Evening star., 1952-10-25
Stevenson
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for sanity and responsibility at
home and for the collective
strength of freedom abroad. We
shall never go back to the pre-
Roosevelt periodic the reign of
the Republican old guard-no
matter how much the old enemies
of Roosevelt inveigh against US, no
matter how successful these men
are in capturing the Republican
Party"
Tonight, after four Massachu-
sets whistle-stops. Gov. Stevenson
speaks twice in Boston-flrst to q
youth forum and then over
Nationwide radio and television
network from Mechanics Hall at
1890 pm.
Massachusetts, is another of the
States about which the Democrats
feel uncomfortable in this elec-
ton. Its 16 electoral votes have
shown up in the Democratic COL
umn in each election since 1923
The odds. according to most dope
sters, favor Gov. Stevenson again
this year.
Discussion of Communism.
But there is word that the
States normally Democratic Irish
Catholic population is up in arms
over the Communist issue. And
the Governors final speech in
Boston tonight is expected to deal
with communism, in what has
come to be described as a pour
it on" vein.
At this stage of the campaign,
the people on this train are talk
ing much less about what the
Governor is saying and much
more about how he is doing. The
interest. as the campaign goes
into its final stretch, is becoming
firmly centered on the final $64
question.
Yesterday, Gov. Stevenson
toured the upper part of New York
State, from Buffalo to Albany,
through the Finger Lake district
and down the Mohawk Valley. 1t
is perhaps the most critical ter
ritory in the most critical State
in the country, so far as Gov.
Stevenson's chances are con-
|cerned.
At the end of his tour, there
were plenty of opinions on how
the Democrats were doing in New
York. There also were a few
facts. The total impression was
not especially encouraging to the
Governors supporters.
Draws Smaller Crowds.
The territory through which
the Governor travelled is normally
Republican and the crowds he
drew were smaller Gin some cases
much smaller) than those drawn
earlier in the week by Gen. Eisen-
hover.
Local politicians who boarded
the train during the day came upI
with the information that voting
registration throughout the State
showed the heaviest increase inl
the Republican areas. It also
showed the largest proportion of
women registrants in history,
topping the men in many counties.
Both of these factors are in
terpreted as bad news to Gov.
Stevenson. One hears the predic-
tion that he must carry New York
City by at least 100000 votes to
carry the State-200,O0O more
than the traditional safe city ma
jority.
In Upper New York the Korean
war issue is said to loom big in|
the minds Of women voters. And
it probably was because Of this,
as much as the fact that it was
United Nations Day, that Korea
and the United Nations were IA
vored subjects, for the Governors
u "ll1SCle-SCOp SpeecneS yesterday.
Called Mankind's War.
1t started in Rochester, when
the Governor told the crowd at
the station: THE war in Korea.
my friends, is not Mr.. Truman's
war. 1t is mankind's war. 1t is
the stand of the free world
against wanton- aggression and
cynical aggression. The gen.
eral, of all people, should under
stand that our purpose in going
to Korea wasn't to fight Asians.
Our purpose vast to fight ag-
gressors. This is not purpose
which we shall lightly abandon"
And in his final speech last
night in Troy he declared:
I'VE all want peace in Korea