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TWIT YtV MEDFORD (ORZCON) MAIL TRIBUNE Friday Xumt IT. IMS Thumbnail Sketches of Democratic Vice Presidential Choice Possibilities Text of Stevenson's Speech Nomination Open Throwing Chicago Ol.ft Text of Adlai X. Stevenson' speech to the Democratic National Convention Thursday night throwing the Tic presidential nomination wide open: My heart is fulj. I am deeply grateful. ' But I did not come here to night to speak of the action you have just taken. That I shall do -tomorrow night,, after you have chosen a Vice president. Now, it is in connection with that choice that I have taken this unusual step of asking to be heard briefly tonight. The American people have the solemn obligation to consider with the utmost care who will be their president if the elected . president is prevented by-a high er will from serving his full j term. It is a sober reminder ; that seven out of 34 presidents j have served as the result of such an' indirect selection. -Responsibility Great The responsibility of the presi- dency has grown so great that '. the nation's attention has become : focused as never before on the i office of the vice president. The : choice for that office has, become ' almost as important . as the ; choice for the presidency," Each political party-has there : fore the solemn obligation to offer the country as its choice I for the vice presidency a per son fully equipped first, to as sist in the discharge of the duties of the most exacting job in the world, and second, to himself assume, if need be, this highest responsibility. Historically, the presidential candidate has often designated the nominee "for vice president. Lyndon Johnson Not To Be Candidate Chicago ?U.F' Senate Dem ocratic Leader Lyndon ;B. John son said today he will not per-' mit anyone to place his name bev fore the Democratic National Convention : as ' a ' candidate' for. the vice presidential nomination, ' Johnson, at ' an impromptu news conference in his hotel suite, named. Sen. Estes Kefau ver (D-Tenn.), Sen:. John F. Ken nedy. (Mass.), and Sen. Hubert Humphrey (Minn.), as -the three top runners". in the convention's wide -open sweepstakes for the second spot on the ticket. r' ; Johnson . said Speaker -Sam. Hayb'urn and Sen. Stuart Sym ington (Mo.), are . not in the .least interested in becoming the run ning mate with Adlai E. Steven; son to challenge -the. Republican administration : in November.. .; OPENING TONIGHT! Sometimes the choice has been due to personal predilection or political expediency. -But I respect beyond measure a convention and a party which has -conferred upon me its highest-honor without 'there being asked of me a single commit ment except faith in the . pro gram and principles of our party. Fm Praniw In these circumstances I have concluded to depart from the precedents of the past. ' I have decided that the selection of the vice presidential nominee should be made through the free- pro cesses of this convention so that thei)emocratic party's , can didate for' this office may join me before tbenation not as one man's selection '. but a one chosen, by; -our: .great party even as'T.have'been chosen. ' . ... - I .would add :only, this: In tak ing this step t.am expressing my confidence in your choice and in -.the many fine- men whose prominence .lit ' our party will command , your ;-, consideration The choice will 'be yours. The .profit will be the nation's.' 1 And now .' until tomorrow night,' again my heartfelt thanks, and may; God be with you. Benson Sees Results ; Obtained for Farmers . Idaho . Falls,. Ida. ' -1(U. Ag riculture Secretary Ezra T. Ben son said .today; the administra tion's attack on overproduction of crops and low. farm income, is "getting results. . J-There is a erowine optimism among - farmers," Benson said. 'In the past seven months prices of farm products have gone up about 10 per cent nationally. The parity ratio has risen from 10 to "Farm ..prices and the. parity,, ratio have not only stopped fallr ing. They are definitely climbing, . Our programs, are getting suits." Benson reviewed the farm sit; uation in a speech' prepared for delivery before several agricultural-groups meeting jointly in the Upper Snake River area. HARVEST MU8T WAIT ,'wViU -.Juarez, Mico-U. Police arrested Agustin Cabellos Thursday in-the midst' of his har vesting chores. He was busily harvesting his 13-ton crop of marijuana. . - Medford Growers . For dependable, low-cost pest control... ' - I,. i i use these proved DuPont fruit chemicals Kefauver Front Runner But Disliked in South Kctp scab off applet and peart with Du Pont "Fermafe" or "Zerlate". ' Either fungicide can make your fine-fin-' ish program more profitable. 