Evening star., 1948-10-20
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman, back from
a two-day visit in the South, ar
ranged today to make four talks
in Pennsylvania when he stumps
the western side of the State by
air Saturday.
The principal speech will be de-
livered at 8 o'clock that night in
Hunt Armory, Pittsburgh, and the
President will return to Washington
Immediately afterward.
Leaving here at II am Saturday,
Mr. Truman will keep speaking en-
gagements at Scranton and Wilkes
Barre. which he Cancelled out Of
his recent Northeastern trip to
hurry back to Washington for con-
ferences with Secretary of State
Marshall.
He will speak at Scranton about
1915 pm, and then drive to
Wilkes-Barre for a speech about
1:35. Boarding his plane again at
the Scranton -Wilkes-Barre airport,
the President will fly to Johnstown
for another speech, and then move
on to Pittsburgh, where he is due
at 5.
Appeal for Labor Vote.
Mr.. Truman will remain in
Washington all day until Sunday
night at $50, when he starts on
his last campaign swing, which next
week will cover Chicago, Cleveland,
Boston, New York, Brooklyn and
st. Louis, where his principal ap-
peal will be for the labor vote.
Mr.. Truman planned to stick close
to the White House until Saturday,
transacting routine business and
working on his final campaign
speeches.
George Harrison, vice president
of the American Federation of La
Dor, who heads the Labor Division
OF the Democratic National Com
mittee, was the first to confer with
Mr.. Truman on the program to be
followed. He met MIR. Truman at
National Airport early last night
when the Chief Executive got in
from Raleigh, where he spoke to
an audience of farmers at the
North Carolina State Fair in mid
afternoon.
The President appealed to them
to support the Democratic ticket,
or risk as an alternative what he
called a Hoover cart" depression
at the hands of the Republicans.
Says There Is Only One Choice.
The President did not mention
the States Fighters by name, but
1t was plain what he had In mind
when he said:
"Everybody-South and North
knows that there's only one choice
in this campaign. Either the
standard Republicans will buy the
election or the standard Democrats
will win.
"Other parties simply don't stand
a chance"
In North Carolina the Democrats
face a challenge not only from the
States Rights ticket headed by Gov.
Strom Thurmond of South Caro-
lima, but also from the Republican
Party, and while leaders expect
victory, some are not entirely easy
in their minds.
Drew Large Crowds.
Mr.. Truman drew large crowds
during his stay in Raleigh, but gen.
orally speaking, they were not par
ticularly demonstrative.
The President came to Raleigh
Monday night after addressing the
American Legion convention in
Miami, and his first talk in the
North Carolina capital was made
on the State House grounds at the
dedication Of a memorial to the
three Presidents the Tar Heel State
claims as native sons-Andrew
Jackson, James K, Polk and Andrew
Johnson.
While mostly a historical recital
of the three administrations, In
which he drew an implied compari.
son between the troubles those men
faced and the present-day problems
Of the presidency, Mr.. Truman, new
ertheless also sounded an admoni-
ton to party boilers, when he urged
that they not be swayed by pas
sion and prejudice" when voting.
The President went in swinging
in his State fair speech.
This year we've all had a good
look at the Republican Party and
their candidate and it's made me
fighting mad" he said. That's why
I'm here today talking to you good
| people of North Carolina"
He declared that Southerners
should not face a hard choice" In
1See TRUMAN. page A-5.)