THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Saturday, August 19, 1995 TAG: 9508190072
SECTION: FRONT PAGE: A3 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES
DATELINE: WASHINGTON LENGTH: Short : 29 lines
Organizers of a Draft Powell committee that seeks to win the Republican presidential nomination for Gen. Colin Powell say they have formally filed with the Federal Election Commission.
The committee, Citizens for Colin Powell, has not been authorized by Powell, and he has not disclosed whether he is a Republican or a Democrat. But its filing Thursday with the election commission would let it be converted into an official campaign committee if the former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff announced his candidacy.
``The extent of the outpouring of support for Colin Powell for president all over the country and across the political spectrum prompts our filing at this time,'' said Charles J. Kelly Jr., a retired investment banker who heads the group. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
Colin Powell has not authorized this step.
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