Evening star., 1952-10-25
Virginia toHear
|Fu|bright Talk
For rStevenson
| Governors Adviser
| To Speak Tonight;
Faculty Shifts Cited
BY the Associated Press

RICHMOND, Oct. 25.-Demo-
|crats for Stevenson unlimber
their third big gun of the presi-
Dental campaign in Virginia to-
night with speech here by Sem
Iator Fulbright of Arkansas. who
lis a top policy adviser to Gov.
Adlai E. Stevenson.
The speech will be broadcast to
Arkansas and it will be carried
lat $3.50 pm. in Virginia by Sta
tions WSVA in Harrisonburg and
WING in winchester among 9TH
lerS.
Senator Fulbrlght, who follows
Gov. Stevenson and Vice Presi-
dent Alben Barkley, will be intro
duced by Representative Gary of
Richmond.
Boosted by Stephens.
The Democratic nominee was
boosted last night in Charlottes-
vile by State Senator A. E. S.
Stephens of Smithfield, Demo-
cratic candidate for lieutenant
governor in the November 4 elec-
tion. =
Mr.. Stephens stressed that Re-
publican Dwight D. Eisenhower
lis a professional soldier. He said
Gen. Eisenhower's arguments are
in "such a state of flux" that it
is impossible to tell just what his
political philosophy is.
At a Charlottesville rally, Rep
resentative Smith spoke briefly to
a crowd of 300 and said the coun-
try's best interests lie in the Dem
ocratic Party. Mr.. Smith, seek
ing reelection in the 9th district,
praised both Mr.. Stevenson and
Gen. Eisenhower as honest, sin
cere and patriotic men," but said
he preferred the Democratic
ticket.
Shift to Stevenson.
Also in Charlottesville a shift
to Gov. Stevenson among mem
bers of the University of Virginia
faculty was noted by the Cavalier
Daily, student newspaper. It said
a poll of the faculty brought an
swers from 81 per cent-with 81
for Gov. Stevenson, 48 for Gen
Eisenhower and two undecided
The paper said 27 had switched
from Gen. Eisenhower to Gov
Stevenson since the campaign be-
gan, with only two going the
other way.
Democrats for Eisenhower
meanwhile. defended two state
ments made Wednesday night BY
former Gov. William M. Tuck
which had been criticized by State
Democratic Chairman T. Nelson
Parker.
Col. Mills F. Neal, organization
chairman of the Eisenhower
group, referred to charges by Mr.
Parker that Mr.. Tuck was wrong
in saying Gov. Stevenson had in
dorsed socialized medicine and
favored repeal of the Taft-Hart-
ley Act.
Endorsed Health Plan.
eve do. not say Stevenson has
come out for socialized medicine
but he has indorsed the Federal
health plan. which is in the Demo-
cratic platform, and that is prac-
tically equivalent to socializeo
medicine" Mr.. Neal said. He said
Gov. Stevenson advocated Taft
Hartley repeal before the AFI
convention.
A move to write in the name
of State Senator Robert o. Norris
of Lancaster County for Lieutenant
Governor against Mr.. Stephens
and Robert Watt, jr., of Rich
mond, an independent Republi-
can, was reported in Lynchburg
/ In the face of Mr.. Stephens
refusal to give up his State Sen
ate seat before the election, for.
mer Delegate Willis E. Cohoon OF
Suffolk said he is mot at all in.
terested" in seeking the post. He
said he will support Delegate
Mills E. Goodwin for the job. Mr.
Cohoon added, however, he might
seek Mr.. Godwin's House seat
should Mr.. Goodwin win the Sen
ate seat.