Evening star., 1952-07-21
Biffle Will Try Role
OF Peacemaker in Riff
On Southern DELEGATES
BY q staff Correspondent Of The s.or

Il by Sf0ft correspondent OF Iho Stur
CHICAGO, July 21.-Leslie L.
Biff1e, secretary of the Senate,
taking the role of peacemaker, de-
|cided last night to suggest to the
Texas and Mississippi delegations
that they ask to be left off the
Temporary roll of the Democratic
convention until their right to be
seated finally is passed on by the
Credentials Committee.
Mr.. Biff1e said today his sug-
geStion was favorably received by
the two delegations. He said they
may go through with it in the
convention today.
The purpose Of such q move
would be to eliminate the need
for the fair play" amendment
which the Harriman-Kefauver
forces plan to offer at the first
opportunity to prevent contested
delegates from voting until they
are seated permanently.
Mr.. Biff1e, who is a Southerner,
believes such gesture by the anti
administration delegations from
Texas and Mississippi, which won
temporary recognition from the
national committee. would help to
clear the air." He believes Sem
ator Taft Of Ohio would have Jared
better in the Republican conven-
tion If his supporters from Texas,
and other Southern States had
made similar offers and thereby
avoided an early test on the fair
play" issue.
Fight May Come Tomorrow.
Representative Clarence Cam
non of Missouri. parliamentarian,
said the program today would be
confined to set speeches, followed
by the keynote speech tonight. II
this order is followed. the rules
fight would come tomorrow.
All day yesterday Southern
leaders issued bristling statements,
expressing resentment at the
loyalty pledge proposal Of the
Harriman-Kefauver camps. Most
of their statements were issued
before the sponsors softened their
loyalty pledge rule to apply only
to the contested delegations. AS
originally suggested Saturday
night, it would have been a gen.
eral pledge which would have af-
lfected all Southern delegates. In
several Southern States in addi-
ton to Texas and Mississippi, the
State conventions were recessed
for the national convention, so
that they could meet for further
action after the Democratic
ticket and platform have been
adopted.
Demands Are SOftened.
The modified loyalty rule to be
offered at the first opportunity
would merely require the Texas
and Mississippi delegates to give
assurances that when they go
home they will do all in their
power to see that the nominees
Of the Democratic convention are
placed on the November ballot
under the Democratic label. It
does not say they would have to
support the ticket, nor would IT.
involve allegiance to the platform.
Senator Byrd of Virginia said
yesterday that Il certainly am not
going to have my vote in the
Senate controlled by some resolu-
ton passed up here" He men,
toned the Brannan farm price
plan. the Ewing health program
and the FEPC as examples Of pro-
grams he would not want to be
bound on II they should be in the
platform.
"Ganging Up" Charged.
Gov. Allan Shivers. of Texas,
head Of the delegation which was
seated temporarily by the National
Committee over the pro-adminis-
tration Maury Maverick group,
accused the Kefauver Hartmann
groups Of having "ganged up" with
the CIO-PAC, Americans for Dem
iOcratic Action and the Nationall