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Evening star., 1952-07-18
Democratic Race Still Wide Open
Political Bigwgs Want to Know if Stevenson Will Play Ball
Russell Kefouver BokIey Royburn Are Top Contenders
10 Contenders

certain to be made into an issue
by the Republicans.
Senator Russell is an able
man-perhaps the man with the
most balanced point of view.
When he said he now favored
Replacement" of the Taft
Hartley Act, he was jumped
on as being inconsistent be-
cause he voted for it in the
Senate and voted to over
ride the Presidents veto. But
Senator Taft sponsored a
bill. which passed the Senate
and not the House. by which the
Taft-Hartley Act was substan-
TALLY rewritten. Was that q ire
placement" or was it an amend
ment?" For all practical pur-
poses it offers new provisions
and cures some of the defects
in the present law. Labor fought
against letting that revised bill
become law. but Senator Russell
may have had in mind the Taft
Ives bill or something like it
when he said said he favored
replacement" It is possible
Senator Russell said this to curry
favor with Mr.. Truman. with
whom he conferred q few days
ago. A Russell Hartman ticket
is one the President now could
support. For the civil-rights
plank is to be compromised any
way.
Only If Russell and Kefauver
each fail to get a majority and
produce a deadlock will there be
an effort to nominate either
Stevenson or Barley or Ray
burn. One Of the last three will
be named II the convention
doesn't show o majority for
either Kefauver or Russell in the
early balloting. That's the pres
ent outlook week before the
first ballot.
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have been rumors Of such a con-
tingency.
Such points. however, are not
likely to influence the political
bigwigs who control the large
delegations. They will want
primarily to know from Jacob
Arvey. the Illinois Democratic
leader. whether Stevenson is the
kind Of man who will play ball
with the regular organizations
and whether he will be sufn-
GENTLY antagonistic to the Com
muniSts to hold the anti Com
munist vote in the Democratic
Party. On this issue, there
have been arguments that Gov.
Stevenson gave testimony in
support of the character of
Alger Hiss. whom he knew in
Washington work. But so did
two Supreme Court justices. The
Illinois Governor could dispose
of that issue with a statement
clarifying his position and de-
nouncing Hiss for what the
courts finally convicted him Of
doing.
But the largest obstacle to
nominating Stevenson has been
his unwillingness to seek the
nomination. He has backed
away from it. He has, however,
never said he would not accept
If nominated. and, until a man
does that. he Is subject to a
draft.
If Gov. Stevenson is out Of it,
Senator Russell, Senator Ke-
fauver. Vice President Barkley
and Speaker Rayburn will be
the foremost contenders.
Senator Kefauver would be a
good vote-getter because Of the
national reputation he received
in his anti-gambling crusade.
He would symbolic an anti
corruption movement. which is
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Dovid Lowrence:

Who will be the Democratic
nominee? Nobody here-neither
the President nor any one else
can give the answer as yet. And
probably at this moment no.
body in Chicago can, either.
The reason is that this is to
be a wide-open convention. No
combination of groups has as
yet been made, and no concerted
action has been taken leading
toward what might be called a
controlled nomination.
President Truman says he has
a favorite candidate but this
doesn't mean he will try to in
fluence the convention as it
gives each Of the candidates
their first run. He may step in
if there is a deadlock and then
he, as well as others in the party,
will have a better idea of the
direction in which the dominant
sentiment of the convention is
moving.
The first choice Of most
Democratic politicians is Gov.
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois.
That's because he Is young and
skillful and would make an ef-
fective campaign. He is geo.
graphically from the right sec
tion-the Middle West-and
he demonstrated his vote-get-
ting ability when he ran many
thousands ahead of his ticket
in 1948.
Objections to him heard
hereabouts are that he is in
dependent-minded and might
not swallow all of the Truman
policies. Another point made
by critics is that he is a divorced
man and that this might lose
him the vote of Catholic groups.
Others say this would not be a
factor unless he remarked be-
fore next October. and there
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himself. steps in and expresses
a preference. It seems that
wherever any candidate looks to
increase his voting strength he
finds barriers Of one sort and
another.
The ardent, hard-core New
Deal-Fair Deal contingent here,
which includes much of labor,
would settle for either Of two
candidates - Senator Estes Ke-
fauver or Averell Hartman. It
would be pleased with q COM
bination ticket and would not
quarrel about which Of the
two heads the ticket. There
has, however. been no sign yet
Of any such combination.
Already the situation develop
ing here has invited a familiar
Solution-a clark horse" Two
men are being mentioned.
One is Chief Justice Vinson,
who some months ago was re-
garded as the Presidents choice.
He is from Border, KY.
The other is Senator Paul
Douglas Of Illinois. who would
distinctly not be the Presidents
choice, but would offer o can
didate of generally progressive
record from a key State. Sena-
tor Douglas is supporting Sena-
tor Kefauver. But 1t may be
significant that he has refused
to make the nominating speech
for his Senate colleague. though
promising energetic floor &C
tivity. A Kefauver-Douglas
ticket has been broached as
a solution. However. the uli-
nois Senator seems to be
keeping his own counsel with
growing indications that he Is
receptive to the presidential
nomination despite frequent
and repeated disclaimers Of any
such ambition.
Evening star., 1952-07-18

