Names

Appointments

The following legislators were named to vacancies by the legislative committees in their respective districts: Sen.-elect Richard S.Clewis(D., Chicago), sworn in November 3, to complete the term of ex.-Sen. Kenneth W. Course (D., Chicago), who was unseated when found guilty of perjury in the cement bribery case and sentenced October 29. Sen.-elect Samuel C. Maragos (D., Chicago), sworn in November 1, to fill the vacancy left by the late Sen. Daniel D. Dougherty (D., Chicago), Rep.-elect Glenn V. Dawson (D., Chicago), sworn in November 14, to replace Maragos in the House. James S. Emery, Jr., as representative (D., Danville), to complete the term of ex-Rep. Robert Craig(D., Danville), who was unseated when sentenced in the cement bribery case on October 29. Sworn in November 15, Emery will be succeeded in January by newly elected Rep. Larry R. Stuffle (D., Charleston).

Robert Mandeville, deputy state comptroller, by Gov.-elect James R. Thompson to head the state Bureau of the Budget. Mandeville served in the bureau during the Ogilvie administration and at the start of the Walker administration before joining the staff of state Comptroller George Lindberg, who was defeated in the November 2 election.

James Fletcher, campaign manager for Thompson, to serve as deputy governor. Fletcher, a lawyer, served as a legislative staff intern under former Speaker W. Robert Blair and later became parliamentarian of the House.

David Gilbert, who has served as press secretary for Thompson during his campaign, to continue in that post under the Thompson administration. Gilbert, a nine- year veteran on the Chicago Tribune staff, covered the legislature before becoming the paper's transportation editor, joining Thompson in July 1975.

Richard E. Bratton, Springfield, as director of the Bureau of the Budget by Gov. Walker December I. Bratton, who has been deputy director since June 1975, replaces Leonard Schaeffer, who resigned to become a vice president of Citibank, New York City. Schaeffer served as Bureau director since May 1975 and as chairman of the Capital Development Board since September 1976.

Donald S. Glickman, Springfield, by the Capital Development Board as its executive director, effective November 1. Glickman, 34, has been a division chief of the Bureau of the Budget since 1975. He replaces Frank J. Matzke, who resigned October 31. Matze joined the board in December 1975. He was previously associate commissioner for project management of the General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.

John Smith, Oak Forest, as superintendent of the Employment Service, Illinois Bureau of Employment Security by Bureau Administrator Donald L. McLaurin, effective November 9. Smith, who has served with the Employment Service since 1962, replaces Everett McLeary, who resigned pending an investigation of the Employment Service by Arthur Sinai, Department of Law Enforcement, Office of Special Investigations.

Dr. L. H. Horton, Jr., executive director since 1971 of the Illinois Community College Trustees Association, Springfield, as president of Kankakee Community College, beginning January 1.

Robert J. Kauffman, Peoria, as clerk of the U.S. District Court for Southern Illinois, effective January 1. Kauffman, who leaves the post of assistant U.S. attorney for the Northern Division of the Southern District of Illinois, replaces retiring Clerk William J. Littell.

Robert W. Kustra, Glenview, in September, as director of the Center for Urban Research and assistant professor of Political Science at Loyola University, Chicago.


Honors
Gov. Dan Walker was installed as a lifetime honorary member by the Illinois Jaycees November 8 in recognition of his support of their activities.

Robert Todd Lincoln Beckworth, 72, presented a portrait of Mary Todd Lincoln, a center table that was an inaugural gift to
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Letters

Why I didn't vote
EDITOR: I am writing in connection with your "Why don't people vote?" article. It was especially relevant to me because I did not vote in the November election, not because of apathy or disinterest, but because of a registration problem. I have often argued in my political science classes that our registration system discriminates against low-income, blue-collar voters because of the difficulty of getting to the registration places during the work day. I really didn't plan on being victimized by the system myself. Here's what happened.

First of all, I should point out that failure to register is never entirely the government's fault. In my case, Cook County simply aggravated the situation. It wasn't long after we moved from Springfield to Glenview that we started to hear about registration deadlines. The problem when you commute, however, is to find a place that remains open in the evening. Unfortunately, I did not have much luck. Finally, on the last day to register, I made my way to the polling place to sign up — only to find that they did not open until 8:00 a.m. By that time, I was speeding south to the Loop wondering what an election would be like without participating. There were other snags, but I won't belabor the point. It is still not easy to register to vote — at least in Cook County.

Your article states that a surprisingly low 12 per cent claimed difficulty in registering to vote. 1 wonder just how accurate this figure is. I would guess that some of those turned off in July might get turned on by a later campaign development (such as a Playboy interview or a silly foreign policy statement about Poland). Yet, at the very point in the campaign when interest heightened, and voters got the urge to play some small role, the whole damn registration system closed down — a full month before the election. And even during the registration period, it is very inconvenient for those who work.

What is needed is a study of the state's registration requirements and a survey to determine why people don't vote especially if it has something to do with registration. Such a study might make a real contribution to policy in this area. Who knows? It could even get me registered in 1978. Robert W. Kustra, director, Center for Research in Urban Government, Loyola University, Chicago

Congressional 'appointments'
EDITOR: The October number of Illinois Issues is interesting and useful, but there is also an error, on page 23, with reference to Congressman John G. Fary: "He was appointed to Congress to fill the term of the late John C. Kluczynski." No appointment to the House is possible; there was a special election. Thank you.
Clarence A. Berdahl Department of Political Science University of Illinois, Urbana

IN RESPONSE: You caught us in an embarrassing error. The U.S. Constitution provides, "When vacancies happen in the Representation from any State, the Executive Authority thereof shall issue Writs of Election to fill such Vacancies" (Art. I, sec. 2). The new Illinois Constitution is, of course, otherwise and makes provision for filling vacancies by appointment (Art. IV, sec. 2(d) to the state legislature. ž

January 1977 / Illinois Issues / 29

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