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crowded city streets. Although h
has passed his 62nd birthday, Gen
Eisenhower acts like a colleg'
cheer leader at a football gam,
when he rides in these parades.
Younger men following hin
have marvelled at his ability t,
stand in the tonneau of an oper
car. or sit on the folded-dowl
top. with both arms extended higi
above his head, waving to thl
right and the left. Even those
admirers leaning from window,
get a friendly wave.
Although his hair is thinning OF
top, the general rode through snow
f1urries in Westchester County
New York. a few days ago in tn,
familiar open car, with his hat IL
one hand, waving to the crowds
While spectators tucked their chin.
down into upturned coat collar.
to escape the chill wind, the gen.
eral made an outdoor speech with
his hat off.
Must Win Several Big States.
While Eisenhower headquarters
radiates confidence, the veteran
politicians around the genera.
realize that he must carry severa,
of the biggest States to Offset the
advantage of the Democratic
South gives Gov. Stevenson as 9
starter.
They feel much better about
their chances of getting New York
As electoral votes than they de
about crucial California, which
has 80. Pennsylvania, they think
is safe.
Illinois, with q, is another bat.
tleground. That is why Gen. Ell.
senhower went to Chicago last
night for one of the last speeches
of the campaign. In Illinois Gen
Eisenhower must overcome the
advantage his opponent gains
from being Governor of the State
On its voting record, Massa-
chusetts should be classed as
safely Democratic. but the Eisen-
hover strategists believe they
have a real chance of taking il
this year because of the effect OF
the issue of communism in Gov
ernment on the large Irish Cath
olic population.
Returning to Boston.
That is why Gen. Eisenhower
Is going back there Monday night
to close his campaign. after hav.
ing drawn one of the largest
crowds he attracted anywhere or
the Boston Common two weeks
ago. The general also is return
ing to Boston to help his friend
Senator Lodge. who is fighting fol
his political life against the pop
ular young Democrat, Represen-
tative John E. Kennedy.
The Eisenhower camp also il
casting a hopeful eye at Rhode
Island, which, like Massachusetts,
has been strongly Democratic fol
many years. Rhode Island, how.
ever, has only votes and is not
one of the vital States.
Gen. Eisenhower made history
this year by refusing to regard tht
South as a private Democratic
preserve. He made several trip!
into Dixie, where lifelong Demo.
Gratis seldom see their own presi.
dental candidate, much less
Republican. The Southerner'
seemed to enjoy their new prom
inence and turned out in droves te
see the hero of the crusade to save
Europe in World War II.
The generals campaign forced
Gov. Stevenson to go South also
and has made several Southern
States a battle-ground. Some Of
Gen. Elsenhower's aides believe
they have a chance of carrying
Virginia, Louisiana and Texas, II
that order.
Bad Breaks Come Early.
The Eisenhower campaign ha'
had its low points and its higf
points, but. fortunately for th'
general, the bad breaks came
fairly early.
To start with. he had to heal th'
wounds of the Chicago convention
for without a united party hi
chances would have been nil.
This called for a peace meeting
with Senator Taft, which gave th'
Democrats a September talkin.
point. Gov. Stevenson prompt!
accused the general of surrender
ing to the old guard wing OF tn
party he had beaten at the con
vention.
To complete the job Of unitin'
the party, the general indorsed al
Republican candidates for Con
gress, which included Senator
Jenner in Indiana and McCarth'
in Wisconsin.
Although the general made
clear he disagreed with Senate
Mccarthy on his methods in fight
ing subversion in Government, thl
again, gave the Democrats
chance to make hay with the indie
pendent voters who are likely t
settle the election.
FurOre Over Nixon.
On top of these development
came the furore over Senate
Nixon's admission that he ha
arcented a privately raised eX