Douglas Wilder

Named 271 times. These are the 271 blocks the name was read from, in the order the paper printed them.

May 6, 1982 members of the group—some of them grudgingly—settled on Del. ...remarks about Sen. Byrd infuriated many blacks. Most especially, they infuriated black Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond. The senator threatened to launch his own independent campaign for the Senate, a move which would devastate the Democrats' chances of victory. There...
May 6, 1982 nomination for that high ...said. ' Del. Pickett’s candidacy ran into trouble recently when state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder (D-Richmond), the state senate’s only black member, threatened to run against Del. Pickett and Rep. Trible as an independent. Most Democrats agree that such a...
May 13, 1982 By GEORGE BOWLES ...two major factors. The first was- the unprecedented pressure applied by state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, who was so infuriated by Del. Pickett's conservatism that he threatened to oppose him as an independent candidate. The second was Del. Pickett’s...
May 27, 1982 The latter brought an immediate protest from another Senate The latter brought an immediate protest from another Senate hopeful, state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond. Back Room Politic* Sen. Wilder said it would be unfair for one of the candidates to make the keynote address because it would give...
Jun 3, 1982 This group probably This group probably should include Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond as well as Del. Norman Sisisky of Petersburg and Lt. Gov. Dick Davis. Del. Sisisky is presently a Democratic candidate for the Fourth District Congressional seat and Mr. Davis...
Jul 15, 1982 By GEORGE BOWLES ...the word being given wide circulation in conservative circles that black state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond is now calling the shots in the Democratic party. Indeed, so great is Sen. Wilder’s alleged power in the Robb administration that, according...
Feb 24, 1983 Once again there was a recitation of Dr. King’s ...degrees of intensity. Matched against this was the reasoned persuasion of Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, chief patron of the bill, Del. Roland Ealey of Richmond, who knew Dr. King personally, black attorney David Temple of Fairfax and others....
Jul 7, 1983 uie same way to essentially me same letter content ...congressmen Rick Boucher and Norman Sisisky, lobbyist William Thomas and state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder (ding!ding!ding!) have all been mentioned as possible Democratic candidates. Whoever is selected, he will be far more liberal (ding!) than the great majority of Virginians.”...
Jan 26, 1984 I CoClIUllClIl Ildl UU1CU Brault over what he believed ...Rules Committee. This opened up the P&E slot, which was filled by Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond. Wildpr,1 to make the move, had to give up his chairmat&hip of the Transportation Committee, a post which was, in Ulm, filled by...
Apr 5, 1984 presidential electors, and, presumably, a senatorial candidate to oppose ...paid off handsomely. That success had almost immediate repercussions in state politics. Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond says he is “as close to being a candidate for lieutenant governor next year as one can be without announcing for the office.”...
Jul 5, 1984 They note, correctly, that primary elections drain off vast ...say all three men personally “lean toward” the primary method of nomination. Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, who may become the first black in Virginia to receive a major party’s nomination for statewide office, makes no secret of his interest...
Jul 26, 1984 not in the league with New York Gov. Mario ...black delegates were by no means monolithic in their support of Jackson. Sen. Douglas Wilder of
Sep 13, 1984 By GEORGE BOWLES ...believed that the Democratic nominee for the post would be black Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond. While Republican strategists concede that Wilder has a dedicated following among black and liberal white Democrats, they do not believe he has the...
Dec 13, 1984 By GEORGE BOWLBS ...in Democratic circles. It is generally believed within the GOP that state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond^ who is Mack, has a virtual lock on the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. If he wins it, GOP strategists are convinced that...
Dec 27, 1984 By GEORGE BOWLES ...cheer, who e’er he maybe, For the standard bearer of the GOP. To Douglas Wilder, we wish loads of gladness In the midst of this merry Yuletime madness. He has no doubt, in this glittering December, That a black can...
Jan 24, 1985 By GEORGE BOWLES ...all-important election year. That problem is the undiminished determination of black state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond to seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor. Wilder’s candidacy is causing the party’s leadership to go through a period of unparalled self-examination...
Mar 14, 1985 By GEORGE BOWLES ...self-described moderate and conservative Democrats had f rmed a “Virginians for Baliles and Wilder” committee sent a wave of dismay, and caused not a little head scratching, through the Old Dominion’s political circles last week. The purpose of the committee...
Mar 21, 1985 in this season of political maneuvering, it’s time for ...there will be only four declared candidates for the three offices. Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond is the lone Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor and Del. Mary Sue Terry is unchallenged for the party’s attorney general nomination. Meanwhile, Lt....
Mar 21, 1985 other.” Solid reasons, both. But there are also other ...the gubernatorial nomination in 1989. In the elections now coming up, state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond and Del. Mary Sue Terry of Stuart appear to have, respectively, the Democratic nominations for lieutenant governor and attorney general all but locked...
Apr 18, 1985 By GEORGE BOWLES ...The reason is it is now all but certain that black state Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond will be the Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor. In spite of Wilder’s undeniable talents, Republican strategists regard the GOP nomination to oppose him...
May 2, 1985 By GEORGE BOWLES ...Democratic ticket come next November. Another concern is the fact that State Sen. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, who is black, ap
Jun 6, 1985 And state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond will And state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond will became the first black to run for statewide office for a major party when he gets the lieutenant gov emor’s nomination. He was the onh one of the three who didn’t...
