The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1952-07-31
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Joke of the week.

Chicago, to see what was going on,
that he went back to his hotel and
watched the rest of the proceedings
on television!
And talking about the Democratic
Convention - or should | call it the
Truman Intention - if the Repub-
licans don't capitalize on that farce,
then they had better crawl in a hole
and pull it in after them
Whether you do or don't like the
Republican candidate, you will have
to admit that both Taft and Eisen-
hover were sent into the Conven-
ton by the thousands of Republican
voters who voted for one or the
other in Primary Elections.
Contrast this with what took
place at the Democratic conclave.
Kefauver and Russell like Taft
and Eisenhower - were on the bal
lot because thousands of voters, in
regular Primaries, wanted them;
but Stevenson - the hard-to-get
candidate was put on the ballot,
not by the wish of the voters, but
simply because he was the man the
Truman inner circle wanted and
was determined to get, regardless of
the wishes of the voters.
The talk of an irresistible Draft
Stevenson" movement went out the
window when, after the second bal
lot, it was found that both Kefauver
and Russell were holding their own,
with Kefauver on top. So, when
two-hour recess was called, Mr.. Tru-
man conveniently left his hotel and
went to dinner at restaurant close
to the Convention hall, gathered his
associates around him and, as a re-
suit, as soon as the Convention re-
convened, statement from Averil
Hartman, who held the New York
votes and is one of Truman's closest
associates, was read, in which he
stated that he was withdrawing
from the race and requested his
vites be switched to Stevenson. Gov
ernor Devers, the temporary chair
man, then made personal appear
ance and announced his withdrawal
IN favor of Stevenson. In spite of
this however, there was no rush to
Stevenson until the third ballot was
over, when Kefauver and Russell,
who both maintained their strength
on the third roll call, saw that the
cards were stacked against them
and gave up.
l sincerely believe that Mr.. Ste
VenSon is a fine man, as well as an
able one, but just as definitely
don't believe that he was nominated
by the voters of the nation, but by
a small clique who want to stay in
office and believed that Stevenson
is their best bet.
think they will find they were
sadly mistaken.
Senator Mclaughlin is to be con-
graduated on requesting Governor
McKeldin to make the hearing here
on Monday, to be held for the pur-
pose of deciding on site for the pro-
posed Chronic Disease Hospital, a
public one.
Ever since the idea for a chronic
disease hospital in Washington
County was first talked about, the
Bellevue Home site has always been
considered the logical one, and the
County Commissioners spent lot
of the taxpayers money to get a
clear title to the property, after
which they decided part of it to the
State for the sole purpose of build
ing the hospital there.
Lately, however, the State Health
Department has come up with a
new plan to build the hospital at the
back of Washington County Hospital
and to connect the two plants by
means of bridge = in fact, under
stand that their plan is to set up a
sort of Medical Center.
If this plan is carried out, it will
mean that the Board of County Com
missioners will have to spend lot
more of the taxpayers money to ac-
quire the various parcels of land
needed, to say nothing of the added
cost of building bridge to connect
the two buildings.
In fairness to the Commissioners,
1t should be made plain that this
new plan is in no way their idea.
Their sole interest is in getting the
Chronic Disease Hospital built here
and as quickly as possible and
they were just as surprised as any
one else when the State came up
with a plan to build it on the Can
non Avenue proposed site.
I, like Senator Mclaughlin, am
strongly in favor of the Bellevue
Home site, so, if you agree with us,