New Right’ Fund-Raiser Declares War on O’Connor

Wai;hington A major conservative fund-raiser ,owed :resterday to enter the fray to keep Sandra O’Connor from winning Senate confirmation as a Supreme Court justice. The declaration by direct-mail “izard Richard Viguerie came as fundamentalist opponents to O’Connor opened a new First Amendment front and other foes of the Arizona judge continued to attack her record on abortion. Fundamentalist preacher Carl :’ltclntire, singling out O”Connor’s iews on the rights of religious broadcasters and church ownership of property. said, “We believe. in the area of First Amendment rights, she s very dangerous.” And Viguerie sened notice, while speaking to the Washington Press Club, of an all-out battle to convince members of the Senate to vote against the selection. “These senators have to be shown a trem<'ndous outpouring at the gras5 roots level" before they will oppose O'Connor, said Viguerie. who has raised millions of dollars for conservatie candidates and cam,es across the nation. He refused to say specifically \ hat kind of campaign is being organized, saying only: "\,'e're going to have some big events in a 'ery public way dealing with some of these religious leaders." Viguerie said the New Right - an informal coalition united by ultraconservative views on both ~ocial and economic issues - has to wage a battle against O'Connor's record on the abortion issue, or else the White House ''\ill just think we are a paper tiger." l1clntire, who described R~Jgan's choice as "a dark