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JANITOR'S NIGHTMARE Plenty room for a cleanup of debris left after night session of Democratic
national convention in Convention Hall, Chicago. , '
Illinois Governorship First
Elective Office Held by New
Demo Candidate for President
EDITOR'S NOTE: Here is a
biography of Got. Adlai Ste
venson of Illinois, the Demo
cratic presidential nominee.
Br WILLIAM C. WILSON
Chicago U.R) Four years
ago Adlai Ewing Stevenson had
never run for a public office
Just last week he. jokingly told
a press conference "I would
shoot myself" if nominated as
the Democratic presidential
nominee.
The Illinois governor tried for
six months to slam the door on
a draft-Stevenson movement.
Ever since President Truman
announced he would not be a
candidate, attention focused on
Stevenson as the possible Demo
cratic nominee. But Stevenson
repeatedly said he would not be
a candidate.
Held Many Jobs
Until 1948, Stevenson was a
Chicago lawyer. He had served
as special counsel to the Agncul
tural Adjustment Administra
tion in 1933 and 1934. He had
been a special assistant to Re
publican Secretary of Navy
Frank Knox for three years and
had been a top advisor to the
United States delegation to the
United Nations. But he had
never held elective office.
Stevenson is 52 years old,
lightly baldish and is the father
of three sons. Adlai III is 22 and
two weeks ago joined the Ma
rines. The other sons, Borden,
19, and John Fell, 16, are with
him here.
Divorced by Wife
Three years ago Stevenson was
divorced by the former Ellen
Borden after 21 years of mar
riage. Mrs. Stevenson last month
said she would vote Republican,
adding "One party has been in
power too long."
It was in the Agricultural Ad
justment Administration in the
early days of the New Deal that
he met Alger Hiss, convicted as
a perjurer in testifying he had
never been a Communist. During
the first Hiss trial Stevenson
gave a deposition that Hiss' repu
tation for integrity, loyalty and
veracity was "good." Stevenson
later defended his position by
repeating that he only said that
other people had said Hiss had
a good reputation.
At a Washington political
meeting Stevenson's name first
came to the attention of Jake
Arvey, Chicago Democratic boss.
Arvey met Stevenson, liked what
he saw and Stevenson was per
suaded to run for governor. ,
Wins by Big Margin
The Republican ran Dwight
Green against Stevenson. It was
the year "experts" said Dewey
and the Republicans ' couldn't
miss. Stevenson defeated Green
by nearly 600,000 votes. Truman
nosed out Dewey in Illinois by
Local Woman Friend
Of Sparkman Family
Mrs. Samuel D. Earhart, 11
North Peach street, Medford,
has a special interest in the
naming of Sen. John Sparkman
of Alabama as the Democratic
nominee for vice president.
Mrs. Earhart is a long-time
close friend of Senator and Mrs.
Sparkman, and went to the Uni
versity of Alabama at the same
time they did. Mrs. Earhart
moved here from Huntsville,
Ala., where Sparkman practiced
law before being elected to con
gress and later to the senate.
When she last saw the Spark
mans in Washington, D. C, not
long ago, there was talk that he
might be the '"veep" nominee.
Mrs. Earhart said, and at that
time she promised to do all she
could for his election in Oregon.
Mrs. Earhart said she has a
great admiration for the senator.
He worked his own way through
the university, and he and his
wife were active in church work
with her, Mrs. Earhart said, and
are "both fine people."
only 85,000 votes. -
Stevenson went to work at
once to take the Illinois State
Patrol out of politics and put it
under civil service. Heretofore,
the patrol had been operated as
a form of the spoils system.
While he was a strong party
man, Stevenson often departed
sharply from the course usually
followed by politicians. The legis
lature, for instance, approved a
boost in old age pensions. Ste
venson believed the State could
not afford it and vetoed the
measure.
Fights Gamblers
Stevenson has waged a bitter
fight against the gamblers in
Illinois. State troopers have
seized more than 1.4Q0 slot ma
chines in raids which Stevenson
said he ordered only because lo
cal law enforcement broke down
But there have been less favor
able developments in the Steven
son administration, too.
There was the West Frankfort
mine disaster in which 119
miners died. There was the dis
closure that the state had lost
$10,000,000 In revenue to a ring
using counterfeit cigaret tax
stamps. There was the revelation
that 2,000,000 pounds of horse-
meat had been sold illegally in
the state. Stevenson promptly
fired the state superintendent of
the division of foods and seven
of his inspectors.
