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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.
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Thursday in-the midst' of his har
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'". 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
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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."
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