Evening star., 1952-07-25
II Are Placed in Nomination
In Or0tory Lostinq for Hours

But that does not mean q change
of parties. he said.
with Estes Kefauver we can
prove we are going to stand up
and fight for honesty in govern
ment at every level" he declared.
THE man who has cleaned up
the Government will keep it clean
and go forward with the program
of the Democratic Party"
The Kefauver demonstration
filled the air with clusters of bal
looms. gay and gaudy streamers
and confetti. and the din of shout
ing and mechanical noise makers.
The Districts standard shot up
for the first time in the nomi-
mating afternoon. Herbert p
Leeman. one of the IL delegates,
seized it and joined the parade.
Uncle Sam star-spangled, stove
pipe hats teamed up with the
coonskin cap to add to the pic
turesque spectacle. as did myriad
placards with such messages as:
"A vote for Estes is a vote against
the machine: bosses and hosses
mean public losses; climb aboard
Kefauver's Chattanooga choo-
choo; we're taking fancy to
Nancy"
kerr'S Name Presented.
Arizona yielded to Oklahoma SO
that Representative Carl Albert
of that State could nominate Sena-
tor Robert S. Kerr. The young
member of Congress said that. un-
like some other prospective candi-
dates. the Oklahoma senator was
ready. willing and eager to lead
this country
Mr.. Albert promised that Sena-
tor Kerr would rally the forces
of democracy and rout reaction
ary" Republicanism. The nomi-
mating speaker hailed Senator
Kerr as a liberal in political
philosophy and an expert in gov
ernmental administration. The
senator, he recalled, fought tire
lessly for President Truman'sI
policies. particularly in his defense
of the Presidents ousting of Gen.
Douglas Macarthur.
Tunes from Oklahoma" newt
ably added to the tumult of the
demonstration. Placards suggested
that Senator Kerr came from the
heart of America and had America
at heart. Pictorial log cabins, a.
reasonable facsimile of the one in
which he was born. were displayed.
The first of the favorite sons
was offered in nomination by the
Arkansas delegation. He was Sem
ator j. William Fulbright. Clifton
Wade, an Arkansas delegate, in |
formed the convention that Sem
ator Fulbright's name and ability
were not limited to Craftsmanship
of the Senate Committee which
investigated the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Saved Arkansas from Dixiecrats.
He cited the Senator's contri-
buttons to international co-opera-
tion efforts, to education and to|
a wide range of legislative pro-
grams. AS an instance of the "Ful-
bright rugged independence of |
character" he told how the Sen
ator saved Arkansas from being
sold down the river to the Dixie
Gratis"
The Hartman nominating move
came shortly before 4 pm, when
Representative Roosevelt reached
the rostrum as a New York dele
gate.
The younger Roosevelt, refer
ring to his elder brothers speech
for another candidate, admitted
there was "a slight difference of
opinion among Roosevelts here to-
day." But he promised that the
family will stand together in sup
porting the nominees of the con-
vention.
He did not mention his brothers
claim that Senator Kefauver won
Democratic primaries mot because
somebody told him to run, but be-
cause the people wanted him toI
rum"
Mr.. Hartman. Representative
Roosevelt said, has all the ele-
ments of experience, training and
liberal philosophy essential for an
effective President. He listed the
numerous assignments Mr.. Harri-
man has filled as a diplomat, eco
nomic expert. confidant of Presi-
dents and world relief admins
traitor.
The Hartman floor show dem
onstrated that the delegates felt
little fatigue after almost four
hours of oratory, footwork and
ear splitting.
The demonstrators went round