Evening star., 1952-09-10
Truman Starts Sept. II
On Trip 10 Northwest
To Back Party's Slate
By Joseph A. Fox

President Truman leaves Wash
tngton September q for his swing
to the Pacific Northwest in behalf
Of the StevenSon-Sparkman ticket
and the Democratic congressional
candidates.
In a sweep paralleling the two
drives he made westward in 1948
in his own campaign for re-elec-
ton, Mr.. Truman will cover more
more than dozen States. making
back-platform talks from his Spe-
cial train from dawn to midnight,
and going into strategic spots for
major addresses.
The trip Is expected to take him
assfar> as San Francisco before he
turns eastward, and to last 10 or
IL days.
The White House will announce
his itinerary next week. after the
schedule has been detailed. That
will give the Secret Service about
two weeks to set up the customary
protective measures.
To Talk on Power Issue.
MIR. Truman's first major ad-
dress will be made at Hungry
Horse Dam, on Flathead Lake, in
Northwest Montana, October /.
It will be on the subject of public
power. an issue that he can be
counted on to hit hard all through
the Northwest.
Mr.. Truman is going into Mon
tana, too, in behalf of the sena-
torial candidacy Of Representative
Mansfield. who seeks to unseat
Senator Ecton. Republican.
The President probably will fol-
low the northern route into Mon
tana. travelling through Wiscon-
sin, Minnesota and North Dakota.
After Hungry Horse will come
Washington, Oregon and Cali
fornia. The rest of the schedule
still Is to be worked out.
There are tight senatorial races
In prospect in Utah, Arizona, New
Mexico and Wyoming, and with
the Democrats holding only a
bare 49-47 majority in the upper
house, the President undoubtedly
will go into these pivotal States if
feasible. Washington. incidentally.
Is another battle-ground.
Committee to Foot Bill.
Representative Kirwin of Ohio.
chairman of the Democratic Con-
gressional Campaign Committee,
is anxious for MI. Truman to
blanket the Western territory
bearing down on the water power
issue. and pointing to what the
Democrats have accomplished in
20 years in irrigation, conserva-
ton. flood control and hydro
electric development.
The White House said the
Democratic National Committee
will foot the bill for this trip, Just
as it did for President Trumau's
Labor Day visit to Milwaukee.
Because of the cost, virtually
all OF the television expenditures
OF the committee will go for Gov.
Stevenson's campaign, with prob
ably only four or five Of President
Truman's talks being given ma
tional radio coverage. Mr.. Tru-
man agrees that money spent on
television should be used to ac-
quaint the Nations voters with
the Illinois Governor.
Maps Swing Through East.
Mr.. Truman plans to follow up
his Western trip with an extensive
swing through the East next
month, with speeches probable in
New York, Boston and other New
England points. A whistle-stop
drive through Pennsylvania also
Is In the cards II 1t can be laid
out. The President already has
been asked to make major
speeches in Brooklyn, Boston and
Pittsburgh, and he is slated to
campaign through Connecticut for
Senator Benton and Representa-
tive Ribicof, named to run for
the seat Of the late Senator Nc
Mahon.