estimators within a
notably narrow range.
Almost without exception,
they point to a net shift of few
more than a dozen seats, at
the most.
Republicans are favored to
make a small gain, if only
because the post-Watergate
election of 1974 swept in an
abnormally large Democratic
freshman class, some from
normally Republican
districts..
Newly elected in 1974 and in
qsubsequent special elections
to. fill vacancies were 79
Democrats and 19
Republicans.
There will be an absolute
minimum of 53 new members
in the incoming House. That
.many seats are open because
IA death, , retirement and
primary defeat. Almost
certainly there will be even
more new faces. It is hardly
possible that every in
cumbent seeking re-election
will succeed.
So, depending on how the
15residential election comes
out, Jimmy Carter will be
seeking the cooperation of, or
President Ford will be con
fronting, a heavily
Democratic House with a
proportion of junior members
unmatched in recent years.
It could be a feasty House.
The 1974 Democratic fresh
men, working . ,•with some
restless older members,
made a major dent in the
hallowed seniority system,
toppling three committee
'chairmen ,and forcing
changes in the House's ways
of doing business, with the
role of the party caucu s
strengthened.
First termers are obvious
targets when they come up
for re-election. But the
Democratic powers in the
House have worked hard to
help their fresh men dig in,
emphasizing service to
constituents with problems,
and arranging for expert
coaching in off ice
'organization and cam
paigning.
All 435 House seats are to be
voted on tomorrow. But fewer
than 100 of the contests are
considered strenuous races,
in which an incumbent , or the
party of a departing member,
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His summing up was
squarely within the range
other analysts of both parties
had staked out off the record:
"We say the Democrats will
be somewhere between 275
and 295. We could win a few."
Republicans would be
happy to pick up 15 seats and
-overjoyed with 20. Democrats
talk hopefully of holding their
losses to 10 and, like O'Neill,
do not rule out the chance of a
marginal pickup.
Some Democratic sources,
however, admitted concern
over factors that could hurt
their chances in the final days
of the campaign. One is
money. ,
Spokesman for both the
Republican and the
Democratic national
congressional committees
agreed that, among the party
bodies that augment can
didates' individual fund
raising with special grants,
Republicans have heavily
outspent Democrats. ,
A Republican source put
the combined , spending on
House races by the
Republican National Com
mittee, the congressional
committee and the
Republican Boosters' Club at
about $3.4 million.
The Democratic National
Committee, a Democratic
source said, does not con
tribute to House campaigns.
The main national source of
funds is the congressional
committee, he said, and it has
spent only - about $375,000.
Other small funds could boost
the total to about $700,000.
Neither side appeared to
attach much importance to,
any coattail aid House can
didates' might get from a
presidential victory by their
party's candidate, except in
particular circumstances. A
Ford sweep of the President's
home state of Michigan, for
example, might cut into
Democratic chances of
capturing some Republican
seats they have been eyeing.
' The scandals and
allegations of wrongdoing
that plagued the Ddmocratic
94th Congress do not appear
-to have added up to,an ef
fective issue- to be used
against DeMocrats generally.
Some of those involved are
not running. Most of the
others appear to be ahead in
their races. An exception is
Rep. Allen T. Howe, D-Utah,
who is appealing a conviction
of soliciting a woman for
prostitution and has been
disowned by his local party.
Williams wants to hold down taxes
Editor's note: Because of scheduling con
flicts on the part of Albert Williams and The
Daily Collegian, an in-depth personal in
terview could not be arranged. With Mr.
Williams' consent, the Collegian has com
piled statements he made previously on
major issues.
By JAY BOOKMAN
Collegian Staff Writer
Albert F. Williams," the Republican can
didate for the 77th Legislative seat, says the
main issue in the campaign is taxes.
"The taxpayer has had it with the
bureaucracy's insatiable appetite for more
and more spending and unquenchable thirst
for more and more taxes," ,he said at a
candidates' night last week sponsored by the
League of Women Voters.
He is opposed to any increase in taxes until
reforms and economies in state government
are enacted. If, after these reductions are
instituted, tax increases are necessary, he
Wise emphasizes full-time availability
• By JAY BOOKMAN
Collegian Staff Writer
Collegian: Why do you
think being a full-time
legislator is a major issue in•
this campaign?
Wise: I'think it is an issue
because in a recent survey in
the State College area, it
turned out to be the second
concern of the people.
Potholes were first. I think
more and more in the whole
Commonwealth, people are
going to demand that their
legislators serve full time,
without any commercial or
business interests at home. It
makes it difficult, but I think
it's absolutely necessary that
it be a full-time job.
Collegian: What are your
feelings concerning rent
control and tenants' rights?
Wise: I've consistently said
that I would favor a landlord
tenant bill that would
guarantee fairness and due
process to both sides. I think
there are problems inherent
in both. I'm not backing any
specific bill because I'm not
that familiar with it. I think
we need a bill very badly in
the state to guarantee some
minimums, and then local
districts could go above that.
I would certainly favor
looking into rent control, but I
honestly don't know what the
state can do, \whether there
can be minimum legislation
or not. I don't have a yes or a
no answer, but I think it ought'
to be looked into.
Collegian: What , is your
basic fiscal policy?
Wise: My basic fiscal
policy is that in the next two
or three years in the general
assembly there-will have to
be some tax revisions. There
has been no tax increase in
the past five years and that's
good. But there comes a time
when we're going to have to
look at it again.