building, every house and on the
street corners.
When the Romanian Ma
tional Assembly - handpicked
by the secret police-conf1rmed
the expulsion from the ranks
of the Romanian Communist
party of some Of the stalwarts
of the Kremlin who had fallen
into disgrace, such as Ana
Pauker, the active membership
chanted "glory be to Stain"
And the faithful followers Of
the Kremlin were thrown into
discord because Moscow liked
them no longer. Some have
been "suicided";; others are on
the way to Siberia or the
uranium mines of Saxony and
Czechoslovakia from which
there is no return.
Romapja. once a prosperous
agricultural country, can no
longer feed its population. Food
production has been drastically
curtailed because farms have
been collectivized and are di-
rected by bureaucrats. More
over, carloads of edibles are
sent every day to the U. s. s. r.
The Red army and the millions
of high Soviet officials have to
be well supplied.
Until recently-a couple Of
years ago-many of the younger
people took to the mountains
and the woods where they or
ganized into guerrilla groups.
Because of the lack of the
necessary hardware these were
wiped out. The prisoners were
subjected to such tortures that
even this sporadic resistance is
about to end. Moreover, hope
for liberation by the West is
dwindling rapidly. The Mos
cow propaganda blares out
daily the news about Western
European neutralism and Eu-
ropes eagerness for trade.
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been reading about the rudder-
less aspect Of Chicago. the pros
pect that a raft-Truman move
ment will develop and Is taking
steps to avert it. She is deter
mined to enjoy the late after.
noon Of life with her husband.
The President is firmly of the
opinion that the Vice-President
and Speaker, both older than he,
are too old to run. He does not
like Senator Kefauver. He
thinks Senators Kerr and Rus
sell impossible because they are
States Fighters. Senator Nc
Mahon is i'll. He cannot see his
friend, Averell Hartman, as q
campaigner.
Like the rest Of us, he has
gone over these facts without
apparently reaching a solution.
Some Democrats have pro-
duced a slate of Senator Paul
Douglas for President. Senator
Fulbright Of Arkansas for Vice
President. They are excellent
opposite numbers to the Eisen-
hower-Nixon ticket. The Presi-
dent dislikes both of them.
He says he is tired Of Gov.
Stevenson's indecision but con-
tinues to say he is the best
candidate.
Until Mr.. Truman gets his
homework done on the foregoing,
Chicago will remain the windy
city in more ways than one. But
one day next week that fateful
presidential rollcall must and
will begin.
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Thomas L. Stokes:
Thon1os [. Stokes:
TooMony Captains Are Shoutinq
Chaos Roges Aboard Rudderess Democratic Convention Ship
Truman Faces Real Threat Of Coup by Porys odd Guard