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Pesticides stay, put lengr,-wan;t eel Meet to cause fruit spatting, i ' . r See rwt eaaler far Ism tmi stbaraeielasdlaaj Du Peat east eeatrel ynsum. Ak kia rer tee ' latest iahtraMtiea. peat -esatral, er-vrmT I Buaeat, OtscmRi Ckwicalt Met., 1 11 Street, Sib PraaciMe 4. CaW. Oa all (Imiaihv' ehnrra seHaa- waal nam imi waraiat atrenjlh;.' . -- '". Chicago 'OJ.B Thumbnail sketches of possible Democratic vice presidential -nominees: ' : .-. -. f : . . ; San. Estas Kefauver of Ten : nessee a front runner? because he ranked seconly only to Adlai E. Stevenson in the number of pledged delegates . before ; he withdrew, from the race for the presidential -nomination. -: H is withdrawal in favor of Steven son- paved the way for Steven son' "first-ballot nomination. 'Ke fauver, 53, has a large, devoted following in the part. As a. 'can didate for the 1952 nomination, he led on' the first two ballots. Biggest handicaps are that he- is unacceptable to. - most i .of . the .South and generally is npl popu lar with the! party's .leaiders. ;.. . tea. H a k e r t Humphrey of jlinnesota-Broke precedent, by -becoming an avowed candidate for the .vice presidential nomi nation before . the convention Opened. Belongs to. the northern liberal, wing of . the party, ' but Is. widely respected by his south .ern. colleagues .in', the Senate. Among .-rank-and-file southern ers, however, he is remembered for stirring' up the civil- rights fight at . the 1948 convention, which- prompted Alabama "and Mississippi' to -walk out. Is re- 'garded ' as one of keenest - and hardest working members. of the ' Senate, ' ' over . which he would preside if elected as vice president;' . . ';.'-. :- 8n. Jhn F. Kensedf of Mas sachusetts Young (39) - hand some, a -; Catholic. ; Proved, his vote-getting ability by his upset 1952 victory 1 over Republican Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. in his race for .the Senate. Unpopular with the farm bloc : because he has. .voted, and spoken, against 40 per- cent farm price- support. His -health, could be another draw back-because he has "undergone several operations for. a war in jury. ' .' )y .,- '. 'ea, Albert Cora of ' tennes- see-r-Al.so . young (48).. One of tne- senates .finest orators. A mimber of . Congress since .1939. A leader in. the .-fight . for public .power ana, peacetime . develop ment of atomic' energy. '. , : . - atafar Bebart T. W(rnr of New. York -Son. of ithe. Isle liberal -Sen. Robert T. . Wagner. Like " Ke n lie d y, a , Catholic. Elected mayor of the world's l4r gest eity in 1952 with a plurality of 300,000 votes. 'Not too wide ly known on the national scene. Could help carry important New York State vote. ." ;' Caf. ,BBTTMrnr of ,!ew Jersey - Would , offer .youth (48) -and "personal charm vto'. the ticketvWoft thegoverrtorthip; of new jersey in 1953 but, was de feated tn : times . In four .'pi1 vious tries for elective, office. A strike against him is the fact that he, like Stevenson, is a bachelor. A ticket consisting .of two bach elors is highly unlikely.,', .. Gov. S. ifenaaa William of Michigan Has been governor of the pivotal state of Michigan since 1948. ' Has strong back ing from . labor and minority groups. Age 45. Heir to multi million dollar Mennen Shaving Soap- fortune.- Unpopular - with southerners because of his- part invth--1952 loyalty oath-fight. Helped v out-Steenson over the top in his drive.for the. nomin ation by throwing Michigan's 44 eonvehnon votes to him. -' Sam. fttuert rmingtaa :ef Mis souri - M"i s s our i' flvorite son. candidate for. the preiden--tial nomination. . He received 45V4 convention' votes.' A major figure in. the Truman adminis tration, serving as secretary of; the Air - Torce,- . among" other ' things. Was elected to the Sen ate in-1952. over a Truman-back-. ed candidate. Has -. been ; Demo cratic ' spokesman in- the battle with the Eisenhower administra tion.' over increasing : the size of the Air Force, Popular with both northern, and .'southern wings ef the party. " . . j '; r. San. - Lrhaea 1.- Johnsaa of Texas As Democratic leader teethe Senates he is 'one of the' party 'g - most powerful .figures.' Has had - recognized, success in . getting northern- and . southern wings of the party -to work, to-: gether -on a moderate -course -in the Senate. Was Texas' . favorite son .candidate for the- presiden tial, nomination.. Piled up (0 votes', -largely, from the South. Like' President; Eisenhower, ' he has suffered a recent heart attack;-. :'... . ;'";-.