Evening star., 1948-08-02
Truman 10 Vote Early
Tomorrow, Return
Here in Afternoon
By Joseph A. Fox
Stor Sioff Correspondenf

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Aug. q
President Truman relaxed at
home with his family today, pre-
pairing to vote in the Missouri
primary election early tomorrow
morning.
The President plans to vote at
$50 am, according to Press Secre-
tary Charles G. Ross, and then go
home for breakfast. He then will
drive to Fairfax Airport, in Kansas
City, Kans., for an 8 o'clock takeoff
that will put him back at the White
House early tomorrow afternoon.
The President had originally
made plans to remain in his nearby
home town of Independence until
Wednesday or Thursday, but de-
cided to return to the Capital i'm
mediately after the balloting. Short
1y after he landed at Fairfax Air
port Saturday night he told report
ers, I've got to get back Tuesday.
! have Congress on my hands"
Visits With Neighbors.
The President was up early today
and left the house at 7:35 for a
brisk half-hour walk around town.
He passed the time of day with
several of his work bound neighbors
and stopped also to talk to Charles
Frederick Fish, Al, who was pedal
ling tricycle. along the sidewalk.
Before returning home Mr. Tru-
man stopped in for a brief visit
with his cousins, the Misses Ethel
and Nellie Noland.
Yesterday, Mr.. Truman spent a
quiet Sunday with his family and
friends in Independence and
Grandview. Shortly after 9:45 am
he left the Summer White House"
in Independence to motor eight
miles to Grandview to visit his
sister, Miss Mary Jan Truman and
his brother, J. Vivian Truman and
his family.
The President took the wheel of
a new blue convertible and drove
off accompanied bya single Secret
Service man. On the way, he
stopped off at Ray Willis garage,
to chat with the owner, Slong-time
friend.
Relaxes With Family.
Mr.. Willis was not present. how
ever, so the President chatted with
the garage mechanics fora few min
utes, then resumed the leisurely
drive to GrandvieW.
Once there, Mr. Truman spent
half an hour with his sister, and
approximately an hour with his
brothers family He was back in
Independence two hours after he
left-iust in time to have lunch with
Mrs. Truman and daughter Mar
garet
The remainder Of the day was
spent in quiet relaxation with his
family and friends.
If Mr.. Truman follows the prece-
dent he set when he voted in the
1s4e primaries, he will be one of the
early voters at the American Legion
Hall, and this means he will have to
be up we'll before 6 am. when the
polls open.
I1lS ClClC CllIC 10 lIog SCilCl o4ly
known this year, since Representa-
tive Bell, his choice in the past, is
retiring.
There are five Democratic candi-
dates for the nomination in the
4th Congressional District and the
President has so far discreetly
avoided giving any one of them his
L<oolyi,,r Tho Huo norHi-
dates are Rufus Burrus, an attorney,
who is supported by j. Vivian Tru-
man, the Presidents brother: Floyd
Gibson, State Senator, who is
backed by Roger Sherman, Mayor
of independence, and a personal
friend of the President; Leonard
Irving of the Construction Work.
ers and General Lanorers Union
(AFL), who will get labor's vote and
the help of the Pendergast machine;
and two dark horses, Cass w.
Browning, former Mayor of Lees
Summit. Mo, and Eddy Mack Linzy,
once an engineer on the Missouri
Pacific Railroad.
The primary contest this year is
q pale copy OF the 1946 race, when
the President brought national fame
to the neighboring 5th Congressional
District by denouncing the incum-
bent, Representative Roger Slaugh-
ter, and indorsing a relatively youth
full and unknown attorney. Enos A.
Axtell, Mr.. Axtell won the nomina-
ton but lost the race in November
to the Republican candidate, AL
bert Reeves.