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Page 2A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, March 16. 1989 POLITICAL FEATURE Black Davidson College Student Finds Warm Reception In Republican Party Dylan Glenn believes the Re publican Party's Ideology can bring greater political power to American blacks, and he's hap py to find himself In their midst at a very young age. The 19- year-old Davidson College sophomore recently accepted a 12-month Internship In the White House that begins In May. The appointment Is the latest In Glenn's rapid rise to Republi can prominence. Just last May he was offlce-hopplng In Wash ington looking for a Job. But he knocked on the right door - James Pinkerton's - and ended up during the last eight months at the nerve centers of President Bush's campaign, the Republi can convention and the Inaugu ration. The dizzying series of events are leading Glenn toward a long-range goal of dedicating himself to government and eventually running for office. The Republicans are offering Glenn valuable entry Into top- level national politics. In turn, he offers them the allegiance of hard-working, attractive, young, black man who shares their conservative ideology. Beginning May 20, Glenn will become an aide to James Pin kerton, President Bush's deputy assistant In charge of policy planning. It's not the type of job you get by filling out an applica tion. Glenn met Pinkerton by chance during a Washington job search last spring, and gained his confidence during long hours behind the scenes In Bush campaign Ijeadquarters and at the republican National Convention. Pinkerton said of Glenn, "He's one of the best we've got, a real All-American." Glenn's political science pro fessors at Davidson think he has a bright future with the Re- . publicans. Associate Professor Tom Kazee said, "He has consid erable experience for someone so young. He seems to under stand politics as a process. The contacts Dylan Is making now will definitely give him a boost. His youth and his ability to pro ject self-confidence make a po tent combination. I think he'll be able to leap up the rungs of the political ladder fairly adroit ly." Kazee also praised Glenn's early Interest In politics, saying, "It's commendable that he wants to commit himself to politics. Not enough young people give politics the respect It deserves." Asked about the secret of his success, Glenn said he listens well and tries to maintain good rapport with people. He admits that politics is a game of per sonalities, and he's happily hooked. "When I'm not working on It directly. I'm thinking about It," he said. "I'm always on the telephone calling Washington to let 'em know I care. I'm a politi cal junkie now." i4 - i ■■ ..... 'M iffiimr Glenn Glenn has discovered that hard work Is mandatory to cuny the favor of a mentor like Pin kerton. As Pinkerton's right- hand man during the Bush cam paign, he kept the same 6 a.m. - 1 a,m. hours as his boss. When Pinkerton gave him documents to copy, Glenn ran, rather than walked, to the copy machine. Once when he complained about the menial work assigned to him, Pinkerton reminded him, "The important thing Is not that you're making copies, it's where you're making copies." Glenn reflected on Pinkerton's remark as he worked there on the main floor of the Republican national campaign, an area sealed off by security guards to ' all but people like Frank Sina tra, Mohammed All and leading lights of the Republican Party, He thought about It some more In the campaign trailer at the convention as the party hierar chy seated around him consid ered Dan Quayle as Bush's pos sible running mate. He recalled It again as he sat four seat a away from Donald Trump at Bush's inaugural, and he never again complained about any of his duties, 'You find out quickly that loy alty pays off In politics," Glenn said. His duties during the cam paign grew from copying docu ments to writing up summaries of evening news programs for consideration by Pinkerton, Lee Atwater and other campaign leaders. As a chief aide, Glenn said he was "basically an exten sion of Pinkerton." Glenn per formed the Important function of screening visitors and calls. "I had to know who he would speak to and who he wouldn't," said Glenn, "I learned an awful lot about who was who that way. As Jim came to trust me more, he let me stay in conversations with other people. And I'm real proud of the fact that during the Inauguration he started intro ducing me as Mr. Glenn rather than Dylan." His internship will keep him away