CHICAGO, July 18.-It is be-
coming clear on the eve Of the
Democratic Convention that
the boss" President Truman,
must move into the confusion
and chaos now raging aboard
o rudderleSs party ship on which
many captains are shouting
orders to delegate crew which
doesn't know whom to follow.
Nor can the President wait
too long, it is becoming evident.
AS party leader he has much at
stake beyond his prestige.
In the first place, it is the
opinion of astute party analysts
that the party faces its tough
est battle in 20 years in Gen.
Dwight D. Eisenhower. That
calls for a strong ticket and q
strong platform and as much
harmony as possible with those
two conditions met.
In the second place, the Presi-
dent and his New Deal-Fair
Deal dominant party element
face a real threat from the long
secondary conservative wing of
the party-the Democratic "Old
Guard" embodied in anti-fair
deal influences north and south.
This element is seeking to ex-
plot the confusion caused by a
bevy of candidates and the lack
of effective New Deal-Fair Deal
leadership here on the ground
to regain power in the party
its actual control. II possible.
An old familiar figure, still
influential politically In con-
servative party circles and still
adroit at political maneuver, is
active In the directorate Of this
attempted coup-none other
than James A. Farley Of New
York, national party chairman
in the early New Deal regime
who broke with President
Roosevelt on the third-term
issue.
The chain Of command In this
operation leads into the present
National Committee through
its present chairman. Frank E.
Mckinney, Indiana banker.
businessman and promoter, and
reaches into the South through
the candidacy Of an experienced
and respected party leader.
Senator Richard B. Russell Of
Georgia.
"Dick" Russell would like to
be President. He can't be nomi-
mated. He knows it. The real
purpose Of his candidacy Is q
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rallying point to hold the South
in line on the principle that the
South can be more effective
within the party than outside
Of it and thus can entrench its
position and enlarge the in
f1uence Of conservatism within
the party. The Georgia SEN
ator is resisting now, as he has
for months, the fringe Dixie
crat" elements Of which Gov.
James F.. Byrnes of South Car
olina has become the leader.
The Georgia Senator does not
want to be identified with that
crew but instead to break what
ever nuisance value it has. For
1t can only split the South and
diminish its influence for the
purposes he and Northern Con-
ServativeS have in mind.
For the conservative wing of
the party Vice President Bark
ley would be a satisfactory can
didate. and 1t is from that di-
rection. including that DEM
ocratic element in the Senate,
that support for the 74-year-
old Kentuckian comes. Some
Of this element put control of
the party ahead Of victory In
November.
President Truman's task in
bringing order into the situa-
ton here and in retaining New
Deal-Fair Deal control at the
same time is complicated by two
developments.
The first is that the candidate
on whom the party could have
been united, Gov. Adlai Stew
enson Of Illinois. has virtually
read himself out Of the nomi-
nation that was all neatly pack
aged for delivery to him. This
was not only through his own
indeciSon, which increasingly
annoyed the President, but by
other revelatory incidents. The
latter included q letter In which
he is reported to have made II
plain that he did not want his
candidacy TO be q Truman
candidacy and In which he also
criticized certain Fair Deal
trends.
The second complicating fac.
tor for the President Is thai
none Of the candidates here ha:
enough votes to win the nomi.
nation. with support widely
scattered over such a large anc
diverse field, and that no can.
didate presumably can get .
majority the way the lines hay,
frightened unless the President
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and campaigning ability needed
to fight the Eisenhower-Nixon
ticket effectively. The demand
of people for a change just de-
feated Mr.. Republican in a con-
vention run by his friends. That
they will be any more chari-
table toward Democrats dear to
Washington as the remorselesS
TV portrays them next week is
highly dubious.
The whole fabric Of Dem
ocratic policy for the past 20
years Is under unusual attack
precisely because the candidates
are so vulnerable. They are try
ing to tailor the platform to 1T
their individual needs and
cover their weaknesses from the
view Of the delegates, rather
than leading from historic
strength.
There at least the President
has moved quickly. He has
sharply informed the drafter
what he wants in a platform:
he has privately spoken strongly
to key people on the subject.
Mr.. Truman conceivably will
let the delegates give him guild
ance on their favorite candi-
date. He will do battle for q
Fair Deal platform.
Mrs. Truman's arrival here
has been duly noted by political
observers who know the White
House well. Men are notorious
babies when they are Ill at all;
the Truman family is unusually
close and responsive to each
others needs. 1t is still a fair
guess that Mrs. Truman has
Evening star., 1952-07-18
Doris Fleeson:

