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TWO MEDFORD (OBECOK) MAIL TRIBUNE Sunday. August II. 1958 einmocira'ts Truman, Stevenson, Kefauver, Democrats All Love One Another By JOSEPH L. MYLER United Press Correspondent Chicago (U.R) Relax, ev erybody. It's all right. Harry loves Adlai and Estes, and Ad lai and Estes love him and each other. And some of them, moreover, love crow and eat it not only gladly but in public under the eyes of television and the ears of radio. Friday night as the Democrats wound up their. 1956 national convention in the big hall down wind from the .Chicago stock yards, it may have been August and smelly to the undedicated, but to the Democrats it was Spring and love was in bloom. Crow Eaten The crow-obviously was never more palatable. Those who ate it, ate it grinning like a gastro nome wolfing a lark's wing. The greatest gastronome . of them all was Harry. S. Truman, introduced by convention chair man as "a great American" who will be forgiven by history for "the shots he has made from the hip and he has made many of them. Mr. Truman accepted the ac colade with grace. For days he had been damning Adlai E. Stevenson not with faint praise but with strident denunciation. He said in effect that Adlai couldn't fight his way out of a paper sack. He hadn't picked publicly much on Sen. Estes Ke fauver, but everybody here thought he knew that Mr. Tru man couldn't stomach the tall Demos On Road To 'Great Victory' By JOHN A. GOLDSMITH United Press Correspondent Chicago U.P.) Sen. Estes Kefauver, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, said Sat urday he has an "increasing feeling", that the Democratic Party is "on the road to a great victory in November." Kelauver urged the Demo- ; cratic National Committee to ac cept his own organization's workers into the campaign fold and to work with them to lure . even disenchanted Republicans to the Democratic standard this year. He said these Republicans are ready to join the Democrats "by the millions." He called upon regular party workers to wel come them "with open arms." Leaves For Home Kefauver made the statement shortly before he and his pretty wife, Nancy, left for McMinn ville, Tenn., by chartered plane for a reunion with their four children and a few days rest from the rigors of the precon vention campaign. Kefauver was nominated as the running mate of Democratic presidential nominee Adlai E. Stevenson yesterday in a hectic photo-finish race with Sen. John F. Kennedy (D.-Mass.). He looked tired but happy as he and Nancy walked in on the national committee meeting. V FALL August 21-25 FAIRSROUHDS Tennesscean. How wrong everybody was. It turned out last night Mr. Truman really thinks Stevenson "is a real fighter." And he real ly thinks Kefauver is a swell guy whom he accepts "fully and completely." AH true gourmets approach the delicacies, put' before them with reverence. Mr. Truman's ap proach was almost confessional. A certain guy, he told the convention in a confidential tone had said Stevenson wasn't much of a fighter. -Well, he said , sort of sotto voice, "he gave some of us here a pretty good licking." Then he grinned that Truman grin, and those victorious dele- gates-for-Adlai forgave him ev erything and told him with shouts and cheers and. applause Paul Butler Takes Another Term As National Chairman Chicago U.R Adlai E. Stevenson persuaded Paul M. Butler in a 50-minute confer ence Saturday to accept another term as Democratic national chairman. Butler later went through the formality of submitting the res ignation but the committee, with Stevenson's hearty approval, re fused to accept it. The presidential nominee tra ditionally has the say-so on who the committee elects as its chairman. Apparently Steven son talked privately with Butler to get his okay before asking the committee , to name him again. , Butler called on Stevenson in his hotel suite before going downstairs in the same hotel to attend the national committee meeting. Attends Parly Stevenson planned to motor to his farm near Libertyville, 111., and attend a party in his honor in the center of the town last night; Aides said he would spend at least a day or two resting at the farm. Stevenson has indicated he will seek to make President Eisenhower personally respons ible for the acts of. his adminis tration in the coming campaign. He dropped in Qn hotel par ties celebrating his Democratic presidential nomination early today and told 'this story at one party to illustrate the approach he will take in his campaign. He said that in Iowa, one farmer he met denounced Agri culture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson, another criticized De fense Secretary Charles Wilson, and so on until all cabinet mem bers were named. "I said "What about Eisen hower?' ' Stevenson said. , He said the farmer thought a moment and replied, "You know, nobody around here connects Eisenhower with the Eisenhower