The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1952-08-02
Two Presidential Candidates
Plan Strategic Campaign
BOTH WILL KEEP
STRONG GRIP ON
POLICY PROCEDURE
BY The Associated Press

Gov. Adlai Stevenson and Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower have indi-
Gated they plan to keep a strong
grip on the direction of their cam
paigns for the presidency.
Gov. Stevenson, the Democratic
presidential nominee, disclosed
Friday his campaign headquarters
will be moved from Washington to
Springfield, Ill. He named Wilson
Wyatt, Louisville, KY, as his per-
Sonal campaign manager.
Gen. Eisenhower, the Republican
nominee, told reporters at Denver
that "there can be no boss of this
campaign" other than Eisenhower
himself. He said the advice of po-
litical advisers will get top consid-
Grafton but the final responsibility
is his.
Wyatt said all elements of the
campaign twill be coordinated
with Gov. Stevenson" He ex-
planned that this doesn't mean the
Democratic National Committee
will play lesser role in the cam
paign. sit will be different one,"
he said.
Frank E. Mckinney told report
ers in Kansas City he did not
care to remain as Democratic Ma
tional Committee chairman. He
said he would discuss party affairs
with Gov. Stevenson in about a
week. The presidential nominee
additionally chooses the man he
wants for this post.
In Kansas City, President Tru-
man left it clear that Democratic
campaign strategy is up to Steven
son. The President is willing and
ready to stump the country. But
he is waiting for the Illinois gov
ernor to give the word.
The Republican candidate said
he believes development of a sound
program for world peace overrides
all the issues of the presidential
campaign. He made this reply
when asked to comment on a state
ment by Gov. Stevenson that for
eign policy is the principal issue.
Eisenhower and Nixon conferred
with professional and amateur
campaign strategists. Afterwards
Nixon praised Eisenhower for hav-
ing done "a beautiful job of as
surfing harmony" between the
groups.
Arthur E. Summerfield, the new
chairman of the Republican Ma
tional Committee, told reporters
the conference dealt largely with
plans for continuing the national
Citizens for Eisenhower Commit
tee.
This group, made up Of self
described amateur politicians, had
asked Eisenhower to approve its
plan to give the organization equal
status with the COP national com.
mittee and let it have almost in
dependent status.
Summerfield said it was agreed
that citizens organization work
ing with the regular Republican
organizations, would make a vital
contribution to this campaign" He
said the practical details of this
coordination" would be worked out
at another meeting today.
In Wyatt, Stevenson chose a long
time friend as his personal cam
paign manager. Wyatt, as, is a for
mer mayor of Louisville and was
federal housing expediter in 1896
AZ. He is a lawyer and also has
been national chairman of Ameri-
cans for Democratic Action.
Stevenson invited three of the
men he defeated for the presiden-
tial nomination to discuss cam
paign plans with him. Invitations
went to Sen. Estes Kefauver of
Tennessee, Sen. Richard B. Russell
OF Georgia and Averell Hartman.
The Democratic National Com
mittee was told Friday that many
Florida Democrats will vote the
Republican ticket in November.
Richard d, Barker. Florida's
Democratic national committee
man. wired Mckinney that Flori.
da Democrats on account of eff
forts of certain elements in the