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Hosp Wins Post In State YD's

William Hosp, president of the
University Young Democratic Coalition,
was elected Vice Chairman of the College
Federation of Young Democrats at the
state convention of the Young
Democratic Clubs of Virginia last
weekend.

Mr. Hosp was one of three members of
the University club to be elected to
statewide office at the annual convention,
held in Hampton this year from April
10-12. Other University students elected
were Peyton Whiteley and Robert
Galumbeck.

Twelve University students made up
the club's delegation which held 20 votes,
the second largest college delegation at
the convention. With this power,
University students and other College
Federation candidates helped pass several
reforms in the Young Democratic organization
and elected more college students to state
office than ever before.

Resolutions

At the opening session Friday night, the
convention heard resolutions and proposals for
structural changes. The highlight of the session
was a heated debate on a proposal to change
the maximum age for Young Democrat
membership from 40 to 30. When this was
defeated, a second proposal to make the
maximum age 35 was passed.

Several resolutions were then introduced
and passed, many of them drafted by members
of the University delegation. Among these were
a resolution commending Senator William
Spong for his vote against the confirmation of
G. Harrold Carswell and a call for immediate
withdrawal of American troops from Southeast Asia.

Saturday morning the College Federation, a
subdivision of the state Young Democratic
organization, met to elect its officers for the
next year and plan strategy for the afternoon
elections for statewide office.

Trempler Elected

At this session, Mike Trempler of Old
Dominion University was elected Chairman of
the Federation, with Mr. Hosp winning the
election for Vice Chairman. Delegates from
William and Mary and Mary Washington were
elected Treasurer and Secretary, respectively.

The Saturday session of the convention was
the most eventful of the entire weekend. The
delegates first heard addresses from the three
candidates for the Democratic nomination for
Harry F. Byrd's Senate seat. The men, A.D.
"Skip" Edelson, Del. George C. Rawlings, and
Del. Clive L. Duval, all urged greater youth
participation in the political processes.

Later, Lt. Governor Sargeant Reynolds and
Attorney General Andrew Miller addressed the
convention.

Finally the elections were held for officers
of the state Young Democratic organization.
Robert Washington, a Norfolk attorney was
elected president, chiefly through the support
of the College Federation.

Committeewoman

Then the college students began to snow
how powerful they could be. Sandra Moyle, a
student at Old Dominion, was elected National
Committeewoman in one of the closest
elections of the weekend.

Michael Depue, a student from Newport
News, was elected Recording Secretary, and
Phillip Sparks of William and Mary was elected
Executive Secretary. Such achievements by
college students are unprecedented in recent
history.

In other elections, Mr. Whitely was elected
Chairman for the Seventh Congressional
District. His nomination by the district caucus
had been challenged on the convention floor by
the Culpeper delegation, but this challenge was
repulsed.