Consider this: despite the fact that this Assembly consists of delegates who did not vie nor were we elected by citizens to be part of the Assembly, there is an interesting mix of delegates, albeit mostly favoring the powers that be. But who would have thought that someone as controversial as Reverend Mtikila will be part of this Assembly? Many delegates are uneasy and even fear Reverend Mtikila who has published his paper calling on the dissolution of the Assembly. Yet despite his avid stance on the revival of Tanganyika, Reverend Mtikila has taken the oath to be faithful to the United Republic. There are pastoralists, farmers, religious leaders and many others.
Hivyo basi kwenye mkutano mkuu, ushindani huu uligeuka kuwa ugomvi na mapigano kati ya wafuasi wa McCarthy na kile kilichoonekana ni uongozi wa kimabavu wa chama. Polisi waliitwa kutuliza ghasia na badala yake ghasia ilizidi, na wanachama wengi walipigwa na kuumizwa napolisi. Humphrey alitangazwa mshindi ingawa ushindi wake ulikuwa wa mashaka kwa wanachama wengi. Na Humphrey alienda kugombea urais na hatimaye kushindwa vibaya katika uchaguzi mkuu. Je chama cha Democratic ilifanya nini? Ilimtimua Eugene McCarthy? Iliwatimua wafuasi wake? Hapana. Mara baada ya uchaguzi mkuu, uongozi wa Democratic party ulikaa na kuunda kamati iliyoongozwa na Senator George McGovern na baadaye Donald M Fraser. Na mabadiliko makubwa yalifanyika NDANI ya chama – ikiwa ni pamoja na kuwa na UWAZI mkubwa zaidi hususan katika chaguzi mbalimbali. Matokeo yake ni kuwa katika mikoa au states mbalimbali walianzisha mfumo wa primaries – yaani ngazi ya chini kabisa wanachama waliweza kupiga kura ya mgombea wanayemtaka.