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- NATION, Page 25American NotesCANDIDATESThen There Were Five
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- Virginia Governor Douglas Wilder went home to Richmond last
- week to deliver the most surprising speech of his four-month
- presidential campaign. In his State of the Commonwealth
- address, he stunned legislators by announcing the end of his
- quest for the Democratic nomination. Wilder took a page from New
- York Governor Mario Cuomo's book, saying he had chosen to
- devote himself to "guiding Virginia through these difficult
- times . . . as my pledge and responsibilities demand."
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- As Virginians grew restive at the Governor's absences,
- WILDER FOR RESIDENT signs began appearing throughout the state.
- In the end, his presidential bid failed to ignite much interest
- among voters or contributors. Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton has
- lined up endorsements from Mississippi Congressman Mike Espy and
- other black Democrats that should help him dominate Dixie's
- primaries in March. Iowa Senator Tom Harkin might also pick up
- black support among civil rights activists who find his
- liberalism more congenial than Clinton's centrist approach.
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