Stevenson grew up in Bloom-
ington, 111., and once worked on
the Bloomington Pantagraph,
which he now partly owns.
His family has been prominent
in politics for 100 years. His
grandfather was vice president
from 1893 to 1897 under Presi
dent Grover Cleveland. His
father once was Illinois secretary
of state.
President's Wife Happy .
That HST Out of Running
Chicago (U.R) Bess Truman
was about the happiest woman
in Convention Hall Saturday
when her husband introduced
Adlai E. Stevenson as the Demo
cratic presidential nominee.
She may have had her doubts
before. But now she was. sure.
Harry S. Truman would not run
to succeed himself in the White
House. After January 20 she
can return to Independence,
Mo.
As the President addressed
cheering Democrats Bess sat in
a box and beamed. Once or
twice she looked over at Perle
Mesta, the minister to Luxem
bourg, and nodded her head.
Goy. Stevenson's
Reluctance Shown
In Many Statements
Chicago (U.R) The history
of Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson's re
luctance to be the Democratic
presidential nominee:
March 20 "This is the sea
son of our political cycle when
men see dreams and see visions
mostly of the White House. Well,
sir, I'm not one of them. I want
to run for governor of Illinois
and that's all."
April 16 "I have repeatedly
said that I was a candidate for
the governor of Illinois and had
no other ambitions ... I could
not accept the nomination for
any other office this summer."
May 1 "I wish to make it
emphatically clear that my name
is not on your (the Oregon) pri
mary. ballot at my request or
with my knowledge or consent.
All I can do is request that there
be no campaign in my behalf and
that Oregon voters disregard my
name on the ballot."
May 3 "We'll await the im
probable arrival of that (a con
vention draft) situation, Has
there ever. been such a thing as
a draft?"
"May 13 "The more I see of
this awful mess, the more I want
to be president less."
May 26 "To say right now
that I would refuse a draft would
be belittling the office of pres
ident." That would be "pre
sumptuous,, arrogant and con
ceited." July 20 "I have not the fit
ness, mentally, temperamentally,
or physically to be president."
July 21 "Who leads us is less
important than what leads us.''
July 22 (Referring newsmen
to the Biblical quotation) "O
My Father, if it be Thy will let
this cup pass from Me: Never
theless not as I will but as Thou
wilt."
July 26 "I accept your nomination."
Stevenson Statements !0re9n Democra,s
Unanimously Okay
Party's Nominee
Show Views on Issues
(Editor's note: Sine Gov.
Adlai E. Stevenson did not
campaign for the Democratic
presidential nomination, his
views en major issues have not
been as widely publicized as
those of more active candid
ates. The following quota
tions, gleaned from Steven
son's speeches and news con
ference statements show where
he stands.)
Chicago (U.R) Gov. Adlai
E. Stevenson, the Democratic
presidential nominee, is on rec
ord with these statements on
major issues:
Forgein Policy "The hard
fact of Soviet Communist imper
ialism presents a real danger
to the free world now and for
an indeterminate period to
come. The Democratic party
should continue to stress . . .the
necessity for mobilizing our
strength, both military and ec
onomic, in support of the free
nations of the world; the im
portance of continued working
toward the international organ
ization and maintenance of peace
through the United Nations; the
value of regional organizations
of strength such as NATO . . and
the stepping up of the kind of
technical help provided under
the Point Four program.
Korea "I think there is
good reason to believe that the
resolute action of the UN In
Korea not only gained time in
the East but saved NATO in the
West."
China "I am opposed to
the admission of Red China into
the UN ... "
Civil Rights "In Illinois, I
have tried earnestly to effect
the adoption of a fair employ
ment practices law with powers
of enforcement. I feel very
strongly that this is the first
responsibility of the states them
selves. If the states are unwill
ing or unable, then I presume
there is no alternative to having
the federal government do so."
Corruption "One corrupt
public official is too many. If
there is Democratic dirt, lets
clean it up and turn the flash
The word magazine originally ,
meant storehouse.
Nominee's Ex-Wi
Sends Best Wishes
Chicago U.R) Adlai E
Stevenson's divorced wife con
gratulated him Saturday as the
best man the Democrats could
have picked but she said she her
self will vote for Republican
Dwight D. Eisenhower in Nov
ember.
