Evening star., 1952-07-26
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Stevenson received great ovations
from the thousands of delegates
and guests who jammed the hall
to its capacity.
Gov. Stevenson opened his
speech with a frank declaration:
II accept your nomination
and your program:
He added:
Should nave preferred to hear
those words uttered by stronger,
wiser and better man than my
self"
There amt none." a voice came
from the galleries.
With grin, the new presiden-
tial nominee, said:
After listening to the Presi-
dents speech, I feel better about
it myself"
A short. dark, baldlrg man, in a
blue suit, the Illinois governor
held his audience in the hollow of
his hand. He had something to
say, and he said it. He said it in
way that tick,ed his hearers
and made many of them glad they
they had picked him for their
leader. =
Party Of All the People.
Speaking of the Democratic
Party, whose standard bearer he
now is, Gov. Stevenson said:
1.-The people are wise - wiser
than the Republicans think. And
the Democratic Party is the peo-
pies party, not the labor rarty,
not the farmers party, not the
employers party-it is the party
OF no one because it is the party
Of every one.
The crowd listened with almost
spellbound attention. and the
Governor. in a quiet and we'll
modulated voice. poured out his
beliefs, his vision of the future
for the American people. and
promised to give his utmost ef-
forts-not merely to win the cam
paign, but to keep it on a level
so high that the American people
will be enlightened and educated
in the problems and issues that
confront them.
He congratulated the delegates
upon the platform they had writ
ten. which he said neither EQUIV
coates. contradicts nor evades."
He predicted that from the Re-
publicans would come partisan
denunciation, epithets and abuse.
He was not too much concerned,
he added, because the working
man, the farmer, the thoughtful
businessman, all know they are
better off than ever before and
that the greatest danger to free
enterprise in this country died
with the great depression under
Democratic blows"
Pledges Fighting Campaign.
"Nor am I afraid" said the
Governor. that the two-party sys-
tenn is in danger (because the
Democrats have been in power for
20 years. certainly the Republican
Party looked brutally alive here a
couple OF weeks ago, and I mean
both Republican parties" His
audinece responded with a large
and deep chuckle.
In conclusion, Gov. Stevenson
pledged fighting campaign.
Il ask of you all you have" he
said. Il will give to you all I
have, even as he who came here
tonight and honored me, as he
has honored you-the Democratic
Party-by a lifetime of service
and bravery that will find him an
|imperishable page in the history
of the Republican and of the
Democratic Party - President
Harry S. Truman.
"And finally, in the staggering
task you have assigned me, I shall
try to do just and to love more
and to walk humble with God"
Modestly and humbly, the can
didate stood for few moments
listening to applause and waving
to friends, and then he left the
speakers stand. Later he re-
turned with his two sons, and
they were Joined by the President
and Mrs. Truman and Vice Pres
ident and Mrs. Barkley.
Many P0llings of States.
Gov. Stevenson's nomination
came on the third ballot after a
gruelling ordeal.
On every ballot, demands were
made from many States that the
delegates be polled individually.
The first ballot required more
than four hours to complete. Even
on the final ballot, the demands
continued for polls of State dele
cations. alleging that the count
was incorrect as announced by
the chairman of the delegation in
question. Almost invariably the
poll revealed the correctness Of
1.-The chairman's count. The whole