Jun 6, 1985 By GEORGE BOWLES ...circumstances, Attorney General Gerald L. Baliles will be nominated for governor. Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond for lieutenant governor and Del. Mary Sue Terry of Patrick for attorney general. The prospective Democratic candidates, accompanied by Gov. Charles S. Robb...
Jun 13, 1985 convention as “a symbol of a leader who has ...to the top.” Joining Mr. Baliles on the ticket are state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder, 54, of Richmond, the candidate for lieutenant governor, and Del. Mary Sue Terry, 37, of Patrick County, nominated for attorney general. Mr. Wilder’s nomination marks...
Jun 13, 1985 • Democratic Convention ...attorney general nominations. The two candidates for those positions, Mary Sue Terry and Douglas Wilder, were unopposed. The convention began at 7:30 p.m. on Friday and ended at 3 p.m. on Saturday. “I look for Baliles to run a competitive...
Jul 4, 1985 “Tht direct involvement of Jerry Baliles in this public ...support does not extend to the other two Democratic candidates, state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder for lieutenant governor and Del. Mary Sue Terry for attorney general, Mr. Jones said. “The ship of state and the course it is going to...
Jul 11, 1985 But Republican strategists quietly regard as their ace-in-the hole ...as their ace-in-the hole in the coming elections the candidacy of Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond, a black, for lieutenant governor and, to a lesser extent, the candidacy of Del. Mary Sue Terry of Stuart, a woman, for attorney...
Aug 1, 1985 Wilder Begins Wilder Begins Campaign Trek RICHMOND — State Sen. L. Douglas Wilder will climb into a borrowed station wagon in southwest Virginia this week to begin an arduous and unprecedented campaign trip in his Democratic race for lieutenant governor. “It will...
Aug 8, 1985 “I am told I can’t tell you anything about the facility,” ...government with an estimated $172 billion in red ink. A tough day for Wilder WEBER CITY — Richmond state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder admitted from the start that his 60-day motor tour of Virginia, part of his Democratic campaign for...
Aug 29, 1985 our bylines on sultry, steamy summer days. The mind, ...GOP candidate for lieutenant governor this year. His opponent is state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder, a Democrat from Richmond. Now, looking at the realities of the case, it would appear that Chichester has the best shot at winning the lieutenant...
Sep 5, 1985 L. Douglas Wilder did seek the endorsement, however, and Douglas Wilder did seek the endorsement, however, and received it with enthusiasm. Republican gubernatorial candidate Wyatt B. Durrette and lieutenant governor candidate John Chichester stayed clear of the convention and any corrupting ' influence it might have on their campaigns....
Sep 5, 1985 RICHMOND — The Fraternal Order of Police, representing 6,500 ...went to former Attorney General Gerald L. Haliles for governor, state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond for lieutenant governor and Del. Mary Sue Terry of Patric k for attorney general. “We need the experience and dedication that these candidates...
Sep 12, 1985 POLITICS AND RAPPAHANNOCK just have not met face-to-face for ...Gerald Baliles, the party’s candidate for governor and honoree, cancelled that morning. L. Douglas Wilder (top photo), Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor stopped in Rappahannock County last week during one his two projected swings through this part of the state...
Sep 12, 1985 Campaign ...doings downstate to campaign in Northern Virginia. Baliles, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate L. Douglas Wilder and attorney general candidate Mary Sue Terry were on hand in Buena Vista and Covington, as were GOP lieutenant governor candidate John Chichester and attorney...
Sep 26, 1985 Candidates debate ...The first half of the 90-minute program will feature beutenant governor candidates L. Douglas Wilder and John H. Chichester. The final portion of the program wib feature candidates for attorney general, Mary Sue Terry and William R. O’Brien. The candidates...
Oct 3, 1985 with women (46 percent to 32 percent) and blacks ...John H. Chichester of Stafford County a five-point lead over state Sen. L. Douglas Wilder of Richmond in the contest for lieutenant governor, but that race has become much tighter. Of 825 respondents, 37 percent supported Mr. Chichester and 32...
Oct 3, 1985 Durrette’s Democratic opponent, Gerald L. Baliles, by assailing Baliles’ ...opponent, Gerald L. Baliles, by assailing Baliles’ running mate, lieutenant governor candidate L. Douglas Wilder, who is black. “I have a hard time seeing how Jerry Baliles could espouse the record of this man!” declaimed Godwin. “Why, he actually introduced...
Oct 17, 1985 Emily F. Fine ham ...Huntly for their annual Democratic Fall fundraising party. A committee including Diane Bruce, Douglas Baumgardner and Rachel Grimsley organized donations of many varieties of food and drink for the event. Proceeds from the party will be used for the Democratic...
Oct 17, 1985 To the editor: The question is, who sets the ...normally thinks that the Governor would be the person, yet it seems that Douglas Wilder, the candidate for Lieutenant Governor, is pretty much in charge of a lot of decisions by that party for the following reasons: In 1982 he...
Oct 17, 1985 bven Newsweek magazine took note of the deteriorating GOP ...count standing at 50 percent to 31 percent. Amazingly, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Douglas Wilder held a 48 to 26 percent lead over Republican John Chichester while Democratic Attorney General candidate Mary Sue Terry led Republican Buster O’Brien by a...