Further, some concerned Southern advisers are now pressing him to select a running mate from the South, notably former Gov. Carroll A. Campbell Jr. of South Carolina, rather then a Midwestern governor.

He took her arm and together they moved toward the ballroom where a Midwestern governor was entertaining with Democratic exuberance yet Republican extravagance the soon-to-be-inaugurated President.

One of many Midwestern Republican governors touted as Vice-Presidential candidates, Mr. Thompson was eager to break from the pack.

The decision was a defeat for industry, many Midwestern governors and Administration economists who had argued that the costs of the new standards far outweighed their benefits.

Her ruling represents a triumph of science and common sense over a sustained lobbying campaign by the Midwestern governors and the coal-fired electric utilities that will bear most of the cost of the new program.

That could help the chances of the Midwestern governors - John Engler of Michigan, George Voinovich of Ohio, Jim Edgar of Illinois and Tommy Thompson of Wisconsin.

I'd guess a southern or midwestern governor.

Both are under attack from Midwestern governors and Congressmen.

"I'm a Midwestern governor from a state that prides itself on a certain measure of populism, not to be confused with liberalism, but populism meaning stuff that helps people," Mr. Pawlenty said in an interview.

Several Midwestern governors have recently announced their support for reimportation.