My basic fiscal policy will
be a combination of things.
For one thing, I think we're
going to have to move toward
a graduated income tax, one
that is fair and with a
minimum of deductions so
that loopholes aren't a part of
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it. And that can be' done. But
even if we passed a graduated
income tax, tomorrow, it
would be five years before it
could come into effect.
While that's happening, I
think we need to look at lifting
the limit on wage taxes,
which can be taxed by a
locality, which is now a
maximum of one per cent, so
that local governments can
get at the income that's there
for schools and local services.
I think we need to look at
eliminating the occupational
tax, which is grossly unfair. I
think we also need to look at
the corpotate tax structure,
because we have -to en
courage industry to stay in
the state if we're really going
to have much growth in
employment. It's all part of a
package.
Collegian:, If ,you are
elected, what will your
priorities be when you get to
Harrisburg?
Wise: First, I think you
have to realize that a fresh
man .legislator has some
immediate priorities like
getting to know the ropes. I
think I have some advantages
there because I know the
people, I know the system, I
know how it works. My first
priority would be to be sure
that I got on both the
Education and Agriculture
Committees because I think
those are the two committees
of the greatest concern in this
district.
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says he will support them
He also is opposed to the adopting of a state
graduated income tax, which •is similar
to the taxation system the federal govern
ment uses, because of the loopholes and de
ductions inherent in the tax.
"It is so complex and confusing that only
the rich can afford the high-priced lawyers
and accountants needed to take advantage of
its loopholes," he said.
"Ile (Gov. Shapp) and his group, which
includes my opponent, will have to prove that
it will lighten the load on the middle-income
working class, retirees and the small
business citizen of Pennsylvania and not be a
loophole haven for special big interests," he
said.
Williams feels the tax would hit the people
in the middle income bracket the hardest,
and thinks the current flat tax is the most
equitable method of taxation available.
He has heard from both sides on the issue
I think my second priority
would be to develop liaisons
with official and unofficial
governmental bodies back
here, like the Centre Region
Council of Governments and
the municipal council and
township governments and
USG and all the others.
The third would be 'to
develop a . good means of
reporting back to the district
through a weekly news
column and weekly on the
radio on what's happening in
Harrisburg. I think the
biggest concern the people
have is that they don't really
distrust their legislators, they
just don't know what they're
doing. I think the first ob
jective is to establish a good
base, then you go into specific
legislation.
Collegian: What is you
stand on lowering the
drinking age and would you
be willing to introduce a bill to
that effect?
Wise: I have consistently
supported the lowering of the
drinking age. I prefer 19
because I think there is a cut
off point when people get out
of high school: I've also said I
would look into sponsoring a
bill, but it's not good for a
freshman (legislator) to
sponsor legislation. I have no
objection to sponsoring a bill,
but you need good spon
sorship to get a bill through.
That means bi-partisan
.House and Senate leadership.
That's the kind of thing that
would have to be pushed.
Collegian: Do you think
that possession of marijuana
should be reduced to a
summary offense as it has
been in other states?
Wise: I believe that
marijuana , should be
decriminalized. I think a
summary offense or a
misdemeanor is the way' to
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remains undecided. He said he is willing to
support a move to place the issue on the
ballot and would be willing to introduce the
bill. .
Williams says that, if elected, he will be a
full-time legislator even though he will keep
his insurance business. He said his wife and
associates can run the business effectively
without him, as they did in 1961 when he was
called, as a member of the armed forces
reserves, to Germany in answer to the Berlin
crisis.
He has said he believes that rent control
legislation is unworkable, but says that he is
in favor of a landlord-tenant bill that would
guarantee rights to both.
Williams has been active in politics
although he has never held office. He
currently is a Republican State Com
mitteeman, add has been former chairman
of the Centre County Republican party, as
go. I probably feel more
strongly about that, as far as
the enforcement goes, than
many others because I think
it is unfair. I think it should
not be as it is now and I would
work very hard to see that it
is changed.
Collegian: With your
background in education,
what specific things would
you do for the University and
students?
Wise: You have to realize
that that's going to be a long
haul. One person can't do it,
but one person can take the
lead. I think the person who
represents the 77th District
has to be the prime advocate
of this University. It's the
number one industry in the
district. It touches the lives of
not just 30,000 students, but of
7,000 employes and many
others in related fields.
I think it means developing
a constant advocacy of the
University so - that when
appropriation time comes
around there isn't a "Well,
you hear Penn State just
when they want money" kind
of thing. I think that means
working with the legislators
who represent the Com
monwealth Campuses, to
develop an ongoing program
of advocacy. •
The problem of tuition is
going to be with us for a long
time, because of the attitude
of the people across the
country that says students
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should pay. We've been
fighting this for a long time
and we will continue to fight
it. I think it puts me in a
better position to help
because I do serve on the
Board of Trustees and I do
know what our long-range
plans are and I - know how we
develop the budget, and I
think I can be the advocate
that's necessary.
Collegian: What makes you
feel you are more qualified to
represent the 77th Legislative
District than your opponent?
Wise: There are several
things: I think I have ex
tended experience in the
political field. I've been a
lobbyist, I've worked both in
Harrisburg and Washington,
I've. testified before com-
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a native. I think people have
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always agreed with me. I
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