Uneasy lies the head that
wears the crown of that strange
and wonderful collection of
voting blocs which has five
times won the Presidency under
the banner of the Democratic
party.
President Truman has re-
treated to the sanctuary Of
Walter Reed hospital, immured
from the candidates and their
friends. Not all the marvels Of
modern medicine, however. can
soften for him the hard outlines
of the situation he face as the
national convention draws in
exorably closer.
The convention is rudderless.
Unless he puts a sure hand on
it, no one can say what might
happen. He cannot depend on
the big city bosses; the craftiest
of them, like Ed Flynn of New
York, are Ill or retired. The
advantage now lies with the
slick operators who have so
often macerated his Fair Deal
in the Senate.
The appearance of many can
didateS among the Democrats
is pure illusion. From any ma
tional standpoint, what the
Democrats have is q collection
of political thin men. In their
various ways they are able.
Most Of them have unusual
sincerity in q business where
that quality Is hard to main
tain. Not one is cheap.
Still, none Of the avowed
aspirants has that combination
Of assets plus recognized stature
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

Mrs. Josephine Piodella, Mrs.
Adriana Sands, Mrs. Mary Archer,
Mrs. Mamie Sawyer, with Mrs.
Mary Moreno a stand-in proxy for
her, and Mrs. Nimia Skies, were
escorted to the front Of the room
by Mrs. Ruby Metzger, Sergeant
at Arms and Mrs. Edith AritaS,
Assistant Sergeant.
Mrs. Wimmenauer spoke Of the
devotion and work which each past
president had done in service with
the Auxiliary, touching on the
various offices they had held. She
then called on Mrs. Florence Gam
BILE, president Of the Unit to pre-.
sent a corsage to each one in
lieu of the jeweled badge pins for
past presidents which they had al
ready received at the expiration
of their individual terms Of office.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12
ActiUity Seethes
For SOuthernn,Ost
Christmas Ball

Even the business section of Key
West is buzzing with activity con-
nected with the Southernmost
Christmas Ball to be given Dec
ember IS at Fort Taylor with
ladies of the Officers Wives group
going on a buying spree of gor-
geous evening gowns for the social
event.
Fort Taylor huns with prepara-
tions for an elaborate buffed sup
per and lavish Christmas decora-
tions. Rehearsals of skits and
numbers for the big variety show
entertainment keep the club jump
ing every evening.
Dancing will begin Saturday at
8 p. m. The show is slated for
10 p. m. and will be followed by
the buffet supper an hour later.
All tickets have been sold but the
air of anticipation for the top
formal affair of the season con-
tinues.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

plates of lobster and potato salad,
in beds of lettuce, fruit jello,
stuffed and ripe olives, rosette
radishes, dainty fancy cookies,
lime sherbert, tea and coffee. The
service was impeccable.
A brief business session was
held during which Mrs. W. H.
Truesdell read a letter of CON-
mendation from Rear Admiral
Irving T. Duke complimenting the
group on the highly successful toy
drive for the Thrift shop, a pro-
iect sponsored by the FIG wives
with Mrs. Truesdell supervising,
assisted by Mrs. E. A. Barham
co-chairman.
Mrs. J. B. Carroll and her
luncheon committee for all ar
rangements included Mesdames A.
P. Adams, X. w. Carter, r. M.
Collins and j. w. Boiler. Mrs.
Dawson was ''postmistress" for
gift distribution with Mrs. X. o.
Bates, outgoing chairman of the
Fleet Training Group.
Working with Mrs. Bates for the
past term of chairmanship were
Mrs. G. r. Cooper, co-chairman,
Mrs. F. A. Hatfield, advisory
board member, Mrs. D. w. Hag-
gerty, secretary and Mrs. Adds
Browne, treasurer. These last two
hold over under the new regime
Of officers.
New chairman of the group Is
Mrs. Jack English. Her co-chair-
man will be Mrs. ]. B. Carroll.
Mrs. W. H. Truesdell is the in
coming advisory board member.
Mrs. Bates thanked her co-work-
ers and turned over office to Mrs.
English who has appointed Mrs.
Richard Beane as the FIG publ
city chairman.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12
REVIEW POSTPONED
UNTIL NEXT MONTH

The Book Review group which
is part Of the Special Interests
program held every month AZ
Fort Taylor, will not have q meet,
ing In December due TO the hoIi-
day rush.
Mrs. L. c. Brinton, chairman,
announces that fhe meeting will
be held on the third Wednesday
Of each month thereafter. The
January review will be given on
January Il, al Fort Taylor, 10
o. N.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12
Classic Chamber Music And Carols
Delight Fleet Training Group OWC

of cello and piano charmed the Fleet Training
Officers Wives club Wednesday afternoon following the elaborate
luncheon hotel Mrs. Harry Plaian play
Dawson the piano. offering rich program
melody carols The rich mellow
of the cello known the instrument of the sou and the
piano accompaniment brought hush the group who sat in
informal circle around the musicians.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12
American Legion Auxiliary Heads
Honored By Recent Unit Ceremony

