Evening star., 1952-08-26
Swing 10 Far West
To Follow Stevenson's S
Speech in New York
By Don Whitehead
Associated Press Stuff Writer

SPR1NGtIELD, ILL.,, Aug. Z6.-
Gov. Adlai Stevenson was all set
today to make a bold bid for votes
IN New York and then swing into
a nine-State Western tour early
next month on his presidential
campaign.
The Democratic presidential
nominee will address the American
Legion Convention at Madison
Square Garden Q:15 pm. EST
tomorrow. After that, he plunges
into a round of politicking that
has all the earmarks of a major
campaign effort.
His Labor Day speech in Detroit
will launch his formal campaign
but the New York City trip was
developing as the real opening
campaign barrage in fact if not
in name.
Discusses Farm Problems.
Gov. Stevenson was due to see a
few callers today to discuss farm
and rural electrif1cation problems.
The visitors included Clyde H. Sey-
bold. president of the National
Rural Electric Cooperative Asso-
citation: Roy j. Turner, chairman
OF the Democratic National Com
mittee's agricultural division, and
Herschel D. Newsom, master of
the National Grange.
But most of the day was set
aside for polishing UP his New
York City speeches which his lieu
tenants hope will touch off a
Stevenson boom in the East.
Later this fall. the Governor will
return to New York for a State
tour.
The western tour began to
shape up as a jam-packed ten
days of plane-hopping into the
northwest and then circling down
the Pacific coast into the South
west.
Opens at Denver.
Unofficial reports indicated the
tour would open September 5 with
a television speech in Denver.
Colo. and conferences with Dem
ocratic political leaders from IL
western States.
Other speeches were said to be
tentatively scheduled for: Des
Moines. Iowa; Casper, Wyo.: Bill
lings. Mont; Seattle. WASH; Spo-
kane. WASH; Portland, Ore; San
Francisco and Los Angeles: Phoe-
nix, Ariz.. and Albuquerque, N. M.
This schedule could be changed
again to arrange for Gov. Steven
son to appear at the Kasson,
Mimi, national plowing contest
September 6-the same day Gen
is due to speak there
Gov. Stevenson had accented
one invitation to speak there
and then the plans were changed
when contest officials voted
against both candidates appear
ing on the same day. But last
night the invitation was extended
for a second time, after contest
officials received protests against
their action closing the date to
the governor.
Views On Labor Expected.
Wilson Wyatt, StevenSon's per-
Sonal campaign manager, said the
KaSSonr invitation would be con-
sidered even though a tentative
speech already has been scheduled
for September 6. This tentative
date was believed to be DesI
Moines. i
Gov. Stevenson's Labor Day
speech in Detroit is expected to
dwell at length on his views re-
garding the Taft-Hartley law and
labor management relations in
general.
Walter Reuther, president of
the United Automobile Workers
(CIO). said yesterday he thought
Stevenson would stand on the
Democratic platform which calls
for repeal of the Taft Hartley law.
And he said he was willing to
take my chances" on the labor
legislation Gov. Stevenson would
approve if elected President.
Mr.. Reuther said Gov. Steven
son had courage, integrity and a
sense OF social responsibility"