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o leads for Democratic Convention Kef a At Same Fast Pace Eniove r rears o W ft K Si Z2 Lyle C. Wilson By LYLE C. WILSON United Press Correspondent Washington (U.R; Sen. Estes Kefauver has what the horse plavers call early foot. He came up to the 1952 Democratic Na tional Conven tion with more delegate votes than the next candidate by a margin of near ly 70. He is headed toward this year's con vention at the same fast pace. The first four candidates fin ished the first roll call four years ago, like this: Kefauver, 340; Adlai E. Ste venson, 273; Sen. Richard B. Rus seU. Ga., 263; Averell Harriman, N.Y., 123 Vs. Necessary to nomi nate, 616. From Vi to 65 votes were cast for 11 others on that roll call. Kefauver improved his posi tion, but was losing ground to Stevenson, on the second call. The four finished this way: Kefauver, 362'i; Stevenson, 324V2; Russell, 294; Harriman, 121. Named on Third Call Stevenson was nominated by a margin of Wi .votes on the third- call. His total was 6I7V2. The convention made it then by acclamation. The party leaders had not wanted Kefauver and they had blocked him. On the second roll call in which Kefauver reached his highest vote, his support came from 36 states. Stevenson's came from 30, Russell's from 24 and Harriman's from 14. Eighteen states gave Kefauver five or more votes. His position was strongest in California, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Wisconsin. Those eight states gave Kefauver 245 votes. Stevenson's backlog was com posed of Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas. Missouri, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Those eight gave him 216 votes. The split in the Ohio delegation continued through the third ballot. But Pennsylvania closed ranks on the third and cast all 70 votes for Stevenson. Pressures Appearing Again Some of the pressures operat ing four years ago against Ke fauver's nomination are appear ing again. The leaders of the Farmer-Labor-Democratic Party were against Kefauver in Min nesota, for example. The senator beat them and Stevenson in last week's primary. The party lead ers oppose him in California where he meets Stevenson in a critical primary June 5. If any of Kefauver's Demo cratic Senate colleagues are en thusiastically for him or for him at all, the senator still must be heard from. Kefauver's cam paign manager, F. Joseph (Jiggs) Donohue, was complaining Mon day that Democratic National Committee Chairman Paul M. Butler was pro-Stevenson. Matching all of that as a hur dle between Kefauver and the Democratic nomination is the race relation issue. It is fair to say that the senator position on integration of the schools seems now to be more acceptable to Northern than to Southern party leaders. All of these are real obstacles. In his favor the senator has a proven ability as a vote getter. He's a top-drawer campaigner. And there's another thing. The Democrats might lose a lot of public sympathy if two times running their national conven tion rejected a man who came up to the starting gate with a good lead over all others. Some citizens might get to feeling so sorry for Kefauver that they would be bound to vote against the man who won the Demo cratic nomination from him. The American .public usually is sympathetic with the under dog, which is what Kefauver pro claims himself to be. Barkley Sees Democrat Control In Senate; Warns on Certainty Washington OJ.R) Sen. Al ben W. Barkley said today the Democrats should hang on to control of the Senate next No vember but that no political par yt dares to take an election for granted. The Kentucky Democrat, a party patriarch and wheelhorse, has agreed at the age of 78 to head the 1956 Democratic cam paign to keep a Democratic ma jority in the Senate. Because of the lineup of the Senate seats at stake this year, the Democrats have been highly optimistic about their chances of retaining Senate control what ever the outcome of the presi dential and House elections. Never a Certainty "I never take any election for a certainty," Barkley told a re porter, "but in all probability I think we'll win the Senate." He declined to make predictions about specific states and cau tioned that his own party must not be overconfident about its Senate prospects. "The man who takes an elec tion for granted is apt to slip up," he said, "and that is true of a political party, too." While Barkley concerned him self with his party's efforts to keep control of the Senate, there were these developments in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination: Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey (D. Minn.) said in Los Angeles that unless Adlai E. 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Estes Kefauver carried his hand-shaking campaign to the Los Angeles area Monday and was on the go from dawn until late at night. Stevenson sent a message to a New York meeting of Foreign language editors calling for a re vision of the McCarran-Walter Immigration act and an end to "unfair discrimination against any of our citizens." Former Democratic National Chairman Frank E. McKinney announced in Indianapolis that he will take an active role in behalf of New York Gov. Aver ell Harriman if and when Harri man becomes "an avowed candi date" for the Democratic nomination.. Russ Police Chief Heads (or Moscow Amidst Criticism London (U.R) Soviet se curity chief Ivan Serov, who was denounced in the British press as an "odious thug" and a "butcher," cut short his visit to Britain today and left for Moscow in a Soviet jet airliner. There were reports yesterday Serov would return to Moscow sooner than expected because of the press attacks the Russians feared might backfire against the state visit here next month of Soviet Premier Nicolai Bul ganin and Communist party leader Nikita S. Khrushchev. Criticism against the Bulgan-in-Khrushchev visit was mount ing