- '.V. . Cav.:Iiarmnd Gary, of Okla homa A' leader in .Gov. Aver ell ; Harfiman's ; drive. Jor the presidential. - nomination. Has been' in -Oklahoma - politics, for 20 jears.; Elected governor in 1934 . after three , terms in ;the statje :Se'paie. . .- .. . . . Gav. Frank Clameat of Ten nesseeAt S , the youngest gov erhor' -in the' ' niation. A flam- boyarit'Orafor'who was the con vention's keynote speaker.- Has been' Tennessee's governor since 1952. A' "strong Stevenson sup porter. ''" ".' ;-:' :- '-'." Seri. Ciihtaa Anienaa of New Mexreo-New -Mexico's ' favorite son candidate' for the presiden tial nomination who withdrew before the convention in favor of SteveneohFormer secretary of agificiilture- in 'the Truman administration,-but an opponent of 90' per cent price ' supports as advocated by most Democrats. Chairman of fie important Joint Congressional Committee on Atomic Energy. ; i , ' Gar.: Geerge - M.: Leader ' of Pennsylvania Amazed political experts in 1954 with his. election a-. Pennsylvania' first Democratic-, j governor ' in 20 ' years. Leader's' announced backing Of Stevenson months' ago was-the first; big-state pledge" of backing given Stevenson., -Leader's sec retary of state; James A. -Finne-gan,' later resigned to become Stevenson's - campaign manager. At: Thursday night's convention, -it was Pennsylvania's 67 votes which' gave" Stevenson the' ma jority he needed for: nomination. In the Day's News ' . - Bt ruAWK jfewkrirs .'. OfegonV apo state Senator .Morse '-'got - a big ' o vation, when he- .appeared, before the Demo cratic national' convention to tell why ' lie ' quit , . the Republican party four years ago. ' ' ' -. As-he arose to speak, the Ore- con -Democratic, delegates start ed - what is known . in. national nartv convention parlance as a 'Idemonstration.' ' : They shouted their,., approval- of '.the .'speaker. They:whUtled. They sang. Then they, -started .the--traditional pa rade down the aisles., r; ' " ' ' Other state delegations, numbering- a score w more, jpined ikv. the' parade and. the demon stration'. -It was quite an affair. WBLL,- wby . shouldn't Sena . , tor.' Morse get a rousing re ception, at a national convention composed of official representa-4el"Alenocratic-party? ", ";Byhi"s flop four years ago, he .ehanged-ithe control' of the Unit ed' Suites, filiate from- Republi can to Democratic. He made it possible to substitute Democrats Jtor Republicans as chairmen of aUV-the important senate- com mittees. He . made , it possible to change thejihajorities of all these committees - from Republican to Democratic. ' . : njTHAT isto.say:. :. A , When he turned his coat, he turned the senate of the United States over-tefr the Democrats. r U they aren't fratful to him, they 'oujght to be. ashamed of themselves; ' . BUT:- '- ''-'; ' ' : . ,, r can't help wondering what these, "official representatives of the.eentury and a half old Demos cratfc - parts, ;, whose); adherents for" generations' have been proud to ' say "ONCE " A DEMOCRAT ALWAYS A DEMOCRAT really tho.ught1. last- .'night of Senator Morse, the- tyrncoat. '. ' ; It"; would., be; interesting to know; . . ;'. .. '. . ''.' -.' '" ": ' LET'S .be frank and- completely faw,abput?tfiis: matter. Senai torT Morse,, or ' any- other politi cian, . Has . a ' perfect right . to change his' coat at -any moment he. chooses tb? do. so" (and for any reason" that seems good to him;. .-The .politician stakes no' oath of unchanging allegiance, to his partyi - r ''-,' -- STTLi-'' - - .- " ' . .1. 1 can't; help wondering how Senator. M.orse- who. alone knows WHY. he changed; his Re publican, "coat , to a . Democratic coat felt about it in his-own secr-ei;heart as. he .stood up there on-th'e rostrum .Wednesday night, inr-the glare of the kliegligbts, whooping lit '.'up for, the Demo cratic . party he so -.often .had castigated in the past.- . . , . That would be:-imeresting ' to Vnow.'::"S :.: C iJ ;? . Storecards Skim Across Room as Stevenson Becomes Party Nominee Chicago . (U.R) Scorecards skimmed and slanted up from the crowd into the yell-shaken air, and the man from Independence, Mo., sat there grinning and pat ting the mezzanine railing with his right palm. . - Pennsylvania had just an nounced it was casting "suffic ient votes to put Adlai Steven son over the top-67." Steven son was the Democratic presi dential nominee. . . Most, eyes in. the hall turned to see how Harry S. Truman, the man. .who had backed Averell Harriman, . would take it. Mr. Truman, ' chuckling, turned his head slowly right and left, then folded his arms and sat back with a face a-bloom in a fixed smile. Finally he realized what was happening and he