Evening star., 1952-09-08
4 THE EVENING STAT
Stevenson S Strategy
Tries 10 Put 'Me-Too'
Tag on Eisenhower
washington, D. 9.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1889
By q Staff Correspondent Of The Sto,

Dy OIOII SOuOSPOVuGUt " NV StoT
PORTLAND. Oreg., Sept. 81
Gov. Adlai Stevenson brought his
presidential campaign to the West
Coast today with evidence his
latest strategy is to try to split
the Republicans by picturing Gen.
Eisenhower as q "me-too" candi-
date.
The effort to pin this label on
tane general is calculated to arouse
doubts in the minds of Taft back
erS and prevent them from for
getting their disappointment and
going to work for the Eisenhower
Nixon ticket.
One of the chief arguments of
loyal Taft supporters before the
Chicago convention was that the
last two Republican presidential
candidates, Dewey and Willkie,
went along with too much of the
administrations program. They
wanted to try the other approach.
Taft Seen In Key Role
Whether the Stevenson strategy
works, however, is likely to depend
more on what Senator Taft does
after he sees Gen. Eisenhower
than on the barbs Gov. Stevenson
throws into his campaign speeches.
The new Democratic line of at
tack was revealed in Cheyenne,
Wyo., Saturday night. To an en-
thusiastic crowd that filled high
school auditorium the Governor
described Gen. Eisenhower as "a
distinguished hitch-hiker" on the
Democratic platform.
In the same speech he said that
At the KasSon, (Minn.,) plowing
contest Saturday afternoon my
distinguished opponent made off
with the farm plank Of the Demo-
cratic platform in broad daylight.
Since starting for the West the
Democratic nominee has been
mentioning his opponent more fire.
quently. He never fails to show
respect for the general and his
accomplishments as a military
leader before letting go with
verbal uppercut at the Republican
nominees campaign speeches. He
always refers to his distinguished
opponent" but leaves the impress
sion that he thinks the generals
qualifications are essentially on
the military side.
Pushing Senate Candidates.
Gov. Stevenson is campaigning
through the West not only for
himself, but also for Democratic
candidates for the Senate. Since
the recent death of Senator Nc
Mahon, Democrat, Of Connecticut,
the Democrats now control the
Senate by the thin margin of 40
to Al.
There are eight Senate seats
up for election this year in these
Mountain and Pacific Coast
States. and Senator Magnuson of
Washington, in charge of the
Democratic senatorial campaign
In the area. hopes to make a net
gain Of at least two, and possibly
( seats in his region.
II that happens. he says, it will
insure continued Democratic con-
troll Of the Senate. by offsetting
potential loss of some Democratic
Senators in other areas.
The Western Senators whose
seats are being voted on this year
are: Republicans. Cain in WASH
ington, Knowland in California,
Ecton in Montana, Malone in
Nevada and Watkins in Utah.
Democrats, O'Mahoi1ey in Wyo-
ming, Mcfarland in Arizona and
Chavez in New Mexico.
Predicts Mansfield Victory.
Senator Magnuson, who is trav-
cling through the Northwest with
Gov. Stevenson, thinks Demo-
cratic Representative Mike Mans
field will capture the seat of Re-
publican Senator Ecton.
He also gives Democratic Repre-
sentative Jackson of Washington
better than even chance of beat
ing Republican Senator Cain.
Senator Magnuson has not yet
surveyed the situation in Nevada,
where Republican Senator Malone
also is up for reelection.
Senator Magnuson conceded
that in Wyoming and New Mexico
Democratic Senator's O'Mahoney
and Chavez have fight on their
hands.
Republican Gov. Frank Barrett
Is running against Senator O'Ma-
honey. and in New Mexico Patrick
j. Hurley. former Secretary of
War. again is the Republican Sen
atorial candidate.
Senator O'Mahoney thinks Sem
ator Mcfarland of Arizona, the
Democratic leader of the Senate,
is safe. In California. the Demo-
Gratis are out of the running for
the Senate, because Senator
Knowland, the Republican in
cumbent, won the Democratic as
we'll as Republican nominations.