hourly and official protests were placed before the House of Commons today. Serov came here to check security arrange ments for the visit of his lead ers. Soviet Ambassador Jacob Ma lik said Serov would return with Bulganin and Khurshchev on their ten-day visit in mid April. He had been expected to remain here until they arrived but his swift jet plane departed at 8:23 a.m. for Moscow. Plane Under Guard Serov flew here last Thursday in a twin-engined Soviet TU104 transport on a non-stop flight from the Soviet capital. The plane had remained at London Airport under unusually heavy guard during his stay. Reporters asked Serov today if he would be returning but he brushed aside their questions. Malik then told them, "He will return with Mr. Bulganin and Mr. Khrushchev." "Both sides were coopera tive," Malik said of Serov's ef forts to tighten security arrange ments. "It was successful." Keating Returns From Committee Hearings County Judge Rodney Keat ing spent last Thursday and Fri day participating in fringe area problem hearings in Pendleton, Condon and Prineville. The hearings were conducted by the legislative interim com mittee on local government, of which Judge Keating is a mem ber. The committee is conduct ing a series of hearings through out Oregon. A similar hearing was held early this month in Medford. The judge reported that the meetings last week were well attended and discussion topics included library, taxation, sani tation, annexation and health problems. r ok MARKET If 1202 North Riverside ft 1 OPEN EVERY I ft NIGHT TIL k MIDNIGHT Tuesday, March 27, 1956 Safety Council Here Considered One of State's Most Active The Medford Safety council is the second largest in the state and is considered the most active, Roland L. (Bud) Palmer, chair man of the local- council, told members of the Jackson County Chamber of Commerce round table Monday noon. He said the local safety coun cil is compromised of 350 pri vate citizens, industrial and busi ness representatives. About 50 are active members. The local council was started in 1946-47. Activities Listed Among activities of the Med ford safety council is the school boy patrol program, sponsored in co-operation with city and county school officials. Each year school' boy patrolmen are honored at a special dinner and are presented small gifts. Carl Construction May Get Elks Bid Ashland Contract for con struction of a $120,000 expan sion of the Ashland Elks lodge will probably go to the Carl Con struction company of Salem on a bid of $98,308, it was reported today. Two other bidders on the proj ect were lower than the Carl bid, it was learned, but the Carl firm was reportedly favored on the basis of experience in this type of work. A Mail Tribune story Sunday incorrectly said the Carl Con struction company bid was the lowest submitted. Two others actually were lower it was re ported today, one from Myron Corcoran Construction company for $92,976, and one from Myers Jones for $97,170. Balance of the $120,000 voted by the Elks for the project will go for furnishings for the ex panded lounge arid dining room. The council also annually awards a safety plaque and let ters of commendation to local individuals and firms for out standing safety accomplishments. A committee has been set up to study safety records and de termine winners of these awards. All activities of the Medford safety council are financed by membership fees which are $10 for firms and $2 for individuals. Progress Report Each year the' Medford safety council gives a safety progress report to the city at an approxi mate cost to the council of $50. This report gives a. comparison with other cities and is also given to the national safety coun cil. The national council returns the report to' Medford with rec ommendations for further im provements. Through membership in the locar council, all national safety council posters and similar ma terial can be obtained at reduced rates. Swimming Classes At YMCA This Week Robert Seward of the Ameri can Red Cross Pacific area head quarters is conducting classes for swimming instructors every night this week at the Medford YMCA. The classes, which meet from 7-10 p m., are in connection with the Red Cross swim and safety program here. Dr. William Rob erts of Medford is chairman of the program. Candidate Poster Rules Established Candidates running for pub lic office will be charged 50 cents for each poster placed out side the city limits and permit tags must be attached to each sign to indicate this fee has been paid. This regulation and several others concerning campaign posters was established at the last session of the legislature. All candidates here were re cently reminded of the law, list ed under the Outdoor Advertis ing act, by the bureau of labor. Signs in violation of the law can be removed by bureau of labor inspectors and the owner can be charged $25 minimum expense for removal. The law also says that no sign can be placed on any property without written consent of .the property owner. Also, no signs can be placed on rocks or trees. The law applies to any card, cloth, metal, glass, , plastic, wooden or painted display,' mes sage, emblem or device, design ed, used or intended for adver tising purposes or to attract public attention. This includes campaign posters, the bureau said. Table setting a problem? Books on how to set a beautiful and correct table are available at the Medford Public library. Damage Complaint Asks $28,662 Compensation Raymond Brown has filed a $28,662 damage suit against Richard G.. Kaegi for damages suffered in an accident one mile south of Medford on Highway 99 the night of Jan. 2, 1955. Brown, who charges Kaegi with negligence in connection with the collision, asked $175 MEDFORD (OREGON) MAIL TRIBUNE FIVE medical expenses, $3,487.50 loss of wages and $25,000 general damages. FLOOR MODEL WEDNESDAY SPECIAL! jfBBr p. 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