and Mrs. Tru man got to their feet. Delegates and the crowd gave them a wild ly cheering, standing salute. Pe trillo walked forward on the platform beating time with bo hands while shaking them toward the Trumans as it to say "This is for you." . , It was James C. Petrillo, a few minutes later,' who gave the for mer President his moment in the midst of a defeat that had been certain. When the governor of Oklahoma had moved to make the- nomination unanimous, Mr. Truman had clapped. Mrs. Tru man, wearing dark glasses in the bright TV lights, looked at her watch. , ' Then Mr. Truman got busy talking, leaning over the rail toward someone on the conven tion floor. Petrillo, Musicians' Union head; was ' directing the orchestra, and suddenly he led them into the Missouri Waltz. Every eye now was on the for mer President. He continued talking. '..,.' Oregon Delegates Disappointed Votes Fail To Cinch Bid : Chica go (U.PJ Oregon dele gates to the Democratic conven tion - were- disappointed today that their votes barely failed to bring Adlai Stevenson's total for the presidential nomination up to 'the. 688 Vi he needed "to be as sured, of the bid. Rep. Edith Green (R-Ore.), a delegate, found some consolation; however, in the fact that Penn sylvania's votes took Stevenson past the required total. She point ed out that Pennsylvania is the home state of James Finnegan, Stevenson's campaign manager. The former. Illinois governor's total was 24 short of the 686Vz necessary when Oregon's vote was called for, and 8V2 short when the state's 18 votes were, cast. ..".. - . ' ' Mrs. Green said it would have been particularly fitting if -Oregon had put Stevenson over the top since that state was most strongly pledged to him. Dele gates could be prosecuted for violating their primary pledge." The same law applied to a pledge for. votes for Kefauver for vice president so that there was no question as to where the state's votes go today. Mrs.-' Green . said she was "elated" ' by the Stevenson victory- '...': Sinee -the Minnesota primary, which Stevenson lost to Sen. Es tes Kefauver (D-Tenn.) she had been "praying" for hii eventual nomination, she said. - - STRANGE PURR ' Holland, Mich. (U.R) Art Sas detected a strange, sound in the engine of his high powered for eign sports-car. Then he raised the hood and found the strange purr in his engine was a cat. . It was 9:56 p.m. when the Pennsylvania vote came, and shortly before that time some one had unfurled a knowing sign in the balcony back of the platform. A huge cloth sheet fully a story high, it proclaimed "It's Adlai" and presented an enormous sketch of Stevenson, hat on, head turned and smiling over his shoulder. Sen. Matt Neely of West Vir ginia was facing that sign a few minutes later when he an nounced his state's votes were going to Stevenson, "whose heart is pure as the Lake of Killarney." Quotes From the News i If UNITED PRESS London Wing Commander Aly Sabry, Egypt's unofficial "ob server" at the World Suez conference, on his country's position: There can be no compromise over the nationalization of the canal or our right to nationalize it." San Francisco Senate Republican Leader William F. Know land in a warning to the GOP en the forthcoming election: "The election cannot be wen by telaviiian and radio alone. The party must get out and dig for every vote." . Washington Presidential Appointment Secretary Bernard Shanley on next week's Republican convention: "I think the .country will see a good, efficient, well-run con vention in contrast to the donnybrook that has just taken place." Boston Massachusetts Gov. Christian A. Hertar on the cam paign of Presidential Adviser Harold Stasien to draft him as the GOP vice presidential candidate: . "The continued use of my name as a candidate for vice presi dent is entirely unacceptable." Hong Kong Roman Catholic Bishop Ambrose Pinger of Lind say, Neb,, on his arrival hefe after five years as a. prisoner of the Chinese Reds: , "I was slapped several times, not very hard, during interroga tion while they tried to force me to confess collecting information.'' London Secretary of Slate John Fester Dulles an the United States position at the World Sues conference: ". . . We are quite prepared to explore the new situation . . . seeking a solution which is fair ia all and generally acceptable." GENUINE CHARCOAL BROILED FOODS! Candle Room! Medford , Hotel a- ta I A.M. Doily- " 4 to 11 P.MC Sundays . ; . 1 V. Tabu Pinner House IS NOW SERVING Grand Champion Lamb & Pork Purchased From F.F.A. & 4-11 Boys & Girls AT THE JOSEPHINE COUNTY LIVESTOCK AUCTION SOS $e. 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