Milford chronicle., 1952-07-18
EISENHOWER LEADS THE PARTY

EISENHOWER LEADS THE PARTY
After a hectic Convention at Chicago the
Republican Party has nominated potential
ly winning ticket. There are many impOnder-
ableS many pitfalls and strongly entrench-
ed political machine to dislOdge before final
victory is accomplished Dwight Eisenhower
and his Vice Presidential running mate,
Nixon of California, are strong candidates.
That is a self-evident fact. But candidates
alone will not root out the political machine
now entrenched in Washington without the
whOlehearted efforts of every faction of the
Republican Party, those Democrats and In
dependents who are fed up with the thievery,
mink coats and tax scandals now rampant in
our National capital. The strongly entrench-
ed gang of professional politicians now shap-
ing the destinies of this great Nation will
be hard to defeat. They have the Federal
treasury at their command, they have mil.
lions of office holders who seek self-perpetua-
tiOn in office and they have the knowledge
that when another administration takes over
in Washington the dirty linen will be aired.
AS we here in Delaware enter this most
crucial campaign, it will be we'll for the fol-
lowers of Ike, those youngsters who can
see only him, to awaken to the fact that the
entire Republican ticket, State and County
must be supported right down the line If full
victory is to be accomplished AS things
stand now it seems certain that Caleb BOggS
will be the Republican candidate for Cover
nor. Gale is a clean young man, whose long
years of service to his State and Nation de-
serve recognition. He served his country
, well IL che armed forces, while some of his
opponents missed this duty i'm a time of
peril. He is the kind of a man whom all
Delawareans, regardless of party affiliatiOn,
can and will support. But BOggs alone cannot
do fbo f1iOIr 10 1oorC4 oV1o n Horo,.o1 Aocoyo
bly, majority in both branches in order to
complete program which he will announce
at the proper time. AS in Washington, so in
Dover, the squanderers of public funds must
be cleaned out.
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE?
Soon the Democrats will take over the
spotlight with the opening of their nOmina-
ting convention in Chicago. 1t promises to
be cOlOrful show. Here is rundown of the
leading candidates and a brief analysis of
their chances-based as the securities deal
ers always say in their prOspectuses, on in
formation which is believed to be reliable
but is not guaranteed.
Estes Kefauver. The Senator from Ten
nessee with the cOonsxin cap has shown far
more pulling power among the voters than
any other aspirant to the biggest job in the
world. He has suffered only one severe set
back, when AveriI Hartman beat him badly
in the District of Columbia primary His
reputation as a crime-buSter and an implac-
able foe of corruption is a tremendous asset.
But the Administration wants no part of him,
has gone all-Out to stop him, and that will
probably prove fatal to his ambitions.
Richard Russell Senator Russell is we'll
liked in Administration crcles-he has voted
for most of the Truman proposals. But the
professionals doubt that he has enough popu-
lar appeal to win in November. He is dis
tinct possibility for the second spot of the
ticket
w. Averill Hartman. Mr.. Hartman is
one of the wealthiest men in the country, and
he is also about 1000 per cent for the Tru-
man policies. He seems to have the White
House blessing His reputation is that of a
hard-wOrking, sincere and rather cOIOrless
administrator and diplomat His major liabili-
ty is that he hasn't started any fires or even
sparks among the celebrates. The cOmmen-
tatOrs don't give his D. C.. win mach impor-
tance. In the first place, D. G. residents can't
vote in general elections. In the second place,
the Negro vote was a decisive element, due
to Mr.. Harriman's civil-rights' position. In
the third place, the Administration went right
down the line for him, as part of the STOP
Kefauver strategy. These factors wouldn't
be significant in national election. He is a
possibility but not probability.
Albin Barkley. The Weep, who was in
politics before most living Americans were
born, has indicated he'd like the nomination.
He could cOnceivably get it if deadlock re-
suits.
Adlei Stevenson. Governor Stevenson has
not sought the nomination, and has said he
prefers to continue his work in Illinois. Only
this week he asserted he will not accept if