Evening star., 1952-07-26
Team Around Gov. Stevenson
Promotes Able Administration
il. Adlai III now is al

school. Adlai III now is at
Quantico.
But the governor invariably
popped into Washington to talk
politics along with mine safety,
public welfare and similar State
problems with Federal bigwigs.
Saw Washington Attorney.
"A Stevenson convention visitor
was George w. Ball, Washington
attorney, said to have been one
of the architects of the Steven
son-for-Presid strategy.
AS press secretary, Mr.. Flana-
gan has been industrious in put
ting the boss best foot forward.
Sometimes the releases claimed
achievements and credit that
rightly should have gone to, or
at least been divided with, the
IRepublican-controlled Legislature.
Yet Gov. Stevenson often pro-
vided the inspiration for accom-
Iplishments.
The Gateway amendment, to
make it easier to amend the State
constitution, was introduced and
guided through the General As
sembly by Republicans. But Gov.
Stevenson earlier had asked for a
constitutional convention to re-
write the antiquated and outmoded
act.
Democrats accused Republicans
of killing the Stevenson constitu-
tional measure merely to take
credit away from him.
Gov. Stevenson fell in with the
milder reform and gave it his
blessing, signing it into law. The
voters approved the measure and
the first three amendments to the
State constitution will be sub
mitted for approval of the citizens
in November.
Law Professor at Elbow.
Since going to Springfield, Gov.
stevenson has kept Northwest
ern University law professor. con-
stantly at his elbow.
Walter v. Schaefer, now a
member of the Illinois Supreme
Court, served Gov. Stevenson dur
ing the 1949 legislative session.
Carl MCGOWAN succeeded MIR.
Schaefer and is now one of the
Governors top administrative as
sistants sharing the Governors
Offices in the executive mansion.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, who OCCASION
ally shows signs of being lrked
with politics, examined all the
measures passed by the 9th gen.
eral Assembly in 1851 before Gov.
Stevenson attached his signature
or veto.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, 40, had been
teaching at Northwestern, al
though he is a graduate of Dart
mouth College Q932) and the
Columbia University Law School.
He is native Illinoisan, having
been born at Paris in Edgar
County. where he was graduated
from the Paris High School. He
owns a 230-acre farm there.
Until 1899, Mr.. MCGOWAN prac-
ticed law in New York City as an
associate of the firm of Debevoise,
Stevenson. Plimpton & Page. He
Joined the law faculty at North
western in 1899.
During World War II he served
in the Navy and as a special as
sistant to Undersecretary Of the
Navy Bard.
Returned to Law Here.
After his wartime duties, Mr..
MCGOWAN returned to his law
lpractice in Washington. In 1948
he resumed the professorship at
Northwestern.
Mr.. MCGOWAN married Josephine
Perry, Boston girl and graduate
of Bryn Mawr College. Mr.. and
Mrs. MCGOWAN have two daugh-
ters and a son, 6 and 4 years and
9 months old.
Mr.. MCGOWAN became acquaint-
ed with Gov. Stevenson through
his law firm associates in New
York. William Stevenson of the
New York law firm is not related
to the Governor.
! But he was Adlai's clasSmate at
Princeton in 1922 and married
girl related to the Ewings of
Bloomington and Decatur, who
also are the Governors kin.
When Mr.. MCGOWAN went West
after college he had letters of in
PRODUCTION to Adlai Stevenson and
other Chicagoans.
William Stevenson left the law
firm to become president of Ober-
lin College.
Gathered in Other Young Men.
Gov. Stevenson has reached out
to bring bright young men of
character and political promise
into State government. One of
these is Richard ]. Nelson, 36, Of
Evanston. an administrative as
siStant to the Governor.
Mr.. Nelson was president of
the Illinois Young Democrats
when Mr.. Stevenson took a hand
in elevating him to the national
presidency Of the Young Demo-
Gratis at their last annual con-
vention in st. Louis.
Mr.. Nelson addressed the con-
vention on Wednesday.
Mr.. Nelson had been an assist
ant attorney general assigned to