1.   He was undeterred by an unsuccessful run for secretary of state, when he tried to change the rules for nominating candidates at the Democratic convention.

2.   It is part of the American political tradition to complain about the system of nominating presidential candidates.

3.   Minnesota was nominating candidates for governor, while Maryland, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Washington State were selecting nominees in several races.

4.   Nowadays, with the business of nominating candidates consigned to primaries and caucuses, conventions are made up of speeches.

5.   PLAN TO PUT ROCKIES ON THE PRIMARIES MAP For years, the Rocky Mountain states have watched with envy as others have taken the lead in nominating presidential candidates.

6.   Still others say that as conventions have increasingly lost their political role of nominating candidates and rallying the party faithful, corporations have stepped in to fill the vacuum.

7.   Voting is by secret ballot, and the process of nominating candidates is remarkably open.

8.   But now, ANC officials have proposed amendments to the party constitution which would make nominating candidates at the conference more difficult.

9.   Earlier Wednesday, the ANC changed its rules for nominating candidates from the floor.

10.   Minister of Defense Edi Sudradjat said yesterday nominating candidates other than Soeharto was not a threat to national stability as long as it was conducted through the Assembly.