The only Southerners who want to blot it out are black Southerners, who wish that all the noise and symbolism would go away.

He is the only Southerner among the three, Andretti having grown up in Indianapolis.

Mr. Alexander, a former governor of Tennessee, who is the only Southerner in the contest, limped home in fourth place.

If he had joined the other governors who protested National Guard participation, he would have been the only Southerner to do so.

Help for Clinton At first glance, Mr. Wilder's withdrawal could be a particular boon to Gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas, the only Southerner among the remaining major candidates.

He's the only Southerner in the hunt, forgetting that he was born in Washington, D.C., and graduated with honors from Harvard.

Advisers to Mr. Edwards noted that he was now the only Southerner in the race, and thus was in a strong position to pick up Southern and black voters.

Named to Johnson Panel In 1967 he was the only Southerner appointed by President Lyndon B. Johnson to the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders.

Deep political thinkers assert that Mr. Nunn's absence on Super Tuesday, with its 13 Southern primaries, will benefit Senator Albert Gore, the only white Southerner among the seven Democrats.

Mr. Alexander, the only Southerner in the field, had hoped to make a strong stand here.