Evening star., 1952-07-19
First Round Won
By Anti-Truman
StateForces
Subcommittee Urges
Seating of Texas and
Mississippi Regulars .
By the Associated Press

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Mississippi today won the frs
round in their fight to cast II
votes in next weeks Democratic
National Convention.
The Credentials Subcommittee
recommended to the full Demo.
cratic National Committee that il
throw out the bids of rival loyal.
lists" delegations from the two
Southern States.
The credentials group, however
recommended that the convention
adopt resolution that would bind
both delegations to support the
party's presidential nominee, who
ever he might be.
Result Can Be Appealed.
The National Committee not
only must act on its contest sub
committees recommendation, but
the result also can be appealed
to the convention itself-as was
done two weeks ago in the bitter
Taft VS.. Eisenhower fight for
Dixie delegates.
A combine of Harriman-Ke-
fauver forces was being widely
talked to try to force either the
seating of the loyalist delegates,
or to have the convention vote
to bind the anti-Truman forces
to go along with the party ticket.
While recommending seating of
the regulars" from Texas and
Mississippi, the Credentials sub
committee also proposed that ade-
quate chairs be provided on the
convention floor for Maury Nav
erick'S "loyalist" pro-Truman
. Texas delegation and for the Mis-
sissippi "loyalist" faction.
Neither. however, would have
any votes. Votes for the two
States would be cast by the Shivers
and Coleman regulars.
Refuses to Seat Coleman.
Earlier, the national committee
refused to seat j. P. Coleman,
Mississippi attorney general, as
the Democratic committeeman for
that State.
Mr.. Coleman had been named
by National Chairman Frank Nc
Kinney. But when it was pro-
posed today that Mr.. Coleman be
recognized as national committee
man, objection was raised that
Mr.. Coleman had not been Sc
lected at a regular meeting of the
Mississippi State Democratic Com
mittee.
A proadministration group,
headed by Tilford Dudley of the
District of Colummbia, moved to
block Mr.. Coleman's acceptance
as a national committee member
for Mississippi pending further in
veStigation of the circumstances
relating to the State committee
action.
Actually, today's decision on
the delegate contest came as no
surprise.
The rival states from the two
Southern States whaled away at
each other yesterday before the
credentials group.
Charges and Counter Charges.
The Mississippi 'loyalists'
charged that the regular" dele
CATION from that State headed by
Gov. Hugh White wants to de-
feat the National Democratic
Party and elect Republicans.
Dixon Pyles of Jackson, repre-
senting the ''loyalists" said the
regulars" did not plan to walk
out of the convention this year as
they did in 1948, but would try to
wreck the party from within"
Mr.. Coleman, speaking for the
regulars" said that the States
Rights Party had been abolished
and that Gov. White and his
group had come in good faith to
the convention.
There wasn't much doubt that
the national committee would ac-
cept its subcommittee recommen-
dationS.
Mr.. Maverick quickly announced
that he would appeal the verdict
to the convention itself. He told
the full committee:
"The decision of the subcom-
mittee is kneely disappointing
Everybody in the United States
knows that Gov. Shivers still clear
ly states that he refuses to agree
to support the nominees of the
Democratic Party.
1--WE will proceed to the next
phase in our fight. We know that
we will win in the convention.
Gov. Allan Shivers led the sue
cessful fight of the Texas anti
Truman forces.
Mr.. Maverick asked Mr.. Nc
Kinney if his group would be
seated on the floor of the con-
vention itself.
Floor Overcrowded.
MI. MCn1IlIlCy oe1O III WOuAu 44OU
that the floor was already over
crowded. But he said he woulc
try to put the Maverick delega-
ton as close to the scene of &C.
ton as possible.
well. I hope you don't put me
way up there" said Mr.. Maverick
gesturing wildly, land then rope
me of like you did one Texas dele.
CATION with a policeman there tt
conk me on the head"
Mr.. Maverick did not explain al
which convention this incident
took place.
Mr.: Mckinney said there /,
room for only 1884 seats on thu
floor and that almost all of these
, are taken. But he said he woulc
do the best he could.