Evening star., 1952-07-13
Democratic Aspirants
Moving Headquarters
To Convention Civ

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10 Convention City
The four principal aspirants fol
the Democratic nomination are
shifting their headquarters from
Washington to Chicago over the
week end.
Advance forces of Senator Rus
sell Of Georgia arrived in the
Windy City yesterday. They were
taking over space just vacated by
the STATS of Senator Taft and
Gen. Eisenhower.
Already on hand was an ad-
vance agent for Senator Kerr OF
Oklahoma. Meanwhile, most of
Senator Kefauver's staff of more
than 20 was en- route West today.
Joining the big push was the staff
Of Averell Hartman.
The workers were getting q
ioretaste here yesterday of the
hectic times ahead. They were
packing buttons, literature and
files, answering laSt-minute tele-
phone calls and making train
and plane reservations.
Use Hotel and Theater.
The Georgia Senator's aides
moved into the Conrad Hilton
campaign headquarters used by
Senator Taft and also into the
Blackstone Theater, employed
during the G. o. P. convention as
a meeting place for Eisenhower
supporters. The Blackstone Thea
ter is across the street from the
Conrad Hilton.
Yesterday was moving day in
Senator Kefauver'S elaborate 12-
room headquarters at the Raleigh
Hotel. The staff, arriving in
Chicago tomorrow and Tuesday,
will establish headquarters at the
Hotel Sherman and in a ballroom
at the Conrad Hilton. The Wash
ington group will be supplemented
by other workers from various
parts of the country.
Senator Kefauver is taking a
rest from his vigorous campaign
ing over the Nation which rounded
up for him a substantial block
of convention delegates. He is
expected to arrive in Chicago
sometime in the middle Of the
week.
Leaving In Groups.
The headquarters of Mr.. Harri-
man presented the same picture
of packing and frantic last-minute
telephone calls to take care of the
details of the big push when the
convention opens.
The Hartman campaign work
ers are leaving in shifts: some
today. some tomorrow and the last
group on Wednesday. The Wash
ington headquarters are on the
sixth floor of the Otis Building
at $40 Eighteenth street NV.
In Chicago, the Hartman forces
will pitch camp in the north ball
room of the Conrad Hilton Hotel.
Mr.. Hartman is in New York at
present. rounding up delegates and
talking to Democratic Party
leaders about his campaign to
succeed President Truman as
White House tenant. He is ex-
pected to arrive m Chicago next
Saturday.
Russell Due Wednesday.
Senator Russell's supporters,
have operated from rooms in the
Mayfower Hotel. The staff and
space at the Mayflower Hotel has
varied during the various phases
of the pre-convention campaign.
ing. About Is are making the trip
from Washington.
The Georgia Senator and choice
Of the Southern States will get to
the convention city in the middle
of the week. He is planning to
arrive on Wednesday but that
depends on some appointments he
has in New York early this week.
Kerr Offices Modest.
Senator Kerr's headquarters
have been relatively modest ones
at the Willard Hotel-one room
and four people to be exact.
They packed supplies for ship
ping to Chicago yesterday and
plan to be out to the convention
city by Tuesday. They will be
supplemented there by other Kerr
supporters.
The Kerr headquarters will be
In the Normandy Lounge Of the
Conrad Hilton Hotel.
The Senator has a busy sched-
ule ahead of him before he ar
rives in Chicago on Friday for the
convention. He spoke to Pennsyl-
vania delegates at Reading, Pa,
last night; will lunch with dele
gates at Fargo, N. Dak., today;
appear on Meet the Press tomor-
row from Chicago: lunch in st.
Louis on Wednesday; lunch in
Duluth, Mimi. on Thursday and
speak in Minneapolis on Thurs
day night.