Evening star., 1952-08-16
Stevenson Studies
WhistIe-Stop Tour
Confined 10 7 Areas
BY the Associoted Press

SPR1NGF1EAD, ILL.,, Aug. 16.-
Gov. Adlai Stevenson called his
campaign strategy board into a
conference today that may ap-
prove revision of the traditional
whistle-stop technique used in
previous presidential vote drives.
This would mean, a reliable
source said, that the Democratic
presidential nominee would large
ly confine his whistle-stopping to
the heavily populated States east
OF the Mississippi River and to
the Pacific Coast States.
A plan is being considered in
Gov. Stevenson's headquarters by
which he would tour the Eastern
States to make back-platform
speeches from campaign train,
and then hop by plane to the Pa
cif1c Coast for other whistle-stop
trips.
Would Discard Usual Practice.
II finally adopted, this plan
would discard the usual campaign
practice of making a cross-coun-
try train tour by a northern route
and then returning eastward by
a southern route.
Early indications were that Gov.
6tevenSon-with support from
President Truman-would per-
haps hit hardest in New York,
California and the Middle West
ern farm belt States.
Although a tentative schedule
OF dates and places has been
drafted for Stevenson appearances,
inside sources say it is subject
to revision and will not be .ap-
proved finally for at least another
week.
President Truman is expected
here to make most of his speeches
In the industrial North. But it
is said Gov. Stevenson's head
quarters has no information on
specific speaking dates except in
New York, New Jersey and Mil
waukee.
Top Billing for Candidates.
President Truman and Vice
President Alben w. Barkley are
expected to play secondary roles
In the campaign. with top billing
going to Gov. Stevenson and Sen
ator John Sparkman of Alabama,
the Democratic vice presidential
nominee.
Senator Sparkman told report
erS he would like to see a debate
between Gov. Stevenson and Gen.
Eisenhower. the Republican presi-
Dental nominee, if it could be
worked into crowded schedule.
The people are entitled to full
and free discussion of all the is
Sues" the Senator said.
A major problem in working out
detailed campaign plans, it is
said. is in scheduling speeches to
meet televiSion commitments and
also to satisfy the requests of
State Democratic organizations.
which want Gov. Stevenson in
their States at a specific time and
place.
The Stevenson strategy board is
composed of Wilson Wyatt. di-
rector of the Stevenson personal
campaign headquarters; Demo-
cratic National Chairman StephenI
Mitchell; Senators Clements oil
Kentucky. Monroney of Oklahoma
and Anderson of New Mexico.
Secretary Of Interior Chapman:
Mrs. India Edwards, vice chair
man Of the Democratic National
Committee; George Ball of Wash
ngton, representing independent
groups supporting Gov. Stevenson.
and Representative Kirwan of
Ohio.
Two California Drives.
. Gov. Stevenson talked yesterday
with political, labor and farm
leaders and out of these talks
! came these reports:
:. John Arson Ford, Democratic
national committeeman from
California, announced Gov. Ste
venson will make two campaign
drives in California. He said the
first trip will take the Governor
to San Francisco and Los Angeles
and the second, down the San
Joaquin Valley.
Arthur Goldberg, chief counsel
for the CIO, said he believed Gov.
Stevenson would support the
Democrats platform which calls
for repeal of the Taft-Hartley
Act.
Mr.. Goldberg jeered at COP
charges that Gov. Stevenson was
captive" candidate of the CIOI
or any other group in the United
States.
Joseph Kennan, a member of
the Executive Committee of the