Evening star., 1952-07-27
Rival Nominees
Call Democrats
'Same0|d Deal
Eisenhower and Nixon
Soy Ticket Is Bound
To Defense of Trumun
By the Associated Press

by me ASSocidted FreSS
DENVER, July 26.-The Re-
publican Party's standard bearers
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower and
Senator Richard M. Nixon
slapped at the Democrats Steven
son-Sparkman ticket tonight as
one committed to all-out defense
of the Truman administration
record.
Gen. Eisenhower, the COP
presidential nominee. declared the
selection of Gov. Adlai Stevenson
Of Illinois as the Democratic
candidate for the White House
and Senator John j. Sparkman
of Alabama as his running mate
means their party can offer the
country only another four years
of President Truman's policies.
The General called it a one
plank platform in support Of the
present administration.
Same Old Deal, Nixon Says.
Senator Nixon, arriving here
from Washington to discuss cam
paign strategy with Gen. Eisen-
hover tomorrow. told a news con-
ference the Democratic National
Convention which ended today in
Chicago had come up with new
faces on the national scene in
Gov. Stevenson and Senator
Sparkman.
But they represent the same
old DEAL" the California Senator
said. Both may have good in
tentions, but they owe their nom
ination to the same forces which
nominated Truman Gin 194S),
and they would have to continue
in Office those who made those
policies (of the Truman admin
istration)
1t thus became clear, within a
few hours of selection of the
Stevenson -Sparkman ticket, that
Gen. Eisenhower and Senator
Nixon intend to develop campaign
strategy linking The Democratic
nominees to the Truman record.
In reply to a question, however,
Senator Nixon said Gov. Steven
son will be "a tough candidate
against the Republicans in the
November election.
Called Machines Candidate.
He called the Illinois governor
one of the best men the Democrats
could have nominated, but went
on to say that in his opinion, Gov.
Stevenson's chances to win were
hurt by the way he was nomi-
mated"
Explaining, Senator Nixon said
Gov. Stevenson was the candidate
of "the big city machines"
Senator Nixon also was asked
whether he felt the character
deposition Gov. Stevenson gave
for Alger Hiss at the former State
Department officials perjury trial
would hurt the governors chances.
Hiss was convicted and jailed on
a charge that he lied in denying
that he ever passed secret Govern
ment documents to a courier for
Russia.
Senator Nixon recalled that he
had said some time ago that he
did not believe that the Hiss
incident would stand in the way
of Gov. Stevenson winning the
Democratic nomination.
Studying Stevenson's Views.
AS for whether Senator Nixon
himself plans to bring up the incl
dent in his own campaign, the
California Senator said that will
have to be determined by the
campaign ITSELF"
Senator Nixon added, however,
that he is studying "all phases of
Gov. Stevenson's views on domes-
tic and foreign policy"
Senator Nixon was a member of
the House Un-American Activi-
ties Committee which investigated
Hiss. ~
The G. o. P. vice presidential
candidate said Gen. Eisenhower
is in position to offer the country
new leadership in the field of for
eign policy, and that he is free at
the same time to criticize phases
OF Truman administration foreign
policy with which he does not
agree. Senator Nixon singled out
this country's handling Of Far
Eastern policy and said Gen.
Eisenhower already has criticized
it.
Asked whether nomination of
Senator Sparkman as Gov. Steven
sons running mate would hurt
whatever chances the Eisenhower
Nixon ticket may have had Of win
hing some Southern States in
November. Senator Nixon said heI
|doubts very much whether the
selection of an Alabaman would
have any such effect.
Says Russell Is Stronger.
Senator Nixon said the Demo-
|cratS passed up their strongest
vice presidential possibility in notI
handing the nomination to SentorI
Richard B. Russell of Georgia.
II don't believe Sparkman will
be successful in preventing sub
|stantial Republican inroads in the
Southern States" Senator NixonI
said.
In an impromptu appearancel
(See REPUBLICANS, Page A-4)l