administration." "That's what w e'r e up against," Stevenson said. We Urge You To See the 4-H Club Future Farmers of America FAR Deaver and Implement Company . "Your FORD TRACTOR DEALER Since 1941" 634 North Central ' PHONE 2-6425 Unite - Behind. Adlai-Estes Ticket that they love him, too. There is a certain sameness about love manifestations among the Democrats. Mr. Truman had tried and failed to torpedo Stev enson. Friday night he conced ed Stevenson is a pretty good in-fighter and added, "I ought to know." For months, in state president ial primary campaigns Steven son and Kefauver had tried as hard as. they could to kill each other off. So what did Estes say last night about Adlai? He said, "perhaps I know better than (nost his effectiveness as a fight er I found out the hard way." Adlai and Estes And what did Adlai say about Estes, who had tried to cut his political throat. Why, he said, Kefauver is a great fighter "As I have reason to know bet ter than anybody here." Both said they were delighted to be loved, by Mr. Truman, though Stevenson couldn't re sist saying, "again." Love amongst the Democrats is reminiscent of the wife who got into a sobbing fit and her husband said what's the matter and she said you don't love me any more and he said how do you get that way and she said you haven't beaten me in days. Democratic National Chair man Paul M. Butler had to do a little shaving to get some of the love scenes in focus before the TV cameras, but for a slightly-built man he shoves good. John Kennedy Wins Hearts of People Chicago (U.R) The fair young man of the Democratic party Saturday was a tousle-haired millionaire's son who looks bare ly half his 39 years. Sen. John F. Kennedy of Mas sachusetts lost out, by a whisker, in his bid for the vice presi dential nomination. But he won the hearts of the Democratic convention delegates. A mighty roar of approval went up in convention hall Fri day night every time the youth ful senator with- the shy grin was called forward for introduc tion, or was mentioned by ja speaker. The delegates had showed their esteem for him in an even more telling way a few hours earlier, when 1 he polled 646 votes just short of the nec essary majority before the vote switching- began on the sceond ballot for vice president. Washington State Girl Has Sleeping Sickness Tonasket, Wash. (U.R) The physician attending a 19-month-old Tonasket girl said Saturday she is stricken with sleeping sickness. The doctor said the condition of Kathryn Ball, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Ball, is im proved and not critical. It is be lieved the infant contracted the disease in either Grant or Ferry county.. The family had recent ly moved from Grant county and traveled through Ferry county. at the Tractor Fighting Campaign Planned By By RAYMOND LAHR , United Press Correspondent : Chicago (U.R) Suddenly-harmonious Democrats united be hind their Stevenson - Kefauver ticket Saturday for a fighting campaign to convince the voters that President Eisenhower is sloughing off his duties and let ting the country "stall in .the middle of the road." Fired up by Adlai E. Steven son's promise to carry the fight into "every town and village," "Democratic convention delegat es scattered to their homes while their leaders buckled to the task of raising the money for an all out campain. The Democratic National Com mittee was called into session to day to begin planning campaign strategy and wrestling with the money problem. Chairman Paul Butler said the national commit tee is shooting for about $3 mil lion and hopes that volunteer groups can raise an additional $2 million. Stevenson and Sen. Estes Ke fauver, the running mate who was chosen for him in a prece dent breaking free for all conven tion fight, .planned to get a few days rest before resuming the sharp attack on the Eisenhower administration which they began in their acceptance speeches be fore the convention's final ses sion Friday night. "Looser" Campaign Planned A spokesman said Stevenson plans a "looser" campaign than he waged in his previous try at the White House in 1952, with fewer formal speeches and more cross-country barnstorming tours. Stevenson also plans to make liberal use of television. Kefauver aides said the tire less Tennessean would head for the hustlings after a week's vaca tion. The hard feelings stirred up by the week of convention battl ing over the presidential and vice presidential nominations were to all outward appear-1 ances, buried under a rosebed of party harmony at the final ses- ,sion. Former President Truman, who wanted neither Stevenson nor Kefauver on the ticket, pub licly embraced both and predat ed they will give the Republicans as good a licking in November as they gave him at the conven tion. " Assures Party Members Stevenson began his accept ance speech with words of reas surance to those Democrats who had qualms about renominating a one-time loser, and those who felt that he waged too "lofty a campaign four years ago. "Four years ago I did not seek the honor you bestowed upon me," he said. "This time, as you may have noticed, it was not en tirely unsolicited. And there is another, big difference. That time we lost. This time will will win.".