from Davidson for a year, but he will return to campus to graduate In May 1991. Then I'll go back to work for the campaign again," he said, re ferring to Bush's presumed ree lection run in 1992. The taste of political assist- antship has him looking toward an elective office of his own, and he's already aiming toward run ning for something at age 29 in 1998. However, with the cost of a House of Representatives cam paign at $3 million and a Senate race averaging $7 million, he I'lfly-two percent of the 19.7 llllon voting-age blacks went ^ the polls In last November's peral election, compared with j percent In 1984, according to report from the Commerce De- IPartment's Census Bureau, The white turnout dipped from 61 percent to 59 percent, while the rate for Hlspanlcs fell from 33 percent to 29 percent. The re port notes that 37 percent of Hlspanlcs In the survey were not U.S. citizens and therefore could not register. Black voter turnout was higher In the North and West (56 per cent), than in the South (48 per cent). Among whites, 60 percent voted In the North and West, and 56 percent in the South. Stxty-flve percent of voting- age blacks reported they had registered for the 1988 presi dential election compared with Percent Reported Voting, by Race and Hispanic Origin: November 1984 and 1988 100 80 60 20 I 11084 1988 56 61 52 59 33 29 BLACK WHITE HEPANIC Source: U.S. Bureau of the Census 66 percent In 1984. White regis tration fell from 70 percent to 68 percent, and among Hlspanlcs it declined from 40 percent to 36 Percent Reported Registered by Race and Hispanic Origin: November 1984 and 1988 100 80 - 60 40 20 66 65 70 68 □ l984 1988 40 BLACK WHITE HBPANC percent. The turnout rate for the nation was 57 percent in 1988, down from 60 percent In 1984. It Is the first drop in a presidential elec tion since 1976, and marks the lowest voting rate recorded by the bureau since It began taking this survey In 1964. The report notes that although official counts of the number of votes actually cast last Novem ber were not available when the report was wiltten, news media have Indicated that about 50 percent of voting-age persons went to the polls. The report notes that data from surveys are subject to sam pling variability and respo errors. Clje Cljarlotte Newspaper, inempornted Publiahed Every'Thursday ,, Yearly Rate : $2L00 USPS No. 966500 For Infoi^on Gall; Fran Farrer-Bradley Advertising Manager ^Dannette Gaither Business Manager Jackquelyn Carr Production Manager ^Calvin Ferguson Chief Photographer ^ Send change td fddress to: The Charlq>*/ P.O.Box; ^ ,^>flotte, NC 28230 sees the need to work In the pri vate sector and make some money and contacts before seeking office on his own. Eight months of Intense asso ciation with the Republican Par ty are giving Glenn visions of years of fruitful association ahead. It has affirmed a love of politics first stirred during his high school years at Episcopal High School In Alexandria, Vir ginia, just outside of Washing ton. He serves at Davidson as a Kappa Alpha fraternity senator in student government, and Is co-chairman of Davidson's Young Republicans. Glenn's life of politics is evi dent to John Haskell, an assist ant political science professor with whom he shares hours of banter. Haskell said, "Apparently Dylan has succeed ed in Washington because he's a good hard worker. He's articu late and very likable." As a black Republican, Glenn feels like he has a good seat on a bandwagon that will become more crowded during the Bush administration. The Republican approach to economics can help black Americans gain so cial equality, Glenn said. "Blacks will have to be economically equal to gain social equality, and the Republicans will help do that." He realizes that he serves as a representative of the black race as well as a party loyal. "It would be silly to say I don't have the Interest of blacks in mind," Glenn said. "But I feel comforta ble with Republicans because I think the Bush administration will be conscious of the black agenda. He's veiy serious about the welfare of black Americans and earning the black vote." Black Caucus To Meet Sun. The Black Political Caucus will meet at First Baptist Church-West, Oaklawn Ave., on Sunday, March 19, at 7:30 p.m. For more Information, call Bob Davis, chairman, at 568- 4981 or Anna Hood at 333-4685. LTD. AUTO INSURANCE, Low Monthly Payments 375-9209 1824 N. Graham Street HOPE VALLEY NOW ENROLLING Serving...Hampshire Hills, Milton Rd and The Plaza Areas. 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