The Nation - News from Dec. 5, 1985

Political leaders from 15 Southern states unanimously approved a plan to coordinate presidential primaries and caucuses to give the area more clout in picking nominees for President in 1988. The Southern Legislative Conference, meeting in Stateline, Nev., and made up of leaders of 15 state Legislatures, voted to hold presidential primaries, caucuses and delegate-selecting conventions in the second week of March in 1988. Although the action is not binding, legislators from all 15 states said that they would seek necessary changes in election laws and that in every state they had bipartisan support of key political leaders.