The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-07-21
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Notes
~ JACK BELL

slice on Il old North South fam
ily battle todny ID Il met % choose
It's standard bearer Ia this falls
presidentia1 election.
For the first time IN years, The
Democratic convention was wide
open. There wasn't Z candidate
within shouting distance Of the par
tvs ticket leading nomination.
A sectional split over civil rights
and the seating Of Texas and Mis-
sissippi delegations that want to be
Tree to take ! walk threatened to
oyershad0w mcmentarily the jock-
eyings Of flock Of presidential
candidates. But Il was put On ice
until Tuesday.
Out IL Tie wide ranging field
cf candidates there emerged at
one man with ! convention strategy
plan SEN. Estes Kefauver 81
TENNESSEE.
Winner Of most Of the Democrat
lie primaries and self . styled peo-
pies choice for denomination, Ke-
fauver appeared ready To shoot the
political works on m effort to win
the nomination By the fourth bal
lot.
II his self propelled bandwagon
stalls - many In opposing camps
were predicting II would the top
runners for No. / place on the
ticket seemed to be ~ year old
Vice President Barley and reluc-
tant Gov. Adlai e. Stevenson Of
Illinois.
Stevenson; who repeated Sunday
night that II just don't want to be
nominated for the presidency, "
still was hot prospect for : draft
movement 4 the convention dead
locks.
On this point, the Illinois COVER
nor said: s4Yon'd have to show me
the deadlock first. =
Jacob Arvey, Illinois national
committeeman, put his views in
these words:
Gov. Stevenson couldn't turn
down the nomination if it were 4
Legitimate draft and If he agreed
to the party platform.
Despite . s'this hurts me more
than II does you kick in the pants
from organized labor leaders,
Barley continued to gather under
current strength.
George Harrison, ALL vice pres
ident, and Jack Knoll, director Of
the CLOS Political Action Com
mittee, said the unions can't sup
port Barley because Of his age.
Labor has been claiming 10 Of
the conventions 1,230 votes are
Led directly to II. with many more
influenced by it, attitude.
Welcoming the delegates 70 this
hall where Gen. Dwight D. Essen
hover was chosen as the COP
presidential nominee 10 days ago,
Stevenson said il doesn't matter
30 much who leads the Democrats
this year.
what counts now II NOT lust
what we ara against but what we
are for" he declared IN ! pre-
pared address.
who leads US Is less important
than what leads Us - what con-
victions, what courage, what faith
win or lose. A man doesn't save
Z century Or I civilization. but
Z militant party welded 70 ! prin-
ciple can. 2
h IN indirect reference Is Re
publican charges Of corruption Ia
government, Stevenson declared:
where we have erred. lei there
no denial; where We have
WrOnged the public trust, lei there
b no excuses. Sell criticism il
me secret weapon 81 democracy
and candof and confession are rood
Tor the political sou"
Sen. Paul Douglas Of Illnois n
Kefauver supporter, said III ! pre-
pared speech that Republicans
from Eisenhower On down must
share any blame that attaches Il
tie Korean conflict.
Noting that the Republican plat.
form criticized The wfthdrawsl n
American troops from Korea s..
f0re lighting hrOke ont there Dong
las said the Joint Chiefs 81 Stsn
reported u 1911 that Korea had
little strategic value 10 de United
States.
Now. who Do You s,,pcose v.s
chief q stan q ne Army when this
military advice uas riveny' ~
asked. n was Dxishs b. Eisen.
hover"
A 10 TIE other candidaies Can
Richard ,. Russell e Ceorris
". Averen Hartman a New York
ana Sen- Robert A. Kerr q 0kIs-
hcma remained only cutside -
sibilities ~ "a nominafinn
4 dcsen 'favorite suas's "a 40.
ere msnsioned i hbhy eosslp
possibilities hunx arus,nd w.lf;ne
- 2 pussihie stroke = lirhtnInr'
President Ifuman eoald t,lrn
looss sosne hols1 Il undessrmIne<,
rc~sr. Is kepe hix presefence ~
UhA nominee oncxD1 - e-~-- -