The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-04-17
Political
Notes

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~ The Asseelased Prsss
ALI the announced candidates
Cor the Democratic presidential
nomination, except one, gather in
New York tonight for a dinner that
may shove w. AvereH Hartman
into the tangled race.
The $10o-a-plate affair, sponsored
by the New York State Democratic
Committee, brought strong express
si0ns q support to give Hartman
the states 81 National Convention
delegates.
One Democratic spokesman said
Hartman, Il chosen, would be q
full nedged candidate and not
merely favorits son. The 60-year-
old Hartman, now mutual secur
| lily administrator, has worked
closely with President Truman and
the late President Roosevelt.
The organized campaign behind
Hartman opened last Saturday
but he has not announced as !
candidate. He Sid he would 'scon-
slider II an honor" to be endorsed
BY the New York Democratic Or
ganixation.
Sen. Richard B. Russell Of
Georgia Is the only announced
Democratic candidate not expected
to attend tonight's dinner.
Speakers at the affair include
Sen. Estes Kefauver Of Tennessee,
Sen. Brien Mcmahon Of Connect
Sen. Robert $. Kerr Of Oklahoma
all announced candidates - plus
Vice President Alben w. Barley,
Gov. Adlai Stevenson Of Illinois
and Sen. Herbert H. Lehman Of
New York.
Barley u one Of those Who has
not announced but who has been
mentioned a., ! possible Demo
cratic standard bearer.
Stevenson cloHded TIE picture
Wednesday BY saying he, could
not accept the nomination. for any
office other than governor OF II
linois this summer.n He is ! can
didate for reelection IS governor,
but had been looked. on as = po-
tential candidate who might rally
the split Democratic camp.
Mr. Truman has expressed no
preference for ! successor but il
q known he thinks highly of Stew.
enson and il lukewarm to Ke-
fauver. Russell has strong support
In the South but his vote-puiling
power il. INFESTED slsewheSe and
Kerr's campaign has gotten Of 10
McMahon's campaign was
launched officially only Wednes-
day. Connecticut Democrats insist
ed he = not merely Z favorite SON
but Z full fledged candidate for
the White House. The move had
unanimous approval cf the states
Democratic Central Committee.
Russell picked up his first full
slate Of pledged delegates Wednes-
day. The South Carolina Democrat
ic convention agreed TO give him
its 1s National Convention votes
"for - long q his name Is IN
nomination.
The state group LEFT the door OF
en- for Z walkout from the national
party - it do 30 in 1913 = by
agreeing to recess its convention
rather than adjourn This means II
can meet again after the National
Convention.
Mississippi Democrats agreed not
to walk out Of the convention but
the states delegation win 60 to
Chicago not bound to support any
candidate chosen by the National
Convention. They set up q $780,
600 campaign fund to support Rus
sell for the nomination.
Kerr and Russell appeared be-
fore the Women's National Press
Club dinner Wednesday night to
plug their candidacy. Harold Stas-
sen spoke for himself in the Re-
publican presidential race.
But all political shades agreed
the show was stolen By Kefauver's
wife. Nancy, speaking as stand
In for her husband in what she
called her first public speech. He
was keeping . previous speaking
date in Florida.
II believe my candidate is well
equipped 10 move forward and TO
hold the gains at the last 20 years"
she said.
Other pinchhittsr speakers were
Paul @. Hoffman for Gen. Dwight
D. Eisenhower. Rep. CIarenes
Brown Or. -Ohiol for Sen. Robert
A. Tan Of Ohio and Rep. Allan
Hunter tR. -Cala.) for Gov. Earl
Warren Of Catherine. They are
rivals for The Republican nornina-
ton
Sen Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. e.
Mass spoke % EissnhowU's BE-
hall II . COP rally in Ardmors.
Okla, saying. We know where"
The sensrai stands and that ''it's
q waste of tlrne q try % Ref Gen.