Evening star., 1952-08-05
Stevenson Will Meet
Truman Intimates
On Campaign Plans
BY the Assoeiatsd Press

BY the Assoeuted Press
SPRINGFIELD, H.. Aug. 81
Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson set upl
appointments with two White
House intimateS today and ar
ranged a conference mere tomor-
row with Senator Richard RUSSELL
of Georgia.
Secretary of Agriculture Bran
nan and Clark Clifford. former
special counsel to President Tru-
man, were due in at the Execu-
tive Mansion today for campaignl
huddleS with the Democratic
presidential nominee.
Senator Russell's visit, and one
slated later with Senator Estes
Kefauver of Tennessee - both
losers to Gov. Stevenson for the
nomination-were hailed by the
Illinois governor as evidence he
faces little worry about losing
the South and its big bloc Of
electoral votes.
Has No Worry About South.
Gov. Stevenson mentioned the
two Southern Senators yesterday
in answering a news conference
question about whether he thought
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. the
Republican nominee. would make
any headway in the South.
Declaring he would not make
sectional appeals or try to "ad-
just conventions to suit localities,
Gov. Stevenson then added:
IT have little apprehension
about the fidelity of the South to
the Democratic Party in this cam
paign.
II have had heartening evi-
denceS Of that already in COM
municationS from a great many
people in the South-politcal
leaders am speaking Of"
Regarding the Republican
Party's chances of capturing the
Negro vote in the country. he
said:
II can hardly see why the Negro
vote could find any happy refuge
in the Republican Party"
Dirksen Hits Stevenson.
In the opening Republican blast
against Gov. Stevenson's candi-
dacy, Senator Everett M. Dirk .
sen blasted Gov. Stevenson as
rapidly becoming known as n
linois' worst Governor since the
turn Of the century,,
The Illinois Senator. who heads
the Republican Senatorial Cam
paign Committee, criticized Gov.
Stevenson in a statement issued
in Washington.
Defending the records of four
Midwestern Republican Senators
up for reelection this year, Sena-
tor Dirksen said Gov. Stevenson
is most famous for his cigarette
tax scandal and his horse meat
scandal"
Senator Dirksen was referring
to prosecutions that stemmed
from the sale of unlabeled horse
meat for human consumption and
the use of counterfeit cigarette
tax stamps to evade payment Of
State taxes.
Calls Reports Nonsense.
In his second session with news
men since being nominated, Gov.
Stevenson gave a sharp reply
when asked if he had been taken
over" by the Americans for Demo-
cratic Action. regarded by some
sources as a left-wing element in
the Democratic Party.
II can respond in two syllables,
which is nonsense. If you refer
to Wilson, wyatt - well, 1t is
nonsense"
IT have been my own master so
far and I will continue to be-" he
added.
Mr.. Wyatt. a Louisville attorney
who was named this week as Gov.
StevenSon'S personal campaign
manager, formerly was national
president of the ADA.
Airing some other views, Gov.
Stevenson said he would not in
dulge in personal abuse" of Gen.
Eisenhower during the campaign.
He declared he is confident,
from the many messages he has
received. that what the Nation
needs is a refreshening and not
any sharp alterations of the poll
cies which have meant strength
and progress during the past two
decades"