Marshall University - Chief Justice Yearbook (Huntington, WV)

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TWO OF MARSHALL S political victors. Robert B. Hayes and FORMER MARSHALL PRESIDENT Dr. Robert B. Hayes has Ken Hechlcr. discuss a book written by the former many plans for his fob on the Cabell County Commission. Congressman. MU professors are elected Three Marshall professors swept to political victories during both the June 5 Democratic primary and the Nov. 6 general election. Dr. Robert B. Hayes, former president of the university and current professor of education administration, said he actually did not campaign in comparison to the other people who were trying to get elected. His name was not plastered on billboards and the roadways were not cluttered with any of his signs. Hayes was appointed to the Cabell County Commission earlier in the year when a scat was vacated. The part-time job schedule as commissioner worked well with his teaching position at Marshall, so he decided to try being elected to the office for a four-year term. Dan O’Hanlon, chairman of the Department of Criminal Justice, became interested in being a judge after noting the important decisions made in courts while he was employed by a state and later a federal judge. After deciding to run for elective office, he began a “grass roots” political campaign and went straight to the public to discover what it wanted from a circuit judge. With the help of a group of Marshall students, who campaigned door-to-door and phoned people. O’Hanlon was able to build a strong start in his bid for public office. Unlike Hayes, he did use many types of political advertisements including signs, bumper stickers and media advertising. After being elected as circuit court judge, he was not able to maintain his full-time position at the university and had to take a part-time listing instead. Former Congressman Ken Hechlcr already was well-known in the state when he decided to run for Secretary of State. He has shifted between politics and education since 1957 and said he believes the changes have made him both a better politician and teacher. Hcchlcr’s campaign was considered “very amateurish” by his opponents but was very effective with voters. His little red jeep, which was covered with campaign ads, and the television commercial featuring a song entitled, “There’s a red Jeep in the Mountains, helped to make him the best recognized candidate both at Marshall and in the state. Although his victory in November removed him from his part-time teaching job, he plans to return to the university frequently. The expectations of each of these men was high and they reached their goal. 28—Political

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Reagan, Rockefeller and Moore win As election day, November 6. approached, presidential candidates Ronald Reagan and Walter Mondale made appearances in West Virginia to seek votes for themselves and other members of their party. President Reagan’s trip to Parkersburg on October 30 attracted supporters from Marshall as well as from throughout the state. A few days later, November 2, Mondalc made his second visit to the slate at the Charleston Civic Center. Again Marshall students and faculty traveled to hear a national candidate speak. Candidates from within the state also sought the Marshall vote. John Racsc made a couple of appearances on Marshall’s campus during his U.S. Senate race against Gov. John D. Rockefeller. Arch Moore, running for a third term as governor, came to Marshall to let students, staff and faculty know his views about education in the state. On election day, student groups such as the College Republicans and the Young Democrats handed out last-minute campaign literature at polling places. To some the day was bright and shiny with winners; to others the briskness of the day was further chilled as the election returns showed their candidates had lost. As early as 8 p.m. the networks were predicting President Reagan the winner, but they had no idea that his victory would be so large. Reagan won more than 500 electoral votes to Mondale’s 13. Moore won an unprecedented third term as governor in a close race, and Rockefeller edged out Racsc for the U.S. Senate scat. For some, but not all, election day resulted in expectations fulfilled. GOV JOHN D. Rockefeller Introducer Writer Mondale and tpeakt about hit own race for U.S. Semite. JOHN RAESE vhltt MarthaR to dltcutt hit campaign for the U.S. Senate. ARCH A. MOORE tslkt at MarthaH about hit dewt on education in the ttate. Election —27

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KEN HECHLEK and hit red jeep covered 14X00 miles in the THE CAMPUS Christian Center was one of the voting pods hds and hodows of West Virginia before the June 5 primary. in the area and It was kept busy by voters DAN O’HANION was wed on his way to being a judge before the election on Nov. 6 (Photo courtesy of The He arid Dispatch) Politic «I—M