The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-29
Presidential
Race
By The Associated Press

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ting it be known he is through
with campaign shadow-boxing,
closed his doors to visitors today
| to write speeches he hopes will
have the punch supporters are de-
manding.
The Republican presidential can
didate plans to spend three straight
days on the addresses he will de-
liver on Southern tour starting
Tuesday.
Some ardent admirers have said
his campaigning so far has been
too soft. Others have said he was
pacing it just right, saving his
knockout punches for those last
vital rounds just before election.
But with his Democratic rival,
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson Of Ili-
nois, throwing Increasingly sharp
iabs in his direction, the generals
aides predict he might begin
/ swinging, himself, earlier than he
had planned.
Previously, he had been SEIZED
uled to start his oratorical slug
| ging Sept. 4 in Philadelphia with
his first '.major political" speech
since his nomination.
Eisenhower launched On his
speech-writing huoyed by word
that he could count on q heavy
share of votes from the millions
Of Americans of Polish descent.
Five leaders Of Polish Organiza-
tons saw him Thursday, said they
could not support the Democrats
because 'sat Yalta, President Roo.
sevelt sold Poland down the riv-
err"
The Democratic presidential
nominee ends his first Eastern In
vasion today after final round
Of conferences with prominent
party leaders and then flies from
New York to his Springfield, H.,
offices to do . little speeeh-writing
Of his own.
Stevenson VIII need about as
many addresses a. Eisenhower
during the weeks ahead.
The governor formally launches
/, his campaign with q Labor Day
| address in Detroit. Then, as the
general heads South, Stevenson
win swing through the West on
his first big drive.
| Thursday. the governor came out
for civil rights issues and an end
| to the filibuster. the Senate's weap-
on for talking bills to death-a
weapon Southern senators have
used often against anti.racial dis
elimination measures.
| Stevenson's emphasis on these
points seemed timed to put Eisen.
hover on the spot. Some feel Il
may force the. general to make
public his own views on these brit.
tie issues while he Is in the South
. touchy situation.
Meanwhile, the self-styled s.key''
to the presidential campaign pre-.
psredyto step bask into the pic.
tdre. President Truman polished
up z Labor Day speech planned
for Milwaukee.
At news conference Thursday
he brushed aside questions about
q "whistle-stop' tour en- route.
. "whistle-stopn tour en- route. 5
But one veteran aide said 4
crowds appear along the way, Tru,
man will be glad to appear on the
rear platform-and maybe even
say q few words.
The route takes him through
Pittsburgh. Crestline, Ohio, IT
Wayne, Ind, and Chicago. Re,
turning il passes through Cincin.
matt. Parkefsburg. Clarksburg, and
Keyser, W. We.
Sen. John Sparkman, Democrat.
ic vice-presidential nominee, con.
tinued his opening campaign tour,
saying in Mendenhall, Miss, that
the only COP campaign cry Is:
"It's time for . change" And he
suggested that voters ask them:
"A change from what to what?' .
He did not touch on civil rights
| issues.
Political personals:
Sen. Mccarthy tR.-wis.), recu-
perating from an operation. says
he win ask his Washington. d. C.
doctors II it's all right for him to
take the stump in his campaign
for denomination. He hopes 10
make q major address m Milwau-
kee next Wednesday.
| House Speaker Sam Rayburn
and Sen. Lyndon johnson. both Of
Texas. are at political odds with
the Lone Star States Gov. Allan
Shivers. Rayburn and johnson say
they win support Stevenson: Shi.
vers says he win vote against the
Democratic candidate because a.
his opposition 10 state control Of
oil-rich submerged coastal lands.
The New York State Democratic
COMMITTEES nominated Rep. Frank.
lin D. Roosevelt Jr. and AvereIl
Hartman. mutual security admin
istrator. among its presidential