The 44-year-old Mrs. Ellen
Borden Stevenson, who divorced
the Illinois governor and Dem
ocratic presidential nominee in
1949 and has no plans to re-wed
him, heard much of the conven
tion on radio and was so sure
her ex-husband would win she
sent him- her congratulatory
message ahead of time.
Message Delivered Early
In fact she had it delivered to
him around midnight Thursday.
Stevenson, who insisted to the
end he didn't want the nomina
tion, must have been pretty sure
too that he was going to get it.
He fired right back with his
reply. "That's grand. Many
thanks," he said.
Mrs. Stevenson made public
her note early today after Stev
enson won the Democratic nom
ination on the third ballot.
This was the message she sent
him:
"Dear Adlai Congratula
tions to the Democratic party
for choosing the finest available
Democrat for president. I know
you will do your best for the
American people. All good wish
es to you personally.
Ellen Borden Stevenson."
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light into every dark corner."
Taft-Hartley Law "Some
features of the law seem to me
to advance the cause of good
labor relations, and other fea
tures, in my opinion, do not. I
think the Democratic platform
should recommend modifica
tions." Social Welfare "Govern
ment, through its public assis
tance and social welfare pro
grams, should seek to enhance
but not supplant the duty of the
individual and of the family to
provide for their own health and
welfare."
Health Insurance "If the
insurance principle could be
brought to bear on these castro
phic illnesses it would largely
eliminate the specter of terror
from the average home. I am
sure the common objective can
largely be realized without the
destruction of the doctors' pro
fessional independence."
Stevenson Given Nad
Without Costing Cent
Chicago (U.R) "It's the
first campaign I ever saw won
without spending any money,"
said Chicago Democratic Boss
J. M. Arvey, one of the prime
movers in the draft Stevenson
campaign.
"As God is my witness, we
didn't spend a dime."
ASKED WRONG MAN
Omaha (U.R) A 14-year-old
boy found himself in custody of
juvenile authorities after he had
asked the wrong man to give his
auto a push. It was a state safety
patrolman, W. R. Piercy, who
discovered the car had been
stolen.
Portland (U.R) Oregon
Democrats of varying shades of
opinion were unanimous Satur
day in expressing their belief
that the Democratic party had
picked an outstanding presiden
tial candidate in Gov. Adlai
Stevenson of Illinois.
Former Gov. Oswald West
said he looked upon Stevenson
"as one of the ablest men in
the party and if he gives us
assurance that he will get rid
of that bunch of thieves back
there, I will support the ticket
otherwise not."
Best Traditions
State Sen. Richard Neuberger
said he belived Stevenson repre
sented the best Domocratic tra
dition of Jefferson and Wilson.
"He's an intellectual with the
common touch, and this will as
sure success," Neuberger said.
Lew Wallace, former Demo
cratic candidate for governor,
said he had been for Sen. Estes
Kefauver because "the people of
Oregon voted for him," but that
in his personal judgment Steven
son "is the best qualified man
for president outside of Presi
dent Truman."
McKay Likes Ike
At Salem, Gov. Douglas Mc
Kay, who headed Oregon's dele
gation at the Republican nation
al convention, expressed "high
regard" for Stevenson but said
he was still convinced there
would be a "complete change
of administration in Washington."
"I still like Eisenhower," Mc
Kay said.
State's Delegation
Gets Kefauver Thanks
Chicago U.R) William
L. Josslin, Oregon chairman of
the Oregon Kefauver-for - pres
ident organization, Saturday
thanked the members of the
state delegation to the Democrat
ic convention for their support
of the Tennessee senator.
"The Oregon members did
what the Oregon Democrats
told them to do in the primary
and I particularly want to com
mend Sheriff Terry Shrunk for
the manner in which he con
ducted the activities of the dele
gation," said Josslin who was
alternate for Joseph Carson Jr.,
who never reached the convention.
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Senator Richard B. Russell of Georgia following the placing of
his name in nomination at the Democratic National Convention in
Chicago Thursday.
Spokane, Wash. U.R) The
city council has voted to set
aside $25 a month for the rehab
ilitation of alcoholics. The mon
ey will come from a rental fee
charged Alcoholics Anonymous
for the use of a city-owned building.
Woonsocket, R.I. (U.R)
Evelio Tiels. an 18-year-old Cu
ban, delivered the valedictorian
address in French, Spanish and
English at Mt. St. Charles Aca
demy's commencement exercises.
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