Evening star., 1948-10-05
Tuck 10 Be Host
To Thurrllondon on
Richmond Visit
Silent on Political
Significance; Almond
Supports Truman
BY the Assoeioted Press

1NASIaMoND, va, OCC. O.-SJOV
Tuck, back from a Today trip to
California, revealed he would intro
duce Gov. Thurmond at the At
lantic Rural Exposition fair Friday
and entertain the States Rights
presidential candidate and Mrs.
Thurmond at breakfast at the man.
sion the following morning.
Coincident with the Governors
announcement, Attorney General
j. Lindsay Almond. jr., said he saw
no reason for leaving the Demo-
cratic Party and would support the
Truman-Barkley ticket and the en-
tire Democratic slate.
Tuck Remains Silent.
Gov. Tuck still didn't care to re-
veal how he intended to vote in the
presidential election. And when
asked what political significance at
tached to his welcome of the States
Rights candidate the Governor re-
piled the announcement spoke for
itself and people were perfectly free
to give it any Interpretation they
desired.
Nor did Gov Tuck care to say
that his meeting with Gov. Thur
mond was courtesy from one
Southern Governor to another, such
as Gov. Lane of Maryland did last
Friday. Any such qualification of
his introduction of Gov. Thurmond
or the breakfast invitation, Gov.
Tuck indicated, might be construed
by some as an apology for his
action.
The States Rights standardbear-
er, launching heavy round of
speaking engagements in Virginia
this week. is scheduled for three
appearances in the Richmond area
Friday.
The main-event evening speech
will be delivered in a setting that
originally was to be a part of the
State convention of the Young
Democratic Clubs of Virginia. The
Young Democrats, however, voted
down the idea at a rather warm
meeting of the Executive Commit
tee and postponed their convention
until a later date. The States
Rights organization then took over
sponsorship of the Thurmond talk.
Almond Won't Bolt.
Mr.. Almonds announcement
came in response to a reporters S
question.
If it's a matter of public inter-
est" he said Il have no intention
of leaving the Democratic Party.
1 shall vote for Truman and Bark
ley and the entire Democratic
ticket.
There are things being done in
the national party with which l
disagree, but I think we can do
more to correct these things by re-
naming in the party than by going
outside" -
He made 1t plain he disapproved
OF Mr.. Truman's civil rights pro-
gram on a Federal level and said
he believed the rights of all men
to enjoy equal treatment under the
law was a matter for the States to
determine.
AS for himself. Mr.. Almond said
1t was a question of supporting Mr..
Truman or Gov. Dewey. Since both
major parties have committed them
selves to a Federal civil rights pro-
gram, he could see no choice on
that score. And with the civil
rights factors balancing one another.
the attorney general said that as a
Democrat, he preferred Mr.. Truman.
State Leaders Stirring.
Other ripples in the political tides
denoted some activity in the efforts
OF the party leadership to open
State Democratic headquarters in
the Hotel Richmond tomorrow under
direction of State Democratic Chair
man G. Alvin Massenburg.
There was nothing definite, how
ever, to indicate if headquarters
considered the candidacy of Mr..
Truman any of its business or that
aid would be channeled in any di-
rection other than to that of SEN
ator Robertson and the House NOM
inees.
The anti-organization wing of the
party reported, though, that 1t was
proceeding with plans for Truman
Barkley headquarters here. Martin
A. Hutchinson, a leader of the
group, said that any Democrats, re-
gardless Of their customary factional
view, would be welcome at the meet
ing OF the straight Democratic