Evening star., 1952-09-18
Tie Political MIT
Stevenson Held Unlikely
To Knife Any in Party
Could Refuse Endorsement
To Byrd or Shivers
TIE Political MiN
By Gould Lincoln


Gov. Adlai Stevenson of Illinois, DEM
ocratic nominee for President, in q
palpable effort to be different from his
Republican opponent. Gen. Eisenhower.
told the press he was not prepared to
indorse all Democratic nominees for
Office. Gen. Eisenhower earlier said he
would support Republican nominees for
Office, and he clearly had in mind Sena-
tors Mccarthy Of Wisconsin and Jenner
OF Indiana. With rather breathless in
terest. the voters will wait to learn the
names of the Democratic candidate or
candidates Gov. Stevenson will publicly
oppose by publicly announcing his re-
fusal of Endorsement.
They will wait in vain, Though Gov.
Stevenson likes to be different" he will
scarcely wish to be that different.
Every one knows that Gov. Stevenson
and his Fair Deal supporters have about
as much use for Senator Harry F. Byrd
of Virginia and the Byrd ideas Of gov
ernment as the average cat has for
dog. Senator Byrd is q Democratic
candidate for reelection. He won re-
nomination by q huge vote in the DEM
ocratic primary over q Fair Deal op-
ponent. Henry Pickens Miller.
Soon to visit Richmond.
Gov. Stevenson win soon visit Rich
mond. If he has anything to say about
the Virginia Senator, It will certainly
not be to withhold his. Stevenson's, in
dorsement. Mr.. Stevenson is scarcely
SO naive as to attack Senator Byrd in
State where many Democrats are
heartily sick of the Fair Dealers; where
shift OF not too many votes would
throw the State to Gen. Eisenhower.
Gov. Stevenson is planning, he says.
to campaign in Texas. Now, there he
would have opportunity to publicly
withhold his approval of the candidates.
OF Gov. Shivers for reelection, and of
Price Daniel, Democratic nominee for
the Senate-if he so desired. Both of
them have declared their opposition to
StevenSon-Since his nomination by the
Democratic National Convention. Yet
Gov. Stevenson is not likely to add to
the anti-Stevenson, anti Truman fire
that Is already blowing across that
State, by personally attacking either Of
these Democratic candidates.
Banner headlines in metropolitan
newspapers blaz6hed the Stevenson
political courage-he would not. these
headlines said. give blanket Endorsement
to all Democratic candidates. OF course.
senator McCarran Of Nevada, Demo-
cratic chairman of the Senate Judiciary
committee which has delved into
charges OF Communists and fellow
travellers in key spots in this country.
particularly in Government circles, is
not up for election this year. If he were,
then Gov. Stevenson would have his real
chance to do his Withholding act
for Senator McCarran and his commit-
tee found themselves all out Of white
wash" after their investigation plastered
gobs Of "red" on friends and init
mates OF the administration whose
record Mr.. Stevenson now upholds. The
Fair Dealers tried to get rid Of Senator
McCarran two years ago. as they tried
this year to get rid Of Senator Byrd, but
failed.
Gave Nod to Cashmere.
Gov. Stevenson clearly will find Il
difficult to turn his back on Democrats
candidates for important Office this year
even though he might like to. He found
1t imperative to give his nod of approval
to the Democratic nominee for the Sen.
ate in New York, John Cashmere. even
though the Liberal Party in that State.
which has indorsed Stevenson for Presi-
dent. has turned thumbs down on MIR.
Cashmere. Gov. Stevenson is stuck with
Democratic nominees and he is not
likely to stick knife, publicly, in any
of them.
Other presidential candidates and
Presidents have sought, on occasion, to
purge" men in Office affiliated with
their own party. That has been in
primary elections only, however. Once
nominated. these men ran as Democrats
or Republicans and with full support.
The late Franklin D. Roosevelt, for ex-
ample, sought to rid the Senate and
himself of number of Democrats he
did not like. Once they were nominated,
however, there Is no record Mr.. Roose-
velt sought to bring about the election Of
Republicans in their places.