The Key West citizen., 1952-08-09
Political
Notes
BY The Associated Press

BY The Associated Press
Democratic Nominee Adlai Ste
venSon held closer rein today in
his race for the presidency while
Republican leaders, including COP
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower,
tagged foreign policy as the prime
issue.
Stevenson picked a close friend,
Stephen A. Mitchell, Chicago, as
chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee. The Illinois gov
ernor's choice was approved Fri
day by the committees executive
committee and full ratification is
expected shortly.
Thus, Stevenson put another
lieutenant in a key position. The
first was Wilson Wyatt, Louisville,
KY, named by the governor to
head Stevenson campaign head
quarters.
At Denver, John Foster Dulles
announced Friday that he, Eisen-
hover and the COP vice presiden-
tial nominee, Sen. Richard Nixon
of California, agree foreign policy
is the major issue of the campaign.
"The trend of our present foreign
policies" Dulles said, 'is to put
out nation in the greatest peril it
has ever been in (during) the en-
tire course of our national history"
Dulles, one-time adviser to Sec
retary of State Dean AcheSon, ex-
pressed strong doubt that Steven
son was experienced enough "in
making grave decisions.
"Gen. Eisenhower, through his
experience, has developed and
demonstrated that capacity" Dull
les said. He declared that only
Eisenhower's election could block
Soviet domination and avert third
world war.
A Democrat, meanwhile, pre-
licted a change in Americas for
ign policy. Sen. Lyndon johnson
Of Texas, chairman of the Senate
Preparedness Committee, told a
rexas American Legion convention
at Dallas Friday:
"Someday, somewhere, the
American people will insist upon
new policy. It will be a daring
policy, courageous policy that
strips aside the defensive posture
in which we have stood too long"
johnson spoke after Donald Will
son, Clarksburg, w. Va, Legion
national commander, called U. S.
foreign policy "weak-kneed" and
urged Secretary Acheson's custer.
Friday night in Chicago, about
100 persons-dissatisfied with the
Democrats and the Republicans
voted to form third party. The
vote came at a rump session after
the main group, assembled to look
into the third-party idea, decided
to give it further thought.
Kirby Walker, a Chicago engi-
neer, said many at the. conference
''are gravely concerned with socia-
lsm in both major parties"
Harmony apparently reigned in
Tennessee after the upset defeat
of Sen. Kenneth D. McKellar and
Gov. Gordon Browning.
Mcclellan, dean of the Senate,
lost his bid for a seventh six-year
term to Rep. Albert Gore. Brown
ing, seeking a third straight term,
was beaten by Frank G. Clement,
a former FBI agent.
McKellar and Browning conceded
defeat in Wednesdays primary
equal to election in strongly-Demo-
cratic Tennessee - and promised
cooperation to the winners.
Back on the presidential race
course, schedules in both camps
ran to conferences.
Eisenhower had a date in Denver
Monday with supporters from nine
southern states-Texas, Louisiana,
Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Mis-
sissippi, South Carolina, Florida
and Virginia.
Members Of the delegation
scheduled to meet with Eisenhower
Monday include:
Florida - c. c. Spades, st. Au-
gustine, COP national committee
man, James Gmuilmartin, Mi
ami. and Paul E. Helliwell, also
of Miami, both active in Eisen-
hover Citizens Committees.
Also Monday, the general will
confer with Republican members
Of the Senate and House Agricul-
ture Committees.
Stevenson is scheduled to receive
new Democratic Chairman Mitch
ell at Springfield, H., today. On
Sunday, those two huddle al
Springfield with the retiring chair
man, Frank E. Mckinney, India
napolis.
Stevenson goes to Washington on
Tuesday, along with the Democrat
ic vice presidential nominee, Sen.
John Sparkman, for a conference
with President Truman and his
Cabinet.