Five past leaders of the American Legion Auxiliary, Arthur
Sawyer Unit &c. honored alta meeting held this past months
November 3 at the Post Home Stock Island Mrs Tee VIM
menauer past president held the affair the
pressive presentation came a surprise.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

Handels Largo" Old English
airs, the traditional carol, tSilent
Night" and two French carols,
''Noel, Noel' and 80 Holy Night, :"
were supplemented by the truly
American song which has become
semi-classic of the seasons
music, ''White Christmas" Even
hotel guests and the staff gathered
in the outside corridor to listen.
Nostalgia memory glowed on the
faces of all who heard.
Forty-three members of the
Fleet Training group were present
at the affair which began with
cocktails in the Bird Cage Lounge,
then moved into the spacious din
ing salon. The original plan was
to have the luncheon served in the
outdoor patio but the rains came.
The inelement weather did not af-
feet the festive atmosphere.
The long luncheon table was de-
corated with scattered centerpieces
formed of huge Pennsylvania
spruce cones in trifold design
pointing out from pyramids made
of bright Christmas tree balls and
sparkling cutouts Of metallic rib
bon fashioned like lanterns, bells
and other mobiles. At the chair
mans section, there was large
oval bowl of white periwinkle and
purple bougainvellea.
The place cards and name cards
featured poinsettia paste-ons. An
enormous red stocking, with white
scalloped cuff hung with tinkling
sleigh bells and stuffed with gifts
for everyone, drew attention. After
the luncheon, the surprise tokens
were distributed in grah-bag ex-
change by number and ranged
from earrings through household
gadgets.
The delicious menu consisted Of
tomato juice appetizer an1 hinge
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

There's nothing like buyina
your Sunday morning grapefruit
right On the tree. and that's
exactly what some folks did last
week AZ ssld~in's nursery. OF
course shey were ssr-seeinS geo.
pie whe had visions Of bushels
Of Sunday morning grapefruit
threush she years. which re-
Hainds re that maybe yeu know
seneore who would think loxIna-
N ef Yeu toe. v yeu remember
them en- ChrisfEnas win q fruit
tree from ealdwin'sl
Living plsnts are always IiS-
iss@ Feutats q a. 80 snss
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

About 90 per cent Of the licorice
used in the United States goes into
tobacco products.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

These included besides the past
presidents Cor proxies )mentioned.
Mrs. Naomi HORT, Miss Gretna
McClain, Mrs. Tessie Wimmenauer.
Mrs. Dorothy DiNegro, Mrs. Will
helmina Harvey and Mrs. Alice
Robinson.
Refreshments were enjoyed with
ice cream and cake served. The
cake was beautifully decorated in
the Auxiliary eolors Of blue and
gold.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

Wei row. these we're fiae visits
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

Subscribe TO The Citizen
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

Way vp Nswfh IN Yankee
Land. rs ths custom " 90 10
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

" Sanfs's beard and snow
white locks lock extra special
when he comes around, YoU'll
know he's been Iou-kNoW-
WHERE.
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

Donald vii lprohahly refuse 10
pay for the above. but I have it on
good authority that Santa gets so
wtndblown On the trip down the
Keys he just has 10 step wome-
where for q new hair-C0, and what
better spot?
Wen, IT'S been fun: and while
this columns no Night Before
Christmas" / hope the kids vii
set a big kick ous Of it. On yes,
l forget 10 Eensisa Mrs. MardiS
took my picture with Santa ard
little Carole Diane Weaver. and a.
though Santa eoaxed and eoaxe3
| insisted that car0ie and nes I
get o. Sanfa's knee. G0liy. we
aoalda's want him oszt eE eaEa~
mission eome December gssh woa9s
we&
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The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

dren the world ever like the same
things. I'm glad that dolls and
bikes and trains are still top of
the hit parade in Childom and /
didn't hear very much about guns
and tanks and things for mock
wars. We only have one Space
Explorer in town too, which is also
a very good SIGN
The Key West citizen., 1952-12-12

The surface Of the Indian Ocean
sometimes has a temperature Of
86 degrees Fahrenheit.