Evening star., 1952-07-13

shows Senator Kefauver leading
with 25212. Senator Russell is
second with 117l2, exclusive of 1s
lin Mississippi and at least 22l2
in Texas 52-vote delegation which
will be contested by rival factions
Mr.. Hartman is third with 1903 y
Gov. Stevenson has 54, others
25812 and there are 416 uncom-
mitted and in dispute.
Besides Senator Kefauver, SEN
ator Russell and Mr.. Hartman,
avowed candidates are Senator
Kerr, who has 38l2 votes indicated
so far; Vice President Barkley with
2812; Senator Mcmahon, Connec-
ticut's favorite son, with 16, and
Speaker Rayburn with one-half a
vote from Maine. Mr.. Rayburn, a
candidate for reelection to the
House, threw his hat into the
ring only last week. He said he
was available in event of a dead
lock at Chicago.
Senator Kefauver, first to enter
the race even before President
Truman's withdrawal, gathered In
nearly 100000 popular votes in
IA presidential primaries. He was
che only candidate to enter more
than one primary. Senator Russell
beat him in Florida'S popular
test. Mr.. Hartman, wealthy MI
tual Security director campaign
ing on an anti-Segregation plat
form, topped him handily III the
District of Columbia voting--the
only occasion this city'S voteIess
residents have a chance to ex-
ercise any ballot rights.
Claims 4O3 On First Ballot.
Senator Kefauver's headquarters
claims he will have 403 votes On
the first ballot. Senator Russell
who polled 263 to President Tru-
mans 94712 in the 1948 con-
vention when not an avowed cam
didate, says he will have about 300
assured by the time the first roll
is called. Mr.. Hartman is making
no overall claims, but returned
from recent vote sounding toul
in what his aides called a happy
frame of mind.
| Senator Kerr, perhaps the sec
ond richest candidate next to Mr
Hartman, claims he will have
a minimum of $50 and be nc
worse than fourth on the initial
ballot. He argues that none OF
the leading candidates can win
and that he will have more Sec
ond choice votes than any other
candidate.
Unlike the Republicans, the
Democrats permit fractional vot-
ing in their national conventions.
1t makes more Democrats happy
by permitting a greater number
to attend. Thus the 1852 conven-
ton will have 1874 delegates but
only 1890 votes.
| There will be 886 district dele
gates with full vote each and
688 delegates at large with half
a vote each. This is subject to
slight change.
Texas and Mississippi will send
rival delegations to add fuel to
the fire expected to be rekindled
over the 1948 platform plank on
civil rights.
Split on Party Loyalty.
The opposing factions in each
State, however. are split more
on the question of party loyalty
than on civil rights. Both sides
see practically eye to eye on the
need of leaving racial matters to
the States, but divide on pledging
support in advance to the ma
tional convention nominees.
An Associated Press poll of both
groups in Texas established Sen
ator Russell the favorite of the
conservative or regular" dele
gates responding. and Speaker
Rayburn top choice of those re-
plying in the loyal Democrat
delegation.
In brief, here is the way some
of the Democratic candidates feel
about civil rights plank:
| Senator Kefauver-Will support
a compulsory Fair Employment
Practices Commission if the con-
vention adopts such a plank. but
believes more can be done through
education than by law.