Evening star., 1952-08-03
Eisenhower Bars Deal
With Dixie Democrats
10 Win Their Support

~ win Inen SuppOH
Mr.. Lumpkin said Gov. Hugh L.
White of Mississippi and a major
ity of the States Democratic Of
f1cials have endorsed the Steven
on-Sparkman ticket.
Reported Deal Offer.
Published reports said Missis-
sippi Democrats friendly to Gen.
Eisenhower had proposed that. in
exchange for their support, Eisen-
hover must:
l. Get rid of Perry Howard,
veteran COP committeeman from
Mississippi.
2. Accept the States Rights
philosophy and agree not to press
for civil rights program.
Mr.. Hagerty said the Lumpkin
delegation had no formal confer
ence with Gen. Eisenhower. He
said the Mississippians shook
hands with the general and pos
sibly chatted with him for a mo-
ment at noon when they, together
with other visitors, filed through
Eisenhower's Office to meet the
general.
Got Cool Reception.
Indications were that the Mis-
sissippi group got a cool reception
from Gov. Adams, with whom Mr..
Lumpkin said the group had met
twice. - - --.
In addition to Mr.. Lumpkin, the
Mississippi group included Walter
G. Johnson, business manager of
the Jackson (Miss0 Daily News:
George A. Hutch. president of
Mississippi Products Co. of Jack
SON.; E. A. Vaughey and w. M.
Vaughey, independent oil oper-
ators of Jackson.
Earlier, Gen. Eisenhower's cam
paign manager. Arthur E. Sum-
merfield. said Gov. Stevenson, the
Democratic presidential nomine,
would out Truman the Truman
regime in leading the Nation down
the road to socialism"
Mr.. Summerfield, who also is
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, made the state
ment in contending that Gov.
6tevensOn's appointment of Will
son w. Wyatt as his campaign
manager means 'the ultra left
wingers of the country-not the
Democratic Party-wiu have COM
plete charge of his campaign"
Mr.. Summerf1eld's blast, in a
prepared statement, came as he
and Gen. Eisenhower, the G. o. P.
presidential candidate, went into
another closed meeting to plan
the Generals campaign. Also sit
ting in at the session were Senator
Richard M. Nixon of California,
General Eisenhower's running
mate. and about 20 other top
Btrategists.
Committees Clash.
AS the meeting got underway, !,
there were conflicting reports as
to whether the national c., o. P,
committee and the national Citi-
zens for Eisenhower committee f,
had found way to work together
harmoniously in the Generals
campaign organization. The citi-
Gems group is made up of self-de-
scribed amateur politicians who
proposed to General Eisenhower
earlier this week that their COM
mittee operate independently of
the regular G.. o. P. organiza-
tton-the professional political
groups.
"A citizens committee official {
who asked not to be named said !
Mr.. Summerfeld at a breakfast
meeting today had opposed the
plan and insisted that the citizens ]
group work under the national
committee. :
The citizens, it was learned, OBJ
jected to that on the ground that ,
independent voters and diSgruntled
Democrats never would rally to
Gen. Eisenhower's support if they
have to do so under an out and
out Republican label.
Watkins Meets General. .
In advance of today's strategy s
conferences, Gen. Eisenhower met
with Senator Arthur V. Watkins {
Of Utah, who backed Senator Rob- {
ert A. Taft of Ohio for the G. o. F.
presidential nomination. If
Senator Watkins, seeking re- E
election, told reporters ne hadIl
pledged Gen. Eisenhower my en-
thusiastic support" and that hel,
found the general and himself in
pretty full agreement on foreign
policy. S
Senator Watkins said that state {
ment probably would surprise
many people, adding that he has (
been described mistakenly as an
tsolationist.
The Senator said he and Gen. {
Eisenhower were in substantial
agreement on constitutional prin-
ciples, but he added, in reply to
a question, that the specific point
of whether President Truman had