Evening star., 1952-10-31
FuIbright Substitutes
For Gov. Stevenson
At Silver Spring Rally
By Alex R. Preston

, was not aboard, greeted the train
The Governor had left the trair
last night to return to Illinois tt
take charge of efforts to end tn,
5-day -old prison riot in tht
Menard State Penitentiary al
Chester.
Senator Fulbright read a tele.
gram from the Democratic nomi.
nee expressing regret ito my
friends in Maryland" for beins
absent. The Governor said he hac
to take care of "a very serious
problem" in his home State.
Il had intended to pay my re-
spectS," Gov. Stevenson's telegram
said, Ito that vast body of public
servants who serve their Govern
ment so faithfully and loyalty"
4 Backs Maryland Slate.
! The Governors message also put
in a good word for election of two
Maryland candidates, George P
Mahoney of Baltimore for the
Senate and Mrs. Stella B. Werner,
Chevy Chase. for the 9Th (Western
Maryland House seat.
Gov. Stevenson'S last minute
decision to return to Illinois was
made after his final speech in
Pittsburgh last night. This left
Senator Fulbright in the role OF
stand-in until the candidate re-
turns to his train, probably later
today
! Senator Fulbright, for the most
part, devoted his remarks to
the candidates fitness for the job
Gov. Stevenson" the Senator
said, already has covered in q
thorough way most of the issues
except one-his own fitness and
competency for the job. He is toe
modest man to do that"
Discusses Tidelands Issues.
The speaker mentioned only
one other issue and that was the
tidelands oil question.
THE tidelands issue" he said
lin my opinion, will be settled tc
every ones satisfaction very soon
That is not a permanent issue.
Senator Fulbright cited Presi-
dents Taylor and Grant as ex-
amples of what he regarded as
unsuccessful administration by
professional soldiers"
OF Gen. Eisenhower, the Re-
publican nominee, Senator Full
bright said: "Of course he's a fine
gentleman. I cannot criticize him
as military man, but what quail
ifications does he have to deal
with domestic problems every
day. -. :?
How ridiculous it would be if
YOU had picked Adlai Stevenson
as general of the Army and sent
him to Korea" he said.
Mrs. Ernest Ives, sister of the
candidate, was introduced to the
crowd.
CUU al NuI1UcEIdHus
News that the Governor was not
on the train was in the local pa
pers by the time the special pulled
in at Cumberland. Md. at Z am
But crowd of about 500 turned
out anyway to greet the local can
dt1ates and such political talent
as was left aboard.
There, also, Senator Fulbright
advised them to pay less atten-
ton to tranSitory campaign issues
and concentrate more on the per-
sonal qualifications of the two
candidates.
Two hours later, at Martinsburg,
w. Va, the Senator stressed the
same general theme.
Although the greeting in Silver
Spring was enthusiastic, the
speeches at the two earlier stops
today received little applause.
There was little heckeling from
Eisenhower fans and none of the
usual cheers of I'VE Want Steven
son."
DOnOhue Leads MOtOrcade.
/ District Commissioner F. Joseph
Donohue carried out his original
planG to lead a motorcade from
the Stevenson -Sparkman Club at
1408 New York avenue NV, to
the Silver Spring station.
But the Arlington Stevenson
Sparkman headquarters Cancelled
plans for a motorcade for North
ern Virginians who were to hear
the candidate. Prince Georges
County sent bus caravan
anyway.
/ Gen. Eisenhower, the Republi-
can presidential nominee, drew
between 10000 and $4,000 at Sill
yer Spring on September 25.
This was to have been Gov
Stevenson's second visit to Mary
land. He appeared in Baltimore
on September %.
Today's trip was to have carried
him through approximately the
portion of Western Maryland that
Gen. Eisenhower covered on the
previous visit. The area usually
votes Republican. The Stevenson
special stopped at Cumberland
Md. early this morning and al
Martinsburg, w. Va, on the way