Evening star., 1952-07-27

| JOQn jackson SQark1Qdn Will
add a soft, persuasive voice to
the Democratic campaign.
But it will be a vigorous and
tireless voice, seasoned by endless
platform, radio and television
talks during his 16 years in pub
lie life.
The Senator from Alabama
knows how to handle himself on
the public forum. He is an ex-
Iperienced campaigner, and knows
how to pull out the stops or apply
the soft pedal to fit the circum-
stance he faces. He knows what
it is to run a scared race" and he
knows the ease of election with.
out opposition.
AS a vice presidential candi,
date, he is typical man who
a delight to political biographers
who point with pride to men of
humble beginnings.
At So. he is 13 years older than
Senator Nixon. the man the Re-
publicans picked for the number
two spot on their national ticket.
He is a big and powerful man with
physical strength and apparently
boundless energy. q.
He has a sincere manner, and
pauSes often in debate to consider
and weigh opposing views before
voicing his own.
He is, in short. a great asset to
a campaign in which the Demo-
Gratis will be fighting for their pol
itical life.
Worked His Way Up.
In his background are the one
room school. the struggle against
poverty, working his way through
college, and vigorous application
toward success in the field of pol
iticS. =..
He has a sense of humor which
should enable him to turn aside
the inevitap1e Jibes which will
come during the campaign. One of
these might be based on a Spark
man statement last. November in
Honolulu.
He was discussing Gen. Eisen-
hover. 49,.
He said then that he did not
expect President Truman to be
Ia candidate, and that if Mr.. Tru-
man did not run land if Eisen-
hover runs on the Democratic
ticket, I would support Eisen-
hover"
But the loophole is there-the
general is not running on the
Democratic ticket.
Senator Sparkman developed an
interest in politics while he was
a student at the University of
Alabama. He also developed an
interest in newspaper work and
on a newspaper. Unsuccessful, he
after graduation looked for a job
went back to Tuscaloosa OF study
law.
When he was 35-in 1935-he
decided to seek the 9th congress
sional districts seat in the House
OF Representatives. He was elected
in 1886.
He became an assistant Demo-
cratic whip, a party official whose
job it is to keep party members
in Washington and in the House
to vote on important measures.
He remained in the House until
November. 1916. and could have
remained longer except he picked
the Senate. -.
In that year. he became the only
man in history to be elected to
both the House and the Senate.
He had filed for the unexpired
term of the late Senator Bank
head while he was running for re-
election to the House.
A Peach to Truman.
He has become man of i'm
portance in the Senate. He is
chairman of the Senate Business
Committee, a member of the Joint
Committee on the Economic Re-
port and member of the Banking
and Foreign Relations Committee.
His committee assignments in
dicate his interest in the domestic
economy. housing, small business
and foreign affairs. He has bat
tied for strong price controls and
low-rent housing.
He took part in drafting and
signing the Japanese Peace Treaty.
He served on the United States
delegation to the Fifth General
Assembly of the United Nations,
along with Senator Lodge, Repub-
llcan. OF Massachusetts,. a COL
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