- Stevenson fed the hoarsely yelling, banner-waving partisans red meat. - Stevenson said he did not pro porse "to make political capital out of the President's illness." "His ability to presonally ful fill the demands of his exacting office is a matter between him and the American people," Stev enson said. "So far as I am con cerned, that is where the matter rests ... Makes "Conduct" issue "But if the condition of Presi dent Eisenhower is not an issue as far as I am concerned, the condition and the conduct of the President's office and the admin istration is very much an issue." Stevenen said the Eisenhower administration has "smothered us with smiles and complacency" while social and economic ad vancement have stopped. He said the Republicans are even depict ing the presidency, as an "easy job." "I say that what this country needs is not propaganda and a personality cult," he said. "What this country needs is leadership and truth. And that's what we mean to give it." He said' the truth Is that the GOP is "a house divided" and Mr. Eisenhower is "cynically cov eted as a candidate but ignored as a leader." He said the truth is that everyone is not prosper ous and that the country is los ing, not winning, the cold war. "Intentions Not Enough" "I for" one am ready to ac- Daily's U-Drive Medford Airport Leaders knowledge the sincerity of the Republican President's desire for peace and happiness," Stevenson said. "But good intentions are not good enough and the country is stalled on dead center stalled in the middle of the road while the world goes whirling past us." Stevenson made a point of ex pressing his pleasure at the con vention's nomination of Kefauv er as his running mate. Kefauv er won the nomination Friday in a photo-finish second ballot over Sen. John F. Kennedy of Massa chusetts. Stevenson said that Kefauver "has dignity; he has convictions, and he will command the respect of the American people and the world." "Perhaps these are simple vir tues, but there are times when simple virtues deserve comment.' This is such a time." Names Ettet Trustworthy Stevenson said that if he and Kefauver are elected "and it is God's will that I do not serve my full four years, the people will have a new president whom they can trust." The delegates roared approval of this statement, obviously an oblique thrust at Republican Vice President Richard M. Nix on. Kefauver, who preceded Stev enson at the microphones, also threw punches at Nixon, his pro spective GOP rival. "The chief function of the vice president should not be that of a political sharp-shooter for his party," he said. "It should not be that of providing the smear under the protection of the Pres ident's smile ... "As your vice presidential can didate, I promise you that I will never demean that high office to traduce fellow Americans. I will never use it to sow division and distrust." - Truman Buries Hatchet Mr. Truman, who had backed Gov. Averell Harriman against 5 E. Ron Rice Named To Education Group E. Ron Rice. Medford, lieuten ant governor of division 15 of the Pacific Northwest International and a delegate to the district Ki wanis convention in Salem last week, has been named to an in ternational committee on kiwan is education, it was reported Sat urday. The appointment was made by Reed Culp. Salt Lake City, inter national president of Kiwanis. Rice is one of two Kiwanians in the Pacific Northwest area on the committee. The other is Ben Hazen of Portland. Other delegates from the Med ford club included W. R. (Bill) Mitchell, who served on the elec tions committee, and Frank Ben esh. .. " Among other . actions at the convention was a splitting of this i division, which formerly includ ed all the state south of Madras and Coos Bay. Under the new ' organization, this division will i include the clubs in the Bend, Klamath Falls, Grants Pass, and Medford and Ashland area. - Stevenson, showed the conven tion that he wanted to bury the hatchet. "I am here to give my full sup port to Adlai Stevenson," he said. "Gov. Stevenson is a real fighter and I ought to know. Any man who can take this convention the way be did should be able to take the Republicans next fall. He's given some of us here a pretty good licking so he's going to give Eisenhower a better one." Mr. Truman, who expressed doubt three days ago about Stev enson's ability to win against Mr. Eisenhower, told the delegates that "some fellow who I will not name has said that Adlai Stev enson will have trouble winning in November." ' "Now I want to tell you some thing," he said. "Don't let that worry you. 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