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By MAUREEN SANTINI
Associated Press Writer
BOSTON (AP) - A group backing U.N. Ambassador Daniel Patrick
Moynihan for president said Sunday it would ask a judge to return
Moynihan's name to the Massachusetts primary ballot.
''This is in every sense of the word a draft,'' said Robert Kahn,
28, head of the Massachusetts Citizens for Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
''The people are just yearning for him.''
Secretary of State Paul Guzzi removed Moynihan's name from the March
2 ballot after receiving a telegram request to do so from Moynihan on
Friday, the deadline for withdrawing names.
Moynihan's telegram said an affidavit would follow, but it did not
reach the secretary by the 5 p.m. deadline.
Guzzi said he accepted the telegram as the affidavit and removed
Moynihan's name. Kahn contended that such action was illegal.
''I just don't have any reaction,'' said Moynihan, who was reached
by telephone in his New York apartment Sunday. ''I don't want to be
discourteous to Mr. Kahn.''
''The Commonwealth will presumably do whatever is legal,'' the
ambassador said, adding he would have no choice but to run if Kahn's
court test is successful.
Kahn, who owns a women's clothing store in the West Roxbury section,
said he has conferred with four lawyers on the matter.
''Without question, it's the consensus that the secretary of state
violated state law'' by removing Moynihan's name, Kahn maintained.
''After weighing the moral and legal ramification, we are going
into court forthwith to have Moynihan's name put back on the ballot.''
Moynihan's name was placed on the ballot originally after Kahn and
other volunteers gathered the necessary 2,500 signatures. Kahn said
about 15,000 signatures actually were obtained.
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Secretary of State Paul Guzzi removed Moynihan's name from the March
2 Democratic primary ballot after receiving a telegram request to do
so from Moynihan on Friday, the deadline for withdrawing names.
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Editors: The following lead deletes reference to a court challenge.
A spokesman for the Moynihan draft group said the issue will be taken
to a state commission.
By MAUREEN SANTINI
Associated Press Writer
BOSTON (AP) - A group backing U.N. Ambassador Daniel Patrick
Moynihan for president announced Sunday that it will seek to have
Moynihan's name put on the state's primary ballot.
''This is in every sense of the word a draft,'' said Robert Kahn,
28, who heads the Massachusetts Citizens for Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
''The people are just yearning for him.''
Kahn, who earlier said the group planned to take the issue to court,
said after conferring with lawyers Sunday that he would file the
challenge with the three-member Massachusetts Ballot Law Commission on
Monday.
Secretary of State Paul Guzzi removed Moynihan's name from the March
2 Democratic ballot after receiving a telegram request to do so from
Moynihan on Friday, the deadline for withdrawing names.
Moynihan's telegram said an affidavit would follow, but it did not
reach the secretary by the 5 p.m. deadline.
Guzzi said he accepted the telegram as the affidavit and removed
Moynihan's name. Kahn contended that such action was illegal.
''I just don't have any reaction,'' said Moynihan, who was reached
by telephone in his New York apartment Sunday. ''I don't want to be
discourteous to Mr. Kahn.''
''The Commonwealth will presumably do whatever is legal,'' Moynihan
said. When asked about the original court challenge, Moynihan said he
would have no choice but to run if the challenge was successful.
Kahn, who owns a women's clothing store in the West Roxbury section,
said he conferred with four lawyers on the matter.
''Without question, it's the consensus that the secretary of state
violated state law'' by removing Moynihan's name, Kahn maintained.
Moynihan's name was placed on the ballot originally after Kahn and
other volunteers gathered the necessary 2,500 sgnatures. Kahn said
about 15,000 signatures actually were obtained.
If Moynihan's name is returned to the Massachusetts ballot, Kahn
said the committee would try to place the ambassador's name on primary
ballots in at least four other states.
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