Evening star., 1952-08-18
Stevenson Speakers
Ito Shun Old 0ratory,
|Monroney Announce,
Governor Hears Pastor
Term Dirksen q Liar
For Attack on Record
By the Assoeiofed Press

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Aug. 18.-
Gov. Adlai Stevenson and his
nine-member strategy board have
sketched in broad outline these
tactics for the Democratic presi-
Dental year campaign:
|, Major speaking tours by Gov.
Stevenson, travelling by train and
airplane. geared for the most part
to q television time table.
A countrywide speaking bar
rage by q team Of 100 Democratic
Senators. Representatives, Cover
|nors and other party leaders.
The technique Of the 1852 cam
|paign, Senator Mike Monroney OF
Oklahoma said, will junk. "old
style oratory" in favor of short,
clear presentations" of issues.
Senator Monroney is chairman
of the Democratic National Com
mittee'S speakers bureau.
Taking Brief Vacation.
Plans, perhaps in greater de-
tail than announced, were worked
out in weekend conferences be-
tween Gov. Stevenson and his
strategy board.
Today, Gov. Stevenson planned
to begin a brief vacation. After
spending the night with friends
in Libertyville. a Chicago suburb,
and visiting his dentist tomorrow,
he will go to the resort town of
Minocqua, Wis.
When he returns to his desk
and indications were he will con-
tinue to occupy the Governors
chair while campaigning for the
Presidency-Mr. Stevenson faces
this rigorous schedule:
August e27-28 - A series of
speeches and appearance before
the American Legion convention,
Legion Auxiliary meeting, New
York State Democratic conven-
tion, New York Liberal Party con-
'vention, and a New Jersey Demo-
cratic convention.
Plans Trip to Far West.
September - The campaign
Kickoff" speech at Detroit, CO.
inciding with President Truman's
opening campaign speech for Gov.
Stevenson at Milwaukee.
A few days later his first cam
paign trip, to California, Oregon
and Washington, and possibly in
cluding the Southwest, will begin.
A plane tour of major Southern
cities win be made a bit later.
A Presbyterian minister-a per-
sonal friend Of Gov. Stevenson
declared from his pulpit in Spring.
field yesterday that Senator Dirk
sen told q blatant lie" when the
Senator said recently that Mr..
Stevenson was "the worst Governor
we've had since the turn of the
century" in Illinois.
In his sermon, the Rev. Richard
Paul Graebel identified the speak
er Of the 'slie" only as a United
States Senator who is also ian
elder Of the Presbyterian church. /"
But he told reporters later he
meant Senator Dirksen.
Governor at Service.
Gov. Stevenson was present in
church to hear the sermon, along
with Wilson Wyatt, his personal
campaign manager, and william
M. Blair, jr., his administrative
assistant.
OF Senator Dirksen. whom he
called "one Of the most irrespon-
sible men in the Senate and his
own party" MIR. Graebel also had
this to say:
HE urged the Senate to with
held wheat from starving India
until he could exact his pound
Of flesh from that unfortunate
people"
Mr.. Graebel added that the SEN
ator denounced "one Of the most
capable public officials Of this land
Ia man in his own party"
Mr.. Graebel said the latter ref
erence was to Senator Dirksen's
attack on Gov. Dewey Of New
York during the Republican Ma
tional Convention.
Senator Dirksen was resting at
q Chesapeake Bay cottage without
o telephone and could not bel
reached for comment.