The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-17
residential
Race
~ JACK BELL

CHICAGO IN So President Tru-
mans fighting declaration against
any convention betrayal Of his
political creed paced a new trend
:.mong Democratic presidential as
pirants today.
without any apparent advance
knowledge Of Mr.. Truman's blunt
demand for endorsement Of his
Fair Deal program, at least two
candidates moved to put them
selves in q position--n they get
ne nominations ITO lead fight
against what they called "republi-
can reaction"
sen. Richard B. Russell Of Geor-
I'D, plagued BY bis designation as
tie anti-Troman candidate Of the
South, bid Cor Northern labor and
Fair Deal support with ! denuncia-
tion 81 the Taft-Hartley Law be
helped enact.
Sen. Estes Kefauver Of Tennes-
see. self-tabbed peoples choice for
ire nomination. called for fight
on what he labeled Republican
lDclationism and reaction
Their declarations seemed to In
dicate 1 developing pattern Of
thinking among INC presidential
hopefuls that the Republicans
choice Of Gen. Dwight p. EVEN
hover win force the Democrats
70 pick I nominee who can call
himself progressive.
n words that paraIleled Mr..
TruInan's official message to the
convention delegates, Kefauver
told : news cCuference Wednes-
day:
1.-THE Democratic Party must
continue 10 be the liberal, progress
slye party of the nation. We cannot
retreat on either foreign policy Or
81 The domestic field.
Kefauyer leads ID the Associated
Press delegate tahulation with ass
votes TO IzOk for Russell. tased
on pledges Of support and known
first-ballot preferences. Mutual Sc
curly Director Averell Hartman.
IN about supporter Of Truman pol
lcies, a running third with Ii2
votes. Il takes GIG to win.
Mr.. Truman said In his message,
"a - printed in de official con-
vention program handed to every
one Of The ISIS delegates, that no
other political party has ''done 50
much, 10 well. for 20 many PEG
PIE He declared:
There must be no turning back
o. faltsrins on the great course
oar party he's pioneered. There
must be no betrayal Of The New
Deal and Fair Deal
Matching the cali Of Gen Eisen-
hover Tor . Shining promise cru
sede ~ the Republicans, Mr.. Tru-
man sounded the busle notes Of .
s'burning faith crusade BY the
Democrats.
There win ~ voices calling us
% turn aside from the path to
victory the President said. I'VE
cannot afford 10 be beguiled by
~ weary or the fainthearted.
Our answer must be that we
win snot compromise with the
forces Of defeatism, Of reaction,
q fonr--that We viii not retreat
from the great humanitarian prin-
eiples that have made our country
what 4 q today.
Wee President Alien W. Bark
nv. whose n years may not stop
hin from becoming . formidable
candidate for the presidential nom.
lnation, echoed the Presidents de.
maud that the party stand on its
record In office.
Recitine what he said we're gains
made " farmers, labor, business
end TIE aged and unemployed.
barkley said The Democratic Party
~ earned the confidence Of the
American people. "
M. Humans message, appsr.
entity written well before ne went
q Walter Reed Hospital Id Wash.
ington for ! checkup amer his tns.
~ with ! virux injection. exploded
Z new bomb under efforts III M.
tioAal Chairman Frank Mckinney
end others ID compromise . civil
sight1 plank n The parry platform.
And L threatened further CON.
plicstions Ii The contest over Che
seating II rival delegations from
fexas. One At these, headed b.
Gov. Allan Shivers. i deiinisely
anti administrators The other.
headed BIZ turner Rep. Maury
Maverick. 4 tabhed - : ''loyalisi'
nrUap.
Mr. Truman's csll Cor bold and
eesoluies action Was Interpreted
hers Is reaffirming his stand thai
~ party must not eonapEoinisr an
Ne civil rights issue.
Platform drafters tackle she